Perfect!
When Glenn snapped his fingers, the mana inside the throne room shook.
Coo coo coo coo!
The flow of mana, which had been like a calm lake, rapidly stirred and a huge iron gate rose from the floor.
Hwaaaah!
The iron gate, so magnificent that it reached the ceiling, was burning with golden flames.
“Go, matriarch?”
Roen widened his eyes. That door is Sieghart’s treasury, which only the head of the family can summon. It was the first time in 10 years that Glenn had summoned that door.
“I’ll be back for a while.”
When Glenn raised his hand, the golden iron door opened smoothly, as if it had been oiled.
He turned around for a moment, looked again at the golden flame burning on the stone sword, looked at it, and went inside.
Inside the treasury, countless treasures were piled up.
Top-quality elixirs and weapons, gems that can be used to buy castles, and various types of books. These were treasures that would cause bloodshed on the continent even if just one was revealed.
Glenn paid no attention to the weapons, jewels, or neatly stacked elixirs that eagerly revealed themselves.
I walked straight through the report and headed to the huge bookshelf built in the deepest part.
The cylindrical bookshelf rose to the end of the treasury as if it were a world tree, and a variety of books were placed in each compartment.
widely.
When Glenn lightly kicked the ground, his body rose, defying gravity. He stepped through the air and headed to the first section of the bookshelf.
In the first compartment, unlike the other places, there were only two books.
He grabbed the yellow, old book in front of him and tried to pull it out. But the book was unmoving, as if it had been crushed by a rock.
“As expected, it’s not moving.”
Glenn clicked his tongue and took out the red book right next to him.
The second book, unlike the first, fell smoothly and was well preserved, so there was no problem reading it.
Cracking.
Glenn’s hand, which was quickly scanning the contents of the book, stopped midway.
“hmm… .”
He frowned as he read the words written in the book.
“The first Sieghart family’s auror was as golden as the sun, and showed transcendental firepower that could even melt the flames of the demon world… .”
Glenn closed his eyes and thought of the golden flames created by Raon.
“Golden mana, golden flame.”
Yellow auror appeared often, but dark golden mana was a color that appeared only once in Sieghart’s history.
“Raon. What are you… .”
* * *
“I’m sorry mom.”
As soon as Sylvia returned to the annex, she hugged Raon. She was held tighter than usual, making it difficult for her to breathe.
“are you okay.”
Raon patted Sylvia’s shoulder as she saw her back trembling.
‘I’m not sure yet.’
In my past life, I lived without knowing that there were emotions.
If it meant killing, I killed it, if it meant kidnapping, I kidnapped it, and if it meant stealing, I stole it. Zookeeper and dog. There was only a relationship of command and obedience.
But it was different now.
Sylvia, Helen, and the maids only gave to themselves without expecting anything.
Because this was my first time in a life where I only received things, I couldn’t explain exactly what this feeling was pounding in my heart.
Still, I know one thing.
I hope Sylvia and the maids don’t cry. She always hoped that even if she couldn’t smile, she wouldn’t be sad.
‘If you had laughed at me, you wouldn’t have felt anything.’
However, those in the family battle laughed at Sylvia.
The subordinates below the podium were giggling openly, and the direct descendants on the podium had disgusted expressions as if they were looking at bugs.
‘I should let you know.’
I will teach this to all those who laughed at Sylvia. What will happen to the dirty behavior they showed today?
* * *
A warm sunny afternoon.
A boy was sitting on the lawn in the garden.
The child’s facial features, with dark blonde hair blowing in the gentle wind, were already almost perfectly harmonized despite his youthful appearance.
The only slight flaw was that his face was pale, as if he was not feeling well.
“Whoa… .”
The child, who had been sitting with both eyes closed for a while, slowly opened them.
‘The rings of fire are about to become three.’
Raon, who had grown to the point where he should be called a boy, not a child, smiled slightly.
‘It’s already been 7 years.’
