Chapter 58: The Past
“Kagura Xiaoqi!!!”
With Tyr’s scream, Kagura Xiaoqi couldn’t help but pause for a moment.
“Wha… what’s wrong?”
“……” Unable to calm down after his impulsive shout, Tyr was left with confusion about why Kagura Xiaoqi had come in. Upon realizing this, he immediately took out the mask from his ring and put it on his face. After all, it was better not to let anyone see this face.
Taking a deep breath, Tyr tried not to calm down completely, but aimed to maintain a normal conversation. After all, who had Tyr ever been afraid of since he gained consciousness? He dared to challenge even the Dragon Slayer, so why would he fear someone like Kagura Xiaoqi?
After organizing his thoughts, Tyr solemnly spoke to Kagura Xiaoqi.
“Ha, I see you too, attach… *+%#”
“Tyr, what are you saying? I can’t hear you when you’re so far away.” Kagura Xiaoqi felt annoyed by Tyr suddenly moving away from him. He shifted his body in the water, reducing the distance between him and Tyr to just a few centimeters.
“@#$%…&#+×@”
Tyr, who claimed to be capable of having a normal conversation, spoke incoherent words, sounding more like the voice coming from the mouths of monsters like Pandora.
In Tyr’s mind, memories of the past seemed to flash before him like a revolving lantern.
Ah, this isn’t good.
Tyr held back his mask, oh my, if faced with a man’s nosebleed, wouldn’t that be the stuff of legends…
But Tyr couldn’t face this. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Tyr finally regained a bit of sanity. After taking a deep breath, he maintained a stable voice and said.
“Xiaoqi, why did you suddenly come in?”
“Hmm?” Kagura Xiaoqi tilted his head slightly, a gesture that made Tyr feel that he was truly deserving of the tenth spot in the college beauty rankings. It’s not that he couldn’t make it to the top five, but rather due to the constraints of societal norms, the editor-in-chief named Mo Bei had ranked him tenth.
“Didn’t I just say it? Let’s be frank with each other and have a good chat about our ideals.”
My ideal is to leave this place of strife immediately. Of course, Tyr wouldn’t say this out loud. But what exactly does being honest with each other mean?
“Well, that’s really great,” Tyr replied casually, his thoughts not really focused on the conversation. However, this response made Kagura Xiaoqi quite happy, and he leaned even closer to Tyr.
“So, does that mean we can talk about our ideals?”
“Ah… yes,” they touched, their shins brushing against each other. Tyr felt the delicate touch of Kagura Xiaoqi, like a fragile bubble. Looking at his fair skin, his silver hair dampened by the pool water, and his smiling face, Tyr became entranced.
No, no, no. This isn’t good. Tyr dismissed some unsettling thoughts from his mind. However, Kagura Xiaoqi continued speaking, oblivious to Tyr’s inner turmoil.
“Constantine said that being honest with another man and discussing ideals together is a very manly thing to do.”
Tyr’s feelings toward Constantine, the joker, were complex at this moment. You could say Constantine was causing trouble for him, but you couldn’t deny the allure of Kagura Xiaoqi as a beautiful woman. If you said Constantine was acting out of friendship, then at the very least he should have found a real beauty to entice Tyr’s innocent roommate. Constantine’s deception not only harmed Tyr but also Kagura Xiaoqi. Tyr was even considering going out to give Constantine a beating, which would only harm himself. Why challenge others when it only brings harm to oneself?
As Tyr’s thoughts wandered, Kagura Xiaoqi had already begun discussing their ideals.
“Tyr, how did you get into Avalon?”
“Huh? Me? Well, naturally, I entered through the assessment.”
“I got in through a recommendation letter. I envy you guys.” Kagura Xiaoqi’s words puzzled Tyr slightly. How could someone who got in through a recommendation letter envy others?
Tyr’s silence made Kagura Xiaoqi retract his smile, and he hugged his legs, curling up.
“Tyr, have you heard of the Kagura clan from the Vermilion Bird Empire?”
Tyr shook his head. He didn’t even know about the prestigious noble families of the Sigril Empire, let alone the Vermilion Bird Empire, which was distant from the Duke’s Manor.
Kagura Xiaoqi nodded slightly.
“It’s okay, Tyr, it’s not surprising that you don’t know.”
“Being pampered since childhood, I’ve never encountered anything unpleasant. Whether it’s studying magic or magic patterns, I’ve effortlessly learned to use them just by casually glancing at them.”
Tyr’s mouth twitched slightly. How could you casually understand something just by glancing at it? Could those two words really be connected?
“If my life continues to develop like this, it would probably be extremely wonderful,” Tyr nodded, but he sensed a different meaning in Kagura Xiaoqi’s words.
Tyr nodded, but from Kagura Xiaoqi’s words, he sensed a different meaning.
“Until that incident happened.” Kagura Xiaoqi’s voice trembled slightly. Instead of rushing to ask further questions, Tyr waited quietly for him to continue.
After mustering his emotions, Kagura Xiaoqi looked at the droplets of water condensing on the pure white ceiling, touched by the steam and cooled down.
A drop of dew fell onto his eye, its icy touch sending a chill straight through his body.
He couldn’t help but hold himself tighter, a sight that made Tyr, also a male, feel an urge to… Ahem, Tyr felt that since Kagura Xiaoqi was so serious at this moment, he should respond in kind and listen carefully.
“It’s because my elder sister is to be married to a prince of the Sigril Empire. Our clan leader, who is also my father, along with many close relatives of our family, went to the Sigril Imperial Palace. My sister and I were also there.”
“And then the darkness began.”
“The ‘Judicators,’ the Mobius family. I assume Tyr has heard of them before, right?”
Tyr nodded slightly as he listened to Kagura Xiaoqi’s words, but why mention the name of the ‘Judicators’ at this time?
“The train we were on was surrounded by the strength of the ‘Judicators.’ It is said that there was a wanted criminal on the train with a bounty worth billions at the imperial level.”
“I wasn’t very clear about the process at that time, being still young, but in the end, it was because of that so-called imperial-level bounty target that the ‘Judicators’ sent everyone on the entire train to hell, including my elder sister.”
“In the end, only my father and I survived.”
“Because my mother also died in that so-called accident. I investigated the aftermath of that incident.”
“The result is, it was a mistake. The so-called imperial-level bounty target never appeared from start to finish. It was always the ‘Judicators’ who intervened. My father and I reported this matter.”
“But ever since we returned to the Vermilion Bird Empire, my father, as the clan leader, has been melancholic. Despite being a demi-god, he lacked the aura of a strong leader. Even when he heard my account, he only shook his head slightly and told me not to inquire about this matter anymore. Eventually, after a year, he passed away.” Kagura Xiaoqi perhaps had prepared himself beforehand, and now, as he spoke these words, he showed no signs of overwhelming grief. He just looked desolately at the ceiling.
“After my father passed away, my second uncle gained power. As the son of the clan leader, I naturally became a thorn in his side. So, with a mere recommendation letter, I was sent to Avalon. For the Kagura clan, obtaining a recommendation for Avalon was not so difficult. Therefore, not long after, I was sent here, ostensibly to further my education and become a qualified clan leader.”
