Chapter 24 - Heilon (1/2)

Chapter 24: Heilon

Five years had passed since I came to Heilon and it meant there was not much time left until the beginning of the original story. Right now, I was eighteen years old, and Sigren was nineteen years old. Of course, in a few months, both of us would grow a year older.

In these years, Sigren kept his childhood promise. Since he was learning swords from Abel as the original story flowed, he was now in a position where he could freely go in and out of Heilon Manor. Now, no one dared to treat him badly due to his strength.

In the meantime, I’ve been working hard to achieve my planned life—the peaceful life—in my own way. I’ve been saving the big amount of money I received from Heilon in exchange for protecting the walls and the money from selling the materials of the monsters I killed. Right now, my saving was quiet a lot to the point I had nothing to worry about making living for the rest of my life. I just had to see Sigren and Yunice walk on the golden path of the main characters, and spend a leisure life.

Of course, not everything I planned went smoothly. What happened lately definitely had interfered my comfortable plans.

“Duke, I have come to report you.”

At my words, Abel, who was signing some papers at his desk, raised his head and stopped what he was doing.

“What’s going on?”

“It has to do the the new soldiers.”

“Alright. Do the report.”

I reported everything that happened when I went out on monsters hunting.

Abel nodded his head lightly after I finished speaking.

“Good work. Fiona, have you thought my previous offer?”

I sighed inwardly. The offer he talked about was the thing that interfered with my future plans.

Abel leaned deeply into the backrest and smiled with his arrogant smile.

“Quickly, call me Father.”

This.

Abel’s offer to me was to be his adopted daughter. It meant to be the successor to Heilon.

“I will decline.”

“Have you even contemplate about that?” Abel grumbled at my firm answer.

“But, my life plans was pretty much laid out when I came to Heilon.”

“What are your plans again? I remembered them being very silly.”

How could someone say other people’s future plans are absurd while looking at them?

“It was about seeing Sigren marry and have a good life, then me having leisurely retirement in a peaceful place.”

After I said my plan, I heard Abel was mumbling like he pity Sigren. I honestly didn’t get it, why did he say he felt sorry for Sigren?

“Fiona, the position, power, wealth, and honor that Heilon has. Are you really not interested in all of these being yours?”

“I’m not interested.” I replied firmly.

“If I become your father, I would grant you everything you want.”

Wow, Abel as my father? Just thinking about it was..

“It’s a lot of pressure.”

My straightforward words made Abel frown as if he were offended.

“You’re so cold-hearted.”

I responded by shrugging my shoulders lightly. I had nothing against what he said as it was not totally wrong.

“Now that you’ve all grown up. It’s also time to be independent.”

“Yes. It’s time for that.”

As if he didn’t like my answer, Abel looked at me quietly. However, as I became stronger for the past years, I was no longer easily getting scared by Abel like in the past.

“Okay. i won’t ask you anymore if you don’t like it. Beside, you’ve done a lot of work for five years. I personally appreciate it.”

I felt weird hearing what Abel said. Was this a sign a world would collapse? Or was he sick? In worried tone I said, “What are talking about all of sudden? You don’t have a disease, don’t you?”

“Of course not. I also felt embarrassed when i said that, but listen to me.”