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Chapitre 67: Chapter 67: The Vault

Early Evening - Late Spring : Kingdom of Kaelallan

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- Oliver Kaelallan ~

*Thump* *Bang* The entire lift shook from the distant vibrations as I descended towards the shelter.

-What in the world is happening down there..-

*Thump* Once I finally got to the bottom of the lift, I heard the sound of a mass of water hitting the ground. *Wshhhh*

*Thump*

-Just what..- Looking over towards the source of the noise, I saw a huge pillar of water coming out of the hot spring. -What is he doing?-

Making my way towards the spring, I wanted to look into the water to make sure everything was alright but got distracted by the new white and gold trim along the edge of the spring.

-Gold?- It took a moment for my mind to process what that gold really meant. -He can make gold too!?-

At the time, I assumed he could only make basic, silver-colored metals, but that assumption was destroyed just as easily as it was made.

As I looked around at the rest of the hot spring, I noticed that the amount of white stone and gold were not small. -It can't be real gold, right? That much could make several gold coins…-

Continuing to get closer, I knelt at the side of the pool and pressed my nail into the gold trim. -Oh my lord… Its rea...- *BANG*

Cutting my thoughts short, a massive plume of water was launched out of the spring, completely soaking me in the process.

*Wshhhh* Through the pitter-patter of the water hitting the ground, a youthful draconic voice met my ears. "Oh, welcome back Oliver."

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- Vasilias ~

I was sitting at the bottom of the spring playing with implosion magic when I faintly felt someone's presence outside. -Oh someone's here. Is it Oliver?- But when I pulled my focus away from the spell I was holding to reason who it could be, the spell set itself off.

*Bang* The water around me instantly vanished as it was all thrown into the air. -Dammit, again?!-

After letting the water eventually crash back down, I finally swam back up to the surface and started sucking the moisture out of the surrounding air to return it to the spring.

As I did that, I finally noticed Oliver standing there with soaked clothes. "Oh, welcome back Oliver." Not bothering to apologize about getting him wet, I moved my magic over him and quickly dried him off. -There, good as new…-

But even after drying him off, he just stood there, frozen with a look of awe.

"Hello? Oliver?" I lightly nudged him with the back of my nail to try and snap him out of his thoughts.

"Ah right sorry. I was just.. shocked is all." His voice was a bit shaky but I didn't pay it mind.

-It's probably nothing…- "So what do you need? You wouldn't have just come down for a bath, right?"

"No, of course not." His normal, noble air started to return as he calmed down and brushed his clothes. "I came down to give you a bonus reward for saving my life again."

It was as if money signs appeared in my eyes as I hopped out of the spring and changed to my humanoid form. "Lead the way!"

"Okay, but first of all, how did you get that gold?" His eyes were still locked on the edge of the spring.

-Hm? That?- "Well, I thought the spring looked a bit dull so I made it."

It was clear he didn't believe me though. "What do you mean, 'you made it'?"

"Like I used earth magic and made it." I casually held out my hand and created a small gold ball in my palm.

Oliver just stood there in awe, but it was an understandable reaction.

Humanoids were simply far too lacking in not only mana and scientific knowledge but also the brain power to be able to create any moderately pure material using random particles floating in the air. The best they could do was manipulate the attributes of an already existing material, like coal or stone to make gunpowder with alchemy.

But even then, alchemy was rarely seen in this world in recent decades. Once mining operations increased and nations were able to supply good blacksmiths with quality materials, alchemists were shifted out of relevance.

But it was clear just by seeing the subtle greed on Oliver's face that he was reconsidering their potential uses. "Do you think you could make a gold coin with that?"

"Yeah." I molded the ball in my hand to a near exact replica of a gold coin with Kaelallans crest.

"Ahem, how about I commission you to tea-"

"No." I already knew what he planned to ask. -You think a human can learn how to do that?-

But even with my blunt rejection, he still wore an odd smile. "Why not?"

"Let's say theoretically, a human with twenty times as much mana as Michael somehow knew how to do it, he still wouldn't be able to even make a gold nugget."

