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‘Was I too distracted by the paper and misheard it?’

Riley couldn’t believe what he had just heard and asked back

"No, wait What did you say? Leave?"

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Stein did not reply

He was siht arm still extended

"No, just"

Riley, who had his brows furrowed in shock, narrowed his eyes and stared at the piece of paper Stein was holding out

"What is that?"

Stein ordlessly shaking the paper in front of hi as the sides of the paper were curled inwards

"Hm, the capital?"

Riley mumbled to himself the hich stood out the e city located outside the Iphelleta’s doe palace and outside its white walls, the citizens, merchants and nobles lived in a beautifully decorated city

[Infor The Capital’s Swords next week, we invite one of the sons of ’Finn Iphelleta,’ widely acclaimed for their swordsmanship We would be honoured if you were to attend and set an example for this event]

The words were difficult to see from afar, so Riley approached Stein’s desk and took the paper to read its contents

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In sue on the paper contained what Riley despised the most

‘Leave the mansion’

This was most likely the reason why Stein has said such words

To compete in the swordsmanship tournament

’I mean, even if you were to be a o to the capital’s swordsmanship tournament

It would have been much easier to say it that way, and there was no reason for him to say ’leave thein his an to sloalk backwards

"Hahahah"

"Riley"

"Father, you knohat ood experience"

"But I don’t need experience?"

"Your brothers have been there too"

"Why don’t they go one more time? It’s a nice place"

"This letter was for you"

"What, no way"

"It’s what they refer to as a love call"

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What did he say now?

Love call?

To think such words would come from the hard-headed Stein

When Riley stopped his backwards pacing as if he was struck by so, Stein pushed his chair back and stood up behind the desk

"I won’t go"

At the sound of the chair scraping against the floor, Riley’s hts

Crying will not work since he’s not so young anymore

Therefore he o to the swords will you live so self-centredly? You should put an end to such a lifestyle soon

"I don’t have talent"

Riley looked at his hand and replied with a tired tone

"I’d tried it last time with a wooden sword I orried about my mother I wanted to defend her But my sas pathetic Ha! You should have seen Ian’s face that tiht that was!"

Soh it was unknown if Stein could find out which part was the lie

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"I know I’ve always known That I have no talent for swordsive up Please don’t forceIf anything, I’ll find a path to become a wizard,’ Riley added in his head

It felt like Stein would give up after hearing those words

‘I just want to live a leisurely life I want to avoid receiving high hopes from others’

Riley bit his lips because the vow he had made and kept ever since he was born aneas about to slip out

"Riley"

Riley flinched at Stein’s voice

An average person would not have noticed it, but under that bland dry voice of Stein’s was a sers which were pointing down began to twitch

His hand was damp with sweat

’If it’s you’

’We believe in you’