Chapter 161

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Episode 38 - Exams [1]

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Seconds passed, and I heard a sound.

Liora dropped the test tube. I reached out my hand and noticed that she had probably fainted or something similar.

"She should be fine, right?"

〖I think so, but since you also gave her some of your blood, we won’t know what the results will be〗

Minutes passed and turned into hours.

Normally, fairies finish their evolution in about ten minutes.

However, Liora was taking more than an hour. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

’She didn’t die, did she?’

I feared losing my roommate and going back to talking only with my master.

However, a few minutes later, I felt her starting to move in the palm of my hand.

The evolution was not physical. Aside from becoming a Noble Fairy because of the blood, her power itself should increase, along with her rank.

Liora had previously eaten mana crystals when I went to the cave in the Alchemy Field, on that floating island.

And her rank had reached Rank 6.

’Ah, right, a Noble Fairy can also awaken Traits.’

While I waited for Liora to wake up completely.

I felt my body becoming extremely tired. My head hurt, and my sickly body kept me in a constant state of exhaustion.

Slowly, I felt myself drifting completely asleep.

I was tired, and it should already be close to midnight.

As I leaned over the table, slowly resting my head down.

I heard a voice. It was childish, gentle, and at the same time adorable. However, I had already fallen asleep and could not confirm it.

"... Dad."

***

"Mhm."

I felt the softness of the bed as I moved.

"...."

’Wait... how am I in my bed?’

Wasn’t I supposed to have fallen asleep while sitting in the chair by the table?

But just as I was wondering how the hell I had ended up in my bed.

A voice reached my ears.

"Dad... Good days..."

"...."

"Uh, Liora."

"Yes, yes."

I lowered my head. I could feel something very small in front of me, jumping around happily.

I knew it was Liora, and her voice as well...

’Ah, so that voice was Liora’s, huh.’

So she had finally evolved, although I couldn’t check what rank she had reached because I couldn’t use Mana Sense at the moment.

But her status was probably that of a Noble Fairy now.

’But... Good days, she doesn’t mean good morning, does she?’

She probably didn’t know how to choose her words properly.

After all, she had only just started talking.

"But Liora, why are you calling me Dad?"

Her first word before I fell asleep had been Dad. I wondered why she would call me that.

When Liora heard my question, she said.

"Why...? Dad is my Dad."

"...."

"Well, alright. Then, uh... you’re my daughter."

Liora nodded at my words.

"Yes, yes."

"Just ’yes’ is enough."

"Okay."

Anyway, today I woke up with a daughter.

This reminds me of those typical web novel titles like "I Suddenly Woke Up in a Prostitute’s Room." No, I mean, "I Suddenly Have a Daughter."

Titles that were used a lot in many web novels.

"By the way, Liora, how did I get to bed?"

"Like this."

"...?"

Suddenly, my body began to float, and shock and disbelief hit me hard.

What Liora was doing was, without a doubt...

’Gravity... how can she use it?’

Liora was literally using my Unique Trait.

"Liora, how can you do that?"

Liora dropped me onto the bed shortly afterward and answered my question.

"Because I can."

"No, wait, explain it properly."

"Ah, uh... Dad."

"...."

Forget it, I remembered that Liora, by fairy standards, was still a newborn baby.

She had only been born a few months ago, so her intelligence probably had not fully developed yet.

"Mhm, what else can you do, Liora?"

I was curious about her abilities. Maybe she could use all of my Traits, including my Unique Traits.

’But why is it like this?’

According to Professor Melissa’s Summoning classes.

Fairies, or any Summons, cannot use their summoner’s Traits. It’s the exact opposite; Summoners are the ones who use the Traits of their Summons.

But right now, Liora was a fairy, and especially considering that we did not have any Bond.

Then she shouldn’t even be able to use my Traits. She should simply be there.

’Could it be because of my blood?’

In theory, since my blood is quite special, it would mean some kind of unprecedented change, right?

"Dad?"

Coming out of my thoughts, I said,

"I want you to show me what you can do. You understand me, right?"

"Yes, yes."

"Just ’yes’ is enough."

And in the following minutes, Liora demonstrated that she could apparently use some of my Traits, but not all of them.

Especially Eyes of the End.

Considering that it is an unknown Unique Trace and that it originally did not exist in Adel’s "character."

But aside from that, Liora could use almost all of my Traits. I wondered if she could also use my Mana, but it is currently sealed, so I could not verify it.

"Ah, right..."

Then I remembered something.

"Liora, do you have any tattoo on the palm of your hand?"

"Yes, yes."

"...."

"Can you describe it?"

I was curious. I wondered if Liora was truly a Noble Fairy now, and who knows, my blood is different in every sense of the word.

So, just in case, something unexpected might have happened.

Liora remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Circle and stars, Dad."

"A circle with stars...?"

What does that mean? I don’t remember Fairies having that tattoo.

The tattoo on a Fairy’s palm, regardless of its design, is a symbol of their Status.

For example, a Fairy King has a crown-shaped tattoo, while Noble Fairies have a sun-shaped tattoo.

"What exactly do the circle and stars look like?"

Liora answered shortly afterward.

"Stars with lines inside circle, Dad."

"A constellation...? Then, how many stars are there, Liora?"

"Uh, one... two... three... and four, four, