Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Rewarded Secretly Chapter 98: Rewarded Secretly Lucivar was weirded out as the last couple of days have been peaceful.

It felt the same when he was still in the small village mansion back when Delilah was alive.

Such a peace made him feel uneasy and as expected, the storm appeared.

Out of nowhere, Tobias came to visit him.

He didn’t know whether Tobias came here to meet with him specifically or also for the others but nevertheless, Tobias visited with a reason in mind, it wasn’t a random visit.

And, since he started off like this, Lucivar felt like he was going to be scolded.

Lucivar kept his composure, “What did I do so bad that you’d come visit in person like this?” “Do you want me to say it aloud here?” Tobias asked back, mirroring Lucivar’s demeanor.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar’s eyebrows slightly dipped into a mild frown.

Even from the very start when he was saved, he knew Tobias was a mysterious person, his face was like an enigma.

A smile doesn’t mean he was happy and a gloom doesn’t mean he was sad.

Or at least, that is what Lucivar gained from him.

It was hard to deduce what was really inside Tobias’ mind through his face alone.

And at this moment, he could tell that Tobias really knew everything he did.

Lying would put Lucivar in a worse spot than this.

So as opposed to resorting to making up a lie, he decided to avert the topic instead.

“I have to reach the Acolyte rank since I’m chosen as the fi-” But in the middle of saying that, Lucivar stopped when he saw Tobias raising his index finger and pressing it against his lips, as a shadow passed over his face.

A demand for silence, that prompts Lucivar to stop.

Lucivar was confused, he didn’t understand what Tobias was doing.

“I understand your need for strength but your way of doing it is not the right way,” He said.

Tobias then pointed at the door while continuing their conversation normally.

Seeing this, Lucivar turned towards the door before he realized what was happening.

‘Someone is listening outside, who?’ He returned his focus back to Tobias.

Reaching to the side Tobias took a small pouch from his bag and placed it on the table-and while doing this, he kept the conversation going, “We have established that in order to reach freedom you need strength-but to reach it, you must still adhere to some morals.

Since you are under me, you must adhere to my morals” “Do you understand…?” Tobias asked while placing a leather parchment beside the pouch.

“I understand,” Lucivar said as he checked the pouch and also the leather parchment.

Once he opened the pouch, his eyes were assaulted by a green light.

Adjusting to the light, Lucivar gasped when he realized what it was.

Inside the pouch was a shining green crystal, a power crystal!

Lucivar had absorbed a blue power crystal before back when he outshined the others while the others gained yellow power crystals.

Green power crystals are a grade higher than blue power crystals.

Savant-rank Hybrid’s favorite power crystal is the green one.

It could still help them reach the next ream.

For someone who has only reached the Acolyte rank, it was extremely valuable.

Not to mention, it was also very expensive to even purchase one.

Realizing what Tobias had given him, Lucivar was stunned for a second before he shifted his eyes back ahead.

He looks at Tobias with clear shock-evident on his face, ‘So he’s not mad at me…?

Instead, he commended me and even rewarded me in person?’ Lucivar was not expecting such a turn.

Normal people would definitely be spooked if they knew what Lucivar did.

He used innocents as bait and even manipulated those close to him for his own benefit.

So for Tobias to reward him was completely unexpected.

‘Unless, Leandra or whoever told him lied,’ Lucivar pondered.

Knowing what Lucivar was thinking exactly, Tobias shot a knowing smile at him.

Seeing this, Lucivar leaned back on his chair and corrected, ‘No, he knew…

certainly knew!’ He lets out an incredulous breath as he’s worried for nothing, Tobias is not as innocent as he thought.

Leaning forward again, he proceeded to check the parchment and found that it was a sequence of some sorts.

No explanations were written on the parchment but he knew it was a spell or a technique.

“Can you promise me to keep this in mind?” Tobias asked again.

Lucivar smirked and nodded, “I promise, this sort of thing will never happen again” Upon hearing this, Tobias also nodded, he instantly knew what Lucivar meant by that.

“Good then, you can go and tell the guards to call Leandra,” “It was nice meeting you, Tobias.

I’ll keep your words in mind all the time” Grabbing his rewards from impressing Tobias with his determination to become stronger, he put them in his pocket and headed for the door.

He walked out and turned to his left, seeing a familiar figure there.

Leandra came from the corner and was surprised to see him.

She then approached with confusion on her face.

But Lucivar wasn’t fooled, Leandra was most certainly the one eavesdropping.

Tobias needed to mind his words because of her, it was the reason why he acted like earlier.

And as for Leandra, she was making an act right now.

“What are you doing coming from there?” “Oh, perfect timing, Leandra.

Go inside, Tobias is waiting for you” “Master Tobias is here?

Great!

It’s been a long time since I talked with him.

Move!” She happily went past him and headed into the room, greeting Tobias excitedly.

And of course, Tobias responded with the same gesture.

