1 I will become the strongest
HUMANS ARE THE MOST COMPLEX AND DANGEROUS CREATURES.
A SLAVE WILL ALWAYS BE A SLAVE, NO MATTER HOW TALENTED.
THE EVIL HAVE NO PLACE FOR TRUST AND KINDNESS.
STRENGTH AND SILENCE MAKE THE PERFECT HARMONY TOGETHER.
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An eight year old kid with an innocent look on his face, runs towards his mother, a beautiful woman with long blonde hair, sharp nose and assets that any man could ask for. She smiled and dodged the incoming human missile just as he was about to hug her. She knocked him on the head and said "Stop trying to act cute , little guy. Go to the guest room and learn some stuff will ya? Your teacher is waiting for you."
"But the lessons are so boring."
'Man these so-called teachers are useless. All they do is repeat the things that are in the books…..as for etiquette, they are similar to the things the nobles behaved or talked in my previous lives.'
His mom had an expression of pure anger, "Listen here kid. You are a child of the honorable Lee family. As a noble you should learn some ethics. Look at your brother, he already acts like a noble while he is of the same age as you"
'Here comes my brother again ... man come on … this just sucks to be compared to an eight year old brat after living for about 350 years, although technically even I am an eight year old brat right now.'
"Yes mother. I will go to teacher right away. I apologize for worrying you."
She smiles and pats his head "See it isn't that hard right?"
"Yes mother, it isn't hard"
And off he goes towards the guest room, cursing his own family in his mind.
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"Mr.Whisker, could you tell me if that kid Victor has attended his classes today?" asks a man who could be called as a handsome and well-built man in his 20's with dark brown hair and a sharp jawline.
"Yes lord Kevin, master Victor has attended his classes today."
"What about his teacher? If we count the days victor has attended his classes , it must be the 3rd day today. So tell me Mr.Whisker , I need a full report of what happened in the guest room today."
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[4 hours before Kevin and Whisker's discussion]
Victor enters the guest room and finds his teacher looking at the portraits in the room. That guy looked like a cheap copy of Issac Newton, with white curly hair that dropped down till his shoulders and a bid round nose.
"Hmm … Victor , could you explain why you did not attend classes for the past 3 days?" His teacher demands an explanation .
"Well, teacher could you tell me your name before asking questions like you own me? Where is your manners as a teacher? Shouldn't you set an example for me? What would the society think of your student if he demands explanation and gives out orders without even introducing himself?"
'Doesn't matter if it makes sense or not , I just need to piss him off'
The teacher glares at Victor and says "I'm extremely sorry for the lack of respect on my part. My name is Owen Fraser. Now could you please explain why you were unable to attend my classes?"
"Ah yes. I was busy you see, I was investigating someone who recently came to our town, an imposter who killed a noble and is currently impersonating a scholar called ….." victor smirks at the man in front of him ,who had a look of complete shock on his face .
"…..Owen Fraser, while the real person is locked in a basement of his own house. I'm actually amazed at the impersonator's ingenuity in selecting a single man who has problems with socializing with people as he known for his temper throughout the town. So, teacher I ask you again to introduce yourself again without pulling any tricks. You cannot harm me either way as I'm the a member of the so called famous and powerful Lee's. You get what I mean? If anything happens to me, you will be the first person they will look for." Victor stares at the man in front of him as he waits for an answer with a serious face.
"How did you find out? It was almost midnight when I sneaked into his house and I didn't even make a single sound as I gagged him and took him to his basement."
"Ah.…that….uhh I was lucky I guess ? I saw you sneaking into Owen's house from my window. I get a clear view of his entrance from there. When I found out that he was going to be my new teacher, I started observing him from my window and interestingly I saw you sneaking into his house, which led to the current situation. Anyways, I don't plan on revealing your identity to anyone. I just want your help in getting some stuff done from now onwards. Get what I mean?"
"So you mean that I will have to work for you to keep my identity and the stuff I did a secret right? Sure, why not?"
"Nice. So, you gonna tell me why you attacked Owen last night?"
"Well, I am the real Owen. He is the imposter. 6 years ago I was sold to the slave dealers and shortly afterwards, sold to a merchant. I came back here when the merchant killed himself due to immense debts." Owen said as he sighed.
"Nice. Okay let's get into our roles now shall we?" Victor extends his hand for a handshake.
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"Master Victor seems to like his new teacher, he diligently studied without making a fuss today. Looks like we don't have to worry about finding a new teacher for him." replied Mr.Whisker.
Kevin sighs, "If he just listened to us and studied like Koby. Although Victor is picky, I have a feeling that he has more talent in magic compared to his brother."
"Yes Lord Kevin, This butler thinks the same. Master Victor has been reading books about magic a lot. He might have a chance of becoming rank 2 mage in about six months after his awakening."
[2 weeks later]
Owen Frazer was sitting on a chair with a tense expression. He didn't know what kind of stuff Victor would make him do . He didn't mind it if Victor asked him to get some items or magic Crystals but murdering someone was something he didn't want to do .
"Good morning teacher Frazer . The job isn't too hard . All you have to do is keep an eye on my step-brother Koby . He makes me feel uneasy ....." Victor says . He didn't want to harm his own family and would only take action if they have ill intent towards him.
"Isn't he the son of a maid in your mansion ? Even if he had an ill intent towards you , he wouldn't be able to take any action….and although I heard that he is a servant's son, I don't see his mother anywhere in the mansion. Care to explain?"
"Well … she apparently vanished according to what I heard. Dad liked her more than my mom so I think that dad sent her to safety. Anyways just do what I asked you to. Take this money and buy me some used mana crystals. You don't have to ask me why I need them."
Frazer took the pouch of coins and checked how much money it had, nodded and took off.
Victor closed the guestroom door and went to his mom's room. He already started his preparations for his grand plan. He wanted to reach rank 2 mage in 2 months after his awakening and that was when his plan would work properly! If his dad heard of this, he would vomit blood.
Mana awakening was a process which determined who could become a mage and who couldn't. About 10% of the total population could become mages and in that 10%, approximately 80% of the mages were nobles or from the royal families. This meant that commoners had a tough time due to the suppression from the nobles. Success chances in awakening highly depended on the genetics. If both the parents were mages, the offspring had a high chance of becoming a mage in the future. This didn't meant that all the kids with mage parents could become mages. It didn't have a 100% chance of success after all.
Victor could already generate mana in his body, bring it out and manipulate it in a distance of 10 cm from his body. He couldn't go further than that. Did this mean he is a mage already? No. Pure mana couldn't do sh*t in fights. Only when a person is able to manipulate the mana and give it an elemental property, they couldn't fight with magic and Victor couldn't change the mana properties. From what he researched in the past few years, the kids who awakened had their bodies "miraculously" remodeled to absorb mana from the environment and change the pure mana into an elemental mana . Due to this mages could only have one elemental affinity. Having two is rare af and 3 is almost impossible.
Victor smiled as he was on the corridor , walking towards his mom's room.
'I will become the strongest in this world.'