Oliver's smile slowly faded as he realized what I meant.

"Humans fundamentally lack more than just mana and method to be able to do it, Oliver." Without knowing it, I started to get annoyed, but thankfully, my point was finally driven across.

"Haah.. I guess that's fair." As his head fell with a disappointed look, he pulled himself back together and changed the subject. "Well let's go to the vault."

Quickly making our way into the stone warehouse, we walked all the way to the end of the hall where we were met with a massive metal door with a crank handle on it. (Like ones on a submarine hatch or a bulky safe. Couldn't find the actual name of it.)

But although the handle looked like the obvious way to open it, Oliver tapped certain spots of the metal wall like they were buttons.

-So it has a passcode?-

Once he finished pressing buttons, a loud metal clang was heard and the door slowly swung open by itself.

-He didn't touch the handle at all?- "What's that big handle for?"

"It's just a distraction, that handle doesn't actually turn much, it just activates a failsafe and is there to stall for time."

-Hm… That's quite smart…-

With the door finally open enough to let us into the room, I looked back to notice it was significantly smaller than expected but was completely full of treasure that was all neatly organized around the room.

But even with the innumerable chest filled with beautiful gems and the countless perfectly crafted weapons lining the walls, one thing, in particular, caught my eye.

At the very center of the room, on an extremely gaudy golden pedestal, was a monster core.

It was nearly half a meter wide and was an extremely deep, flowing blue.

My mouth instantly started watering as I imagined how it tasted.

"You seem to like that core…" Oliver's voice carried a bit of discomfort.

Snapping out of my thoughts, I looked over at him. "Are you reluctant to give it up?"

"Well.. it's the royal family's heirloom. We don't have any uses for it and I won't go back on my word if you want it though."

"Hmm… I'll look around first."

I spent the next hour or so looking through the various chests and thinking about what I really needed currently.

-Don't need a weapon. Don't need the gold. Don't need any of the artifacts…- But as I was looking through everything, I noticed a small black rectangular 'thing' laying on the ground.

-Hey, that looks like a phone!- A smile came to my face as it brought back a wave of nostalgia.

Picking it up, I looked around for buttons but couldn't find anything.

-Haha, imagine if it had a home button.- As a joke, I tapped my thumb on the bottom of the screen. *Beep*

Both Oliver and I instantly froze, letting the noise of Ilios walking down the hall echo through the silence.

-This thing.. might actually be a phone…- Following the beep, an unfamiliar symbol formed on the screen before disappearing and displaying '0'. -Is that, its charge?- An instant later, the display returned to black.

In a desperate attempt to try and give it life, I scanned through its insides to look for a battery I could charge, but every bit of technology within it was insanely foreign. -What am I even looking at?-

I ended up spending the next several minutes just trying to find something that even resembled a battery, but to no avail.

But that didn't mean I gave up on it. "I'll take this." -I'm sure I'll eventually figure something out…-

Oliver just stared at me with a confused look. "That's an artifact we found quite a while back. It came from the sky along with a bunch of unusual scrap. We ended up selling and reusing the scrap but we kept this since it was still intact."

-So this came from space just like the cube, huh…- "Yeah I'll take this." Although the core was very enticing, I assumed it would only expand my reserve. I couldn't just pass up the opportunity to get a step closer to finding out what that cube was.

"Alright, well I hope you don't regret it." Oliver was humble on the surface, but under that facade was joy. A joy that I took something seemingly worthless over his family heirloom.

As we eventually walked out of the vault, we didn't talk at all. I was busy inspecting the 'phone' and Oliver didn't care to interrupt, but once we got out of the warehouse, Oliver looked like he wanted to speak up.

"What is it?"

"Ah, I was just wondering if you could do one last thing for me." He seemed a bit awkward as he spoke.

-Sounds troublesome..- "And that would be?"

"Could you go with Lucy to school tomorrow? She seemed down when I said you probably weren't going to go at the same time as her."

"How about you get me a decent-sized monster core as payment?" The huge core in the vault made me hungry for one, even if it was small.

"A..alright, I'll see what I can do."