Seven years have passed since the first identification, and I have already turned twelve.
Thanks to the constant practice during that time, the two rings of fire were on the verge of increasing into three.
‘It’s a little disappointing.’
If it weren’t for the cold that spread throughout my body, I would have reached level 3 right away, but unfortunately, my progress had to slow down because I was practicing with the cold.
Still, I didn’t gain anything.
‘Status window.’
I mentally shouted out the now familiar words.
Name: Raon Sieghardt.
Title: None.
Status: Curse of Cold (9 strands), poor stamina, reduced athletic ability, reduced mana sensitivity.
Characteristics: ???, Ring of Fire (2 stars), Water resistance (2 stars)
*Additional abilities are not unlocked.
Water resistance has risen to 2 stars, and thanks to the disappearance of coldness throughout the body, the symptoms of stiffness in the hands and feet as before have disappeared.
Of course, it was still difficult to move my body due to my different constitution, but that was a problem that would naturally be solved as my Ring of Fire achievement increased.
“Hmm.”
Raon turned off the status window and stood up from the lawn.
‘Now I have to start physical training… .’
Silvia and the maids’ worries have lessened because she no longer gets cold, but whenever she tries to move, they chase her and stop her.
In order to quickly increase the Ring of Fire achievement, physical training was also necessary, so I had to find a way to train openly.
‘Is there no way to practice confidently?’
You could force yourself to practice, but strangely, it was difficult to disobey Sylvia’s words. Although it was not an order, he had no choice but to follow it.
“young master!”
As I was wondering what to do, Helen came running out of the annex.
“I need to participate in the identification ceremony, but what should I do if you’re still doing that? Anyway, I’m just like you.”
“Oh, I did.”
Since everyone except those who were outside or on a mission had to participate in the discrimination ceremony, he had to go as well.
“I’ll see those annoying things again.”
Even when I participated in the second identification ceremony a few years ago, I was openly ridiculed. This time too, they will say things you won’t understand, like you’re a coward or a runaway.
“Yes, master. Those words are small… .”
Helen looked around and put a finger to her mouth.
“There might be others?”
“The eyes and ears within this family are always open.”
“I don’t mind worrying, but I understand.”
Raon clicked his tongue briefly and entered the annex. Inside, Sylvia, dressed in formal attire, was waiting.
“If you’re tired, would you like to rest in your room? “Mom, you can go alone.”
Sylvia, who had slightly increased wrinkles around her eyes, stroked her head.
“are you okay.”
Raon shook his head and entered the room.
‘I need to see how the people who laughed at us have changed.’
For the assassin, the change in target was a task that had to be confirmed as a top priority.
Raon happily decided to participate in the discrimination ceremony.
* * *
Raon, along with Sylvia and Helen, entered the throne room where the recognition ceremony was held.
“You’re still short.”
“It’s so dry. “Except for the blonde and red eyes, I would believe it if you said it was a child from a different family.”
“The only thing worthy of the name Sieghart is his handsome appearance.”
“I’m so pale that my face doesn’t look that good?”
It was as expected. The immediate staff who ignored me as if they were not interested and the collateral staff who whispered sarcastically were still the same.
‘thank god.’
They were still mocking themselves and Sylvia. I was rather satisfied that his attitude did not change.
‘Joanna, Henry, Denier… .’
Raon looked from top to bottom of the podium and repeated the names of his immediate and collateral relatives one by one.
I sat in the last seat under the podium and waited for about 30 minutes before the head of the family, Glenn Sieghardt, entered.
He still is. No, he went up to the stage with more dignity than 7 years ago and conducted the recognition ceremony.
Since there was no direct descendant and only children from collateral and vassal families were involved in the identification ceremony, the ceremony ended in less than three hours.
Because the collateral children’s mana purity was high, I occasionally heard teasing comparing them to myself, but I ignored it.
“The identification ceremony has ended today. Good work everyone… .”
