Chapter 272: An Uncertain Future (1/2)
”Aleshia, good morning,” Lawrend said as he rubbed her face with his palm.
”Good morning, Master,” Aleshia replied before yawning in front of him.
They did their usual routine early in the morning. Eating breakfast, taking a bath, and leaving for the academy.
Thus, Lawrend was left in their room alone as he sat on his bed cross-legged. His eyes were also closed because he was looking inside his body.
'Mana exists because the world allows it to… The red lightning mana before is from the Demon World. Doesn't that mean that mana in that world is fundamentally different to the one in here?' Lawrend asked himself in thought.
The Red Lightning Mana felt even more powerful and destructive than the Purple Lightning Mana. Was that because it was from another world? Or was it because the Demon World allows destructive mana to exist?
Lawrend was lost in thought. No matter what he thought, he wouldn't realize that a disaster was just around the corner.
…
A beautiful woman with blonde hair walked along the mud road leading to the Capital City of the Undrasil Kingdom. She had a small pair of white wings behind her back that slowly turned transparent and invisible.
”Target is in this city,” the woman said coldly.
She had sharp eyes and cherry red lips. Her every move exudes a divine grace that no mortal could ever replicate.
She had a slender figure that was wrapped with a white satin cloth. Her hair was done in a twin tail that made her a cold but cute beauty.
…
Night came and Lawrend rested his arms against the railing of his balcony. He finally got a breakthrough after thinking non-stop.
Mana was the essence of everything around him. The world was built using that mana as its core which was also why the sky in the Demon World was red. At least, according to Aezel, the sky over there was colored red.
It should also be the reason why her lightning mana was colored red. What the world was, what the mana was. It's not interchangeable.
”I now know what mana is. But I still don't know how to change the pathways of my mana. I'm sure it would greatly benefit me if I'm able to pull it off,” Lawrend said out loud.
”Lawrend, I talked with Eleanor. We're ready,” Daisy said.
”Ready for what?” Lawrend replied in confusion.
”We're ready to merge together. But before that, you have to find the soul shard in the Undrasil Monster Forest. It should be the last one,” Daisy replied.
”I'm sorry, but I'm too busy for that,” Lawrend replied with a shake of his head.
”In exchange, we will help you change your mana pathway. I know the way,” Eleanor replied.
”Why didn't you tell me earlier?” Lawrend asked her with a frown.
”I thought of it just recently,” Eleanor answered.
”How would you even be sure that that would be effective? What if it doesn't work? I still have to take the throne. I'm strengthening myself to the best of my ability because I want the citizens to truly recognize me as their new king,” Lawrend replied skeptically.
He wasn't stupid to assume that her words could be trusted. Yeah, sure, he owed her one when she didn't probe further when she heard him talk about his past life. But that doesn't mean that he would blindly listen to what she says.
”It will work, Master. Even though you might not think much of what I said before. You shan't forget that I want to become your maid,” Eleanor replied.