Chapter 29 Derivation

When showing affection, what kind of things would you do?

The answer to this question would probably change from person to person. And according to the answers, people can be divided into two categories.

People who show affection with their touch, and people who don't like showing affection with touching.

And seeing the way Diana behaves, I can say that she belongs to the first type. She likes the sense of touch, and she shows her affection in that sense.

Anyway, like that, she left my room after putting a little peck on my lips.

I have already mentioned how she was obsessed with the original Callius in the game and how she behaved. So, the way she behaved was also in the range of my prediction, albeit I really didn't think she would do that.

After she left my room, I started thinking about the things that had happened today.

First, the showing up of that group. Syndicate of Doom they were a group that would appear later in the game. But right now, they appeared here, right in front of me, which is different from the way it should have been.

That means something is changed, and it will affect the future itself. From this point on, I can't rely on my knowledge of the game absolutely, which means I am losing a certain advantage I had.

But is it a bad thing? What is there to fun if I know everything that will happen in the future?

While playing a game, watching a movie, or reading a book. What is the thing that makes you interested in them?

It is the possibility of being surprised, the possibility of seeing something new, reading something new. Something you couldn't think of beforehand, something only a person different from you could think. This is what makes people addicted to books.

Then wouldn't it be the same in our life as well? What we are always doing in our lives? Aren't we always searching for new types of things, new types of books, stories, and novels, when it gets boring? We are looking for a new place to live, a new place to eat, a new place to drive, and a new place to experience new things.

The key word here is 'new' or, in other words, the 'unknown.'

The thing we don't know anything about is the thing the human brain fears the most as well as likes the most.

The more it is mysterious, the more fun it will be.

This is the way I want to live my life, the way I want to experience things.

And knowing all the events that take place in the future, wouldn't that be boring?

If you are planning to live everything according to the game, then what would your existence mean? Why are you even here? Do you even have the will to change your course of action? Aren't you just a dog who thinks he is a human but is just scared to deviate from the original storyline?

When I thought about all those things, I realized that I would never be a slave to the storyline I knew beforehand. No, that would be too boring.

And here we are. Deviating from the story even from the start.

Then, we need to think about that. Why? Why did the story change?

'It must be related to the existence of the system and existence of mine.'

'Show me the quest tab.'

I muttered in my head, and at this moment, a window opened in front of me.

Quests

[Attack On Church] – Completed.

Description: Because there were a lot of loopholes in the original story of the game about 'Death of Duke Austin,' fate is bound to differentiate from the original. The first change about that is the sudden appearance of an evil group worshipping a dark god.

Conditions: Survive the attack and prevent contact between the Society of Doom and Diana Augustride

Rewards: The curse put on your body would be lifted.

When I saw the panel in front of me, I understood one thing for sure. My low endurance stat is not related to me being classless; no, it is related to something different.

Seeing the word curse on the reward list, I understood it must be related to that.

I have mentioned that before, didn't I? That Callius' body was always weak, even before getting his class or reaching the age of 10, in other words.

He would always be breathless when he was working with his body, exercising his sword skills, or training to become a better mana user.

Austin had always doted on Callius when he was a child. He personally trained him in his way of the sword, or personally trained in his way of magic, in his free time, of course.

But, even considering the business as a duke, the amount of time and effort Austin put into training Callius was not normal. It was always very challenging for Callius to keep up with all the strict training Austin put him through with his weak body.

However, now that I look back and remember all those moments, it feels like Austin knew in the future, I would awaken my class related to magic and would be able to lift that curse put upon me. It seems that is the reason he put me through all that training.

And that brings us to another question. How did he know it? From what kind of information he realized I would lift the curse in the future?

Did he also predict his own death and devise a plan for that too?

Yes, certainly, that can be a thing as well. Now that I think about it, Austin always prohibited me from entering a certain part of the library and reading the books hidden there.

He said I would know when the right time would come to enter that section of the library, and he said that only I would be able to enter it.

Callius, of course, tried multiple amounts of times to enter that section but was always repulsed by the barrier that surrounded it.

Reflecting on all those things right now, maybe I should try it. Maybe it is related to my awakening of magic or related to my class. I don't know.

But there is one thing I am sure of. Austin knew a portion of the future, and he devised a plan for that.

While I was thinking about that, I recalled the status window in my head to see if there were any changes in my physical stats.

STATUS

Name- Callius Augustride ????

Age – 12

Class – The Sorcerer of Beginning

Knight rank – 0 star

Mage rank – 1 star

Attributes – Aether

Traits – [Noblesse], [Perfectionist], [Prodigy], [Aesthetic Sense], [Tyrant's Aura], [Ego], [Witcher]

Arts – All-Seeing Eye (0-star) (%72)

Skills – Disguise

Stats-

- Strength – 1.3

- Speed – 1.3

- Stamina – 1.3

- Perception – 2.1

- Magic – 2.3

- Luck -???

- Charisma – 5 (sealed)

- Intelligence – 9

- Perseverance - 10

As expected, my stamina stat as well as strength stat all reached the same point, with me lifting my curse.

It seems I am finally freed from the shackles that have been holding my body from the beginning.

And this certainly helps me with my idea of training swords as well.

Remember the time I mentioned that Augustride Household has a unique type of swordsmanship that focuses on speed?

I learned it from my father in my childhood, and the moves are all imprinted on my mind.

The only thing that is missing is right now, training my body and holding my sword again.

And I have all the time to do that.

Even from the beginning, this body didn't have anyone that would call himself a friend or a person he could hang out with, and I didn't need to waste my time with all those distractions.

It is a grinding time right now, and I will make sure to develop myself before I apply to the academy.

Thinking like that, I decided to visit the library first.

'I will start training tomorrow after everything in the mansion cools down. Right now, most of the knights should have been dispatched to search for attackers, and they would investigate this matter all day. And, right now, my curiosity is killing me. The possibility of the father leaving me something in that section, I can't wait to check it right now.'

Thinking like that, I left my room and started walking to the library.

From the expression of personnel around us, I assume that everyone is pretty much affected by the attack.

The atmosphere in the mansion is also a bit tense. Everyone seems to be on edge right now.

With all those observations on the way, I reached the library. After putting my finger on the same section the last time I put it, I opened the door and went inside.

Just as I would expect, nobody was there. After that, I went directly to that section father prohibited me from entering and saw the barrier that always held me back.

And the moment I put my hand over it, the first thing I realized was that it could go through it.

Seeing that barrier was not blocking my entrance anymore, I stepped over it and entered.

"Welcome, my child, Callius. Took you long enough."

And the voice of my deceased father welcomed me…