Town House

While the world falls into chaos because of the birth of the monster overlord, Angus slowly improves himself inside the royal academy ignoring the world's problem.

'Haa… it seems this is my limit. I could improve more after I grow older' as Angus stops his training inside his room.

Then, he read some letters from his home. Some of the letters are about the current situation of the world. Although Angus is still a child, he will still get this kind of news as the duke's son and high noble of the kingdom.

'Hm.. as expected, this world is more dangerous than earth. Tch… it seems father will go to the capital too. Well, I hope he is okay.' while Angus packs his things.

After the class tournament, the student will get a week-long holiday. During this time, some students could choose to go back to their homes or stay in their dorm.

Since Angus's home is quite far from the royal academy, he could not return home. However, a high noble like Angus usually has a townhouse inside the capital city.

Angus prefers to stay in his dorm rather than his townhouse. But, his father may come and visit him. So, he didn't have any choice but to settle down in the capital townhouse for his first holiday.

'I guess I will treat this as a resting period. My body is also in the phase of a bottleneck anyway.' thought Angus inwardly.

In the Firuman world, people's bodies are more resilient and could start their training at the early age of five years old.

However, it didn't mean that they could train like adults. Their body is still in the growth period, and harsh training will only inhibit their growth. Not only is their body not as developed as adults, but their body strength is also still limited even with the help of mana.

Mana capacity, muscle density, reaction speed, and many others will be limited. The only way is to wait until the body matures by itself.

Still, training at an early pace has more advantages when training at an older age because it could uncover the body's potential and make them stronger in the future.

Furthermore, the trained children will have a more developed body when they form their mana core naturally. Trained children will also form mana core naturally at the age of 13 to 15. It is also the age when untrained children start developing their mana core.

After packing his things into the space pouch, he goes towards the academy entrance to meet with his two brothers before going to the townhouse together.

Arriving at the academy entrance, packed with many carriages, "Angus, here." called Vergil.

"Vergil, I am coming." replied Angus approached him.

"You are quite early, Vergil. Hmm.. Where is brother Jason?" Asked Angus.

"Ahh.. don't worry about him. He already went first with another carriage. Don't mind him. You know how he is. Let's go now before the exit is too crowded."

"Alright, after you, brother." both of them enter inside the carriage.

Inside the carriage, "Angus, did you read the letter from home?" Asked Vergil

"Yeah, Is it about the birth of the monster overlord, right?" Replied Angus seriously.

"True, Because of this incident, many nobles will come to the capital. If my guess is not wrong, there will be few noble gatherings during the holiday."

"You may get an invitation. So, be careful during this gathering especially…." Then, Vergil shared his experience at the noble gathering he attended before.

Children of noble families often make a gathering to make connections at an early age. Although Angus is still too young, he may also be called and need to attend with his brother, especially if the one that organizes the gathering is from the royalty.

Soon, the two brothers arrive at the townhouse. Although it is called a townhouse, it is actually a big mansion with a big garden around it. Still, the townhouse is not bigger than Angus's home that could house more than a hundred people and staff at once.

But, the townhouse is still for three people to stay. Fortunately, there are dozens of staff who maintain the townhouse. Entering the townhouse, both of them are welcomed by dozens of butlers and employees inside the townhouse.

Then, the two brothers go towards their room after chatting a little bit. During this moment, *Zrung* a sound heard from the front garden.

Inside the front garden lay a circular platform with many runes. Along with the sound appears a middle-aged man with bandages around his left shoulder, Duke Victory.

Noticing the arrival of the duke, the two brothers go towards the front garden. "Father, you are here." as Vergil ran towards the duke cheerfully.

Happy meeting the duke after a long time, Vergil immediately hugged his father. After a while, Vergil noticed his father wounded, "Father, y-you are hurt."

Although Vergil is still a child, he is pretty smart and knows the true strength of his father. Especially since he often follows his father to do some hunting in the small forest near their home.

In his mind, his father could be said to be the strongest and unbeatable person he knows. Seeing his father wounded for the first time became quite a shock for Vergil.

"It's okay, Vergil. This is only a small wound." as the duke tries to reassure his son.

Then, the duke also notices his youngest son approaching them slowly. But, he was confused at his youngest son's expression. Angus's expression is really gloomy.

Anger, Sadness, Worry, Fear, all of these could be shown in his face and eyes. After taking a deep breath, Angus turned back his expression to his usual lazy one.

"Don't worry, brother. It's only a small wound. It probably will heal up in a few days. Right, Father?" said Angus, reassuring his brother more.

"Really??" Asked Vergil towards his father in a worried tone.

"Y-Yes. Of course." replied the duke.

"Okay, then let's go inside. I want to hear your fighting story." said Vergil 

As they walked inside, Angus could only follow both of them at his own pace. Soon, they arrive at the dining hall, where his older brother Jason joins them to have a snack.

The duke then narrates the story of his fight against the corrupted mother ent. He still didn't give a full story towards his sons. But, Angus managed to uncover and deduct the actual story from the short story his father told.

"Alright, since the story ends. Let's go back to our room. Besides, fathers also need to rest, right?" said Angus, unexpectedly gets up and walks out of the room.

Although it seems normal, the duke could feel an angry tone behind Angus's remarks. Before he could call Angus, the boy himself was already gone.

"Then, we will pardon ourselves. We hope you get well soon, Father." said Vergil and Jason left the duke to rest.

Leaving alone, the duke went towards his room. The moment he enters the room and closes his door, "You got careless, Isn't it?!"