Chapter 22: For Them (1/2)

LILIA HELSTEA'S POV:

I' with Mommy and Lady Alice and Ellie Ellie seemed a little bit disappointed that her brother didn't want to join us so I was holding her hand to co brother thatwith us I wanted to dress him up more," she pouted

"Do you likebrother?"

After so she just responded, "U Ellie?" Mymy other hand "Lilia, what do you think of Arthur?"

"Uuu he's a little scary How is he so strong, Moes until we're all grown up?" It wasn't fair I've always drea Momuess it's because he's a very gifted child But Alice, do you really have no proble he told you? I don'tbut doesn't it just see this ti even before the bandit attack"

I saw Lady Alice shake her head "Of course I know he's hiding a lot of things He probably doesn't know but it's pretty obvious when he's lying He tends to focus his gaze on one point and his voice turns monotone when he lies It's pretty cute how he thinks he's being sneaky actually 'Sigh', Tabitha, I know he's keeping things fro hih to tell us hiuess that's just what it means to be a parent I know he doesn't mean any harm so all we can do is just support hi is bad!" Little Ellie declared

I agreed with her on that "Yeah Ellie! Lying is bad!"

ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:

I start concentrating on my mana core, distracted by a series of unexplainable sneezes I was getting too iet to the previous level inas fast as I wanted it to

The little fight with Director Goodsky made it all too real for me I was too inexperienced and weak It didn't really affect es fought in this world The fact that there was nothing like conjurers inone a lot more difficult

My concentration wavered while y night when the orphanage's head caretaker, the closest thing to aat that time, but if I think back now, that was probably the reason I had started training like a madiving ht ht ; I just wanted vengeance I just wanted to be strong enough to kill the ones responsible for the death of the person who had taken care of h It had turned out that the ones responsible for killing the orphanage head caretaker, along with other leader figures of the various orphanages, were the military from another country

I realized then that no matter hoerful an individual was he was still just one person I needed authority along withthen served its purpose The first thing I did when I was appointed King was destroy that country I bloodied my hands with the corpses of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and h, was that no e what had happened to her She still had died an unjust death

This life was going to be different I wasn't going to let the ones I treasured suffer

Sylvie nudged her wet nose at aze fixed on my eyes 'I'm here, feel better' hat she see her head, I stirred myself out of hing at the crying Sylvie who still hated getting wet I was glad I had her byby ot back fro up I hopped down the stairs to greet them

"Hmph! Brother is a meanie!" My sister just puckered her lower lip with her ar with you, Ellie? I'm sorry" I patted her turned head, which made her tense her face as she forced herself to keep fro Mouys buy a lot of stuff?" I asked, my hand still on my sister's head

"We didn't buy much, just a couple of new outfits for Ellie and Lilia," my mother responded

At this ti toward us Vincent arrived beide us with an excited look on his face His eyes were a little red and he had an uncontainable suys are finally here!" He said picking up his daughter and kissing her cheek

"Honey, why are you so flustered? Have you been crying? "What is going on?" Tabitha had a bewildered look on her face froht now

"You didn't tell theoofy s ot down as well I was about to tell them"

"Tell us what, baby?" My mother had a look of concern as well Mothers never liked not knoas going on

"I discussed with Mr Vincent about teaching Ellie and Liliatoday Of course, only if Lady Tabitha was okay with it"

"…"

Tabitha just shook her head, looking at her husband "W-wait, hold on Is this some sort of prank? If it is, it's not funny"

"No es but it is possible for Lilia to becoave her a sincere look

"N-no way I've never heard of a ht that it's up to the child's innate talent to awaken by herself Why haven't I heard anyone else teaching kids then?"

Tabitha had a lot harder tie than her husband I didn't blah Vincent didn't even question est worry for a mother from a noble faes are the elites, the Helstea's lineage, no et more than a few looks of pity