Arrietti dabbed his lips with a napkin Perhaps just one more mutton steak Truly the meat has been roasted to absolute perfection Mr Nrorce You are a meat savant The wood must have been hand picked this lingering flavor
RandidlyÆs lips twitched as Gertrude Collins unleashed an explosive sigh IÆm even considering creating a new special area A student run haunted house He can hone his Skills now against the fools who voluntarily want to test their bravery but for Halloween it can be a huge event Yet even with extra consideration I take a single look at him and know that heÆs gonna push boundaries
Tatiana shook her head A young man with the ability to walk through walls is going to find the justification to use the ability The combination of youth and capability makes fools of us all No wonder it feels like youÆve been so busy recently If you need any help please let me know
Gertrude flashed a brief and bright smile Yes Thank you I know itÆs not so bad So far he hasnÆt done anything directly against school rules So long as he can at least stand by the Kharon Academy Code of Conduct the best I can tell IÆll just try and not dwell on the things heÆs done and we just havenÆt caught him doing
Naffur set down his fork If you need any help tracking him down just say the word At least for now Vye is hanging around Kharon Even catching a ghost would be a breeze for her
By the way Naffur Tatiana said as she pivoted in her seat Are you still handling that Randidly fanatic
The what Randidly blurted out Most of the people at the table grinned Only Nrorce had a blank expression which he had been wearing since RandidlyÆs subordinates arrived for the dinner
He had taken RandidlyÆs request for more guests in stride but he remained aloof while the rest happily chatted
While Naffur seemed hesitant Tatiana gladly jumped in to supply the details She stabbed her fork into the vegetable medley for emphasis Obviously itÆs been an issue since the founding of Kharon that you have a strong influence on the population Randidly To the point that there is a plethora of products and memorabilia based on you including soaps cologne and trading cards Obsession finds an outlet right But always the most problematic has been those who claim to teach your fighting style because a certain amount of people starts to believe them and will accept ridiculous tuition fees to learn
Randidly glanced sideways when he caught a bit of movement Derek Moss lowered his head toward the table and flushed
typically we simply send an Order Ducis agent widely regarded as true representatives of the Ghosthound and challenge the leader of this school or martial academy Most of the people are delusional about their own capability they probably saw you fight at one point and received a Path for their troubles The Stat gains of such Paths are generally high and the final Skill is Rare or above inflating their heads However
Perhaps only one more mutton steak Commissioner Arrietti smacked his lips This pesto is simply sublime
This is what it means for us to become closer To shift more toward friends Randidly felt the transition happening slowly or at least starting to in their hopeful expressions And suddenly he could see where he had gone wrong in the past I might have checked in with how they were doing in the past and I also might have worn the consequences of my own adventures on my sleeve at some point but I never willingly opened up to them I was always distant And since I was the superior when I failed to make that step they respectfully gave me some space
He released a breath and pondered The loss of Helen had hurt him more deeply than he had been prepared to experience But at the same time he missed that camaraderie And he knew that the loneliness he experienced in the Nexus was only going to get worse So he opened his mouth and tried to explain
Well the big thing is preparing for ClaudetteÆs well essentially a coming of age ceremony Her father Don Beigon wants to marry her off for a political alliance the only way to avoid it is for her to have sufficient strength to demonstrate she can defend herself from the dangers of the Nexus But considering the sort of foes we will probably have to face
Randidly trailed off Commissioner Arrietti spoke into the silence Heh we understand the odds of standing up to the System well enough But you are exhausting yourself anyway yes No matter the odds
The assertion took Randidly by surprise then he laughed at the accuracy Ha Maybe Yes IÆve spent the previous few months doing some last minute training on a very special Mountain They called their focused method the Grand Pattern which was just a very pretentious way of describing minute control of energy and understanding of how different energies interact with each other Useful but not nearly as profound as they claimed
I proceeded up through the Mountain testing myself against different manifestations of these energy attacks Oh afterward I absorbed about half of the training areas on the Mountain when I finished youÆll notice them sitting on the dark side of the moon I havenÆt had the chance to utilize the Sea of Dreams but it should strain the shape of an image Meanwhile the Path of Blood is mainly focused on enduring the energy patterns with your body But anyway some various things happened but I managed to learn a lot and grow stronger due to the mountain ItÆs just a matter of whether it will be enough
For a split second Randidly frowned as his mind followed the complex difficulties that were waiting for him at the DonÆs party But then Miss Collins raised her hand distracting him Then when she didnÆt immediately speak he said Uh yes
You were rewarded with the ability to take away the training Paths for completing the Mountain She asked
Randidly licked his lips He felt a small prickle of guilt Well
Before he could even answer Tatiana shook her head Let me guess You destabilized the Mountain got involved in some inner conflict and then took advantage of the chaos to steal two of the training Paths
Randidly frowned You make it sound like I am an opportunist but believe me my presence was the only reason that they were able to wound the Master
Naffur snorted Does that make it better You are an agent of chaos
Kharon is a city that I founded Randidly huffed somewhat playfully If I really was an agent fo chaos none of you would have jobs
Even a broken clock is accurate twice a day Miss Collins observed Then the entire Kharon contingent broke out in laughter as Randidly frowned at them
Watching everything Nrorce tilted his head to the side
Chapter 1846
After the meal Randidly opened a portal back to Expira and most of his subordinates proceeded through the rift in a quick procession Derek Moss was still timid and bashful Commissioner Arrietti had dipped into some old ale Nrorce had fermented and now boisterously praised the blue goblinÆs food production capabilities to the high heavens Naffur looking much older than when he had originally been named the head of the Order Ducis shook RandidlyÆs head and then walked away with a confident gait
A lot of change that I caused even if I wasnÆt there for it Randidly thought as they left IÆm a part of their lives So itÆs better that IÆm making that decision purposefully from now on
Miss Collins went second to last having been the only individual who had managed to draw Nrorce into conversation of all things they spoke at length about the creation and uses of the image isolating Engravings Apparently she saw quite a bit of potential in adding such restrictions to certain areas of Kharon Academy