Chapter 756 Refusal And Consideration
"Did he have no shame to ask for a child to accompany him to this important meeting?!!" retorted Extalia in frustration.
"In his defense, no child could stay calm and even fight against a powerful seventh-grade combatant." said King Leon.
"Still… He is just a child. Doesn't he have other people to choose or his own child? I hear all his children are also powerful and talented." complained Extalia.
"Lia, I know what you are thinking. Indeed, Angus is still young and shouldn't be involved in all this mess yet. But he also holds powerful strength. I think it is time for him to see the world." said King Leon.
"We don't want him to be like a caged beast that doesn't know how the world works, right?" added King Leon.
"I still think it is too soon for him. It is like making us, the older generation useless. Involving him in your son's stupid fight is already a horrible shame for us."
"Now you want him to get involved with international matters. Moreover, he could snap like last time and probably burn Roundel City." said Extalia.
"You worry too much, Lia. Besides, this time he is going alone without his troublemaker girl. I doubt there will be a huge incident in the meeting. It is not called the safest place in the world for nothing." said King Leon.
"We also couldn't dictate Angus' move in this matter. I told Jade whether Angus wants to go or not depends on himself. So, it is no longer our business." added King Leon.
While King Leon and Duchess Amberblaze discuss Angus, Duke Jacob arrives at the Victory Manor. Unlike Angus, who could teleport to any place he perceived, Duke Jacob needed to go by walking or riding a carriage from the Royal Palace.
Hence, Duke Jacob arrives later than Angus despite Angus talking again with King Leon after his leave. As he steps into the manor, his sharp perception immediately notices the sudden ruckus.
Noticing it is coming from the Twin Gemini, the Duke immediately pretends to not see it while giving the head butler Pavlon an order to clean the mess later.
As one of the first few people that already experience Twin Gemini's mischievous prank, he knows these two girls are genuinely nightmares and more slippery than his own last child. He doubts King Leon can tame and handle these two naughty girls.
"Oh yeah… Pavlon, call Angus to my room." said Duke Jacob.
"The young master is inside his room with young lady Anna." replied Head Butler Pavlon respectfully.
"Tell him I have something important to discuss with him. Also, try not to wake up that little girl." said Duke Jacob.
"Yes, my lord. Is there anything else?" asked Pavlon.
"No, that's all." said Duke Jacob while walking towards his room.
Angus entered Duke Jacob's office a moment later and sat before him.
"What's the matter, Father?" asked Angus directly.
"*Sigh* Can't I have a chat with my son? It's been a while since we met and talked to each other." said Duke Jacob.
"Cut the chase, Father. You could always talk about non-important things during dinner or other times." said Angus while rolling his eyes.
"Tch… Fine. In three days, I will leave the kingdom and accompany your uncle to Roundel City." said Duke Jacob.
"Is it for the World's meeting? Can't you just use long-range projection magic or something?" asked Angus.
"No, can't do. You may not know this. When there is any notable movement from the monster overlord, all the world's leaders will be invited to have a meeting. Normally, you could skip the meeting if the matter is not too important or not affecting the whole world."
"This time, it is a different case. Many kingdoms and nations are involved in the Undermine Council incident. Many big forces and the kingdom lost a lot of their force during the incident. Not to mention the sudden appearance of many monster overlords." explained Jacob.
"It is similar to the new rise of monster overlord a few years ago. " added Jacob.
"Alright, have a safe trip then." said Angus casually.
"You will be coming with us." said Jacob directly.
"Hahahaha… Hold on a second. I seem to be hearing something wrong. What did you say again?" asked Angus.
"*Sigh* Brother Jade asked you as one of his escorts." stated Jacob.
"Hahahahaha…" laughed Angus before he stopped and noticed that his father was not joking.
"You should know my answer, right?" asked Angus coldly.
"Yes, I know. However, can't you reconsi…" said Jacob.
Before Jacob could finish his sentence, "Alright, we are done here." said Angus before standing up.
