BXBX NOVEL Chapter 19 - Investigate(3)
-Afternoon-
At the house\'s main gate, a little girl, accompanied by many guards, got off the horse carriage. The little girl was carrying many things in her hand, and when she saw the gate guard, she approached them. "Bring the remaining groceries on the carriage to my room."
"Yes, young miss," the guard replied while calling his other guards for help.
The little girl then changes the carriage and uses the special carriage that has been provided by the gatekeeper to drive into her house.
Inside the carriage, the wind blew to the daydreaming girl as she looked at the vast meadow through the window. "No matter how many times I see it, it\'s still beautiful," the girl said while leaning back.
After a few minutes, the horse-drawn carriage arrived at the castle; the little girl got out of the horse carriage and immediately ran towards the main door excitedly.
The servant standing in front of the main door, ready to greet the little girl smiled on seeing this. "Good evening, young miss. How was your trip?"
"Nothing special, there was some demi-human blocking our way to get free coin and bread.
"So, have Mom and Dad come home?" She was looking around but couldn\'t spot a pair of boots nor the other carriages.
The servant who heard it could only smile wryly. "There has been no news from the Lord nor Lady, but I heard the news that they were conducting inspections in several villages a few days ago."
When the little girl heard this, the smile on her face disappeared, and she immediately entered without replying.
The servant felt sad for the little girl and went inside, following the little girl.
In front of the staircase, the little girl who wanted to go straight to her room suddenly thought of her brother; she stopped moving and asked the servant, "What about my little brother?"
"Young master Desmond said he was doing closed meditation and should not be disturbed."
This little girl is Alice, Desmond\'s older sister. When both of her parents often do errands, only Desmond accompanies her every evening to play some games.
When Alice heard this, her mouth curved up, and she smiled again along with a mysterious laugh. "A closed meditation, heh, let\'s see."
When the servant saw Alice\'s behavior, the servant cut Alice\'s conversation quickly. "I apologize for being impudent, young miss, but the young master said he shouldn\'t be disturbed, or he wouldn\'t play with young miss anymore."
Alice, who heard this, stopped her intention; she knew very well that if Desmond had acted like that, it meant that his current meditation was crucial for him. Even though her nature was nosy, she knew that some things should not be disturbed.
"Did my little brother say when he will finish his meditation?"
When the servant heard this, the servant was relieved that Alice agreed not to disturb Desmond. "Young master Desmond only told me to prepare dinner for him."
"So it\'s at night, I\'d better give my little brother a surprise." Alice chuckled and immediately went to check on the item she had just bought.
All the servants who live in this palace know that Alice loves Desmond; her love increases when their parents often leave them.
The thing that the servants are afraid of is that Alice loves for Desmond to exaggerate. Even now, Alice is very selective about Desmond\'s clothes, behavior, and friends. Until now, the reason Desmond doesn\'t have a friend is Alice. There is a high chance that Desmond will have trouble getting a wife in the future.
-Underground-
Simultaneously, the person Alice was talking about seemed to be busy dodging the several fireballs that were coming at him.
Suddenly a giant fireball appeared, which was impossible for Desmond to dodge to the right or the left. As the giant fireball approached, Desmond jumped forward, using his left wall as support; Desmond then flew straight while slashing the fireball from above.
Desmond\'s head hit the hallway\'s ceiling after the fireball was gone due to the hallway\'s short height.
After falling, Desmond then got up and grumbled, "Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!
What the fuck! How can a room that has been abandoned for a long time still have many traps?!
These damn walls and floors!"
Previously, after Desmond stepped on the strange floor, he became more careful with the floor. He carefully and slowly chose the floor to step on; it took hours before he accidentally leaned against a wall filled with strange carvings, which resulted in a fireball trap.
"Although this can be an exercise for me to increase agility, it\'s not worth the risk of losing my life!" After Desmond said that, suddenly, a ball of fire hit him straight in the stomach. Desmond was knocked back 10m before stopping and lying on the floor.
\'Cough! Cough!\' He coughed many times, with blood coming out every time he coughed. He then looked forward and saw that the fireballs were no longer attacking him.
Desmond slowly got up and sat on the floor. "Looks like- ugh- I can only reach here.
This room is more complicated than I thought; I\'d better take a break to face Alice later.
Ah, before that, status."
[Scanning Host Body…]
[Scan Complete !]
[
-Status-
Name: Desmond
Gender: Male
Age: 3 years
Race: Human
Class: Swordsman
Occupation: None
Unique Energy: 2.01/5.05
Strength: 7.04
Agility : 0.44
Stamina : 0.50/1.63
]
"Looks like it should be done for today." Desmond then started meditating again and focused on healing.
After a few minutes of meditation, he opened his eyes and prepared to leave the dungeon.
-Night-
Right behind the palace came the sound of bushes, along with the sound of the door opening. Suddenly, the bushes that originally covered the lower part of the castle opened to reveal an open door, and a boy was right in front of the door.
After walking for so long from the hallway, Desmond immediately opened the door to the basement exit; when he came out, he also didn\'t forget to look at the situation of the area around him.
"System, scan this surrounding area. Is the grandmaster\'s subordinate nearby?"
[
Creating Task ..
Used 1 Slot
Status: Working 0%
]
[Working 50%..]
[Status: Completed ]
[Saving to Database …]
[Data Saved!]
[System Conclusion: the result of the spread of the host energy to the surrounding area is nil, but from a distance, the object is approaching very fast.]
"That must be the grandmaster subordinate; maybe they changed shifts." Desmond quickly closed the cellar door and returned the bush to its normal position.
"My energy now is enough for 3 minutes.
"Custom Spell: Light Distortion.
"Swordsman Skill: Body Enhancement.
"Luckily, I have a spare body enhancement skill; if it gets caught, it might be a big problem." With that, Desmond\'s body began to become transparent again; he entered the castle by using the back door of the kitchen and headed straight for his room