Chapter 38.

"Uncle?"

Yuria had spread out a large sheet on the floor to draw magic lines for a magic circle. When she saw William, she embraced him.

"Oh, my! Youve gotten a lot heavier."

"Didnt I tell you that you cant tell a lady that shes heavy?"

When Yuria puffed out her cheek, William raised her and made eye contact with her.

"Yes, yes. Youre still very light, so eat a lot and study well."

"Okay."

"Ahem! William, long time no see."

William grinned and put down Yuria.

"Father, have you been well?"

"Yes, I've been well thanks to you."

While Wiliam greeted his father, the girl showed interest in the man standing behind her uncle -- Bloody.

"Mister, who are you?"

"Me?"

Alphonso introduced Bloody before he could introduce himself. "Mister here is a knight!"

"Knight?" Yuria had also never heard of a knight before.

Bloody stroked Alphonso's head and laughed.

"Yes, Mister here is a brave knight."

The great elder stared at Bloody with an amused look.

Are you from the Crow Tribe?

"Yes. My name is Bloody Blade."

Youre the son of the Crow Tribes chief. How are your parents?

"Hahaha, my father passed on his position to my brother and is currently on a journey."

The great elder let out a sigh of envy. "I dont know when Ill be able to retire from this annoying position. I envy your parents."

William awkwardly smiled. "Haha, Father is still full of vigor."

"Thats enough, boy. A man also needs to know when to back out. How is that man with a ferocious temper?"

Bloody smiled bitterly as he knew who the title of ferocious man was referring to.

"Yes, Mr. Mirpa is still full of vigor."

"Hmm, that's too bad." Although the great elder said so, he looked inwardly happy.

Mirpa was one of the few rivals in the great elders life. It was a blessing to still have a rival at his old age.

William sent out Yuria and Alphonso while his father was in a good mood.

"Yuria, Alphonso, Uncle has something to talk about with Grandfather. Will you go out for a while?"

The twins nodded and left.

"Why did you come out?"

When the secretary doing her work outside the room asked, Yuria shook her head.

"They said they had something to talk about for a moment."

"Really? Then shall we hang out for a while?"

Alphonso responded energetically to the secretary's suggestion.

"Okay! Nice!"

The secretary brought out chairs, sat down, and started doing origami. Suddenly, the door to the great elders office was smashed and Bloody rolled out injured.

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Yuria who had briefly recalled the past asked her twin brother Alphonso.

"But didn't you come here to call me?"

"Oh right! Grandfather called us for the coming-of-age ceremony."

Yuria checked her watch and shouted in surprise.

"Is it time already?"

Yuria pulled out a two-meter staff and a mountable saddle from her pocket space. She attached the saddle to the staff and said to Alphonso as she sat down, "Sit down."

"They told us not to fly outside the village because it's dangerous."

When Alphonso hesitated, she simply forced him to sit at the back of the saddle then sat at the front again. "I'm not going to fly all the way into the village. 'Fly!'

When Yuria shouted out the spell, a magic pattern engraved on the staff started to shine and the staff rose into the air. In a flash, it rapidly flew towards the village.

Alphonso, who was riding in the back, started to screa