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Chapter 26: Introducing Lucas and Livia

Arthur and Sylvie arrived together at the Greville estate after long days of work. "I'm fed up with all this paperwork. It's a waste of my talent," Arthur said while driving his car with Sylvie by his side. He liked driving his own car every once in a while to cure his boredom.

"What a battle freak..." Sylvie sighed.

"What do you mean, 'freak'?" Arthur gave Sylvie a questioning look.

"Whatever. By the way, we need to officially announce Asher as the heir to our family," Sylvie told him.

"Amelia will be a bit upset with this decision, but when she hears about his talent, I hope she'll understand," Arthur spoke.

"Don't worry, she's a smart girl, and I believe in my kids," Sylvie told him, trying to ease his concerns. Although they knew that Asher's cold nature affected Amelia greatly, they still gave both of their children equal love and could only hope that time would reconcile the two siblings.

A white sports car arrived at the Greville estate. Arthur and Sylvie got out and walked towards the common hall. They saw Asher sitting with two kids and were surprised to their core when they saw their eyes and hair.

"Who are these kids?" Arthur asked Asher.

"Oh, hello Dad. Come here and meet Lucas Greville and Livia Greville," Asher told them with a smirk on his face.

Emmy was panicking, seeing Asher and his mischievous words. He had carefully said those words to corner Arthur, who was confused about what was happening. Sylvie was also confused, but she never had any doubts about Arthur's loyalty.

"Asher, can you explain this properly?" Sylvie gave Asher a stern look, indicating that she would not tolerate such jokes.

"They're Uncle Ivar's kids. I found them while looking for something related to my new company," Asher casually lied, confident that Emmy would not reveal his secret.

Before the couple could react...

Boom!

"What happened?" Arthur shouted at the strange explosion that occurred outside.

Something crashed into the garden area of the estate, creating a small crater. A bulky man in his 50s could be seen in the middle of the crater. A voice came from the crater.

"DAMN BRAT! COME OUT AND GET READY FOR AN EMERGENCY TEACHING SESSION !!" Nathan shouted.

"What the hell is that old man doing?" Arthur shouted at the ruined sight of the beautiful garden.

"No! The flowers..." Livia screamed in her mind. She really liked the gardens around the mansion, but one of them had just been destroyed.

"Haahh.... Emmy, get the servants to fix this mess after this," Asher told Emmy while going outside to see the ruckus.

Nathan was wearing his battle suit and with his huge greatsword, he looked like a mighty commander leading a war. His presence alone exuded so much pressure that Asher told Emmy to shield the kids. They were unawakened and such mana pressure could harm them.

Nathan noticed the two kids and took in his pressure to not harm them. But when he saw their eyes, his anger started to emerge and he shouted,

"You cheating scoundrel!! Don't worry Sylvie, I will do my job and end his life," Nathan started walking towards Arthur.

"Who are you calling a scoundrel, you senile old man? They are Ivar's kids, according to Asher," Arthur spoke before Nathan could start his rampage.

Arthur and Sylvie were still shocked by Asher's words and Nathan's expression showed various emotions including shock, grief, and others. Hearing the name of his dead son reignited his memories of the past.

"Asher, will you explain?" Sylvie decided to stop the chaos from escalating further.

Asher told them about how his uncle and Arthur's younger brother Ivar Greville had a lover who got pregnant but didn't know how to convey the news to him. At that time, she received the news of Ivar's death and, in her moment of grief, took her unborn kids and sought refuge outside of Soran. He explained the story that Lucas had told him the day before.

Nathan was silent the whole time and Arthur and Sylvie had sad expressions. Ivar was the youngest person to become an SS Rank Hunter. His talent was even slightly greater than his father and older brother Arthur. The world thought that he would become the youngest to reach SSS Rank within the next 10 years.

But when Asher was around 3 years old, an SS Rank red-gate dungeon was formed in the city of Soran. It was a highly unstable dungeon that could have resulted in a dungeon break. At this time, Nathan and other SSS Rank hunters were clearing the SSS Rank dungeon that appeared in the lost lands. Most of the SS Rank hunters of Somaria, including Arthur, had followed them to clear it.

SSS Rank dungeons were one-time dungeons but if they were not cleared within a certain time, the resulting dungeon break could have caused a lot of destruction in Somaria. Ivar was one of the SS Rank hunters left behind in Soran.

The SS Rank red-gate dungeon had the unbelievable restriction of only allowing one person to enter. There were some other SS Rank hunters in Soran as well, but nobody wanted to undertake what seemed like a suicide mission. If nobody stepped up, the dungeon break would have destroyed a significant part of Soran.

Dungeon breaks were not just monsters getting out. The result of a gate breaking was a huge mana explosion, depending on the rank of the dungeon, and then monsters came out of the space cracks where the dungeon gate was located. In the history of SS Rank dungeons, it was the first time a red-gate dungeon with a restriction limit of "1" appeared. Red-Gate dungeons were also a one time clear dungeons which will dissapear in some hours after the dungeon boss was killed.