“for a moment.”
Glenn raised his hand and interrupted the host saying that the recognition ceremony was over.
“Raon Sieghardt.”
The gaze of the absolute being sitting on the throne overlooking the world turned towards Raon for the first time.
There was a moment of silence, and the attention of everyone in this space was also focused on him.
‘me?’
Raon swallowed dry saliva. He was embarrassed because he never thought his name would be suddenly called.
“Go, matriarch?”
“Uhm… .”
Sylvia’s eyes trembled in embarrassment. Helen, who was next to her, held her hand tightly.
“You must have received an order to participate in basic training as a member of the family, but why haven’t you received an answer even after a month?”
‘Participating in basic training?’
I’ve never received anything like that. When I looked next to her, I saw Sylvia biting her lip. I think she already knew.
“Go, matriarch. Raon is different from other children. There’s still some cold left in my body… .”
“There are no exceptions or rejections for those who receive Sieghardt’s name.”
“This child has difficulty even walking properly. “You won’t be able to survive the training.”
Sylvia shook her head resolutely.
“If you can’t walk, get trained to crawl. “That is Sieghardt.”
Glenn rested his chin on his right hand and closed his eyes.
“Well, I can’t accept it. No, at least a little bit of time… .”
“If you can’t accept it, are you going to leave home again? “With that lump of blood?”
“Well, that’s… .”
I felt Sylvia’s hand holding my right hand becoming damp.
“In this land, I have no choice but to live as Sieghart. “If you don’t like it, get out.”
Glenn’s voice was cold, as if he was speaking to someone with whom he had no blood ties.
“Aren’t you going to run away again?”
“That would be worth seeing, but now there are no danteons or mana circuits to break.”
“I can’t believe someone like that was a direct descendant of the family. Tsk tsk”
“… … .”
Raon lowered his cold gaze as he looked at Sylvia, Glenn, and everyone else in the room.
‘Now I understand.’
The reason why Sylvia is treated so horribly even though she is a direct descendant. Now I can understand why I am ignored not only by my direct relatives but also by my subordinates.
‘I left the family.’
She shows signs of learning martial arts, but has no Aurors. This means that she did not abolish Dantian or master Auror, but as expected, she was the former.
It was clear that Sylvia had left the family after damaging the dantian and mana circuit and married her father.
‘My father died after she became pregnant with me, so she had no choice but to come back.’
I understand.
Since he came back after kicking out Sieghart’s position as a direct rank, it was reasonable for him to be treated as a lower rank.
‘but.’
That’s an outside perspective, and it’s their situation. For Raon, Sylvia’s son, the way she was treated was unbearable.
widely.
Raon let go of Sylvia and Helen’s hands and took a step forward.
“Do, master!”
“Raon. Mom will take care of it… .”
“are you okay.”
After shaking my head at the two people, I stood in front of Glenn.
“Matriarch. As you said, I will participate in training starting next month.”
I lowered my head, meeting his eyes as if he were looking at a bug, not a grandson.
“You didn’t even know there was training, right?”
Glenn’s third son and uncle, Denier Sieghardt, spoke. Among his immediate descendants, he was the only one who looked at him with pity.
“That’s right.”
“Even if it is basic training, it is not at a level that you, the patient, can handle. “Go away now.”
“it’s okay.”
Raon looked at Glenn, not Denier.
“I was given the name Sieghart, so I have to pay for it. “I will participate in the training.”
There was an instantaneous change in people’s eyes at the firm voice that was not typical of a child.
The look in his eyes seemed to recognize it as a small stone, but that was enough for now.
He has a history of rising from a lowly hound to a top assassin, and is familiar with the ring of fire that appears in continental legend.
If you utilize all of your abilities, it is not impossible to stand tall in this family.
Revenge delayed? no. In fact, this may be a faster route.
Kuuk.
Raon clenched his small fists.
‘I’ll show you how hard the rock you crush will become.’
