Chapter 417

Chapter 417

"You have something on your mind, Roy." Keith smiled as he looked at the boy who fidgeting a little in nervousness, sitting across from him at the coffee table.

The chessboard was organised for the last game of the hour, and as always, Roy had lost every single one of them. But today, he was a lot more sloppy, making it apparent that his mind was somewhere else.

"Speak," Keith ordered, and the boy lowered his head further down.

"Can I call you Father?" He whispered the question after a short while, having mustered up all the courage he had in him, and Keith heard it and sensed the unmistakable hope in his voice.

"No," It was a straightforward and brutal answer that sent the boy into shock, but Roy soon managed to get over it and nodded his head, holding back his tears.

The boy picked up a Pawn piece and made his first move, and soon, the chessboard was busy.

It only took the Child of Destiny a couple of minutes to make the first mistake, and for the next ten minutes, the boy helplessly watched his plans get dismantled on the board.

As soon as the game finished, Roy quickly organised the board and then stood up to bow to him.

"Thank you for your time, Master."

Keith nodded to him, and after the boy wished him a good night, he watched him walk to the door with a desolate back.

"I am not your father, Roy."

Hearing his words, the boy stopped in his tracks, feeling a pang of hurt, and turned to nod to him.

"I understand, Master." He said, but he did not meet Keith's eyes.

"However..."

Roy immediately raised his head when he heard him speak again, and there was a slight frown on his face as he caught his Master smiling.

"In some cultures, Mentors are respected just as much as your parents if not more." He lightly said. "And even if you can not call me Father, I can not stop you from considering me a father figure in your life. It's your right to feel however you want about the people around you."

Keith stood up and then walked towards him, and as soon as he came close enough, he raised his hand and patted the boy on the right shoulder.

"You have been looking at me as your father for a while now. I am aware." He smiled some more as he watched the nervousness dawn on Roy once again. "It's okay, but one must always understand and know who they are. It keeps them focused and their minds clear."

For some reason, Roy felt immensely relieved after hearing his words.

"Thank you, Master." He bowed to him again, and this time, there was a lot more respect and love in his voice. U//ppTodated fr/o/m nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)\/m

Even though he could not call Keith his father, he could still look up to him as one. He had the right and the permission to believe that he had a father, and it was more than enough for him.

"Tomorrow is the last lesson of your Training. I will give you a month to stay with your mother and spend it as you like, and then I will take her away with me."

He reminded the boy of the deal they had made a year ago, and his reminder did strain the smile on his face.

He was just about to close his eyes when he heard the System's prompt.

{Ding! A change has been detected in Qin Feng's Plan of Destiny.}

"What happened?" Keith curiously asked.

{Meng Xue is dead. Qin Feng accepted her feelings last night, and she died in an accident today. His Fate Value is going to quickly rise in the coming few months.}

"I see." He frowned.

According to the Plan of Destiny that he had read, Meng Xue was supposed to die in the summer of 2047, but now she had died a year earlier.

"So, Qing Feng is already yearning to leave his life and the Lord of the Purgatory Island aside and return to his homeland?"

{Yes, Host. Qin Feng will likely return to China at the end of 2047. A year and a half earlier than he was supposed to.}

There was already a change in Damien's Plan of Destiny, as he had carried out his most infamous job several months earlier than he was supposed to. As things stood, Keith could see himself having to deal with the two ahead of time.

He sighed in his heart as he found all of this a little too bothersome, but then he just brushed his thoughts aside and decided to work on his plans.

At least, for the rest of this year, he could spend all his time focusing on his family.

{Host.}

"Yes?"

{Qin Rouxi, the Heroine of Destiny, has just fainted. She has caught the sickness that stems from her Special Physique. It will aggravate over the next two years before her Physique awakens.)

Keith held back all his thoughts and then took a deep breath, again sighing in his heart.

Qin Rouxi was one of the Main Heroines planned by Destiny for Qin Feng, and she was an extremely special existence, born blessed and destined for greatness.

More than anything, she was special to him, and he had been thinking about going to China for a while now.

"There are no significant changes in Roy's Plans, right?"

{No, Host. His Plan of Destiny has not seen any major changes. However, his Fate Value is rising faster than it was meant to.}

"That's good."

It was just good to know that things would work as he knew they would. Otherwise, any changes in Roy's Plan of Destiny did not matter to him. As long as his Fate Value was rising, any changes would only be welcoming.

Keith spent the next several minutes amending his plans, and then he closed his eyes as he entered his dreamland.