Abel walked out of the banquet hall and aimlessly walked around the Clark family's mansion. He was in a bad mood, so he didn't care if he got lost. After a while, a small pond appeared in Abel's field of vision. He sat quietly on the ground beside the pond, and the moonlight reflected on the water, forming ripples.
A series of footsteps entered Abel's ears. After spending more than a year together, Abel could tell that it was Avril, so he did not get up. Avril obediently sat down beside him. She guessed that Abel was not in a good mood, or else he would not be sitting there alone in a daze. The two of them just sat there without saying anything. It was not a good time to talk.
Fortunately, the silence didn't last long. Abel turned around and smiled at Avril before lying down on the grass.
"Are you feeling better? What happened?" Avril lay down as well, but she didn't look at Abel when she spoke.
Under the moonlight, the two of them lay side by side. Abel spoke softly while Avril listened quietly. Avril remained silent even after Abel had finished speaking. She could feel how Abel felt at that moment. Although she knew that Alice still had feelings for Abel, Abel was right. He was just a small mercenary. Perhaps splitting up was the best choice?
Alice is still waiting for you." After a long time, Avril decided to help the two of them. Even if they couldn't be together in the end, at least they had tried.
"Ah…" " Yes," Abel replied casually, but he still lay there without moving.
"Aren't you going?"
"Time is the enemy of everything. She will slowly forget me.”
"But she still has feelings for you."
"But I can't give her that kind of life. I like the freedom of a mercenary.”
"Do you think she would mind your identity?”
"Is it useful if she's the only one who doesn't mind?”Abel's words made the two of them fall silent again.
In Abel's mind, Alice had always been the girl sitting in the carriage. Although he knew the difference between them, Abel didn't feel anything. Until today, the luxury and aristocratic lifestyle of the Clark family made Abel feel that he was out of place and couldn't fit in at all. It was only then that he realized the huge difference between his dreams and reality.
He advocated freedom and fighting. Alice was used to a peaceful and quiet life. Even if Abel really had the ability to propose to the Clark family, would Alice really be happy with him? Could she adapt to her lifestyle?
But could Abel really let go of this relationship? He didn't know either. He was very confused now. Avril was the only one who knew everything about them, so she was also confused. To her, love was a wonderful thing. Why did it become so difficult for Abel and Alice?
"Let's go back." Abel stood up and walked towards the guest room. Avril went back to the banquet to look for Alice, but she didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Abel had a good memory and could vaguely recognize the way he came here. He returned to his room alone and held Fallen in his arms. At this moment, Fallen was all he could rely on. He didn't know what Avril would tell Alice, and he didn't want to know either. Since he had decided to let it go, he didn't want to continue pestering her.
The night passed very quietly. No one came to disturb him. After waking up in the morning, everyone bid farewell to John. Alice didn't appear again. She only passed a letter to Abel through Avril. Under John's meaningful gaze, Abel left with Winst.
Back at the hotel, everyone gathered in Winst's room to discuss their next trip. Abel had also finished reading Alice's letter. There was only one short sentence: I'll wait for you to come and visit me next year.
"Captain, we still have a large amount of materials and magicite crystals that we obtained from Khunsa. Since we've come to the capital, should we find a large auction house to sell them? Also, we haven't checked how much money is in Khunsa's card.”Half a year had passed, and there was still no response from Black Rock City. Brad wanted to get rid of the things he had in his hands as soon as possible. The safest way was to exchange them for money.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you. Will and Babasa will go too.”Winst thought about it and agreed, but he was worried that Brad wouldn't be safe alone.
"What? I'll first pick some magic crystals to make jewelry, then sell the rest.”When Avril heard that the item was about to be sold, she hurriedly fought for a chance for her jewelry dream.
"You want to wear those things in battle?”Abel looked at Avril strangely. Wasn't she afraid of losing her life because of those burdens?
"Who said I wore it in battle?" Avril rolled her eyes and said disdainfully.
"Other than fighting, it's nothing more than sleeping and eating. Or do you think you'll win by wearing those things and snatching food from me?”Abel didn't understand the temptation of jewelry to girls. Even if they couldn't wear it, just looking at it made them feel good.
"You…" Avril really didn't know what to say to such an idiot.
"Alright, Avril, you and Catherine can choose later.”Even a bachelor like Winst knew the common problem of women, so he was rather helpless against Abel's idiocy.
"My business? What is it?" Abel was puzzled by Winst's words. What did he want? Could it be that Guild Leader wants me to choose a set of jewelry? At the thought of this, Abel's hair stood on end.
"What's with that look? I'm talking about your magic studies.”Seeing that Abel was obviously thinking the wrong thing, Winst was shocked.
"Learn magic? What spell?" Abel, who was rubbing his head, did not react for a moment.
"Nonsense, can you learn anything else besides mental magic?”
"Guild Leader, do you have a way for me to learn mental magic?”
"No, but I thought about what Roth said and felt that it made sense.”
"You mean you want me to go to the warrior academy?”
"Yes, I also thought about it for a long time before I felt that it was more suitable for you.”Winst was actually reluctant for Abel to leave, but Avril had told him about Abel and Alice, which made him feel quite sad. He really hoped that these two children could be together. Abel needed someone to take care of him, so he decided to let Abel stay in the capital. At the same time, he could also work hard according to Roth's plan.
