My pov again
Experience tales at m-vl-e-mpyr
So I can say I did well but I felt more frustrated than before.
First the name Celestio on the list and...second the broken Excalibur.
"Could that guy sneaked the sword and brought it to the monastery as a symbol of loyalty?"
[My Creator the War of Faith happened 200 years ago, and this man is only similar in age to the current emperor]
"Could it be someone else inside the palace? since we can't connect them just because he is part of the imperial family"
[Possibly]
"So the main reason they could invade the palace was due to someone from the inside helping them out"
But this person should have existed since the time of the War of Faith.
[It's becoming more troublesome Creator, you can't touch anyone from the imperial family. It is against the creed of the Lionheart family]
My heart began to beat recklessly wrapping my head with thoughts that seemed unnecessary right now.
"Should I convey this to him?"
[The duke?]
"Yes I can't say this to Mother she might asked the emperor to cancel my mission"
[And you can't let her do that since you became attached ]
I sigh it seems I am still too young for missions like this. I could easily get attached resulting in my emotions invading my decision.
"My head hurts a bit"
[It's because your thoughts aren't aligned with your emotions]
All I could do was sigh
"Jeremiah"
[Yes Creator]
"Use your sensor and find any information about him"
[I will]
"I'll call that man"
I think the issue became much bigger since a member of the imperial family was involved. I don't know if I can report this to his majesty but someone has to know about it.
I took out my communication bracelet and dial the communication code of that man.
As the device glows a static sound comes after, and from a jamming of unknown sounds it turns into a clear deep voice of a man.
{Boy is that you?}
"Yes it's me, old man"
The person whose main contribution to my life is creating me and marrying my mother. The Duke of Lionheart Duchy, Helios Lionheart.
{Are you sure about what you discover}
"Yes I'll send you the files I have a copy"
{Anything else? Are there any more things I need to know?}
His question got me thinking, should I tell him about Excalibur?
A series of thoughts jam my head but in the end, I should still tell him. After all, he might have a piece of information I have no knowledge of.
"Old man listen carefully there is another thing that I discovered from the tenth temple"
{I am listening}
"Excalibur, I found a broken Excalibur in the archbishop's office"
There was silence and I could not hear a single word from him.
{Alright}
I could feel the anger in his voice it seemed that the oath was taking effect, now I know it wasn't only me.
"I am tired"
[Is there anything you wish to do?]
"If possible I want to find the oath and analyze it"
[I shall do my best though it might be very difficult to do so]
"It's okay just do what you can"
[Affirmative]
Maybe I should update the system first that way analyzing the oath could be done easier.
[Are you sure you want to put all the remaining stat points in the system upgrade?]
"Yes, that way you will be able to analyze the oath properly. Also, I think analytical skills and spell hypothesis could help us out in copying their techniques"
[Then I shall commence with the upgrade]
After such words, Jeremiah focuses on upgrades.
"Now then I should also upgrade myself"
I stood up from my bed and walked my way to the backyard of the dormitory.
The night made the sky dark, I breathed slowly feeling the fresh chilly breeze with the sound of crickets touching my ears.
"I should train harder"
At this rate not just elite families but a king had allied towards the monastery. For how long did this alliance start?
As I swung the wooden sword in my hand my entire body suddenly became heavier.
"What brought you here, professor"
"I was patrolling the area when I noticed you, you are working hard despite being strong already"
"Me strong? I believe that word is still too far for me"
"Really? I don't think so"
Then without me knowing a wooden sword began to dance right in front of me.
"Move your weapon I'll teach you since I have free time"
His attack went in, it was fast and each move continued to numb me. The gears in my head began to move, calculating every possible step he was about to take.
With the fast pace of attacks, I found myself bleeding but my mind remained focused until I could finally keep up with my professor's attack.
"Good you are reading me well but..."
He crouches low, and his wooden sword dives in below before swiftly rising, angling it upwards aiming for my chin. It was a strike I didn't notice, however as I put on my guard the supposedly slash turned into a stab. Professor Adolfo changed the movement of his sword and aimed it at my abdomen. With his sudden change of attack, I didn't perceive it well so it went completely to my stomach.
"Impressive" the professor commented seeing how I manipulated my ki to protect myself.
"At this rate, I might actually teach you a sword technique"
"Whatever you say"
I move a bit to put some distance which he immediately crosses, his movements move so fast as if he is teleporting.
[However, he doesn't teleport]
"Yes," All I could do was agree with him as arrows began to flood my eyes.
"Hmmm?"
My sudden improvement made my professor increase his speed causing me to step back. Although I seem to be losing I was able to deflect all his attacks.
I moved my weapon initiating an attack when I felt my body sluggish.
"That's off"
[It's the sword technique of professor Adolfo Creator. Each strike takes out energy from his opponent]
"I see no wonder I feel heavy"
"I am really impressed, student Apollo did you know how many strikes it took to make you tired like that?"
I frown because I never really counted each attack I received, so all I can do is shake my head.
"It is ten thousand....little boy it took me ten thousand strikes to make kneel like that"