Chapter 4
The next morning, the family sat in front of the dinner table. Having sooner or later grasped the methods of the spoon and fork, Ray realised that these gadgets made the ingesting journey notably higher than before and there was no need to easy himself and the mess that he made after.
Once the breakfast was done, Ray decisively placed down his spoon and fork onto the table and stared straight into his father's eyes.
"Dad… Cwn you teweach me how to figwht?"
Silence descended.
But at the very next moment, Jack's eyes started shining in an excited light.
It seemed that his dream used to be going to come actual after all.
Four years had exceeded on account that then, and Ray, the reincarnation of the Great Dragon Sen had grown higher in the past few years. He was now about 3-foot and 5-inches. His hair was crimson and spikey, although the mixture was once a bit atypical for this day and age…
Ray had determined to exchange his hairstyle into this, for he ignored his scales that would travel along his back. This used to be the closest element that he may want to do so that he would still resemble a dragon.
Standing in front of Ray was a man sporting a full swimsuit armour made out of leather. He held a sword in his hand and he had no headgear. This set used to be an most efficient choice of tools that enabled him to cross at quick speeds while nevertheless being appreciably protected.
The man in front of Ray... was once his father.
Their stance made it obvious that they were about to go into battle.
Ray watched his father cautiously with his eyes.
From an outsider's factor of view, he looked incomparably relaxed. But Ray who was once now familiar with his father knew that he was geared up to assault at any moment. Since Ray grew to become four, every day at noon, he would war in opposition to his father at lunch.
Not even once did he manipulate to beat him in the way of the sword.
But today…
Ray planned on altering that.
He made the first move. His father also moved in at the identical time.
Before, Ray should barely comply with his father's movements. But now he was able to comply with his father's each and every action. Then, before his father may want to attain Ray's placing distance, he leapt into the air and decisively closed the hole between him and Ray.
Ray lifted a smile on his face.
Just how many instances had he seen this scene?
Even he couldn't matter simply how many times his father used this move in opposition to him.
Now that he was once organized with what used to be about to happen.
He used to be ready.
Ray whispered to himself as he talked through the actions in his head.
'A strike from above, then a side step at the closing second, a spin and assault him on his side!'
But…
Whack!
Ray's imaginative and prescient went black.
He handed out.
Moments later, he woke up and determined himself lower back internal the house.
He ought to hear his mother scolding his father.
"Couldn't you have long gone handy on him? He's solely four-years-old!"
Ray could think about his father sweating buckets as he tried to give an explanation for the whole thing to his mom and the thinking made him smile.
"It's only a yr until the examination! I can't go easy on him… If he continues to be like this, then he might not be in a position to omit the entrance exam."
Ray used to be eavesdropping on his parents' conversation. They had no thought that he was already awake. But his mother's senses have been far sharper than his expectations.
She noticed him in the nook of her eyes.
She then rushed over and placed both of her fingers on the aspect of his cheeks.
"Ray, are you alright? You really don't have to force yourself to do this. You don't have to observe our footsteps! There's a lot of noble jobs out there that you can do different than this!" Scarlett stated in a worried tone of voice.
Ray could see as clear as day that Scarlett was indeed involved about him.
'She must've considered how depressed I was each and every time after our fights.'
Ray idea to himself.
But Ray wasn't upset because he misplaced in opposition to his father.
He used to be upset because he now not solely didn't have any brain as a Mage. He additionally has no Genius for sword fighting. If he could not even beat an average Adventurer like his father, then how used to be he supposed to damage the human race?
Ray's father got here over and said with a smile on his face.
"We nonetheless have a year, Ray… Mind over matter. If you certainly choose to, I recognize that you can do it."
'One year…'
'Was it adequate time for me to improve?'
In a year's time, the Avrion Knight Academy Selection Process would begin.
It was the identical college that his father had long gone to.
At the age of five, any teenagers were allowed to take the entrance exam and maybe acquire the qualifications to enter the academy. Roland Academy was once now out of the equation considering Ray obviously didn't have any qualifications to emerge as a Mage.
In short, his only desire proper now at this second was once Avrion Academy.
Ray took a deep breath and stared at his parents.
"I'll do it…"
"I'll end up the strongest that all of us has ever seen…"
Both Scarlett and Jack seemed at each other with worried faces.
With extra determination to be successful than ever before, Ray decided to double the quantity of education that he was until now doing. His stamina and strength might also have been above that of an average four-year-old, however his hassle used to be his manipulate when the use of the sword.
It felt as if his talent used to be far quicker than his body and his arms have been clumsy.
Whenever his talent ordered his body to do something, he ought to experience a big sufficient lag inflicting him problems. However, there used to be one aspect that Ray knew that he had to do in order to grow to be even stronger.
It was once to gather real fighting ride in the field.
This would allow him to emerge as a more desirable fighter for it would enable him to cross out of instincts as a substitute of focusing on best movements. After all, sometimes, instinctual moves had been some distance higher than deliberate movements primarily based on controls.
Ray nodded to himself as he idea of this idea.
He then went outdoor and started out searching for his father who had long past out a few minutes earlier.
He caught up to him somewhere on the road, strolling on the path out of city with a bag on his back.
"Dad, the place are you going?" He asked.
"I received referred to as to do a Quest. The Kingdom truely wants my help, so I'm sorry Ray, however I am going to be gone for a few days, or maybe even longer…" Jack let out a sigh.
"But what about my training?" Ray shouted.
"No worries, I didn't neglect about that. When you are ready, test out the barn. I'm certain you'll locate a fine surprise, there." Jack said while walking towards the carriage that was already waiting for him.
Ray walked back into the residence and slammed the door shut in the back of him.
'What used to be so necessary that he had to leave on such quick notice?'
Ray took a deep breath and calmed down. He knew that getting irritated wasn't going to get him anywhere.
He determined to go into the barn to take a look at out the thriller and to his surprise.
The barn had been cleared out.
The barn was once definitely empty apart from one thing. In the middle of the barn stood a human-sized wood doll. The doll had a sword and a defend in its hands. He walked up to the doll and noticed a notice attached to its body.
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