Chapter 335 A Presence

Several minutes passed in such a heavy atmosphere. Arty felt her eyes heat up because it turned out that she rarely blinked while Erend was talking.

What came out of Erend's mouth was something too bizarre, amazing, and terrifying at the same time. Until she forgot about everything for a while.

"W-What... why..." Arty was at a loss for words. Her eyes glanced at the other things in the living room, intending on finding something that would help her understand everything.

However, obviously, Arty didn't find anything and the confusion was still in her head.

Erend had expected that his sister's reaction would be like this. Anyone who hears such news will surely be confused and astonished.

"You don't need to understand everything now. I know it's hard to accept," Erend said.

After hearing his voice again, Arty turned to Erend. Her lips parted slightly and her eyes were still wide open.

"How did you know about all that?" Arty asked.

"Listen," Erend said. "I actually almost died in the bunker that time. Hell, I actually thought I was dead. But something saved me."

Arty frowned, looking at Erend with a sense of shock coupled with worry when he heard that Erend was almost dead.

"Something saved you?" Arty repeated Erend's words in a questioning tone.

"Yeah." Erend nodded. "That 'something' gave me some very extraordinary powers. You must also keep this a secret from mother."

Arty nodded obediently.

"So, with this power, I can handle many things that should be impossible for me to do. Then, I also get access to huge pieces of information about many things."

"And some of that information is about the awakening of Magic in our world?"

"Of course. And many other things that you don't have time to know yet," said Erend.

Arty could only stare silently at his brother. It turns out that Erend does indeed have such a big secret. No, saying it was a 'big' secret meant she was underestimating its scale.

"Then what should we do?" Arty asked. The seventeen-year-old girl's previously tough demeanor had almost disappeared as it was replaced by worry.

Erend realized that and he was understanding. The news he said would shake the feelings of all who heard it. Of course, Arty was no exception.

Erend gave a smile to his sister. "Didn't I say that I won't let anything happen to you and mom?"

"But... can't I do anything to help?" Arty asked.

Erend stared at her for a few moments. Then said. "If you really want to help, you can join the training we'll be doing."

Arty blinked rapidly a few times. "Training?"

Erend gave Arty a knowing smile. Even though Aurdis said that she couldn't say for sure whether she could teach how to use Magic to them, Erend was sure that it would definitely happen.

"You just wait until the time comes," Erend said. "I'll introduce you to someone."

Arty became even more confused. Once again Erend made her speechless. But then Erend told her not to think about things too much for now. And just have to wait until the time comes.

So Arty complied. Although in her heart and head, there are still a lot of worries and questions.

They realized that it was already late at night. So Erend suggested to Arty that she sleep now.

Arty didn't protest and immediately went to her room. Which is the room Aurdis occupied the night before.

Arty lay in her new bed. This bed was so soft and comfortable, much different from the bed she had previously used in their old house.

Arty's mind wandered to the news that Erend had said earlier. She still didn't understand anything.

Arty had just seen his brother return from the war against those beings who were using a power called Magic. Yet now, Erend said that Magic will awake in their world.

Then Erend said about some kind of training. Exactly what training did he mean?

But even though Arty's mind was filled with those heavy things, she started to slowly close her eyes.

The effect of the new mattress she used to sleep on was so great that the anxiety and confusion that enveloped her heart were defeated by the comfort it offered.

So Arty fell asleep a few minutes after she lay down on the bed.

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Meanwhile, down there, Erend also decided to sleep first now. Tomorrow, things will definitely be a lot calmer because the President has already said that he will be holding a press conference.

So, everything should be back to normal in the near future.

Erend stood up from the couch and walked towards his room with a light feeling. However, when he was about to leave the living room, Erend felt a presence watching him.

He immediately looked in all directions but found nothing. Then Erend returned to the living room and looked around. He still hasn't found anything.

In the end, Erend used his Skill to confirm the situation. If there really was a dangerous presence approaching his house, Erend obviously couldn't let it slide.

[ Skill activated: Dragon Eyes (Lv.2) ]

Erend's eyes turned vertical like those of a reptile. Those eyes also gave off a yellowish dim light.

After activating the Skill, Erend rolled his eyes once again. Then he saw the shadow of a person highlighted by a yellow line outside his house.

[Dragon's Eyes] seemed to tell Erend exactly what was bothering him. The skill that was directly linked to his brain instantly understood what Erend wanted so it immediately marked the source of Erend's premonition.

'Who's that?'

Erend walked over to the window and opened the curtains carefully so the man wouldn't notice anything.

He was also still activating [Dragon's Eyes] so he could see more clearly in the darkness of the night.

The man hid behind a large tree that grew in front of Erend's fence. There are no street lights standing in that spot so its presence is quite hidden.

From what he could see, the man was clearly surveying his house.

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