Both of them were very close, Lucivar knew that and this wasn’t a surprising sight.

Not minding them, Lucivar closed the door and shook his head.

“I guess Tobias also needed to maintain his reputation with the others,” He mused lightly.

But immediately after he thought of that aloud, a smirk crept to his face as he placed his hand on his pocket, tapping the content inside.

“At least Tobias is not a goody two shoes” Lucivar checked the time and saw that it was already past seven in the morning.

He didn’t sleep last night, meditating through it so he didn’t know what time is it.

Deciding to go to the garden, Lucivar headed to the exit.

Academy Hunters couldn’t step out of the cave but since he was on a break given directly by Fabio, the guards did not stop him and let him through.

Passing the main training ground-he looked up at the open ceiling with the sunlight shining through.

Because of this opening, the air was fresh here, it was never cramped.

Just then through the sunlight, he noticed an animal looking down from above.

He thought it was a bird at first but it was a bat.

“Since when bats roam about in the morning?” He commented with a small chuckle.

Reaching the exit, Lucivar greeted the guards and walked past them.

But he was stopped by one guard.

“I’m on pending, I can go out if I want to” “I know, I stopped you not because of that” “Hmm?

Then what business do you have with me?” “I was told to give you a message from Professor Aeldric, he said time is ticking” Upon hearing this, Lucivar frowned.

He gave a nod to the guard before proceeding outside, his expression tensed.

It took him fifteen minutes to walk from the Bastion of Blades to the garden and once he was there, he saw that there were some students here and there.

Since he was late to reach here-the place was more crowded than he preferred.

Lucivar sat on a bench in the corner of the garden near the Angel statues.

Most of the time, this part of the place was deserted.

He sat there, stretched his arms on the bench, and tilted his head with his eyes closed.

Basking in the sunlight has never failed to lift up his mood.

Other than lifting up his mood, he also used this time to think about what to do today.

Earlier, the message from Professor Aeldric was obvious, he was telling Lucivar that time was running out-with the South Hues Tournament, approaching.

A reminder that their deal is still on regardless of what he did for the academy.

“I have not even checked the requirements for qualification…” He mused with a sigh.

“It could be checked on their website-what even is a website?

Must be another terminology I haven’t heard of” “You could check the website from my phone, what’s the tournament called?” “It’s called the South Hues Tourn- Wait what?” Lucivar opened his eyes and was instantly greeted by the face of a woman.

A scent of honeyed, earthy sweetness assaulted his nostrils.

He squinted his eyes and realized that it was Thalia, she appeared out of thin air.

“Can you leave me alone?

I’m enjoying my morning peace,” “Nope, you’ve been avoiding me for days so I won’t” Going around the bench, she sat on the bench beside Lucivar and took out her phone.

She tapped the screen multiple times before her eyes lit up.

“To qualify for the South Hues Tournament, you need to be in the first year, an Acolyte-rank Hybrid, gain two approvals from the chief professors of your academy, and also, a sponsor,” Thalia said, mentioning each, and every requirement stated on the website.

“Hmm, there’s a lot of requirements for a mere first-year tournament” “Oh, I see why…

the winning academy would ga-” Thalia stopped mid-sentence when she noticed Lucivar standing up from the bench.

Initially, she was confused as to where he was going.

But in the next second, her gaze turned sheepish at the sight of Lucivar grabbing his head with both hands and began curling and twisting dramatically, cursing himself as he did not expect the requirements to be that many.

He thought that once he reached the Acolyte rank, he would be qualified.

As opposed to that, there were two more requirements to fulfill.

And the last one was incredibly hard.

Lucivar knelt down-and placed his forehead-on the fountain’s edge.

His hands were still on his head.

He did not know what to do, “I’m fucked…

I am fucked!

How in the hell am I going to fulfill those requirements” “What are you doing?

Are you a drama queen?” Thalia giggled, seeing Lucivar’s other side.

Despite the mockery, Lucivar stayed rooted, “Go away, Thalia.

I’m not in the mood” Upon hearing this, Thalia stood up and went over to him.

She placed both hands on her waist and asked again, “It’s not that hard-the hardest one to complete is becoming an Acolyte-rank Hybrid.

On what stars are you right now?

Four?

Five?

If you’re around there, I could help you reach the Acolyte rank” “I’m already there, I’m not stressing about that.

I’m stressing over the sponsor,” “Eh…?

You are?” Ignoring her shocked response, Lucivar pressed his forehead harder against the hard marble.

“How in the heck could I gain a sponsor?” He complained.

Of course, he could ask Tobias but that would be burdening him and he didn’t want that.

It’s his problem and he wanted to finish it himself.

Just in case, he would probably need to talk to Tobias about this since he was here.

Recovering from her initial shock, Thalia shook her head, “It’s not that hard to find a sponsor” “How?!

I don’t know anyone!” Lucivar turned to look at her.

But then, Thalia pointed at herself, “You know me, I can be your sponsor” “…”