"Angus!!" called Jacob.
Before Jacob says anything else, Angus uses [Flame Teleportation] to disappear from the Duke's office. A moment later, Angus appeared near the training while observing Jayna meditating.
'Roundel City, huh? I am indeed curious about such an elven city. However, I can't leave Jayna and Anna alone. Besides, I think it will only create more trouble like last time. It is better to stay low for now.' thought Angus while observing Jayna.
On the other hand, Jayna who is in the middle of deep meditation is covered in sweat as if going into a hot sauna. After a while, she opened her eyes and had a rough breath. Her smooth white skin suddenly turned redder and hotter before slowly cooling down.
"Jayna, are you alright?" asked Angus worriedly.
"Huft.. Huft… Yes." said Jayna with a rough breath.
However, Angus could find Jayna's current situation through their bond. What Jayna is trying to do is try to become a real phoenix beast. It is not poetic, metaphorical, or any other fancy way. She is really trying to become a phoenix beast.
Still, doing it is easier said than done. Even with her current power, she couldn't just turn into a phoenix. Turning into a phoenix is not simply covering her body into a fire but turning every cell into a fire while preserving her physical form.
For others, this is not only a complex task that requires a lot of fire mastery and concentration but a dangerous action. One single mistake could injure or even kill themselves by burning into ash or turning into extinguished fire.
Fortunately, Jayna is safe from all this danger as someone possessing a unique phoenix trait. She could focus on training her fire mastery and concentration to transform her body into a phoenix.
Still, It is a challenging task. Yet, the training is not without any reward. As she continues her training in transforming, her fire mastery, mana, and mental fortitude will also increase.
According to the red-haired woman, Jayna may also break her limit and reach the next grade during the training. If she could successfully do it, Jayna could finally get the first threshold of becoming a mature phoenix.
Still, Angus is surprised at this kind of phoenix transformation. Based on what Jayna explained to Angus, he knows Jayna will become invincible to most attacks. Attacking her is like hitting a burst of fire.
Moreover, it is not an ordinary fire that could be extinguished with ordinary methods. This will make Jayna intangible and impervious to most attacks. Angus is even interested in learning the skill. However, he also knows the danger when transforming into fire.
A single bit of error could cost his life. Furthermore, the way of transformation is different for each person. The speed, the start, and the transformation form differ for each person.
Jayna's current method of transforming may not be useful for Angus. There is also a difference in physiology between him as a man and Jayna as a woman.
Still, Angus is not hopeless at it. He knows with his [Analyze] and current intelligence, he will be able to find the right way of transforming soon.
"Angus, you…" said Jayna.
to stay together with her. However, she also notices Angus' interest in the elven Roundel City.
While exchanging her thoughts, she hears about Angus being invited to Roundel City. Deep down in her heart, she wants Angus to stay together with her. However, she also notices Angus' interest in the elven Roundel City.
Jayna even finds Angus' previous thought about collecting some elven smithing technique to improve his plan in making her sword. She knows forging her sword is very difficult as they will create an indestructible artifact-grade sword rather than a highly enchanted one.
With the limited rare resources and materials, they could only forge it once and have no spare materials for another. In other words, if they fail, there is no other chance to develop another sword with the same design.
Some part of Jayna also wants Angus to go for her own selfishness. But, her last selfishness almost cost his life. Therefore, Jayna decides to stay silent and hopes Angus will not go. All of Jayna's intentions made Angus smile sadly and hug his beloved woman.
During Silvia's battle incident, Angus wants to fight and beat the shit out of her for eyeing his girl. However, his rationality prevents him from making a hasty decision. This leads Jayna to urge Angus to fight.
Now, they are once again in a similar situation. Jayna becomes more hesitant to urge Angus to do something. Her mind even blames herself for doing that previously.
This troubled mind makes Angus very sad. Some of him even blames himself for being too weak to erase his woman's worry.
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