Chapter 88 - Son Of A Betrayer (3)

"Kuhum. May I ask who this figure is?" Jacinda, who had quickly regained her composure, asked Basil. Surely, Basil's answer was simple. "I don't think you expect me to know him." Upon hearing it, Jacinda sighed softly.

"I am sorry for asking." She shook her head faintly, then stared at Basil. Likewise, Basil stared at her back. After some time, Jacinda finally opened her mouth. "About the reward, what would you like to ask?"

"Since it has come to this, I will not hold back." Jacinda wasn't bothered as she merely nodded her head. "I would like to visit the Kingdom's library." Jacinda quirked her eyebrow. "Do you mean Arthan Library?" Basil answered simply, "Yes."

Jacinda was unsure. Although Arthan Library wasn't accessible just to anyone, it wasn't a big deal to give Basil a permission to enter it. However, aside from Braxtein Kingdom's history, there was nothing could be enjoyed there.

She was baffled by Basil's choice. Why would a youngster like him delve himself into the boring history of Braxtein Kingdom?

The answer was simple. There was a legacy left behind by a fairly well-known Mage from Braxtein Kingdom in Arthan Library. Basil was planning to discover this legacy. Surely, he didn't want to explain himself. It would be stupid of him to do so.

"Are you really sure?"

"Yes."

"You sure you wouldn't regret it later?"

"Yes."

"Very well."

Since Basil was adamant, Jacinda agreed to it. She didn't bother to convince Basil otherwise.

"Here is the visiting card. It is available permanently. Therefore, you can visit the library whenever you want."

Jacinda gave a rectangular card that had Rune carved onto it to Basil. He took it in his hand, and fiddled with it for a while, before storing it in his Spatial Bracelet.

"I am sorry to say this. However, your merit on eradicating a Black Mage will remain unknown. It is to protect your peace from 'certain' individuals."

"Do you mean the faction?"

"I suppose you are well informed. As to your question, yes, it is the faction."

"I do not mind. I have never thought of it as a merit since the beginning."

Jacinda nodded softly to herself. She talked about some trivial things, before excusing herself. As the Headmaster of Randalvine Magic Institute, she had many things to do.

When Jacinda finally left the room, the other people, who had hold back themselves, bombarded Basil with questions. It ranged from how he could train in both Principals to his favorite things to do. The latter belonged to Iliana.

Basil answered all of them as necessary as possible. Once it got into a dangerous zone, he would distract them away from the question.

When the people were satisfied, Basil was finally free to go. Surely, not without an escort. Iliana volunteered — read insisted — to be his escort, while Blake returned to organize his other students.

"There would be a banquet tonight, Basil. Will you join us?" Iliana asked, while escorting Basil. "Am I obligated to come?" Basil responded calmly. "No, but I would like to see you there."

Basil hummed to himself. He didn't know Iliana had this side on her. Although she wasn't overly friendly, seeing her this way was surprising. She didn't act this way in the past when he had met her for the first time.

"Why are you silent? Is that your way to refuse my invitation?"

"No. I was just thinking. I will attend it."

Iliana stopped her footstep, and stood before Basil. She stood on her toes, and stared at his eyes. Then, she hummed to herself, while observing the specimen called Basil.

"Hmm... No wonder you are familiar. You are the cocky boy who paid no attention to my announcement, before the registration, this morning." Basil quirked his eyebrow, and remarked, "Took you long enough to realize."

"Well, it's a one time thing. I met many people today." She shrugged. Humming to herself once again, she stared at Basil more intently than before. "Basil is too long. Can I call you Sil, instead?" Upon hearing it, Basil's eyelashes trembled faintly.

Although she behaved differently. She still had the penchant to shorten people's names. Nostalgia washed over him. Still, he wasn't the type to easily get carried away. Therefore, he could instantly respond.

"You may call me whatever you are comfortable with."

"I understand!"

She returned to stand on her feet normally, and resumed walking. Likewise, Basil did too. They were heading to the place where the tournament winners were congratulated by the committee, or their future senior. It was a tradition.

Sadly, Basil couldn't meet his family, before going there.

Whoosh!

A gush of wind blew over their way, and caressed their faces tenderly. The wind wasn't alone, it carried fragrant smell upon its wake. Basil turned his head, and found where the fragrant smell came from.

