Chapter 27 Demonic Mana

"Have you calmed down?"

I talked to Willa.

Even though I've tried to comfort Willa, she is still sobbing a little.

After a while, she finally said something.

"But, why hasn't Brother come out of the bedroom even though a day has passed? I thought you were sleeping because you locked the door. So I didn't dare break in until I finally thought that you had something wrong."

She pressed the tips of her index fingers together.

As she spoke, her eyes kept moving erratically.

'Apparently, I've been through that torture for a whole day, huh.'

She glanced at me and asked, "Then, what is it...."

"I told you it wasn't like that, didn't I?"

Even though I told her that the stench smell and dirt marks on my bed earlier weren't because I did anything to an innocent girl, she still seemed hard to believe.

"If you do it with Clarista or maybe one of the maids in this mansion, I'll ki-"

"Hmm?"

Willa's face seemed to turn black as she muttered under her breath, but the moment she noticed my gaze, she changed her expression to a bright smile.

Raising my eyebrows up, I was confused for a moment, but I turned my gaze forward again.

Right now, we were walking side by side along the corridors of the mansion. I had cleaned myself up in the bathroom before chasing Willa and walking together like now. My bedroom is also under the care of the maids.

So, we are currently walking towards the dining room together. After arriving, we opened the door and entered the dining room together.

My eyes stare into the room. In the common dining room, Thalia, Daniel, and Baron Warwick were already seated in their respective chairs.

Daniel seemed to have removed the bandages all over his body, probably he had drunk a healing potion out of nowhere.

Unlike before, Daniel did not start the fight in vain.

Maybe because there was Baron Warwick.

That way, Willa and I managed to sit in our seats without any unnecessary fighting or exchange of words.

Once all the family members were seated, then a line of maids entered the room with a trolley full of food on it.

The maids put various foods on the dining table. There is beef stew, salad, sausage, and various soups.

They were all foods I hadn't tasted in a long time. For the past few days, only delicious but poisonous food has entered my mouth, for that, I quietly enter the kitchen and eat whatever food is in there.

As soon as every food was available on the table, without hesitation, I immediately took some of the food.

Even though I seemed rude, strangely no protest came from them.

Maybe it's because I've followed the usual eating etiquette of noble families.

Before I took the food, I had confirmed that Baron Warwick, the person who was the head of the family, had taken the food.

And the way I take food is also not arbitrary. For myself who has lived on earth, eating etiquette is not a difficult thing.

As soon as Baron Warwick ate his food, I ate mine as well then.

Cruch... Cruch... Cruch...

The sound of chewing is heard.

Taking all the food that was in front of me, I began to put them one by one into my mouth. Since all these foods are non-toxic, I don't need to be too wary.

While eating all the dishes, Baron Warwick started a chat.

"Willa, have you got everything ready? Tomorrow is the day you will go to the royal capital to enter Milestone Academy."

"Eh? Milestone Academy?"

"Supposedly, for a small noble like us, only one person can enter Milestone Academy, and that slot is already occupied by Daniel. But, I coincidentally got the chance to put you in there."

Even though I didn't look at Baron Warwick and Willa when they exchanged words, I still listened intently to them.

Milestone Academy.

I know it is the largest and most influential academy in the Averus Continent.

Milestone Academy is located in the northernmost area of ​​the Misonia Kingdom. Almost adjacent to the Bradfault Kingdom.

On the Averus Continent, there are four human kingdoms, they are the Misonia Kingdom, Bradfault Kingdom, Lyazla Kingdom, and Anster Kingdom.

Among the four kingdoms, the Misonia Kingdom was the largest.

Then there is the Bradfault Kingdom which is to the north of the Misonia Kingdom.

Going further north was the Lyazla Kingdom which was at the northern end of the Averus Continent.

Meanwhile, the kingdom of Anster itself is located in the northwest.

For the four great human kingdoms, Milestone Academy has always been the top choice for the children of nobles to undertake education.

The same goes for small noble families like the Warwick noble family.

But, small nobles could only enter one of their descendants at a time to go to Milestone Academy. And it was already occupied by Daniel who was said to have gone to Milestone Academy last year.

The reason he was at home right now was that he was taking his time off. By the spring starting next month, he should have returned to the Academy.

That's what I heard from their conversation when I focused on eating some more food.

"Mesties, after this, go to my office room. I have something to tell you."

I responded to Baron Warwick's orders with a small nod.

***

As soon as the meal together was over, I went to Baron Warwick's office room. When I went inside, I saw that Baron Warwick was already sitting on a chair behind his desk.

He has a different expression than when we ate together earlier. His expression looked much more serious. The impression of an ordinary old aristocrat I felt about him was gone.

'Really, does he have multiple personalities?'

Stepping forward, I was right in front of his office desk.

"So, what's the matter?"

I started the conversation first. I don't want to waste time.

Baron Warwick suddenly pulled out a pouch from the drawer. The contents of the bag made a clattering sound when they hit the table.

Obviously, it's money.

He handed me the bag full of money. His eyes looked right into mine as if to say, "Take this money!"

"You must leave this house!"

After hearing that, a small smile appeared on my face.

'Home, yes.'

Interesting term.

I never, not even once, thought that this was my home. However, refusing money that is just given is not good.

I took the money he gave me and put it in my pocket.

It's okay. I was indeed planning to go out and leave this family from the start. After all, I already got an ID Card. Even if I leave this house, my identity as a noble will still not change.

I knew that the reason why he didn't take my ID Card was that the ID Card wasn't something that could be taken from someone easily.

Unless the owner of the ID Card dies, the ID Card cannot be taken over by someone else because there is special magic in the ID Card.

But, why didn't he just kill me inside the mansion? There are 1001 ways to kill me here and now, but why doesn't he do it? There's only one possibility I can think of. He might be afraid that bad rumors will arise if I die in this mansion.

"What if I refuse?"

Bang!

His hand could still make a loud sound when it hit the table. Even though his hands looked wrinkled and had no muscles at all, how did that sound come about? I was worried that his hand was broken.

The wrinkles that were already on his face grew even more as he frowned. Extreme anger rose and flared, it was evident in his eyes.

I felt something strange gushing out from Baron Warwick's body. To confirm my suspicions, I activated the Hear of Everything skill.

[You activated the Hear of Everything Skill.]

My enhanced hearing can also detect active Mana in the air. And this time it's still the same.

Normally, the sound produced by Mana in the air would seem like the sound of light blowing air. However, this time I heard a different voice.

Sounds of flames, chaos, screams and sounds that almost resembled destruction entered my ears. All the sounds mixed into one made anyone who heard it would have blood dripping from their ears.

The voice came from the Mana surrounding Baron Warwick's body.

Reflexively, I covered my ears with my palms. I was confused about the reason why Mana's voice could be so terrible and why it came from Baron Warwick's body?

Until I finally realized something. The mana emanating from Baron Warwick's body was not the same as the mana expended by humans. The mana that represented the chaos… Obviously, it was the mana that demons normally emit.

[The Stigma of Darkness detects the Demonic Mana.]

[For further identification, you are required to touch the target!]