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Chapter 29: 29.Royal Banquet [6]:- Rivalry.

"I mean, I'll be participating in the tournament."

"Really?"

"Yes, but do you really think you'll be able to win?" Orion asked Adrian.

He knew Adrian was confident in himself in winning the tournament but now that Orion was also interested in winning the tournament, Orion wondered if Adrian would still feel the same way about the tournament.

Based on how excited and eager Orion was to win the tournament, Orion wouldn't be surprised to see Adrian suddenly feeling a bit less enthusiastic towards the tournament unlike before when he hadn't noticed Orion's presence in the hallway.

'He would probably think it would be best to let a royal family win the tournament again,' Orion thought to himself before returning his gaze back to Adrian while expecting a response from Adrian with reduced enthusiasm.

However, to his surprise, Adrian displayed a look of confidence on his face as he replied to Orion's question.

"Yes, Your Highness. I'll definitely win the tournament no matter who I face,"

Initially, Adrian's goal was to win the Junior Noble Elf Tournament, but after noticing the determined look on Orion's face, Adrian was able to assume that Orion was interested in breaking his mother's record and this made Adrian even more eager to see if he too could actually win against adults if he were to face against them in the tournament.

Before today, Adrian was satisfied with winning only the Junior Tournament, he was even prepared to admit defeat if he was asked to face against an adult, but after seeing the prince's determined look, Adrian wasn't going to allow a prince, younger than himself to win the tournament.

Now, he was eager to win it just as much as Orion.

This was his reason behind wanting to win the tournament and not just the Junior Tournament alone.

"Is that so," Orion said with a smile on his face. He really liked the look on Adrian's face as he stated his goal.

"Yes, your Highness." Adrian replied.

"I see. So, what's your name?"

"M-my name?" Adrian was puzzled as to why the prince would suddenly ask him for his name, and he hoped that he wasn't in any kind of trouble.

"Yes, you have one, right?"

"Y-yes, your Highness. My name is Adrian Meir and this here is Scott, my spirit guardian," Adrian introduced himself and his spirit guardian.

"It's nice to meet you, Adrian and Scott, my name is Orion Galdur Elfrida and she's Mia, my spirit guardian," Orion offered his hand to shake that of Adrian's.

Adrian was hesitant at first but he shook Orion's hand nonetheless.

As for Mia, Adrian dared not to offer his hand to shake her because he was certain he would be leaving the castle with broken bones if he tried such a thing.

It doesn't take a genius to know that Mia didn't liked him and the more she continued to glare at him, the more Adrian felt like burying himself in a hole.

'I can't wait to leave this place as soon as----' Adrian thought to himself with beads of sweat drizzling down his face but then, he suddenly heard Orion saying something to him.

"If it's okay with you, I would like to train with you once in a while before the tournament begins," Orion suggested.

"Huh? With me?" Adrian was taken aback.

"Yes, I'll discuss it with my mother, so that she'll allow us to spend some time together in the castle. If you want to, that is."

Adrian had two years of experience in training underneath, so it wouldn't hurt for Orion to train with Adrian once in a while.

"Um, does this mean I'll be coming over to visit you in the castle?"

"Yes, and of course, our activities in the castle won't be limited to just sparring with each other, we can do other things as well."

"Other things? Like what, your Majesty,"

"I don't know, maybe things like drinking tea or playing together, you know, things friends do together."

"H-huh? Your Highness? Are you saying you want me to be your friend?"

"Well, the choice is yours…"

"I'll be honored to be your friend, your Highness," Adrian swiftly accepted Orion's proposal. Never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined himself being friends with the prince of the kingdom.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime offer and Adrian grabbed his chance as quickly as possible.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Great, I guess this means we're friends now. I'm sure it will be nice to have my first friend visiting me to play and spar together."

"Y-your first friend?" Adrian couldn't believe what he just heard from the prince.

"Yes," Orion replied with a smile before releasing his hand from their handshake.

Adrian looked at the hand he had just used to hold that of the prince.

He slowly curled his fingers and tightened them into a fist while he replayed the words Orion said just now.

Everything still felt like a dream to him, but the feeling of the prince's hand on his was certainly real.

Adrian could see that Orion had acknowledged him as a friend.

Moreover, it looked like he would be Orion's first friend as well.

Adrian didn't want to lose the opportunity to become someone important to the prince.

He also saw this as his chance to become more than just a friend to Orion.

He wanted to be someone who would push Orion to the limit so that Orion would push him to his limit as well.

His fist tightened even more as his platinum blonde hair covered his forehead, casting a shadow over his eyes as he made up his mind on what he wanted to do.

"Y-your Highness?" Adrian called out, slowly raising his head to take a look at Orion's face.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"May I be so bold as to say what's currently on my mind?"

"Yes, you may."

"Thank you, your Highness, but as your friend, please don't think I'll go easy on you on the day of the tournament. Because, my goal is not to only earn the title of Earl, but I also want to give it my all with the hope of earning a prestigious noble title of Duke," Adrian said with a serious look on his face as he stared back at Orion not as a prince, but as his friend and rival.


Chapter 30: 30. Royal Banquet [7]:- Jealous Mia.

Hearing the words Adrian said and noticing the look on his face, Orion's lips stretched into a smile. "Very well then, I accept your challenge and may the best elf win," Orion stretched his arm to give Adrian a handshake to seal the deal.

"Agreed."

The two smiled and discussed a bit more before heading their separate ways.

Adrian, Scott and the maid walked towards their initial destination while Orion and Mia headed towards theirs.

