Everyone Else Has a System

\'Didn\'t she have a system related to understanding one\'s mind and presence? Does that system give her this ability?\' I thought as I observed her and she, without any change in her serious expression, spoke through her mind,

\'You are quite knowledgeable, I see. Still, that is not my concern. Tell me, Mr. Zero, what exactly are you trying to do?\'

\'What do you mean by that?\' I spoke with a slightly confused expression before she glared at me again and then sighed before speaking,

\'I can see that you are trying to get close to my son. May I know the reason behind that?\'

I smiled a little before gulping down another piece as I answered her,\'I am just trying to make the kids remember me before I move out of here.\'

She, hearing my words, looked at me with a sceptical gaze before sighing,\'I guess I will get directly to the point then. Please, stay away from my son. I don\'t want Blake to be involved in whatever you are trying to do.\'

I looked at her and then pondered at her words before speaking,\'Well… okay. I guess I will keep my distance from him… until I get my permission from you.\'

She, at my words, just kept gazing at me. Looking at her slightly annoyed expression, I guess she understood my intention. I could only chuckle a little before I hear Blake\'s voice,

"Actually… we are waiting for Aunty Freya and Uncle Rheo to come here. Also, Aunty Irene and her friend as well."

Oh yeah, I did ask Blake this question before I got talking with Olivia. I turned to Blake, who was curiously looking at me, before turning at Olivia, who was observing my every move. I pondered for a few moments before muttering.

"Irene and Linda are busy with the work I gave them, while Freya and Rheo are out for a party today. I guess you can start eating too, you know?"

Hearing my words, everyone turned at me for a few moments before Cedric looked at me as he spoke,"Is that so?" and I nodded at him before he asked,

"Is the work with which Irene is busy right now given by you?"

I looked at him and casually nodded, at which he pondered something before he began praying. The whole family started praying along with him… and I kinda felt out of place there for the next few minutes as their prayer continued.

After the prayer was over, they, too, started eating. The dining continued for another 30 mins as I just enjoyed my food slowly. Though, nobody spoke even a single word through the entire dinner, as they just kept eating. Once they were done, they started leaving one by one… until it was just me and Reeve left. What was kind of funny was that everyone who was leaving looked at me at least once before getting out of my sight away from here.

I turned at him for a few moments before asking,"Is this how you guys always eat? Silent all the time and keep analysing and observing your guest\'s every move till the very end?"

I had a slight sarcasm in my voice at which he chuckled before speaking,"nope. It is only for special people."

"Anyways… ahhh… I guess it is about time I hear your problem as well," I spoke as I yawned before drinking a few gulps of water.

Turning serious, he looked at me before speaking,"well… What I want is not really that grand but… can you help me out of a predicament? I know about your other identity… and I notice that you can use shadow magic as well, so… I really thought you could help me out of it."

I observed his face filled with awkwardness and wondered if it really was this hard to ask for guidance from me? Or was it really that much of a secret?

\'I guess I should see what it is all about before reaching a conclusion,\' I thought as I asked in a monotonous tone,"I guess there is still time before I hit the bed. Let\'s see what problems you have."

He then nodded before speaking,"can we move to the training grounds behind the castle?" at which I nodded because I didn\'t really have any problems with that. In fact, now that I think about it, I didn\'t visit the back of the castle yet and only ventured in the front part. Not that I really needed to.

It took us a slow walk of about 30 mins to reach the arena. It was an open training ground with a lot of weapons placed in the corner stands. There was the castle on one side and a wide sea on the other side.

\'Hmmm… why was Elaric practising on the roof when there was such an excellent arena alongside a beautiful view here?\' I thought as I observed the arena loaded with various mana circles drawn on its floor. Those mana circles were essentially built for enhanced and proper training that would make any normal training maniac drool if they saw them.

"Why does Elaric train on the roof?" I asked out my thoughts as I turned to Reeve and he pondered a little before speaking.

"Because he is weak and did not or perhaps cannot keep up with the heavy training regime which the rest of us follow?"

And I felt a bit dumbfounded at my own stupidity before I recalled back Elaric\'s special condition… well.. Sigh…

"Anyways… So what is your problem?" I asked as I looked at him, turning a bit more serious than before.