Chapter 7：Test (1/2)
Tasha dragged Kai outside.
They saw Ayaka with an old man in a butler suit. The old man seemed harmless, but it couldn't escape Kai's and Tasha's eyes. The old man was strong as his kind eyes were strict yet ferocious.
They could tell that this old man had experienced countless battles outside.
After talking with Ayaka, the old man then looked at them. Kai and Tasha only nodded their heads solemnly.
He made the most amiable smile possible to them, ”I have heard so much about you, Miss Tasha. To drive for an S-rank magician, it is my honor.”
Then he turned to Kai, ”This must be your younger brother, Kai Carter. You have truly good eyes. As expected of the man who defeated Young Miss. Hoho...”
”Uncle Rio!” Ayaka shouted while blushing.
Maybe it was because the butler just teased her, but Ayaka didn't have any hostility against Kai anymore. At first, she was frustrated that she lost, but in just an instant, she accepted her loss as though it was something trivial.
”This is my grandfather's butler. His name is Rio Ferdian. He was my grandfather's comrade before he became my grandfather's butler. You can also say he's my grandfather's second-in-command.”
”Hoho, you are overpraising me, Young Miss. I am just a worn-out butler.”
”I've told him and my grandfather about the weapon. My grandfather wanted to invite you to our home so that he can give the weapon personally. He said that he was curious about you. How about it?”
Kai and Tasha looked at each other before Tasha nodded her head. ”All right. We accept.”
Surprisingly, the one he was interested in was Kai, not Tasha, as Ayaka said 'you' to Kai. It was certainly surprising for someone to be more interested in Kai rather than Tasha, an S-rank magician.
Tasha agreed because of that. She was happy that Kai got the recognition he deserved. He wanted to see if Ayaka's grandfather was serious about it or if it was only a scam so he could see her.
”Then, please.” Butler Rio opened the car door for them.
The car was a limousine, as one would expect from a wealthy family. But instead of moving with tires, it was floating twenty centimeters above the ground, like the bus from before.
As it didn't need an engine, it didn't pollute the air. Every source of energy had been changed to magic energy. Every magical beast had a core inside them, and the higher their rank, the bigger and more powerful their core would be. These cores were called magical cores.
After finding out that the cores could store magic energy, humans stopped relying on other energy sources such as oil, gas, and others. It was far more powerful and efficient than those outdated sources of energy.
Ayaka got in first and invited them to enter the car, and Kai and Tasha then entered the car in response.
After a twenty-minute ride, they finally arrived at a grand mansion. To pass the garden alone, they needed a one-minute ride to arrive at the villa.
But what made the situation awkward was that no one spoke a single word during this whole ride. Kai wasn't interested in the ride and the mansion. He closed his eyes, trying to relax this entire time.
As for Tasha, her eyes were glued to the window, looking at various things outside, especially the luxurious ones.
On the other hand, Ayaka didn't take her eyes away from Kai. She recalled the fight in her mind while looking at him. She was thinking, 'Why did I lose? Why could he defeat me?' all the time.
After continuously recalling those images, she slowly realized her mistakes. She clenched her fist, wishing to restart that fight. If she were able to restart the battle, she would come up with a better fight than that.
As soon as they arrived, Butler Rio opened the car door and said, ”We have arrived.”
Ayaka and Tasha finally looked away while Kai slowly opened his eyes. Ayaka came out first, followed by Tasha and Kai.
It was truly an enormous mansion. From the width alone, it was similar to the length of a football field. As one would expect from a wealthy family. In comparison, Kai and Tasha's house was the size of their security post.
”My lady, your grandfather wants to meet you. I will lead the guests from here. You should meet your grandfather first.”
”Alright.” Ayaka nodded her head and went on her way.
”This way, please,” Rio Ferdian started leading Tasha and Kai to a big meeting room. ”You can consider it as your home.”
The room only had sofas and a big table in the middle. The decoration was luxurious.
”Please wait in this room for a bit. I will bring you something to drink.”
Kai sat on the soft sofa while Tasha looked around.
Not long after, the butler came back with two cups of tea. The tea was aromatic. The butler had yet to put the tea on the table, but the rich aroma had penetrated their nose.
”Please,” he said, after putting the tea on the table.
...
After around five minutes, there were two people's footsteps coming toward this room.
A muscular older man appeared from the door, accompanied by Ayaka. According to the information, the older man should be around eighty, but his appearance said otherwise.
Although his hair had become white, his body didn't lose its strength, his pride didn't disappear from his face, and his eyes didn't lose their sharpness.