SSS Ranked Awakening: All My Skills Are at Level 100-Chapter 58: Opening up to Master

Chapter 58: Opening up to Master

As soon as he reached the dining hall, he could see Seraphine taking the head seat of the hall, looking gorgeous without doing anything.

He had noticed for a moment that her eyes widened, and she had a shocked look on her face for the first time, but it was only for a second, and it went back to normal afterward. But it couldn’t escape his senses at all.

’So she noticed the change in my strength.’

He had tried to keep it under control, and it worked on Kaela but not on Seraphine.

’Hmm, but she didn’t say anything. It seems she was waiting for me to say it myself and reveal how it happened.’

He walked forward and naturally took the seat on the side right next to her, and Kaela didn’t accompany him there, having stopped at the door to stand guard.

Hot, steaming food was already presented on the table by the maids beforehand. He understood now that she did this because she wanted to have alone time—master and student—or, to put it better, family time, which he understood now.

He looked at the table and observed. No matter how many times he ate here, he couldn’t help but drool internally at the sight of it.

The table was set with quiet elegance, offering a refined but satisfying noble meal. Alongside the roast duck and grilled venison, there was spiced lamb on the bone, thin-sliced smoked boar, and a slow-cooked beef stew served in a deep silver bowl.

A warm rabbit pie rested near the center, its golden crust flaked open, and beside it, lemon-poached trout shimmered under the soft light.

Fresh bread—soft rolls, flatbreads, and cheese-filled buns—was laid out with herbed butter, fig jam, and garlic oil. Small dishes held pickled onions, spiced salt, and ground mustard.

Honey-glazed carrots, truffled mash, baked spinach, and lemon-grilled artichokes filled out the sides.

A modest cheese board sat at the edge, with dried fruits and roasted nuts. For dessert, berry tarts, honeyed dates, and almond cake gave a light finish.

Wine stood ready in a crystal decanter, and chilled mint water offered a clean touch. Balanced, tasteful, and fitting for a noble house that didn’t need to shout.

He didn’t show anything outwardly, as she had taught him noble etiquette—while beating him up—saying if he didn’t behave well as her student, it would tarnish both their images. So he did learn it.

Even with such a scrumptious meal in front of him, he didn’t start and instead looked directly into Seraphine’s eyes and said,

"Master, did you notice I have gotten stronger than before?"

Seraphine was a bit shocked that he revealed this fact himself without her asking. She was going to mention it after lunch—how could she not? She could feel that in just a couple of hours, Leon had become as strong as her. She couldn’t treat him lightly now, as if he were someone equal to her strength or even stronger. It had shocked her quite a bit when she first laid eyes on him at the end of the hall.

With her lightning Aura, which was a secret from everyone, there was no one else in her kingdom who had ever felt like this. The generals and the king’s special guards were strong, but if the worst came to the worst, she could defeat them with her lightning Aura. And most of the time, the feeling of threat wasn’t there when she met them. But in Leon’s case, she wasn’t sure of the outcome.

And she didn’t understand how this was possible. Despite her outer calm appearance, she was freaking out inside.

She could only nod in response to his words, as honesty was something she was expecting. She knew her disciple well in these few years and knew for a fact that he was the cautious type. Even in front of her, he would be cautious all the time.

It did make her sad that her openness in her feelings toward him over the past year hadn’t been able to change him, but after coming out of the dungeon, he was giving her more surprises than ever.

But she knew he was still hiding many things from her. Yet she never showed that she knew, because she didn’t want them to have differences and become separated because of it. He was her little disciple and her family. She couldn’t bring herself to be away from him now.

She was satisfied with whatever he would share with her and would never press him because of that. But she did hope they would have no secrets between them one day.

Leon couldn’t help but find her cute as she blankly nodded to his words, quite different from her composed commander front.

"Do you want me to tell you more about how I got stronger so quickly?"

Once again, she nodded cutely in response, looking quite eager to know. He couldn’t help but say it out loud.

"Master, you look so cute right now, haha."

Seraphine was genuinely baffled and caught off guard. Because he was being so open with her, she had acted a bit out of character.

But her years of being a commander had taught her to become composed at any moment. Still, she pouted for a bit and replied,

"I didn’t know my disciple would be the one to make the first move." Usually, she would be the one to tease him first, but not anymore. She liked the change quite a bit, even if it made her feel a bit weird.

"Do you want to know, Master?"

"Of course I want to know everything about my Leon," she said, and while saying that, she gave him a short hug, making him a bit breathless for a moment as she squeezed his face tightly into her bosom.

Leon was quite used to this, but he enjoyed the embrace now and felt relaxed. The fact that she lovingly called him her Leon made him want to be real with her.

There was no one else inside, so it was safe to have a conversation here. He trusted her fully now. He was still the same cautious Leon from before—but not in front of her, who clearly loved him so much.

Kaela had even told him that Seraphine had no one besides him. She didn’t explain more, which he was grateful for, as he would like to hear it from Master herself someday.

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