Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 207

Chapter 207: A New Journey Begins… Part-1.
Capital City Delta, A month after Jareth’s return.

Royal Palace, Dining Hall.

“I see, so he’s taking you with him to the elven city? Well, if Jareth’s the one protecting you, I don’t really think there’s any need to worry…”

Reynald waved his hand without caring much about the matter.

He glanced at his wife and said in a nonchalant tone,

“No need to be worried; he’s all grown up and is strong enough to be on his own now… Moreover, all young birds need to leave the nest of their parents if they want to grow up…”

“I am sure by the time Mark returns home from this trip he will have grown up a lot…”

Mark’s mother Alice had a look of worry on her face upon hearing that her son was embarking on such a long journey.

She glanced at Risa, who was nibbling on the sweets without a care in the world, and said,

“Risa, make sure you keep him safe, okay? If you both return alive, I will buy you your favorite tea!”

Risa’s eyes shined instantly, and she immediately became motivated.

“Yeah! Leave it to me!”

Mark sighed upon hearing those words and pondered in his mind.

‘Perhaps you should be more worried that this happy-go-lucky looking girl will eat me alive instead!’

Mark has no idea why his mother favors Risa so much or how Risa managed to gain his mother’s trust to such an extent, but his mother has already accepted Risa even though Mark hasn’t yet married her!

Risa literally is allowed to come and wander in the royal palace at any time, any day!

The guards don’t even inform the butlers and the maids about it before opening the doors for her; she’s free to enter and leave whenever she feels like it.

Not even powerful grade-2 mages are allowed such freedom in the palace! She’s the exception!

‘I sometimes feel that they kind of consider her more like their daughter than me being their son… The favoritism is so blatant!’

Mark is usually away from home due to university and barely ever comes back, and even when he comes back, he keeps studying magic and stays in his room all day long.

He’s simply too dedicated to his magic research, and ever since he met Jareth, he’s been working even harder to become stronger!

It’s only been a while since he broke through grade-4, and now he’s already a peak grade-4 mage after this short period of time.

On the other hand, Risa has also broken through to the grade-4 early stage recently. It’s not that she’s slow; it’s just that Mark is too fast!

They are both the same age, yet Mark can easily defeat ten Risa’s with a single hand if he gets serious.

“Hmm? What? You want some too?”

As Mark was glaring at Risa, she misunderstood that he was going to snatch her sweets, so she hurriedly stuffed them all in her mouth.

“Not happening! Hehe…”

Seeing her giggle like that to herself, Mark stopped glaring at her as she looked too d*mn cute, and staring for long was quite bad for his ‘heart’s mental health’.

“By the way, what is he even going there for?”

Hearing Reynald’s question, Mark shook his head,

“I have no idea; when I asked, he said he was invited there, and he’s taking us there with him to experience the world and learn more…”

Reynald leaned his back on the chair and spoke with a lot of complicated emotions.

“Er… If he keeps wandering around all over the world with you in tow… People will really misunderstand that you are indeed his illegitimate child… Sigh, he really likes to create massive chaos wherever he goes…”

Currently, Jareth has become extremely famous on the entire internet.

Every month he does something new and more ridiculous than before; first he killed a wyvern, then killed a cyclops, then he went ahead and literally killed a world-destroying level calamity beast all alone!

His reputation has now soared through the skies, and even Reynald has been overshadowed by him.

Nathan, on the other hand, has been completely forgotten by the people, as if he doesn’t even exist anymore.

“Times sure do change fast though… Who could have thought that I would get to see such a strong person rise after all this time…”

Reynald sipped the wine from the glass and glanced at Mark before speaking in a solemn tone,

“His presence may be good for you till you grow up, but after that, he will become an obstacle for your growth, Mark…”

A confused look appeared on Mark’s face after hearing those words, as he couldn’t understand what Reynald was trying to say.

Seeing that look, Reynald smiled a bit and replied in a calm voice,

“The thing is, when the teacher is less talented than their student, the teacher is bound to be left behind eventually by the disciples… That’s how the world works…”

“You are the most talented person on this planet, so you will surpass Jareth eventually, but then you won’t be his disciple anymore; you will become his competitor…”

“The world of mages is cruel, and only those who are selfish enough can preserve it till the end; that means you will be pressed on resources and opportunities…”

“You will have to be careful of his stance at every turn and will have to always be on edge in case he suddenly decides to attack… That kind of life is too stressful…”

“In the end, he will become a great obstacle for you, Mark…”

Mark was shocked at those words; he was left completely speechless.

He’s still young after all; he hasn’t faced the cruelty of the world much, so he couldn’t accept Reynald’s words at all.

Reynald has lived his life governing over hundreds of subordinates; he had to face all kinds of situations along the way as he reached the peak of the world.

He has enough wisdom to sense that Jareth isn’t a selfless person; he also has his own goals and ambitions, and if Mark stays too close to Jareth, Mark will be the one who will get used up like a pawn.

That’s something he wouldn’t want to see; in fact, he wants his son to use the entire world as a pawn.

It’s survival of the fittest type of world after all; those who know how to take advantage of others and manipulate them to work for them are the ones who enjoy everything.

Right now, Reynald has control over more than half the entire economy of the empire; he has immense power in this matter, and his words rule the fate of millions of people.

Even though he’s only the king by name, he has enough wealth to keep to subtly manipulate the entire nation without anyone even noticing it.

This is the reason why the royal family has so many resources for training and improving; this is the reason why they have no shortage of all types of weapons, artifacts, potions, etc.

If Mark doesn’t learn this method, he will not be able to control others and rule over them in peace.

“Physical power has its limits, but intellectual strength has none! If you have the ability to control hundreds of allies and subordinates, only then can you consider yourself truly powerful and invincible!”