Chapter 42 Training 4

"Young lord Callius, dinner time is up."

Hearing the somehow gentle but direct voice of Aura, I managed to pull myself from the training.

"Huff, huff. I see. Aura, did you record my training for today, as well?"

"Yes, I recorded it. Would you like me to delete the records?"

"No, keep it for now. Hmm, do you still have the records of the past years?"

"Are you asking about the records of your training with Master Austin?"

"Yes."

"The recordings of that time are still there. Would you like to see them?"

"I will tell them when the time is right. Just like tomorrow, lock the door and don't let anyone enter this room, understood?"

"Understood, Young Lord Callius."

Hearing that, I left the room to have a shower. Taking out my clothes, I entered the shower and started thinking about the training results.

'Although the results are not that apparent in just one day, I can still feel the improvement I hadn't felt when I was not awakened. Just as I expected, settings from the game are the basics of this world.'

I thought and left the shower. Grabbing my clothes and putting them on, I left the shower room and started walking to the mansion.

/CLANK/ /CLANK/

"HAAT!"

/THUD/

While walking, I saw sparring between the knights. Although they are not using a rapier but using a greatsword and claymore, watching them while activating my [All Seeing Eye] was still useful.

At that moment, I heard the system sound in my head.

<Quest [Beat the knights] generated.>

'Hmm, system, what is this about?'

I asked while still keeping my attention on the fight at the same time, not stopping my movement.

<Host, to basically explain, you need to beat knights in a duel. Rewards will change according to the rank of the knight you have beaten. Rewards will also stack with the number of knights beaten, as well.>

Hearing the system's explanation, I left the training grounds and stepped onto the garden.

'Hmm, you are saying I need to beat a knight in a duel. Considering every one of them awakened their aura, it is impossible for me right now.'

I thought in my head while walking. At that moment, I remembered something about the game. In the game, there was a type of duel that was solely created for the purpose of showcasing one's swordsmanship.

However, since not everyone has the same talent when it comes to aura, mana, and body strengthening, the difference in power would overcome the technique. Therefore, to overcome this disparity, they made a rule of limiting both participants' mana and aura to the level of a normal person and fighting with only swords, purely with technique.

'Is any type of duel okay for the quest to be completed?'

I asked with a slight smile of anticipation.

<Yes, every type of duel is okay.>

Hearing the answer coming from the system, the corners of my mouth curled up.

"But, this… This does put a smile on my face."

Mumbling like that, with my mood increased, I reached the dining room.

Nodding me, the maid opened the door.

"Brother, you are here!"

And the first thing that welcomed me was, of course, my little sister.

"Where were you in the breakfast? You were not in your room, either?"

Coming closer, Diana asked me. When I looked at the table, it seemed our 'guests' had already left the mansion.

"Let's sit first, Diana."

Hearing my answer, she nodded her head.

"I was training."

After I sat at the table, I said.

"Huh? But brother… You never train, right? Is something wrong?"

"Sigh… Diana. Just calm down. Nothing is wrong. I decided to train from now on; that's it."

Putting my head on the shoulder of my agitated sister, I managed to calm down.

"Hehe, okay. If you say so."

"Callius."

At that moment, I heard Adelyn calling me.

"Yes?"

"Alicia wanted to see you before she left, but since you were training, she left without doing so."

"I see. It is a pity, then."

"But, you heard what Beatrice said at that time. So, did you not know they would leave immediately?"

"I knew."

"Then, why did-"

"Because I didn't want to."

"….I see."

Saying that Adelyn turned her head towards Diana.

"Your master contacted me just now. You are leaving tomorrow."

"What? But, mother. Isn't it a bit too soon?"

"Your master said you are now in an important time for your training, and you shouldn't miss it."

"But-"

"No buts. You will leave tomorrow. That's it."

While they were talking, I was looking at Emma's lost expression. The normal sharpness oozing from her was not there right now. Normally she would glare at me until the dinner ended, but from the looks of it, something had happened.