Although I could see he wasn't super happy with it, he still accepted so I complied. "Well, I guess I'll see her tomorrow morning then."

"Haah..." Letting out a deep sigh, Oliver walked back over to the lift and left the shelter.

"Well then, what now?" As I glanced back to Ilios, who sat next to me, I saw him let out a big yawn. -Hm…- "How about a nap?"

"Ouu-Woof." With a lethargic nod, he looked up at me with a wagging tail.

-Haha, I'll take that as a yes.- Seeing how tired he was, I made my way over to the cushions and curled up to let Ilios lay in my embrace.

Seeing his adorable smile as he closed his eyes made me move my head over and nuzzle against him. "Haah…" -Petting his fur is true bliss…-

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Chapitre 68: Chapter 68: The Academy

Early Morning - Late Spring : Kingdom of Kaelallan

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- Lucy Kaelallan ~

*Shing* "Good morning Princess." I woke up to Martha opening the blinds and filling the room with morning light.

"Ugh.. hmm?" I sat up in bed with a disheveled look. "Oh good morning. Uwwaah…" I was incredibly groggy after having a rough night's rest.

"Did you not sleep well?"

"I slept okay, just.. had an interesting dream." I felt my cheeks warm as I remembered what I dreamt of.

"Want to explain what the dream was about?" Martha spoke without really thinking, simply wanting to chat.

But it just made my cheeks flush even more. "I'd rather not…"

"Hooh? Was it about a boy?"

"No, of course not!" My face was red as a tomato.

"Haha, in that case, I'll take your word." It was clear that she didn't believe me, but I was too young to recognize it. "Well, what would you like for breakfast?"

Thankfully, I was quick to shake off my embarrassment and make a decision. "Egg Toast!"

Martha's smile turned warm. "Haha, alright. Go ahead and get ready then, you have school today. Want me to send in the maids?"

"No, no, I want to dress myself today."

"You're quite daring for your first day of school."

"Hmph…" Unable to retort because of my nervousness, I just pouted.

"Well, let one of the maids know if you need help. I'll be right back with breakfast."

Seeing Martha leave the room, I finally suppressed my nervousness and hopped out of bed, feeling ready to conquer the day.

-I wonder if Vasilias is going to come...-

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- Vasilias ~

"Mmm.." Although my nap wasn't really a nap for a dragon, only lasting a few hours, I felt fairly refreshed when I got up. -I guess I should probably get going...- As I stood up and stretched, Ilios did the same. "Want to come along and see the academy with me, Ilios?"

"Woof!" He gave a strong nod as his tail wagged.

"Haha, alright then, shall we?"

Quickly making our way up the lift and out of the shelter, I found two maids cleaning the throne room, one in her early 30s and one who looked to be in her teens.

-They must be pretty high up the hierarchy…- "Where should I go to meet up with Lucy to head to the Academy?" I spoke bluntly.

The maids paused for a moment before the older one spoke up, "She will be out front in a few minutes where she will take a carriage to the Academy, Young Master."

-So the maids are referring to me as 'Young Master' now?- "Alright, thanks." Quickly heading out of the throne room, I decided I would just wait by the carriage.

"The Young Master... Isn't he the one who saved the Lord in the plaza? Is he truly the Lord's bastard son?"

"Ah right, I nearly forgot you weren't working here a few days ago. He is the son of a close friend of the Lords. The Lord gave him his authority in the palace so be sure to treat him like you would his highness in the future."

The young maid gave a quick but nervous nod as she glanced back at the door I just walked through. "I wonder what Nation he is a noble of…"

Back outside, I was sitting on a bench and playing with hydrogen to kill time, but thankfully, Lucy didn't take long.

*Click* The door to the palace quickly swung open revealing Lucy walking out in her school uniform.

It was a short and simple, black and gold one-piece dress that didn't look too fancy but it still looked good.

-The uniforms on Earth were a little more to my taste though..-

"Vasilias! Are you coming to The Academy with me?" Her eyes lit up the second she saw me.

"I'm just going at the same time as you. Once we are there, we will split up."

