3 Tome

" Isn't master the highest leveled mage that this book speaks of ? " Grim said as he closed ' Start of the Era of Magic ' and looked at the old man with white hair and a long beard before him . The old man sat on a sofa leisurely and ate grapes from a bowl on a small table by his side .

The old man nodded slowly as he got up and walked towards Grim who was standing while leaning against a shelf of books . He put his hand on his shoulder and said " Yes , it is . Mages have a far easier time increasing their level compared to the rest of the X Warriors . The leveling process becomes far easier when one can do mass area damage like us mages . "

Grim nodded . He knew this much . Mages could learn spells that could deal large amounts of area damage which made killing many monsters at a time something very possible .

" But why are you telling me this master ? I already know all this . You make me read like 4 books a day and even punish me when I can't remember stuff . I almost have a photographic memory . " He said as he walked past his master and placed the book in the shelf which only had books with spines wider than his own thigh . " It has been 8 years since you have been teaching me . I even know the exact location of each book . "

His master stood on the spot and nodded and slowly turned around with a smile . " It has indeed been 8 years . I still remember you begging for food back when you were just 7 , abandoned , alone , all by yourself . How much did you respect me back when I adopted you and brought you back here to my library ? Look at you now , all grown up and calling me a geezer behind my back . "

Grim nearly choked . Of course he'd call him a geezer . This master of his was nearly 70 , but still had no signs of aging . The beard and hair was just for show . His master just wanted to look like one of those learned old wizards in movies and shows , so he deliberately grew a beard and colored all his hair white .

Now , it was only basic courtesy on Grim's part to show respect to the image he wanted to flaunt . " No master you heard wrong . I would never call you by such names . You are my respected master , how could I ever dare disrespect my esteemed master . " He said as he walked in front of his master and bowed down .

" Yes yes . You are my respectful disciple . " He laughed as he patted Grim's shoulder . " Now , for the matter at hand . Do you know why I called you here today ? "

Grim shook his head and looked around himself . The room he was in was extremely special . This room had restricted access and only a select few could ever enter this room . There were only 6 shelves in this room but the books on the shelves in this room were too special to be kept anywhere else .

This was , after all , the personal study of the level 58 tier 3 mage Fuar , The Master of Frost .

He finally fixed his gaze back on his master and nodded and said with a bright smile . " I need to read more books . "

He suddenly felt slight pain on his forehead and he held it with his hands " Why ? " He muttered as he looked at his master with tears in his eyes .

" My dumb disciple , do you not know what day it is today ? " His master asked with excitement in his eyes as he acted with complete nonchalance after flicking him on the forehead . " I made a promise to you , did I not ? "

Grim suddenly fell in thought . Promise ? What promise had his master made ? " Let me make friends ? " He asked with confusion in his eyes .

He felt pain on his forehead once more as his master flicked his forehead again . He looked at his master even more pitifully as he felt quizzical .

His master looked stern as he sighed and revealed " You are 16 today , my stupid disciple . It is about time I fulfilled my biggest promise to you ever , the request you made of me when you were 12 . "

12 ? Grim looked even more surprised . Where the fuck is my photographic memory ? What promise did this geezer make to me that was big enough to even call it his biggest promise to me ?

A thought suddenly popped up in his head , and he looked at his master with an excited look " You don't mean ? "

His master sighed and looked at the shelf directly behind him and pulled a book . " Today is the day you choose your very own tome . "

The shelf suddenly started to move aside with a low sound of gears turning , to reveal a dark passage behind itself .