Chapter 87: Winding Down (2/2)

I felt like I had shrunk half randfather and Arthur broke out into laughter

ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:

It took a while for Tess to be able to look me in the eyes after I had let her back down As soon as Grauards back, we left the manor for them to keep watch While the royal fa hole in the corner, due to security reasons, Virion arranged for us to be taken to an inn, where it was easier for the guards to keep an eye out for any potential harm

"I should let my son know about what happened in case he and his wife co They'll probably assuh

He rubbed his tee in the first floor of the Spiral Ivy Inn

I won't lie It was a pretty enjoyable sight once we got inside Since it was just around dinner tiuishable babble and clatters of plates and utensils Once they saw us, it felt like someone muted the entire inn Before us were the baffled faces of the inn workers and custo their jaws, as they witnessed the for his granddaughter, the princess, accompanied by an unknown huer quickly raced out, beating back all of the nearby elves and h to horde us, and escorted us to the VIP lounge

"Ia visit from someone of your status or else ould've surely er's posture was deliberately lowered, one hand cupping the other "Might I ask what brought you to our humble inn?" he continued on

"The manor is a bit messy at the moment We're fine here for now; just have a roo down Tess, who had fallen asleep on the way here You could aler upon receiving Virions directions, and he nodded like a puppy that had just gotten a treat frootVirion's and laid down the sleeping Sylvie who had been quietly snoring in ot here "So what happened back there, Gramps?"

"You wouldn't believe this, brat I exauess what… her body was already fully integrated with the Elderwood Guardian's beast will!" Virion leaned forward The excitement in his sharp eyes contrasted how softly he spoke to not wake Tess up

"You can't be serious… How can her body be fully integrated with an S class beast—" I stoppedwhat Windsoave to Tess responsible for this unprecedented pheno all of a sudden?" Virion raised a brow

"No, it's nothing I was just thinking Gramps, is that why Tess tried to release the first phase of her beast will?"

Virion let out a wry laugh at this while he scratched his cleanly-shaven chin "We both got a little ahead of ourselves in thinking that Tess would be able to control her powers because her body was already integrated"

While the integration between the beast will and the host was essential in order for the body to fully adapt to a her stage than their own strength, it was also a training process of sorts Through the integration process, you becaht affect your body and how you could control its powers, even if it was just a little bit

Tessia was able to skip this long and arduous process, whether fortunately or not, preventing her fro exposed to what effect the beast will could have on her when released

"It's fine now that everything has been settled, but Tess needs to be erous for her and everyone around her if things escalated like they had today" I sank back intoprincess

"M a seal to suppress her mana until she's able to better control her beast ould be best It's a shame that there's no specific seal for beast wills; I worry that she won't be able to protect herself while her seal is on Even if it was removable, she would be practically defenseless withouther for a period of tiive her soh to keep peace in yourhappen to your precious granddaughter"

"Oh, I'hter," Virion shotwink

We discussed a bit ht have until the both of us were too tired to continue on Tessia stirred awake every now and then while Sylvie was so deeply asleep that the only indication thatand contracting of her belly

We found ourselves in a luxurious suite withthe uppermost level of the inn The rooms were lavishly decorated in ornaments and trinkets with the walls intricately laid out with vines, giving the place a very fairy-like ambience

Virion set Tess down inside one of the roo room as he poured himself a concoction from a bottle that I assu hiht, I tossed Sylvie onto the bed as she kept sleeping, unfazed, while I changed into the loose silk robe that was hung up on a hook Taking a deep breath, h the events of today After the intense happenings as of late, I finally had sohts With soet to do since being born again into this world I began to strategize

When I wasn't trainingup with differentmy problems It was essential to co, and a backup for the backup plan for when Plan B went horribly out of line I hated to ad in the way I handled things As the world around erated fairytale, my mindset also turned into that of an ionist

Streaht back to what I discussed with Windso as the Asuras made it out to be, then I needed to prepare in advance Advancing my mana core would be the easy part I was more worried about what I'd have to leave behind, at least te

Before I left, I'd have to make sure that my family, Elijah, Tess, Grandpa… that they'd all be protected enough so that when the war started, they could be relatively safe if I was not there

I thought aboutbut it'd still be ic She and Mother had the protective charave the situation It wouldn't save her repeatedly

After running through different options, an idea dawned on ht be better at this point to maybe find a bond for Ellie But it couldn't just be any bond or there wouldn't be any h and protective enough so that it could protect e the illed boys that were audacious enough to try and woo her

My lips curled up as I began picturing it The ht about it, the more I came to like the idea

Hey, it's pretty norer sister a pet that could potentially ht?