Chapter 83: Three Weeks Passing (1/2)

Unexpectedly, life was stall afterward with no remarkable events. Arthur woke up the next day, organized the village, gathered some food from the stream nearby, and trained as he watched the surrounding for any dangers. The cloaks were a lot more active after he killed two of them, but their numbers started to dwindle when they couldn't find the village.

Amelia was helpful somewhat with her storage artifact. Arthur's mood was horrible the previous day because of what happened in the cave and the dangers he had to go through, so his attitude toward Amelia softened somewhat now although he still didn't like her for prying into his matters.

The next few days were spent in peace and anxiety about a possible storm. However, there was no storm. Like the clouds after a rainy day, the cloaks vanished from the mountain range after a few days. Just to be safe, Arthur kept his vigilance for another day but there were no signs of them.

It was time to go home. However, Arthur still worried about the goblins' village being attacked. That's why he gave the ring to Mero to keep the village hidden. Although it would limit their growth, for now, Arthur would have them weak than dead. Mero simply had to supply the artifact with enough mana to keep it working.

Leaving the village, Arthur headed with Kira and Amelia toward Joe's pub. The wolf, spending the last few days hunting with the goblins, grew noticeably larger than before. However, he had yet to reach the low-mid-tier.

Arthur was informed that the five armors he sold brought him 150 thousand dollars. Arthur felt his mood turn for the better at the notion that he would be able to pay the debt they had very soon. However, it was always better to give it in installments to not cause unwarranted attention. He left Kira at Joe's pub and left toward the city.

Arthur and Amelia parted ways after they got off the train. Before that, they discussed what would happen if the prince came after her. However, Amelia reassured him that nothing would happen for now. She would stay low lest she is found, but it was hard to find someone by their face these days. Even if they did, she had ways to delay the inevitable.

”This is only temporary,” Arthur said before leaving her bewildered.

After getting home, he opened his messages and found Emma to have sent him a letter saying he was recommended through her family. In return, he would have to wear their robes when he participates in the contest.

Arthur then wrote two letters to Mr. Tate explaining the prince's wrongdoings in one of them and telling him to release the first letter if something happened to him. Of course, he made sure to ask Mr. Tate to not read the first letter.

As Arthur lied on his bed, he finally relaxed his mind. Things have been hectic lately so he had no time to work on himself. Now, he only needed to prepare for the Runes Apprentice Cup that would be a month away. For that, he would need to visit dungeons, level up, and study under Master Ronin. With that in mind, he sent him a message.

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Three weeks passed by.

It was the longest peaceful time Arthur enjoyed after his awakening. Their life was getting better by the day as he started making money through selling artifacts and hunting in dungeons.

Each day, he would wake up and go to the academy. He decided to study hard from now on. He would spend the time afterward in the library grabbing some books and learning about general topics. He met the girl who was sleeping in the library one day, the next, and the next. He realized she was always sleeping in the library.

His club activities decreased, but he would always provide help for them. Especially Ellen, with who he shared a good relationship with right now. They went out a couple of times hunting together, playing or simply eating.

He would then go and hunt in dungeons until it was late at night. Amelia proposed that they would go together, but Arthur refused afraid she was being watched. Pouting, she left him alone, leaving him slightly guilty.

Afterward, he would drop by at Master Ronin's house to learn about mana control, quintessence, and to make up what he had missed in his years of being a drop-out. Arthur learned things about universal awakeners' laws, the do and do not, and most importantly about the strongest awakeners in existence.

The Seven Lords.