Chapter 65 Downtime Before The Big Exam

Seeing the volley of water approach him, Arvell reacted immediately.

[Time Manipulation]

Arvell instantly moved his head to the right, dodging the water spray.

As the water flew past his head in slow motion he turned his head to identify the source.

'Tsk, Angela.'

Angela, Reyna and Zen were currently swimming in the outdoor pool, while only Arvell was reclining in a

"Come on Arvell! The water's perfect!"

Arvell shook his head.

"Thanks, but I'm fine right here."

"Come on! Do you not like me anymore? Fine then… I'll find someone else to be my training partner" Angela pouted.

Angela decided to use her trump card.

She knew just how much Arvell loved training, there was no way he would decline when his position of training partner was in jeopardy.

Surely this would work!

Arvell sighed inwardly.

'It's come to this, huh?'

Backed into a corner, Arvell decided to pull out his surefire win card.

"Sorry, but I need to study. You want your 'little brother' to pass right?"

Arvell flashed Angela the brightest smile he could muster.

'Ugghhhhh! I can't say no to that smile!'

Despite her best attempts to resist, Angela gave in and succumbed to Arvell's smile.

"Fine… But next time you're joining us! Okay?"

"Of course, of course!" Arvell nodded his head while attempting to pacify Angela.

Like a father trying to convince his daughter that he will buy her a toy, 'next time'

'Well, that was easier than expected.'

Lykos sighed when he saw Arvell's attitude.

'Rejecting such a beautiful girl calling you out like this… Maybe you really are destined to be alone…'

Arvell grimaced after hearing that.

That title that he had on his status board was something he would rather pretend never existed.

Would anyone want to hear they had no destiny with love?

'You seem to forget the fact that she already has a fiance, one that she seems to be infatuated with.'

'It's not like you couldn't change her heart if you wanted. You know this just as well as I.'

Arvell glared at Lykos.

'Why the hell would I want to cause problems like that? I don't even love Angela, furthermore, why would I go out of my way to ruin the happiness of someone who took care of me?'

Instead of retorting to Arvell's outburst, Lykos simply smiled.

'It's refreshing to see that you haven't lost sense of your reason. You've been resorting to using your charms far more often than before, using them quite often to get things your way. Remember to never let yourself be corrupted by your power.'

Realizing that Lykos only brought up the matter of seducing Angela as a test, Arvell calmed down.

'I see… Thanks for reminding me.'

Arvell looked back on his actions the past two weeks and couldn't help but agree with Lykos.

He had become far too dependent on using his natural charm to solve any problem he encountered, or even to get something his way.

While the act of using his natural charms to get his way wasn't technically wrong, as he was just using one of his strengths to his advantage, he was becoming entirely dependent on it.

It wasn't like Arvell could really use anything else though.

What was he going to do, beat the duke into submission if he wanted something?

No, he needed to use his 'communication' skills for that.

What Lykos was worried about was the possibility that Arvell would begin to misuse that power to create trouble.

For example, what if he used his charms enough times on Angela that she actually fell in love with him?

That would just be an unnecessary headache for everyone.

He had to remind Arvell to tone it down a little, to avoid such problems.

'But that aside, rejecting a beautiful girl to read books is still quite a sad thing to do.'

Arvell's right eye twitched in annoyance.

'Shut it.'

Arvell and the others stayed outside by the pool until sunset, before heading in for supper.

Since he had to attend the exam early the next day, Arvell decided to sleep earlier.

While Arvell was confident with passing, he still wanted to be cautious.

There was no such thing as too careful.

***

Arvell woke up early the following morning and quickly finished taking his bath.

Carefully choosing his attire for the day, he looked at his reflection in the full-length mirror with an excited grin.

Finally, the fateful day had come, the day Arvell had long waited for!

The first day of the entrance examination!