358 Manuscrip (2/2)
”She's already very strong.” Cage found it odd. ”She's a Master Great Swordsman. Though she is focused on Agility, her physical qualities are not bad at all.”
”I know, but she can be stronger.”
Cage hesitated for a moment, as if he were too embarrassed to talk, but in the end, he said, ”I'm not saying that. Not that I disrespect you, but you're only an Elite and some distance from being a Master. While you can make out with Anna now, you won't be able to poke her if she grows stronger.”
Roland didn't get it first, but after considering for a few seconds, he almost burst into laughter.
He was of a mind to say that he still had Extreme Body Fortification if necessary. But then, he realized that he might fall into the guy's trap if he said that.
He stared at Cage and said, amused, ”Is that what an uncle should do? Mmake fun of your niece?”
”That's a serious question,” Cage said solemnly. ”Anna was the queen in the past, so I didn't say anything. But now that she's with you, she must have children, mustn't she? A woman's life is incomplete without children.”
Roland waved his hand. ”I don't want to talk about that.”
”Then let's talk about something else,” Cage said with a joking grin. ”Is your friend very familiar with the Hero's family?”
”Yes, he is.”
”Well, can you tell me his name?”
”I can't say it.”
”You can't say it, or you daren't say it?” asked Cage.
Roland said solemnly, ”I can't say it.”
”Then it's odd.” Crossing his arms, Cage said in confusion, ”Andonara hasn't inherited much of the Hero bloodline power, as can be seen from her inability to cast blue flames. She's simply a talented Warrior.”
Roland listened quietly.
”But your friend is very confident that there's a way for Anna to grow stronger here?” Cage considered for a moment and said, ”Am I missing anything here? It doesn't make sense…”
Roland was about to talk, when Andonara called from downstairs, ”Uncle, Roland, come here. It's time for dinner.”
When they went to the dining room, they found that everybody was in position except them.
Cage sat down at the host's seat, and Roland sat down next to Andonara.
It was the only empty seat at the table. Everybody had specifically saved it for him.
The dishes on the table looked delicious. Instead of giving a long and tedious speech, Cage simply expressed his welcome again and asked the guests to enjoy the food.
The dinner tasted quite nice.
After dinner, everybody chit-chatted for a while before they returned to their bedrooms. After all, they were all exhausted after the long journey.
Roland, on the other hand, was taken to a room on the third floor by Andonara.
”This is where I lived when I was little. My father would drop me here whenever he had to travel for business.”
Andonara spun in the room, and her dress swirled like a white flower.
She obviously missed the good old times.
Roland looked around. The room seemed plain without much furniture, but upon closer look, he found that all the furniture was made of expensive wood.
Also, the room was tidy without any smell, which implied that it had been cleaned regularly.
Andonara dragged Roland to the bed and laid her hand on Roland's shoulder, before she said in disappointment, ”I had planned to introduce you to my father. But he's still out.”
Roland hadn't been able to talk yet when someone knocked on the door.
Andonara opened the door, only to see Cage outside.
”Uncle?”
”Sorry to interrupt you.” Cage walked in and put a manuscript before Roland. ”I thought about what you said for a long time. If you have to name one thing that's strange in this house, it will be this manuscript.”
”Didn't you say that Hero Kelter didn't leave any kind of notes or records?”
”He didn't, but this manuscript is rather odd.”
Roland accepted it and opened it, only to be surprised too.