There was a flower garden that was filled with countless of varieties of flowers. Basil stopped his footstep, and gazed at them. Among the countless flowers decorating the garden, one particular flower attracted his attention.

His feet unconsciously moved toward the flower's direction. When he arrived in front of the flower, he plucked three stacks of it, then brought them to Iliana. He didn't get carried away. He merely let his body do what it wanted.

"For you."

"O-oh. Thank you..."

Iliana was taken aback by Basil's sudden act. However, she was quick to act. She took the flower Basil gave to her, before looking at Basil curiously. She couldn't help herself from asking.

"Why this flower, though?"

"It reminds me of your hair. If you are a flower, this flower must be you. It suits you very well."

Iliana was left bewildered by Basil. She was curious whether it was Basil's attempt to flirt with her. If so, it was an unusual one. However, the former didn't have any intention to make himself clear. He merely walked away, leaving Iliana behind.

"Huuh... A strange one, huh?" She sighed to herself. "Still, how did you know this is my favorite flower... Sil?" Iliana looked down at her hand. Three stalks of Purple Hyacinths were on her grasp.

...

Shirley and Irene were already on their way to Woster County. They had just passed a Teleportation Gate a few minutes ago, and it left them a day to reach Woster County. Despite the distance, in truth, anyone from various Counties could reach the Capital in a fairly short time.

It was all due to the Teleportation Gate. The reason why Basil and his family took nearly five days to reach Randalvine had been because they didn't pass any Teleportation Gate. They had wanted to enjoy the trip.

Surely, when it comes to emergency, people will be in a rush. The same also applied to Shirley. She didn't want to dillydally, since she was curious to what the emergency situation Nicholas was referring to.

"Shirley, is there a need to hurry?"

"I am a little bit worried about what Father said, Irene. I want to see the situation with my eyes as soon as possible."

Irene sighed to herself. She couldn't bring herself to tell Shirley of her bad premonition. She had accompanied Shirley to ensure nothing unwanted to happen to her. Still, Irene couldn't relax. She had felt the same thing on that night, where her lord, Halton Rothermere, had gone missing.

Gripping Shirley's hand, Irene muttered softly, "Don't worry, sweetheart. Everything will be alright." She didn't even know whether it was an attempt to calm Shirley or herself. Oblivious to Irene's anxiousness, Shirley replied, "Hm. I know, Irene."

Thus, their trip to Woster County continued.

...

In a luxury clothing store, two attractive youngster were having their time to choose for the suits they wanted to buy. All eyes were on them, watching the unfolding scene in mild interest, and of course, while also enjoying both of the eye candies.

"Hmm... Hmm... Hmm... I like this better on you. How about wearing it?"

"At this point, I am convinced you like me better without no clothes."

"Exactly! However, Darling, you can not go to the banquet naked, don't you think?"

"Vagus..."

Surprisingly, the identity of the two youngster were Basil and Vagus. One might wonder how Vagus was there. The reason was simple.

Jade of Soul Memoir.

Right after Basil accepted the Jade of Soul Memoir from James, Basil had an idea to send Vagus' soul inside it.

As Mana also became the part of oneself upon entering one's body, the soul, which was undoubtedly the part of oneself, should be able to enter the Jade of Soul Memoir. Unsurprisingly, Basil's theory was correct.

Upon infusing Vagus' soul to the Jade of Soul Memoir, she could manifest herself. The drawback was her inability to use Magic. As her soul was too powerful, that even Kusanagi couldn't handle, she had to sacrifice her ability to use Magic to manifest herself.

Thus, upon manifestation, Vagus was no different than an ordinary girl, with an extraordinary attractiveness. Surely, giving her the right to manifest herself quickly became one of things Basil regretted doing.

"Why are you just standing there? Quick, let me put this on you!"

"How about I do it myself?"

"Why? Do you love your wife no more?"

Vagus' eyes quickly turned glassy. The people looking at her sympathized her, but didn't know how to react. They had witnessed how she had experimented on her husband, Basil. Surely, at this point, people already believed they were indeed married.

Basil sighed inwardly, and patted her head, to soothe her 'wounded' heart. He resigned his fate, and his dumb decision. Still, Vagus' had helped him since his past life. He couldn't just throw her away... until he found a stronger weapon, at least.

