Chapter 92: Collapse of Xyrus (1/2)
ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:
Tess leaving for school left , but, needless to say, we still enjoyed the night The Helstea Manor was in a festive ht up fro thewith my father, ere both in an inebriated state before I even got home It turned out that the Twin Horns had made a detour on their series of expeditions in the Beast Glades to visit us during the Aurora Constellate Itable to see their old coain and share a drink or two as a toast to old ti memories
After my father and Vincent, Adam Krensh was the next to beco his fiery red hair It was rather fascinating witnessing everyone's alcohol-induced habits since side the to lose enough coordination for an infant to be able to wrestle hian to lose all sense of personal space as she conversed with me with her cheeks stuck to mine It didn't help that every spoken as acco it al to say Tabitha ended up having to peel her off of e up the stairs by the back of her collar
I had a hard tihter while Durden Walker soon became drunk as well What surprised me the most hen he opened his eyes The usual narrow shapes that looked more like slits became a stern mono-lidded dictator's surprised expression It didn't help that his eyebrows that were normally slanted doere now furrowed into an upward tilt,his overall expression a mixture of intense focus and uncontainable surprise He would take on this gruff co, and for the past hour or so before passing out, he was spouting out training drills to one of the e in the exercises hiuardian, Jaslossy and unfocused, and started repeating to ht of me and hoorried she was as to whether or not I was adjusting to school well Eventually, everyone retired to their respective roo a bottle of what smelled like whiskey as if it were a newborn, back into their room Tabitha did the same for her husband as well My sister went to sleep with Sylvie quite a while ago in her roo only Helen Shard, the leader of the Twin Horns, androom
"Quite the party, wasn't it? I'm sure this wasn't exactly how you pictured your reunion with us to go," Helen let out a contained giggle
I laughed in response "With everything that's been going on these days, it was nice seeing everyone let loose"
"Your parents told us briefly about everything that has happened to you since ere gone You see on your father's role in worrying your ested she was re the past
"It see better at without even trying"
"If only it were like that for h
Weup and cleaning the dining roo us as we continued talking and catching each other up on what had happened in our respective lives
It was the first ti, but it was co to an adult, not someone who had barely hit his or her teens She had an eloquent way of speaking that wasn't usual for an adventurer; she sees, not be on the front lines, fighting
"If you don't , Arthur, what level is your mana core? I can't seem to even sense your level anymore" Helen lifted her feet from the coffee table and leaned forward as she asked this
"Solid Yellow," I answered siarcoat or try to downplay my level to soratulations, sincerely" Helen had ato hide her disappointment, but failed She wasn't disappointed in h she e, I had surpassed her by quite a bit
"It sees, Arthur With the discovery of a new continent and all, I suspect that this s We should get soaveon y or will to even wash, I laid there, thinking about everything that had happened in my life Was it just a coincidence that I was sent, or actually born into this world as it was going through so onist from a bedtie? I couldn't help but scoff at the thought of being some bored God's source of entertain 'The Chosen One'
Was I in the hands of some God as a chess piece to make the world run as he saw fit? I squeezed hts The thought of ht withto my side, I chose to dust these fears away… life was already so unexpected, why make it more complicated?