Chronicles of Forgotten Extra - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Forgiveness??

Chapter 35: Forgiveness??

Alden’s POV Staring at the ceiling of my room, a sigh unconsciously released from my mouth.

It’s been two days since my duel with Cedric, and nothing much happened contrary to what I had thought.

I was sure that the family elders would keep pestering me about my sword art, but it seems they already had some knowledge regarding it previously.

They even decided to grant me the Family’s official Shadow Mana Tome —Noctus Grimore.

Well it was just a cheap knockout of the shadow elemental phase of Eclipse Codex.

Same thing just without forming shadow core.

According to it the user have to convert ambient mana into shadow mana everytime they want to use shadow related spells.

I just throwed it in my storage ring.

Why would I bother learning that cheap copy when I have the original.

Another thing I found strange was Isolde; why had she not done anything to me yet, or is she really as kind as she shows outwardly?

No, that can’t be.

I am sure she was scheming something.

According to what I know from novel she is similar to Seles in that department.

Always scheming and manipulative.

I only have to worry about it for some time, I guess.

I don’t have to worry about Isolde after next week because I will be at academy by then.

My eyes wandered off to the letter of Astralis Academy.

Astralis Academy was one of the most prestigious academies of the human continent, although there were some other academies too, but they paled in comparison to Astralis Academy.

The academy did not just give anyone the admission, and the letter I have currently was only for eligibility to give the entrance test.

I would have to pass the admission test before I could even get admitted.

I unfolded the letter as I looked at the intricate seal of the academy on its top right side.

The symbol of the academy was a five-pointed star with a blue ring surrounding it.

It didn’t have any particular meaning.

It was just something the founder of the Academy decided on a whim.

The letter was simple, just mentioning my name and measured rank and a simple message saying you are eligible for an academy entrance test.

The academy wasn’t just a place to learn; it was a battlefield of its own kind.

Every rival, every test, and every hidden agenda would shape the plot ahead.

And I have no intention of letting the ‘protagonist’ dictate the outcome of this world.

Why shouldn’t I interfere if the world is already set out to be doomed?

I am going to do my best to divert the outcome.  I would have said something like, I will take all the protagonist’s treasure, but, well, I can’t do that.

Because in this accursed novel there was no major and powerful treasure shown.  There were treasures like artifacts, powerful skills, and abilities, but none of them were mentioned properly, as most of the things the protagonist had were from his system.

There were some minor treasures shown, though.

But how could I remember every small detail?

I loved reading that book but not to the extent I could remember every small detail.

I was lucky that I could even remember something about Eclipse Codex and find it.

But it was only due to how I found the concept of using Eclipse Element attractive.

Now that I think about it I was always curious about Eclipse Codex back then when it was mentioned in the novel.

I commented relentlessly to ask that author to show more details about it.

But as always, that f*cker didn’t respond to any comments.

He was a real piece of shit.

________ After just cursing the author for a while, I suddenly heard a knock on the door to my room.

“Young Master, ummm…” It was Alice, but she sounded hesitant.

“Young Master Cedric has come to meet you.” My eyes widened slightly.

‘What the hell?’ I couldn’t believe the great Cedric, for once, instead of barging directly into my room, was asking for permission.

“Let him in.” I ordered, curious to what this is all about.

Just as I ordered, the door to the room opened and Cedric entered with slow steps.

He was looking completely different, his cheeks were sunken and his eyes had glaring dark circles.

His posture was also completely different from how he usually carried himself.

He looked hollow, but his eyes shone with something…something I knew very well.

It was the resolve.

Cedric’s usual smirk and arrogant attitude were missing, replaced by a determined expression.

My mind was swirling with many emotions, but I didn’t break my impassive face.

I felt a multitude of emotions looking at his current self.

I have heard rumours about how Cedric is discarded by his own mother.

But I didn’t know Cedric would be so broken…

I felt joy…

satisfaction…

hate, anger…

but there was one more emotion I felt that I didn’t want to accept.

I felt pity for him…I didn’t know where this pity was originating from…or why I was even feeling it.

He was not someone worthy of pity.

He was a scumbag through and through.

He was someone who had beaten me from my childhood, bullying me without even a trace of pity.

So why was I feeling pity for such a bastard?

No, it wasn’t pity for the pathetic, arrogant fool he once was.

It was pity for the man who had been abandoned by his own mother, just like me…..

“Why are you here?

Huh, Cedric?” I asked, my voice calm almost without any emotions, barely suppressing the urge to curse at him.

Although I did feel pity, it was not enough to overpower my hate towards him.

“I…I…” He just stammered, his eyes darting all around.  “I don’t have all day, you know?” I said in an impatient voice.

Cedric took a deep breath, calming his mind.

As if he finally made up his mind he looked straight into my eyes.

“I’m sorry, Alden.” Cedric spoke, his voice steady this time without any stammer.

The first emotion I felt at his apology was disbelief.

‘Did I mishear that?’  “Hahahah, sorry for what, huh, Cedric?” I asked, my voice still calm as a smirk appeared on my face.

“Sorry for beating me or sorry for making my whole life hell…” “Do you think your sorry can erase your wrongdoings?” “Do you even have the right to ask for forgiveness now?” I demanded answers from him.

Cedric listened to me quietly, keeping his head down…

Only after I finished my words did he raise his head back up.

“I know Alden; I know I don’t deserve forgiveness, nor am I asking for one.” He spoke his voice a bit loud.

“I’ve realized things about myself, Alden… things I’m not proud of.

This isn’t about asking for your forgiveness, but it’s about acknowledging what I’ve done before.

That’s all I wanted to say” As if done whatever he was doing he turned around, not even looking back as he walked out of my room.

I blinked my eyes as I could not believe what just happened ‘That f*cker, what was all that about.’  Although I felt happy he was suffering but that just didn’t feel okay to me…I wanted him to be like before, arrogant and self-absorbed so I could have made him suffer more to break him as he had done to me…but now? That just feels pointless now.

Cedric was already broken and it’s not fun breaking people who are already broken.

This wasn’t the same person who’d mocked me for years.

What was going on with him?

I had already made so many plans to make him suffer in the future …

.but he just had to change and put them all down in the drain.

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