'It doesn't concern me anyway.'

Dismissing the thoughts in my head, I heard Adelyn saying;

"Let's eat."

After that, everyone started eating the meal in front of them. But looking at the expression on Diana's face, it seems she is a bit sad that she will leave this soon. Well, it is what it is…

Since Alicia was not here, there wasn't any unnecessary long praying either…

The dinner went pretty smoothly, aside from that. It seems, Adelyn was able to get over the frustrations in her heart by talking with her friend since she didn't mess with me at the table.

Therefore, after finishing dinner, I went to my room.

Since today, I pretty much trained for almost all day; even though I drank quite a lot of stamina potions, mental fatigue was still there.

There is also the fact that I shouldn't rely on the stamina potions too much as well. The natural recovery period after a workout is also a good opportunity for your body to develop, and no matter what, any external matter made by a human would not be optimal as natural recovery.

Thinking that I decided to write the elements necessary to awaken my Aura without using a dragon heart since I am not optimistic about finding it in any close time. However, firstly let me check the contents of the quest.

'System, show me the quest tab.'

Thinking like that, a system panel appeared before me.

Quest

[Beat the Knights]

-  Since you are searching for improvement in your skills, gaining combat experience is essential.

-  Beat the knights of your household in a duel.

-  Number of knights beaten: 0

-  Rewards: Will be distributed according to the results of the quest

-  Time limit: Five months

The moment I saw the panel in front of me, I was eventually surprised.

'I didn't think there would be a time limit. Does the system also expects me to leave the household around that time?'

I thought inside my head.

'It doesn't matter anyway. I am certain that I can beat most of the knights here in pure swordsmanship at most three months.'

Nodding my head, I picked a notebook.

'Still, beating the high-ranking knights would require much more effort, considering they are all experts in their respective fields. We will see that at that time.'

Thinking that I started writing the thing I would need to awaken my aura.

The reason why the person who uses this method needs high willpower is because of the pain he would need to overcome. However, it is not only pain. While you are in pain, you also need to complete everything in order, which is very hard since your mind will be clouded.

The process of pain is also long since it requires the user to keep his consciousness intact for two days straight.

And the last thing is that this method required two months of detailed preparation.

Now, let's start with the materials I will need first while preparing myself for the two days of pain.

-  Twelve roots of Blessed Brier

-  Three leaves of Snow Betty Flower

-  Four Iogerkuin

-  Two pieces of Obrite

-  Twenty-four pieces of Regal Woodbine

-  One Erdleaf Flower

-  Two Arteria Leaves

-  Twelve kilograms of Meteorite Beast's meat

-  Two pieces of Basilisk's Shell

Writing everything on the paper, I started thinking about the process since all those materials above have their own way of preparing.

I will use those to prepare my body to enter the process. Albeit it will be a little uncomfortable, that won't have any side effects on my body, even if I choose to go for the Dragon Heart method; therefore, to save two months, I decided to start preparing myself.

First six days, I need to consume two roots of Blessed Brier every day, one before I start training and one before I go to bed.

After that, I need to consume three leaves of Snow Betty Flower in one day, with six hours between them.

Then, for four days, I will eat Iogerkuin, one each every day. Although I don't know the detailed explanation for this process, I presume this one is related to the reconstruction of the body since Iogerkuin is a herb generally used for potions.

After this point on, I will start using the materials together.

Since Orbrite is a mineral, I will use it in my baths to increase the effects of the herbs I am using for the rest of the two months while eating the same meal prepared with the meat of Meteorite Beast and leftover materials listed on there.

For approximately 48 days, my dinners will contain the same ingredients.

'Let's see what the future holds for me.'

Thinking like that, I called a maid to my home and instructed her to buy all those things listed there.

Hearing my order, she left the room after bowing, and I started reading a book related to the history of martial arts in this world, just to pass the time…

/KNOCK/ /KNOCK/

Until I heard a knocking sound….