The Awakening (1)

Nighttime on Lake Myr

Lying on his Yaiza and looking up at the starless but beautiful hazy purple night sky, Alfred couldn't help but compare both worlds from his perspective.

While Earth has company in the form of the solar system and the entire Milky Way Galaxy, Alfred couldn't help but think that both Earth and Rivellus are still quite similar from a human's perspective; in the mind of humans, they are alone in the entire universe.

How ridiculous!

That's like saying that the entire universe only belongs to those who have seen it, even though they have only interacted with a tiny little corner.

Thinking about the so-called scientists on Earth and Rivellus, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. No matter in what world humans are indeed the same.

'Reminds me of the time I was playing in the mud in the orphanage while thinking that the entire play zone was all mine and mine alone.'

'But still, I wonder where does the day and night cycle come from if there are no Stars in this world?' he thought.

To someone from Earth, it was naturally quite difficult for Alfred to understand such bizarre conditions...

While Alfred was busy thinking about the weird state of Rivellus, he didn't know that someone was secretly watching him from a few km away.

***

In an office on the fifth floor of the mansion at Cote de Myr, a 192 cm tall heroic-looking male stood watching the holographic screen in front of him. His dark brown curly hair was slicked back on a square-shaped face with sword-shaped eyebrows perched above his hawk-like eyes. He stood there watching the lazy fat kid on the flowing light screen with a grin.

'Hehehe"

"Let's see what other excuses you can make when your last three days are up"

Unbeknownst to Alfred, his father had secretly snuck away from the southern borders to get ready for his awakening ceremony in 3 days. Having been one-upped by Alfred a few times and not having anywhere to reciprocate, John was really itching to lay his hands on Alfred.

Knock Knock

While John was dreaming of torturing Alfred, one of his officers walked into his office and gave him a salute.

"Sir, Colonel Geri has reported sightings of a peak-stage King Beast on the southwest border neighbouring Elincia city."

Not paying any attention to his 2nd Lieutenant, John said "Tell him to take 20 Field Officers and go handle it."

"..."

Feeling exasperated, the officer couldn't help but speak up.

"Marshall sir, Colonel Geri is only an early 5th stage Void Realm martial artist. It's impossible for him to kill a 5th stage King Beast, even with the help of 20 3rd stage Chrysalis Realm officers..."

John turned away from the screen and looked at him.

"Who says he needs to kill it? Isn't it only in the late phase of King Realm? Just shooing it away will do."

After thinking for a while he added, "besides I'll be passing by Elincia city in three days, if the beast still hasn't left by them I will kill it."

In his mind, he added 'maybe that will impress the boy about martial arts after seeing me take action.'

"Understood."

Taking his orders from the Marshall, the officer quickly left to approve the action.

...

Finishing his sumptuous dinner, Alfred got up and stretched his bones a little. Knowing that his glory days are soon coming to a close, Alfred couldn't help but stuff himself as much as possible. Sadly his little body could only hold so much.

"3 days..."

'If I am not mistaken, dad should be on his way back by now. Hopefully, the generals don't grant him leave for a few months, otherwise, the best I can hope for is that mom rushes back to Cote de Myr or dad might kidnap me like he did Xavier 2 years ago. If that happens, by then my little life will really be sad.'

Leaning on the port rail with his chin in his hands Alfred stared at the mansion for a few minutes.

"Hmm, what will come will come. No point running away from it. Fuck isn't it just training? If that loser Xavier can do it, then so can I. I have a lot of fat to cover for me anyway!"

Done psyching himself up, Alfred held his head high and entered the cabin to get ready for bed.

What he didn't know was that a crystal clear pair of hawkeyes had been watching him intently and listening to his soliloquy at the end.

...

"Good good good, since you have a lot of fat, I'll help you burn them well!"

Tap tap tap

After tapping on his communicator, John waited a few seconds for the other side to pick up.

"Yes, Chief~"

A feminine voice came out of the earpiece.

"Janine, make sure that Little fatty eats well in these next two days. He'll definitely need all the fat he can get" John ordered.

"Fufufu~"

"Chief aren't you afraid that big sis Lisa will demand an explanation from you? You know how overprotective she is of her Little Alfey, hehe"

"Heh! Her company is too busy fighting for the new Lightweight Mech series production rights to deal with me for the next 3 weeks. Hell she won't even be making it to the brat's awakening ceremony and can only attend in VR. I'll definitely nab this kid and sort him out well until she returns. By the time she does, she will see a brand new soldier!"

"Chief, you have had me babysit this kid for four months now... now I even have some juicy news for big sis Lisa~," Janine said with a twinkle in her eyes.

"..."

"I'll give you a King Beast to do whatever you want with."

"Calamity grade bea-"

"If you bargain with me, I will go back to the borders right now and you get nothing" John's mouth twitched. How hard was it to kill a Calamity grade beast? Even finding one was difficult much less hunting it. This Janine is really black-bellied when it comes to food ingredients.

"Hehehe~ Chief I was only joking! Remember to send it to the drill grounds thanks." Janine was elated. It's not very often that she gets to dissect and cook up something from a King Beast. As a top chef and self-proclaimed biologist, she loves nothing more than handling strong beasts and turning them into premium dishes. It's a pity about the Calamity grade but she knew it wasn't possible from the start.

...

Phew

Hanging up the call, John couldn't help but feel cheated.

'Looks like I have to put in some effort at Elincia. I just hope that King Beast doesn't flee or I would have to go deep into the mountains again. Hmm, it's all that brat's fault. I'll add another 20% unto his prepared routine.'

...

Preparing to lay on his bed inside the cabin, Alfred couldn't help but shiver.

Sigh

'Another sleepless night.'