She looked a little down before a gleam appeared in her eye. "What if I give you a little tour?"

"I'll have to pass, sorry." I gave a quick rejection. -I'd rather just go to the library by myself...-

She looked saddened by my harsh response.

"I just want to go to the library for a bit, but I might sit in on your class later." -I am still curious what they will learn about though…-

Light was quick to return to her eyes. "Okay!"

"Miss! It is time for our departure!" The man sitting on the carriage called out seeing that Lucy was outside.

"Hm, okay!" She wore a bright smile as she climbed into the carriage.

-I wonder how bumpy it will be…- Following Lucy into the carriage, she sat on one side and I sat on the other with Ilios laying on my lap.

Once we got going, I was quick to realize how surprisingly smooth the ride was, but we weren't in the carriage for long enough that it would matter.

The Academy was on the adjacent side of the noble district from the front of the palace so the carriage didn't have far to travel.

Lucy and I didn't talk the whole ride, but when we stopped, I noticed that Lucy looked anxious about something.

"Don't stress over school, I'm sure you'll like it once you get used to it."

"Ah.. right. Mother and Father have been telling me the same thing.. that it'll be easy or fun, but I'm still nervous."

"Just take a deep breath and relax."

"Ahh, hoooh.." letting out a few breaths from the depths of her chest, she slowly managed to relax.

She looked a little shocked at how effective it was even though she didn't realize I assisted her with my aura.

"T..thanks for the advice..." She gave an awkward thanks.

"No worries."

*Click* "We have arrived Miss." The well-mannered carriage driver opened the door with a bow.

Looking through the door, I could see a tall, lavish building made of white stone with gold-plated statues and details.

It was truly a beautiful piece of architecture, but it felt out of place as an academy. -It'd be more believable if you said this was a church…- But as I looked around, I noticed everyone was well dressed. "Where do the commoners enter?"

She was a little taken aback by my question. "They enter on the other side where they are washed and dressed so they can blend in with the nobles."

Her response was incredibly unexpected. -A 'non-discriminatory against social standing' school in this setting?- I was genuinely impressed, but that positive impression was shattered when we walked inside.

Inside the building, there was a significant change in how people looked.

Most of the noticeably less well-kept ones wore frowns, whereas the ones who were tidy wore smiles.

-So it's still nobles versus commoners here...- The ones I presumed to be nobles picked on commoner students around every corner, and the teachers simply ignored it.

The inside of the building was still beautiful, but the bullying ruined the atmosphere. -I should give Oliver some tips... Maybe they can impro..-

"Hey cutie, your face is new around here." A well-kept noble boy, maybe 15 or 16, interrupted my thoughts as he walked up to Lucy.

She was quick to give a formal curtsy. "Yes, this is my first time here."

"Oh, well how about I give you a tour?" He wore a lustful look that just made me uncomfortable, but I didn't do anything about it.

"No thank you." Lucy's responses were cold and blunt, so I assumed the kid would leave her alone, but that didn't happen.

"Look, I tried to be polite. Be my girl and I'll let you roam The Academy where no one will be able to look down on you. Pretty good deal, eh?"

-What does he mean by that? Is there an in-school mafia or something?- Although the boy was rude, it was understandable. Almost any 15-year-old with power or authority would let the power go to their head.

"No, I'll have to refuse." As Lucy refused, she inched closer to me.

"Listen girlie, hiding behind that pip-squeak with his dumb pup-" *CRACK* His shin immediately turned 90 degrees as I casually kicked it in.

"Whoops, my foot slipped." As he fell over, I gave him a look of disgust. -I would have just scared you away with my aura if you didn't insult Ilios.-

"AHHH!" His scream filled the halls and quickly grabbed everyone's attention, but I couldn't have cared less.

"Well, shall we head to class?" I gave Lucy a satisfied smile after being able to vent my frustration and disgust a little.

Lucy had likely half expected it since she didn't look too shocked, but she was definitely queasy seeing the boy's shin bent in the middle while it bled profusely.

She did her best to avoid looking at his leg and tone her voice before responding. "Y..yes... I will lead the way."

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