CH.63 Returning to the Manor<h4><strong>[Brian POV]</strong></h4>
<span style="font-weight:400">I noticed my summon came back down stairs followed by Lucia. They don’t seem extremely happy, so I can make a guess, but better to confirm it anyway.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So, how did it go?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I can’t cure her. I’m sorry.” Vampire Lady said to me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I see, that’s too bad. Do you know what the problem is?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Her blood magic is high in level and that makes the curse stronger. I believe Vampire Lord is capable of curing it.” My summon told me. “But I’m capable of lessening her symptoms.” She added.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Permanently? Or for a short time?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Only for around three days.” She said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I see. In that case I’ll leave you with Lucia, if you don’t mind.” I said to my summon.
<span style="font-weight:400">“No. You can’t do that.” Lucia argued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m fine with it, Master.” Vampire Lady gave her permission.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s the best option.” I told Lucia. “With that you can keep your curse in check until I get a stronger vampire that can fully cure you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“But you’ll lose a summon.” She argued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Really? That’s what you are worried about? I have enough summons. And in all honesty, Vampire Lady doesn’t have thebat strength of some of my other ones. She would likely be just a glorified blood drainer.” I told Lucia. “No offense.” I added as I turned my eyes to Vampire Lady.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Non taken, Master. I know I can’t match up to the power Master’s other summons have.” She answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, now with a Blue-Eyes in my arsenal, I really don’t know what monster can stand a chance. How powerful are S-rank monsters anyway? Can Blue-Eyes solo one? Or would they be equal in strength?
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<td style="width:100%"><span style="font-weight:400">Mission: Cure the Dhampirs</td>
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<td style="width:100%"><span style="font-weight:400">Goal: Cure dhampirs of their blood curses</td>
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<td style="width:100%"><span style="font-weight:400">Reward: Grants a random Vampire card for each cured dhampir</td>
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<td style="width:100%"><span style="font-weight:400">This mission is repeatable. You can gain the reward only once per person</td>
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<span style="font-weight:400">Even the system agrees I should do this. With that I know I’m right. System is Law. System is God.
<span style="font-weight:400">After that, I unsummon Vampire Lady and gave her card to Lucia.
<span style="font-weight:400">“But,” She was trying to argue.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Just give in.” I told her. “You won’t win this argument. Unless you want to leave your party and live with me, I won’t leave this house without you taking this card.”
<span style="font-weight:400">I probably would actually leave, but I can try these underhanded tactics.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fine, I’ll take it.” She gave in and received the card.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Make sure to summon her every day to help you.” I told Lucia. I don’t want her to just hold onto that card for nothing.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ok. I will.” She agreed to that part quite easily.
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I guess there is nothing more here for me to do for today. I’ll be off then.” I said to Lucia and got up from the table to leave.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I see. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow then. Please show up at the guild.” She said as I was leaving.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sure. I can do that.” I answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">With that, I took to the streets.
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">The streets were still quiet. I guess people who work outside the walls haven’t returned yet. I think if I make my way straight to the Watchman manor, I’ll arrive there by snack time. I hope they won’t mind my intrusion too much.
<span style="font-weight:400">On the way, a few people stopped me and thanked me for saving the town. Being famouses with its downsides, I guess.
<span style="font-weight:400">As I made it to the manor gates, the guards greeted me and let me in without any questions. Is this really fine?
<span style="font-weight:400">At the door, I met with Nicole. So she is up at this time. I really shouldn’t make fun of her. I’m sure she is a hard working individual. Even if she stays upte and wakes upte. A mansion needs nighttime maids. At least I would assume so.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Wee back, Lord Brian.” She greeted me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hello Nicole. I''m back. Are Christina and Alice here?” I responded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Madam and Miss are in the back garden. It is a nice day.” She told me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It sure is. Would it be fine if I join them?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m sure they would enjoy it.” She told me. “Please follow me.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Nicole turned to walk around the manor. I followed behind her.
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">“Brian!” Alice called out when she saw me following Nicole. Christina also turned around to look at me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hi Alice, I’m back.” I answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Wee back, sir Brian.” Christina greeted me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sorry to intrude on your tea time.” I said to the duo.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. When did you get up?” Christina asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“This morning.” I answered. “And after some checks they let me go.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then why didn’t youe straight here?” Alice asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I was hanging out with Lucia.” I told her.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why? You should havee straight here.” She argued. Don’t act like a jealous <span style="font-weight:400">girlfriend.
