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"You're here! Please have a seat."

The duke energetically said while smiling. Yuriel nodded and smiled back before heading to the rectangular table and sits on a vacant chair. It was already night time and the chandeliers are the source of light in the room.

All the family members are already present and he was the only one left so he's quite ashamed.

"I apologize for not wearing the clothes you've gave me. I just feel uncomfortable wearing those..." Yuriel scratched his cheeks in shyness and the duke just laughed it off.

"No worries. It's my fault for giving you those clothes."

Yuriel smiled at the energetic duke. It seems that the personality his showing right now to the latter is his real one when there's no serious happenings around him.

"Now now dear. By the way, where did you came from yuriel?" The duke's wife asked and yuriel already came up a lie for this question a long time ago. Knowing that many people will surely ask him about his origin.

"I don't live in a particular town but we're near one. My family lived in a hut inside a forest. We usually hunt our food or grow crops but they've died when i was 12 and i've been living all by myself until i decided to travel with the use of the things i sold on the market and my parent's savings that they kept incase i'll live alone." His long story made the four people present on the dining table fell silent. The wife apologetically smiled but yulier didn't really mind it.

'Am i a storyteller now or what?' He mentally stopped himself from biting his lower lip when he remembered that the made up story he made is actually one of the plot of his favorite novel.

He didn't lie that much since half of it is quite true, except for the dead parents and living in a hut.

Little by little, the maincourse and deserts have been served infront of the table as the four eat and at the same time chat.

"Duke Xandros. Why didn't you check whether the knights you're with are real or fake?" He curiously asked while cutting the porkchop on his plate with a knife and a fork.

"We don't actually have any problem with transportation since no one dared to attack us. Even my father is not that cautious. Since we are incharge of agriculture, no one really want to kill us since we supply the empire with various of greens and fruits. We stayed neutral and never pick a side so we are never been targeted considering that we are duke."

"That's why we are quite shocked to know that someone attacked us on our way to the city. And we kept our family's secret for many years without anyone knowing so we don't expect them to actually know we are a keeper of a gem." The oldest continued in whisper.

"Hm... Why would they need that 'thing' anyway.." He subconsciously said which was heard by the family and all of them think to find a reason.

"We don't know..." This time, Rio was the one who spoke. Yuriel just sighed and smiled instead.

"Let's not think about it. I still don't know your names." He chuckled and the wife giggles.

"Oh silly us~. We're sorry for not introducing ourselves. I'm Samantha Xandros. My husband's name is Danirio Xandros and my son's name is--"

"Gerald Xandros. At your service." The older son introduced himself which earned him a glare from his mother. He just grin slyly and point at Rio using his hands.

"And this guy's na--"

Rio, "He already knew my name, older brother." He spoke while smiling abit which made Gerald look at him and smiled with meaning.

"I seeee~. May i k--" Before he can tease his brother, it was defended with a strong iron shield.

"I told him my name when he was lost and couldn't find the room he's in. I helped him instead and that's how he knows it." He cooly said which made his brother frown a bit.

The whole table was filled with laughter. The latter thought that the family of the duke would act like how usual nobles acted in novels but it seems like they're only like that to the person they are close with.

Without the latter knowing, He was already one of those 'close guest' for the Xandros.

The dinner has ended in a lively atmosphere and yuriel was back to the guess room he's staying at.

He took off the belt that is around his body and didn't even change into his pajama. It mostly become a habit of his to just sleep without changing because he thought it was a hassle to keep changing clothes.

He heads to the study table and sat down. Taking a piece of paper in his storage and a pen that is just on the table. He started to write the notes of every characters whereabouts.

If he wanted to save this world. He needs the allies of the main leads in the book. He needs a bunch of strong people to fight and the characters are the perfect definition of strong.

'And i won't allow anyone to die.' He thought as he continued to scribble the destination where the cast are living at but he isn't sure about the others since two of them are travelers.

He can find the other ones in kingdoms and places that are not supposed to be entered but since he needs to find them. He will surely take the risk.

He was already having fun in his life so he won't let anyone destroy it.

"After all of this disaster is finished. I will lazily start my life in an island." He spoke while closing his eyes and put his hands on top of his head while smiling.

He then remembered a certain character and opened his eyes. His silvery colored eyes gaze at the ceiling and he suddenly paled after remembering what date it is right now. He can't help but to start panicking since a soul- more like a person was about to die because of a wrong accusation.

"Shit shit shit! That person will die in the next two days." He stand up and started walking back and forth while thinking deeply.

It was told in the novel that a necromancer died at the hands of the village people. The novel didn't say the reason but it said the date of that person will die which is confusing to him at first but now, he is really grateful for that stupid novel to say the actual date that he'll die so he can still save him from them.

Yuriel thought that he can be a help for them to beat the undead since necromancers are known for their dark art of making the corpses live.

He was actually planning to go to the next character's destination after two days but he needed to change his plans for a bit.

The latter took a deep breath and his eyes are filled with determination to change the fate of this world.

'Let's do this.'