Chapter 28: New Skills
I averted the punishment I would have been subjected to if this happened on my own. Because of the Ardor breaking the glass, at least that's what they think, my breaking into the smithy was even overlooked because the Duke blamed himself for what happened.
But he also found it extremely hard to believe that the golden armour successfully merged with me, he wanted to see it. He was dying to challenge me to a fight but the duchess adamantly turned him down.
He was not the only that was shocked, so was Master Orel, who gazed at me from afar, but his eyes were not the grateful type. He kept looking at me like I stole something from him, suddenly having to let go of his best creation must have created quite the dilemma that he's even refusing to accept me. I bet he would have crushed me if I was not Duke Maxnor's son.
"Gilland cannot go to the dungeon with you anymore."
"Father?!! That's unfair!" Avery yelled, she was pissed, she tightened her fist and glared at her father.
"Would you look at that, just some days ago I don't think you like him enough to want him in your party but now you want him badly." Her mother said, chuckling.
"Is this because I wanted to help him steal the golden armour?"
"You could have led him to his death!" The Duke responded, his tone heavy and vibrating.
"He said he could do it, what kind of sister does not trust her brother?" She responded, not fearing the Duke's voice, I would have shrunk as that voice sank into my heart.
The Duke sighed, "It's not because of that Avy, Gilland has to go to the capital and it happens to be the same day of you will be going to the dungeon." He said to her.
Her shoulders calmed as she heard it and her demeanour fell, "O-okay," She said and sluggishly excused herself.
"The news must have been quite a shock to her..." Duke Maxnor said, looking at his wife.
"It's not pleasant to me too. I wish we could spend more time with him." She said, softly blowing herself with the flower-designed fan in her hand.
"I wish to Linda but customs and traditions. Don't worry I'll be in touch with him and he can always come home for a few days, if you want we can also move to the mansion in the capital city, Fareria."
"Really?" She asked with excitement.
"Yes but let's take it slow, one at a time."
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"Oh my, I can't believe the legend of bathing in dragon blood is true. Wait, wait, wait..." I calmly collected my thoughts after feeling the presence of a dragon heart Siegfried asked if there was a dragon, I told him what happened and then he told me how he slew a dragon and bathed in its blood. But somehow that story was familiar, ah now I remember.
"Siegfried der Drachentöter, from German mythology, the Prince from Rhine River in Germany, the story itself was from the song of Nibelungs. It's practically a Norse mythology."
<Master, seems to know me well...>
"Then does that mean he's from your earth dimension?" Anastasia asked.
"The thing is, even in earth dimension, he is considered a mythology, stories told in poems."
<I have my memories. I even remember being stabbed in the back by that darn Hagen. If only that leaf didn't fall on my back, I wouldn't have been killed again. Should I meet that son of a bitxh again, I'll kill him>
"Oii, Baka, who said you could use that cuss word."
<I apologise madam Anastasia, it always sounds good when Master used it so...>
"Shut up!"
<Yes ma'am.>
"So Siegfried's skin is as hard as a dragon armour, but that means nothing now that you are only a sword."
<Not really. When we enter fusion states, the prima takes on all our looks and abilities.>
"I see..."
<But the dragon armour you have seems far greater, I can feel it plus the fact that it has a dragon heart and can regenerate, that means should there come any day that anything pierces its defence, it will heal itself.>
"Still, having two hearts inside one body is uncomfortable." Touching both hearts, I said. "Both of them even beat at the same frequency,"
"Of course, now that the dragon heart is in your heart, it has to live by the rules. You are amazing Goshujin, you completely transformed all its Mana to ether." She said, her praises... I was not going to let them get in my head but it felt good to be praised.
"I still have not forgiven you for your rash actions"
"Goshujin, next time don't leave me out of your plan like that." She responded, sticking out her tongue at me.
"I've never actually seen it since we have completely merged even though I can feel its consciousness in my body. Will it protect me when I'm in danger?"
"It has no choice...it's more like an auto thing... even if he doesn't want to, it has to. And it cannot resist because it has no mana, which means no power against you. Although the armour would be very strong but that is only because it now runs on your surplus ether."
"I see...I'm going to the capital tomorrow... Father said earlier and I won't be able to help sister with her goal."
"It is indeed sad." Anastasia replied, "I have something to teach you next, I think you are ready for it."
"An offensive skill?" My face brimmed with excitement.
"You have mastered Clairvoyance, at least to a reasonable degree and you are not ready for independent manifestation. The next skill I want to teach you is OMNI INGENIO and -"
"What? is that like a skill name or something?..." I giggled, "Sorry, and what?"
She stopped and looked at me with an austere expression.
"I apologize let's just skip it..."
"ARS PRAESIDIUM..."
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone