Chapter 5

Author's note:

'Thoughts'

"Dialogues"

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It was a meter long sword with a slight curve, very reminiscent of the Japanese Katana. The sharp part of the blade reflected the sunlight as if it had been polished for years, the rest of the blade was black and the part where he held the Katana was white.

'It's as light and sharp as a sword like that can be!'

Arthur was in disbelief as he manipulated the sword.

"It is made of mithril, a rare metal, with a high compatibility with mana, in addition to being very light and resistant."

Lucious responds as if he could read Arthur's mind, who was stunned by the sword.

"That must have been very expensive, as happy as I am to take care of Arthur like this, I don't think it's time for him to own such a treasure."

Hellen noticed that this sword doesn't come cheap, for her who has fought every day since arriving in this new world in order to have something to eat, that didn't seem right.

A mithril sword cost an average of 5 gold pieces. In the world of Teegarden it was a tradition to give your son a gun when he left home.

Lucious was looking at the horizon with calm face.

"That sword would be my daughter's gift. I couldn't protect her and I never thought I would have another child, but thanks to fate I had the chance to meet you."

"Hmmm… May this sword protect you when I cannot."

Lucious held back the urge to cry, and said the protection mantra to Arthur.

On Hellen's face tears flowed, for she knew what it was like to lose someone she loved very much, she almost broke when her husband died, if it weren't for Arthur she wouldn't have the strength to continue.

Arthur was standing there looking at Lucious. When his father died, the simple idea of living without the person he loved the most was irrational, his mother was the rope that pulled him back, he was afraid to imagine what it would be like to lose the two most important people in his life, the simple The idea clouded his thinking, and without realizing it he was shedding tears as if it were an automatic response.

"Hey! What's the matter with you two today, shouldn't we be celebrating?"

Lucious knew exactly what the mother and son pair was thinking.

"Old man, you stole my mother's heart, now you want to steal a son too? Not in a dream, if you want a child I think it's good to give me a little sister when I come home!"

TAP..... "Hey! Sorry I was kidding."

Arthur was rubbing his head after being slapped by his mother, who was red in the face like pepper.

'Looks like the two of them have been working on this for a long time he he…'

"What are you thinking Arthur!!!"

Hellen tried to hit Arthur again, but he was already running back home.

"Lucious what have you been teaching my son these three years?"

Hellen was staring at Lucious, who was shaking his head helplessly.

"Maybe this is like those cases where kids grow up too fast?"

Hellen started laughing at the answer and the two followed Arthur on the way home.

Dinner passed normally with the three laughing and having fun, now Lucious had been living with them for some time, Arthur and his faithful wolf companion finished their meal and went up to their room.

To Arthur's surprise, he managed to absorb the pill and all that was left was to use the elixir to remove the impurities. Absorbing mana pills and crystals left impurities leaving flaws that would hinder the evolution of the core.

Arthur filled the bathtub and threw the elixir inside leaving the water with a green cover, he entered the water and felt as if he had entered a boiling pot. In thirty minutes the green water became cloudy and the pain disappeared after drying the body with a towel.

'Tomorrow and academy enrollment day, three years of training comes down to this.'

Arthur knew he had done what he could for the past three years, regardless of the outcome he was steadfast.

When enrolling in the academy, students would be tested from the first minute, the first test was to separate classes according to each one's talent.

Class A students receive: five silver coins per month, stay in the best rooms, receive the best mana circulation technique, and receive two A-grade combat techniques.

Those who stay in class B receive: two silver coins, and they stay in rooms shared between two people, the circulation technique is also the best and they receive a combat technique of grade A and a B.

Those in class C receive: a silver, the room is shared by four people, the circulation technique and the best as well, and they receive two grade B combat techniques.

The circulation technique is the same among all classes, thus increasing the competition of the students, every six months there are tests to measure the progress of the students, the five worst of each class are demoted and the best rewarded.

Arthur was focusing on the silver coins, if he managed to stay in class A his mother could quit her job and live better, for him the rest of the advantages of class A were just an extra for him.

"Hmm… Hunff…" Arthur, who was deep in thought, was suddenly startled by the sounds coming from his mother's room.

'They were serious about giving me a little sister.'

Covering his head with a pillow, Arthur fell asleep fast. The next day was very important to him.

In six years he found himself in a new world, he lost his father, he fought, trained and lived like the characters in the stories he watched on television on Earth, but unlike them he was selfish, his goal was not noble, he wanted to have strength so you never lose someone important again, have money so you never see your mother work desperately to have something to eat and a place to live.