"But it'll be a few years after I graduate. Besides, I have to join the army.”
"I don't want you to graduate there. I want you to be the champion of the annual competition. There will be rewards for the champion. At that time, with your high talent in both magic and martial arts, the Warrior Academy will negotiate with the Magic Academy for you.”
"What about you guys?"
"We'll use the capital as our base and accept missions nearby. You can come with us when you have no classes.”The one who spoke was Brad. It seemed that letting Abel go to the academy was the result of everyone's discussion.
"But…" Abel's mind was in a mess. He had never thought that he would be separated from everyone one day.
"No buts. Go back to your room and rest. Don't worry about anything else.”Winst didn't give Aber a chance to retort. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist asking Aber to stay.
Abel returned to his room in a daze. His mind was in a mess. What was going on? Why did he have to go to school in just one day? Don't you want me anymore? That's not right. I didn't do anything wrong. Besides, Guild Leader wouldn't harm me.
When the sky turned bright, Abel appeared in front of everyone with two dark circles under his eyes. He hadn't slept at all the whole night. He was in low spirits, and he had even failed to snatch food. However, everyone understood his current state. However, it was impossible for them to take back their decision.
There were still two months before the enrollment of the warrior academy in the capital. During these two months, everyone used the capital as their base and did missions nearby. Abel had also accepted this fact, although he did not want to go to the academy from the bottom of his heart.
He was like a child who was forced to go to school by his parents. On the way to the warrior academy, he was completely carried by Babasa. As for whether he would embarrass Abel, they didn't care. After all, they weren't the ones who would be embarrassed.
"The Royal Magic Academy of Valencia.”Abel muttered the words in front of him and cast a puzzled look at Winst. Wasn't it a warrior academy? Why are you here?
"Hmm? Magic Academy? Brad, how did you lead the way?" Winst was also puzzled.
"Don't you know that the two academies are next to each other?”Brad pursed his lips, obviously feeling helpless at everyone's ignorance.
"There's such a thing?"
"In order to practice combat, no one can guarantee that their opponents in the future will be of the same profession. Therefore, for convenience, the two academies were built together.”
"So that's how it is. It's a good idea.”
After everyone walked past the magic academy, they saw the gate of the Warrior Academy. It was completely different from the elegant environment of the magic academy. Everything in the Warrior Academy was very simple and plain. When they looked past the gate, they could see the battlefield. A gust of wind blew, and the sand instantly filled the sky. The environment could be described as terrible.
The Warrior Academy did not only teach students martial arts. On the contrary, the training of martial arts here was very loose and did not have a specific model. The academy hoped that the students could discover the martial arts that were suitable for themselves and not blindly learn from others. Therefore, the courses taught here were mainly tactical training. Everything related to war was taught here. Therefore, the students who left here, whether it was charging into battle or logistics, they knew everything.
However, the Kingdom of Valencia hadn't gone to war for many years, so most people were just talking on paper. After all, a soldier who had never seen blood was never considered a veteran. Therefore, when a student like Abel who used to be a mercenary came to report, the teacher's eyes almost lit up, and he accepted Abel into the academy without asking anything.
Soon, Winst had finished all the paperwork for Abel. Abel knew that he was doomed, so he noted down the date of the start of school and followed everyone back to the hotel, waiting for the day when the gates of hell would open.
Alice had long heard from Avril that Abel was going to stay in the capital to study. She was so excited that she almost hugged Winst and kissed him. For the first time, she felt that this uncle was so cute. When she thought about how Abel was going to live by her side in the future, her heart was filled with sweetness. She was not worried about Abel's future at all. He was the man she had high hopes for. How could he be an ordinary person?
However, Abel didn't know about this. At this moment, he was lying on Catherine's bed and talking about his sister Tomato. Because Catherine was the easiest to talk to, he had been begging Catherine every day for the past two months to persuade the leader to give up this idea. Unfortunately, even though Catherine was blushing so much that she was about to vomit blood, she didn't agree to Abel's request.
Abel was not a pushover. If Catherine did not agree, he would lie on her bed and not get out. As for whether or not he would dirty the blanket, he did not care. This was because Catherine was weak and easy to bully. If it were Avril, she would have shot Abel into a porcupine long ago.
"Sister Tomato, please help me talk to the leader.”Abel repeated the same words for two months, his eyes full of begging. If he had this kind of look when he begged for food, he would definitely become fat.
"That... Albert... You know…" Catherine's face was red as she looked at the shameless Abel. She felt helpless. She couldn't possibly bombard him with magic, could she?
"Sister Tomato, you're the best. You're beautiful and so kind... Wow! Avril, don't pull, I'm getting up now."”Before Abel could finish his flattery, Avril rushed into the room, grabbed his ear, and dragged him out. This had been a repeat for two months, and every time, he would pull the same ear, making Abel worry that his ears would grow longer.
"Hmph! Seeing that you weren't in the room, I knew that you were harassing Sister Catherine again. Can't you be a little more mature? Isn't it just going to school? Look at how worried you are.”Avril nagged at Abel like a housekeeper, her expression full of disappointment.
"Big sister! You know that I hate studying the most. If you have the ability, go to school too.”Abel shuddered at the thought of his study life in Brad's tent.
"Just be a good student, hehe!”Seeing Abel in pain, Avril was especially happy. She kicked him back into the room and left with a smile.
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