this sick planet

"There's really no need for that, ah!, Forgive my manners. What can I offer you and this little guy? I apologize for not asking earlier" Henry waved his hands and said, slightly embarrassed because of his lack of traits of being a good host.

"That won't be necessary Mr. Henry, I am really grateful for all your kindness towards us, I hope to be able to repay you in the future," Philip said, by now he was already standing, their meeting had already ended, so it wasn't really appropriate for him to stick around anymore.

"I'm glad to know that, Mr. Philip, hahaha" they both shook hands, Philip turned to Ken, the little guy was still in a trance-like state, he didn't quite understand what was going on, did he just get a chance to be admitted into his dream school like that??

"Ken, I will be leaving now. Mr. Henry here will prepare everything for you before you leave for your new school, make sure to study hard and make me proud, okay? Dad loves you" Philip said to Ken and rubbed the laters hair gently before turning back to Henry.

"I leave my son in your care, please take care of him, thank you once again" Philip bowed in gratitude to Henry to which the latter gave a small nod.

Ken watched his father's back till he closed the door behind him, Ken turned to Henry, he had a sad expression, well he should be sad, his dad was his only family left, his mom died some years ago and he had no other siblings, he had never seen any of his mother's relatives, same goes for his dad's relatives too, they never cared for them so he had only his dad as his only comfort.

But now, he was left with strangers, he sighed in resignation. He had to trust his only family's words, he had to study hard and make his dad proud, and he won't let his dad regret making this decision in the future.

Henry looked at the boy standing in front of him, he had a gentle smile on his face so Ken wouldn't feel uncomfortable while around him, he had a son so he understood the amount of trust Philip placed in him even though they just met.

Henry now noticed Ken's appearance, due to his little chat with the letters father, he really didn't have time to get a good look at the boy, he now noticed the boy was completely different from his dad.

With short black hair, brown eyes, a round and somewhat chubby face, and white skin, Ken also looked somewhat skinny, if not properly observed, someone might deduce that he was sick.

"So Ken, is it? how do you feel, need anything?" Henry asked as gently as he could, he was always watching out for Ken's expression.

"No nothing, thanks sir Henry" Ken replied, he was thinking of what he should do since this was probably the last place he would be before going to school tomorrow or the day after, he already accepted the fact that he might not be seeing his dad again till school vacates for holidays.

"Oh come on, don't be so stiff, you will be staying here for the night and will depart together with my son for school tomorrow, I will send a message to the Dean this evening about your admission and also arrange all necessary things you will be needing in school, also, you may call me uncle or uncle Henry if you feel uncomfortable calling me sir, your dad left you in my care and I promised to take care of you as a dad... although I don't know as to what degree,but I will definitely do my best for you, "Henry said calmly

Ken nodded and sat quietly, Henry's expression suddenly turned serious, he sat straight, looking at Ken seriously as if telling him to listen attentively to an important instruction.

"As you already know, light wings is a very special school with so many privileges in our country, even most of the big families don't have this opportunity that you just got now, and am very sure they will be more than ready to pay a huge price for it, this chance is extremely rare, your dad could have asked for something else but he chose to send you there with this chance he saw, so I can somehow see the measure of trust he has in you, and I have no other choice but to trust his judgment, I might be able to help with your admission and other expenses but I won't be able to help with your grades, so make sure to study hard to make your grade so you don't get expelled from failing in your grades and also remember not to get involved in any conflict or issue that will add a red ink to your file, always remember that your dad is still waiting for you and you have to pay him back for his sacrifice, you might not understand now..." Henry trailed off in his words, not completing the sentence.

"I understand sir..ahem..sorry, Uncle Henry, I won't fail you or dad's expectations, I promise"Ken vowed with red eyes, almost tearing up, he had a look of determination on his face and his eyes shone with focus, this was the first time someone other than his father had given him such long advise, he was almost moved to tears.

Henry looked at him for some seconds and smiled, he had to admit that he could feel this little guy's strong will to succeed or maybe it was because he recognized his dad's sacrifice but he didn't care, all Henry knew was that ken wanted to make a happy and comfortable future for himself and his dad.

During their conversation, Alex had somehow ESC.. cough, sorry, somehow left Emily's arms and he had arrived next to his father.

Alex looked at the 15 or something years old boy who had red eyes. Alex couldn't help but shake his head. If Ken had been in his old world, he would without a doubt be a prodigy, a cultivation genius because of his strong will.

But he just had to be born on this sick planet, sigh, there was nothing he could do about it anyway.