Chapter 354 - 307 : Six Months (1/2)

After a long night of joy and celebration, everyone left the area and either went home to sleep or went to a bar to drink some more. Jackob and Anastassia had already gone to their room, so did Lucy, Arthur, and Saly.

The couple had infinite Stamina so they weren't tired but the little girl was fast asleep. Surprisingly, Lucy also fell asleep after snuggling next to Arthur for some time.

Contrary to them, Arthur didn't go to sleep but went to the rooftop of the High Tower only to find it a woman with a dark red-hair staring at the starry sky, which was slowly but surely vanishing and being replaced by a far off light that came from the rising sun.

”Congratulations on finally becoming a woman! Hahahaha”

Arthur's words startled Anastassia, who fiercely turned around only to find him slyly grinning at her. The woman snorted and turned her head away to hide her slightly red face.

”Shouldn't you be with your husband?” Arthur added.

Still staring at the night sky, she retorted

”Shouldn't you be with your wife instead of bothering me here?”

”I should but I need you to do me a favor first.”

Anastassia furrowed her brows and shifted her attention to Arthur, who appeared next to her. He sighed as he gazed at the far horizon with an absent look for quite some time.

After snapping out of his daze, he retrieved an object from his storage and showed it to her. The object was a special pendant, its chains were jet black and its bail was a big purple crystal.

”What do you need me to do?”

Arthur handed her the necklace and then retrieved a creepy looking cane with a skull on its top then said

”I need you to guard these two things and....”

He thoroughly explained what to do step by step. He didn't need to repeat what needs to be done like with Gutcha because he knew Anastassia is someone who never disappoints him.

”... Alright, consider it done but.... why do you need such a large quantity?”

”One must be ten steps ahead of the enemy.”

Arthur turned around and left, leaving Anastassia alone. After the long talk with her, he returned next to his wife and daughter and peacefully fell asleep only to wake up a few hours later.

Like always, they had breakfast with Sonia, Mary, Robin, and Rey, who was brought back to Astria. The sly boy had an explosive increase in power as Arthur granted him access to Dark Magic but the portion was less than Gutcha's since the kid was human thus having a more fragile body than a pigolo.

Rey was also given a staff that was accumulating dust inside Arthur's storage. He forgot from whom he got it but it boosted damage done through Blood Magic and had a decent Mana Regen effect. It was suitable for Rey, who became able to defeat Saly on his own.

Although it seemed unfair to Saly who trained and cultivated daily to be surpassed by Rey, who was granted power directly. Arthur still believed that his daughter's way of gaining power is way better. Furthermore, Dark Magic didn't suit her and it has a negative effect on one's behavior, especially on a kid.

Rey was an exception since he was willing from the very start and gaining power is only means to an end for him. The kid became too attached to Robin and only wanted to protect her.