While Adrian and Scott were walking, Scott suddenly spoke up.

"You were amazing, master. I've never seen you look as cool as you did when speaking with the prince."

"Thank you, Scott, but let's forget about that for now," Adrian had a smile on his face while he was walking and he still couldn't believe what had just occurred.

"Once we get home, we'll immediately begin to plan a new training schedule."

"I understand, master, and as your personal spirit guardian, I promise to do everything in my power to help you grow stronger."

"Thank you so much, buddy."

"You're welcome master," Scott smiled to his master before noticing his master's feet hurriedly walking towards the restroom.

'Hehe… it seems master has been holding it in ever since he saw the prince. It's a good thing he didn't pee in his pants in front of the prince… hehe,' Scott giggled in his thoughts as he trailed behind his master.

While Adrian, Scott and the maid went on their way, Orion and Mia decided to return to the hall.

However, while they were walking, Mia had a cute pout on her face and it was easy to see that she wasn't pleased with something that had happened.

"Mia, is something wrong?" Orion asked, unsure of what could have caused her to be pouting while walking beside him.

"It's nothing, master," Mia harrumphed while walking with her hands crossed on her chest, and she refused to look at Orion's face.

Orion rolled his eyes at how cute his spirit guardian looked right now. "You're lying, Mia."

"Fine, the truth is that I don't like that boy."

"Huh? Adrian? Why?"

Mia didn't reply at first but when she did, she muttered to herself. "Who does he think he is, coming out of nowhere to become master's first friend, doesn't he know I was the first to know master? I am the one who deserves to be master's first friend," Mia pouted cutely again, recalling how Adrian became Orion's friend instead of her.

Although she muttered it to herself so that Orion wouldn't hear what she was saying, but with his sharp ears, Orion was able to hear every single word she uttered and this made him giggle to himself before he grabbed hold of Mia's hand.

Mia was surprised to see Orion suddenly holding her hand. "Master?"

"Mia, you shouldn't be worried about not being my first friend."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because you are more than a friend to me."

"R-really?" Mia leaned closer to Orion, staring into his eyes as she waited for him to confirm his words.

"Yes, Mia."

"Does this mean Mia is very special to master?" Mia's eyes sparkled in excitement.

"Yes Mia, you're very important to me."

Hearing Orion's words, Mia giggled and her tails wagged excitedly as well. "Hehe...Thank you, master."

"You're welcome," Orion smiled back as he noticed the happy smile on his beautiful spirit guardian.

The two continued to talk while returning to the Grand Hall where the awakening ceremony was taking place, but while they were walking, Orion recalled what Adrian said about his mother.

'It still feels like a dream to hear that Mama won the tournament at such a young age.'

'But this means I will have to work hard as well to achieve something even greater,'

'I know Mama will be very proud of me if I'm able to win the tournament at a very young age and I really want to see how happy she and Aunt Elena will be when I win the tournament,'

'Adrian's goal is to become an Earl or a Duke while mine is to become the first elf to ever win the tournament at the age of ten,'

'Our goals won't be easy to achieve but I'm prepared to work hard for the future,'

'Because, I know Mama worked hard as well to win the last tournament,'

'There's no doubt about it, Mama is truly amazing.'

"Mama is the greatest," Orion muttered confidently with a smile on his face as he finally arrived at the hall.

Meanwhile, a smile appeared on Evelyn's face as well when she overheard her baby praising her while entering the hall.

Orion and Mia joined Evelyn and Elena in the hall and the party lasted for a few more hours until everyone returned home later that evening.

The four of them felt exhausted after the ceremony so they decided to sleep together in Evelyn's bedroom and because her bed was extremely big, it could comfortably take the four of them.

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The next morning, Orion opened his eyes to notice his head resting on his mother's beautiful mountain peaks.

It was easy for him to know that he was resting on his mother's breast because of her soothing scent.

'Mama's scent is the best.'

'It always smells like flowers and I can't get enough of it.'

'I love her scent so much,' Orion buried his head deeper into her bosom and he felt a hand slowly stroking his head.

He raised his head to see his beautiful mother smiling at him.

"Good morning, Mama."

"Good morning, sweetie," Evelyn planted a kiss on his forehead and asked. "How do you feel?"

"I feel fine, Mama," Orion replied before turning around to look for Mia but she wasn't on the bed with him and Evelyn.

"Is something wrong, sweetie?"

"I can't find Mia."

"She has returned to the spirit realm, dear."

"She has?"

"Yes sweetie, she went back home to see her mother, but if you'd like to know, mama could teach you how to summon her now if you feel like seeing her."

"Thanks, Mama, but I'll do that after eating breakfast."

"Okay, sweetie," Evelyn kissed her baby's cheeks but noticed Elena groggily opening her eyes as she woke up beside Orion.

Orion turned to his left to see his aunt with her hair a bit disheveled.

"Good morning, Auntie,"

"Good morning, dear," Elena said with a yawn as she stretched her tired body.

"Thanks for yesterday, Auntie," Orion thanked Elena for making all the preparations for the awakening ceremony.

He knew his Aunt had been working very hard to ensure everything worked out perfectly for his awakening ceremony and Orion was thankful for everything she did for him.

Knowing what he was thanking her for, a smile appeared on Elena's lips and she leaned towards him to kiss his cheeks. "You're welcome, dear."

Orion giggled before saying. "You had been working really hard to prepare the ceremony, Auntie. How do you feel?"

Sensing the opportunity to have Orion all to herself, Elena swiftly made a sad look on her face. "I feel sad dear."


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