Ivar Greville took it upon himself to clear that dungeon and entered, but the boss of the dungeon was a 9-headed SS Rank Hydra. Although Ivar cleared the dungeon, the injuries and poison took his life soon after he exited the dungeon. His right hand was gone, with his skin having numerous purple veins and most of his back having its skin ripped off.

He was hailed as a hero by the Association, but when Nathan and Arthur heard this news, they were devastated. Losing Ivar was a huge blow to the Greville family and the whole world, as he was a talent never seen before. Even though he couldn't beat Nathan's awakening foundation, as he missed it by 5 minutes, his speed of ranking was the highest in the world.

The twins were anxious as no one was talking and the long silence increased their worry. They were worried if they would also be accepted as family, like Asher did. Nathan noticed the twins' anxiety and spoke up.

"Hello, you cute brats. I am your grandfather Nathaniel Von Greville, and also one of the strongest people in the world," he smiled as he introduced himself. Although he was very old, due to his high rank, his aging was much slower than others. He looked like a fit man in his 50s.

"Hello, I am Lucas, and this is my sister Livia," Lucas spoke while Livia just nodded from Emmy's arms.

"Both of you are so cute," Sylvie spoke as she looked at the twins.

Arthur and Nathan then talked further with the twins, telling them about Ivan and how he died heroically. They also noticed that Livia was quite weak and ill, but they thought they would just take her for a checkup tomorrow. Sylvie became attached to Livia and placed her on her lap, stroking her hair. Livia accepted Sylvie's embrace, as she felt quite comfortable with her.

"I need all of your attention!" Asher spoke, stopping the chatting group.

"We need to cure Livia, as she is suffering from mana poisoning, and from the looks of it, it's already in its last stage," Asher told them.

"WHAT?!" Arthur stood up from his seat, and the rest of them were shocked as well.

Mana poisoning meant that a person forcefully ingested a lot of mana in their body. The mana would not pass through the core and, instead, the unrefined mana corrupted the mana veins all over the body. This method usually did boost one's strength and power, but there was no cure for corrupted mana veins.

"Her condition is serious. No doctor can save her now," Asher continued.

"But how did an unawakened being get mana poisoning?" Sylvie asked while looking at Livia, who was sitting on her lap listening to the conversation going on. She was very scared when she heard that no doctor could cure her.

Seeing the panicking Livia, Asher explained the cure before explaining the cause of her disease.

"But we can use our family treasure, the [Rank-SSS Pure Healing Elixir], which was given to us for Uncle Ivar's contribution," Asher explained to them.


Chapter 27: Curing Livia

"Why are you so sure that we cannot heal her through normal means?" Arthur was not sure how Asher knew about her illness.

"She is suffering from mana poisoning," Asher told them.

"But how? She hasn't even gone through her awakening yet," Sylvie spoke this time.

Nathan was quiet the whole time. He was observing Asher as, somehow, his grandson seemed a bit different from what he remembered last time.

"It's due to her bloodline. I already sensed it because of my bloodline ability," Asher spoke without showing any emotions.

"She was subconsciously absorbing the mana, but rather than forming a mana core, it's corroding her body. The only reason I could sense it was because my current rank is low and my mana-controlling bloodline can sense such small disturbances around me," Asher told them.

Arthur could now accept the reason for why Asher knew about Livia's illness. The Greville family mainly had mana-related bloodlines, one of the most coveted bloodlines in the world. But when a person was born with a strong bloodline, they may suffer from such implications. Usually, this problem could have been sensed early if Livia had been living with the Grevilles from a very young age. But the circumstances made it inevitable.

"Hmmm, it seems like the only explanation for her illness," Nathan finally spoke after carefully assessing Livia's body with his mana sense.

"Her mana veins are utterly damaged, and if we don't use the elixir on her, she will become a crippled person," he gave his judgement on the matter.

"Then we should use the elixir on her. It was due to Ivar's contribution that we even got it, and his daughter deserves at least this much from us," Sylvie spoke instantly while still patting her lovingly.

Others in the room also nodded their heads, listening to her, and easily agreed. They would have used it on her even if it was not Ivar's contribution that got them this elixir. Although there were only four more such elixirs in the world, three were under the World Association, and one belonged to the Mage Association.

Rank SSS items or artifacts could only be achieved as a first clear reward for clearing Rank SSS dungeons, which were not so many in this world. And sometimes the World Association would take custody of them because of their higher contribution during the raid.

"Arthur, open the family vault," Nathan ordered Arthur.

"Sure," Arthur left them and arrived in his study room and opened a hidden room using his mana. He arrived in a room which had a small teleportation gate. This was the teleportation gate that was connected to the Greville Family's hidden family vault, which consisted of their treasures.

The only one who knew the coordinates of this hidden facility was Nathan Greville. The treasures hidden here were some of the most powerful ones, and some of them were even hidden from the knowledge of others.

The room seemed like an enclosed building with no visible entrance. The only way out was most likely the teleportation gate used by Arthur. He arrived in front of a vault that was 5 meters huge and was encrypted with a blood seal rune. He took a dagger out of his space storage and dripped a few drops of blood on it.

Multiple parts of the vault started moving, making mechanical sounds. The door revealed an opening which Arthur got in through. Immediately, many high-graded treasures could be seen enclosed under rigid glass frames. Although it looked like you could break these glasses with normal attacks, they were also strengthened with mana.