<span style="font-weight:400">“She was the one to do the final check on me, so I just ended up going with her.” I told Alice.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I should ask Mana to teach me a spell I can use to check you up so I can do it myself.” Alice argued. Does something like ‘Dark Scan’ even exist? I really have no clue.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Stop that you two.” Christina interrupted. “Brian, please sit down. You just got up from aa so don’t over exert yourself.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It wasn’t aa you know.” I said back while I took a seat at the table. By the time I had, a cup of tea was waiting for me. When did they have time to set it out? For baron’s maids, these girls are over specs. They seem like they could be working in a ducal manor.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So, how much did you level up?” Alice asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Twenty levels.” I answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">“20? Really? I only got six levels.” She responded. Six is still a lot.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Were you fine afterwards? Did you feel sick?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I got a little temperature, but it went away after I slept.” She told me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, at least one of us got off easy.” I joked and took a sip of tea. I’m not sure which is better, this one or the one made by Lucia. Does Lucia use water magic to make the tea that good or is she just talented in the strangest things.
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sir Brian, allow me to officially thank you for saving this town.” Christina was bowing before me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry about it. I did it because I could.” I told her. “And I didn’t do it alone.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“But without you, people wouldn’t have gathered in time.” She said. “You are the reason no one died and no damage was inflicted.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then you should thank the system. I wouldn’t have known about it without the system mission I got.” I said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course I did. But you are the messenger. Without you, we wouldn’t have heard of it before it was toote.” She argued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Just stop. Please.” I tried to hold her back. “I understand you want to thank me and everything, but this is too much. Just say ‘thank you’ like the people in town. It’s enough.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then I will. Thank you.” Christina said to me.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you, Brian.” Alice added.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sure. I would say ‘anytime’, but I really don’t want this town to face another attack.” I responded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s hope we stay safe.” Christina said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Everything will be fine.” Alice added. “As long as Brian is here, nothing can hurt us.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t think you should say things like that Alice. It’s called a jinx. You will end up cursing the town. Something will attack as soon as I leave if you keep saying things like that.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Now I feel like I’m cursing the town myself. Honestly. Why does this town have to have a prophecy about a behemoth? It really will attack as soon as I leave, won’t it?
<span style="font-weight:400">Let’s hope not.
<span style="font-weight:400">—
<span style="font-weight:400">After tea, I went to the guest room I was staying in. Both to rx and try out my telekinesis skill. If it really works like I think it does, it will be super useful.
<span style="font-weight:400">(Laura, how should I do this?)
<span style="font-weight:400">(You need a practice object first. Something small that won’t break if it falls would be ideal.)
<span style="font-weight:400">Something small? And doesn’t break if dropped. Sounds like a job for a card. But who would I let float around?
<span style="font-weight:400">Beaver Warrior, do you want to fly? Actually, that’s an order. And it’s just your card that will be flying.
<span style="font-weight:400">(So now that I have a ‘willing’ test subject, how do I actually do this?) I asked Laura.
<span style="font-weight:400">(Just focus on the thing you want to move and how you want it to move. I’ll take care of the mana control for you.) Laura told me. So she’ll do the difficult part. Good.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now, fly!
<span style="font-weight:400">I can feel the mana moving inside me as I try to have the card achieve liftoff. And a few secondster, the card is no longer touching my hand. It’s floating above it.
<span style="font-weight:400">Immediate sess. Thank you Laura. Now, let’s move it around a bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">As I want to move the card to the left, it goes left. I want it to the right, it goes right. Seems simple enough. Let’s try to move it faster.
<span style="font-weight:400">… It fell. I wasn’t trying to go that fast.
<span style="font-weight:400">(Master’s mana control can’t keep up.) Laura told me.
<span style="font-weight:400">(Oh, well I guess then no flying with telekinesis, yet.)
<span style="font-weight:400">(I wouldn’t rmend it.)
<span style="font-weight:400">(And I guess I can’t use it for defense, either.)
<span style="font-weight:400">(We will get better with it. Won’t we, Master.) Laura encouraged me.
<span style="font-weight:400">(Of course. Add telekinesis practice to the daily agenda.) I told Laura. This is a skill I should try to master. It seems extremely useful, as soon as my mana can keep up.
<span style="font-weight:400">I spent a little more time practicing with telekinesis and just lounging around, until Nicole came to get me for dinner.