"Alright, I will let you put this suit on me. Therefore, you have to keep your hands from traveling to weird places, okay?"

"..."

"Vagus, my dear?"

"Yes..."

Even mosquito sounded louder than her. Luckily, Basil was no ordinary person. He could perfectly hear her. However, that kind of response means she was going to break her promise.

They both stepped into the fitting room. Just as Basil had expected, the lewd immoral lady, named Vagus, touched him in various places. He could even hear her suppressed giggle. He was sure, if she had had body, there would be puddles of blood on the floor.

Looking at the mirror, Basil admired his slightly manly face. He didn't dare to take any Hormones Booster Potion in fright of uncontrollable growth. He was growing taller than his past self, and it didn't show any sign of stopping.

He had been this tall — 192 centimeters — when he had stopped growing in his past life. Although it had been the result of his unhealthy life, he didn't expect to grow this much. Furthermore, his 'down there' was growing too.

Too much growth is a calamity in fortune. If he were to take the Hormones Booster Potion, his 'down there' would grow to the point where he would bring suffering to women. He didn't want that!

Although he mostly ignored his sexual urge, he wasn't a eunuch. He would do the 'deed' at some point! Being unable to do so due to his gift would be frustrating.

"Darling? Are you finally thinking of doing it?!" Vagus was enthusiastic upon glimpsing some of Basil's thought. 'Glimpsing' was the reason of her misunderstanding. At times like this, Basil handled it calmly.

"Curb your urge, Lady!"

— or not?

...

Night came, and it was time for the banquet. The banquet was held to celebrate the conclusion of the tournament. It was usually the Nobles' way to tempt the tournament winners, or some of the committee who hadn't joined any faction yet, to join them. It was a well hidden political war.

Unsurprisingly, it was also the chance for the youth to associate among themselves. The Nobles attending the banquet also brought their children. Thus, it often became a prior engagement event among their children with the promising stars.

Iliana, the ultimate eye candy, became one of the highly targeted individual. However, no one dare to approach her. The aura she emitted, and the pressure she sent toward anyone who was stupid enough to approach her was suffocating.

"Tsk! He said he would come. Where is he?"

Iliana clicked her tongue, and tapped the floor impatiently. She was waiting for the one who had promised her to attend the banquet. In other words, Basil.

"Woah, you are grumpy today. Is it 'that' time already?"

"Shut your food hole, Woster! You will not like what I can do to you."

"Woah, woah, chill out, Miss. I'm not hitting you or something. I'm not insane."

Iliana turned her head to look at the person speaking. A young man with an attractive facial features, and blond her. One could easily see he resembled Harold a lot. In fact, they were siblings.

This young man was no other than Harold's brother, Clovis. He was older than Iliana, and they were classmates. He wasn't talentless. Iliana was simply a genius.

"What are you doing here, then?"

"I am waiting for Basil too."

Iliana raised her eyebrow, "Are you swinging that way?" Clovis' mouth twitched. Looking at Iliana with his trained courteous smile, he said, "I am sure you knew about my normal sexuality." Iliana merely shrugged, and turned her gaze to the front.

"Who knows? Maybe, you were too heartbroken when I rejected you that you went 'that' way."

"Huuh..."

Clovis would be roasted, if he were to retort. Therefore, he chose to admit his defeat. Looking at the other tournament winners, he chuckled in amusement. While Kimberley did a good job to handle the curious crowd, Xiu Li was overwhelmed.

No, he was being harassed by those Noble women! It's time to save his future junior. When he was about to dash at Xiu Li's way to save the latter's arse, the ballroom's door opened. Everyone's gaze shifted to the door, and no one could blink their eyes.

A tall young man with an equally handsome and beautiful face stood in front of the door. His silky, but wild, brown hair was swiped to the back, leaving a few strands covering his forehead.

He looked at the crowd with his deep gaze and captivating brown eyes.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Dressed in a fitting black and white suit, his manner and gait complimented his charisma. Every eyes followed his movement. Some in amazement, and some in obsession. He stopped his footstep, and stared at the person waiting for him.

"Took you long enough to come here, Basil."

The young man, Basil, merely smirked in response. Looking at Iliana, he could see Purple Hyacinths decorated her neatly braided hair.

She looked beautiful that night.