He arrived at a corner and saw a small golden vial. This was the [Rank SSS- Pure Healing Elixir]. He took it out and left the vault area, returning to his study room. When he came back, he saw Nathan and Sylvie chatting with the twins, who were getting more comfortable with them.

Asher saw his father coming down with a golden vial in his hand. He saw his chance and spoke, "Dad, can I see the elixir for a minute?" he asked Arthur.

"Sure, take it," Arthur passed the elixir to him.

'System, can you create a copy of this item without alerting others in the room?' Asher spoke in his mind.

[Yes, but the created copy will be stored inside the system's dimension storage if the host doesn't want to alert others]

'Can I access it anytime?' He asked in his mind.

[Yes, but you need to unlock the shop function fully, which will be unlocked when the host reaches Level 10 and gather atleast 10000 Fate points.]

'Okay, do it,' Asher gave his confirmation.

A bluish-green light enveloped the elixir for a moment while going unnoticed by everyone in the room. ping

<Item Duplicate: Used>"Here you can have it," Asher passed it back to Arthur.

Arthur took the vial and passed it to Livia, who was staring at the pretty bottle. Lucas was already thinking about the enormous worth of that small vial. He knew about item ranks and how expensive they were, but he didn't know what the worth of this small item would be. He was already thinking of ways to repay the Greville family for this.

Lucas was a cruel and clever man, but if his family was involved, he would become the most docile and kind person you could think of. He was already seeing the Grevilles as his family.

"Don't worry, drink it and you'll be fine," Sylvie told Livia while assuring her.

"But is it fine for me to use it?" Livia knew that whatever this small thing was, she and her brother could never afford it in their lives.

"Don't worry about such things from now on, you're a part of our Greville family and carry this name with pride from now on," Nathan spoke to Livia to assure her.

She took the vial in her hand and Sylvie opened it for her. She drank it immediately; the taste of this elixir was like sweet nectar, which calmed her thoughts down. Some blue mana started forming around Livia and entered her body. Her body slumped into Sylvie's hands.

"Don't worry, she'll wake up tomorrow," Sylvie calmed Lucas, who panicked seeing her unconscious.

"Mom, I'm going back to my room and probably won't join dinner, so carry on without me," Asher spoke.

"Where are you going, brat? I heard you beat my record during your awakening," Nathan stopped him from going. He still sensed something was wrong with Asher, so he decided to have a talk with him.

"Yes, I did, but I'm quite busy right now. We can speak later," Asher ignored him and kept moving to his room.

"And you said this brat of yours was missing me?" Nathan spoke while veins were popping in his forehead. But he couldn't do anything to Asher because Sylvie was sitting right there.

"He's just tired, let him rest, old man!" Arthur just shrugged Nathan.

"This damn brat, follow me to the training grounds," Nathan dragged Arthur with him.

Sylvie took Livia to her room and sat there with Lucas to listen to his story. He narrated his deeds without omitting anything. Sylvie just stared at him and hugged him. Lucas found the warmth of Sylvie comforting. This made him remember his mother, and tears started dripping down his eyes.

The night went by peacefully, and Asher left early for his training. He came out in the evening and saw that Livia was now awake and her face was not pale anymore. The Rank SSS elixir didn't have any side effects, as normal potions and healing elixirs were deadly to unawakened people. Direct consumption of mana was deadly to normal humans. That's why Asher said only the Rank SSS elixir could heal Livia, as any other healing elixir would not help her at all.

Although her body was still weak, her mana veins had been healed and she could now awaken normally like others. Asher came into the room, drenched in sweat but still looking incredibly handsome. Some of the maids even gulped upon seeing him. His charm was deadly to the opposite gender, but he didn't care about how others viewed him.

"Asher, Amelia is coming back in a few days. Make sure to clear your schedule on the day her plane lands," Arthur told him, and Asher just nodded.

But before he could go back to his room, Nathan appeared in front of him suddenly and looked at his eyes.

'Why does his presence keep tingling my instincts?' He thought to himself.

"My dear grandson, why don't you come train with me?" Nathan asked him.

"Not now, but if you agree to train me for 2 weeks straight after my party, I might change my mind," Asher said as he kept moving past him.

"But, I need to go back to work," Nathan tried to persuade him.

"That's a shame. Can't be helped then," Asher shrugged indifferently.

Nathan sighed, seeing his grandson's behavior. He was worried about Asher and, knowing his personality, he was concerned that things could go wrong in the future given his overwhelming talent during his awakening.

"Why don't you take some rest and train him as well?" Sylvie tried to intervene between the two.

Arthur, still sore from his beating the previous day, was already planning his revenge. He wouldn't interfere between them, but he tried to provoke Nathan by saying, "Don't worry Asher, I can train you better than his old bones and his senile mind." He ignored Nathan's obvious reaction.

"No need. Fine, I'll train him for 2 weeks," Nathan couldn't help but accept Asher's proposal.


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Sorry, I just slept in too long and forgot that I didn't uploaded a chapter today. Forgive me............ ><

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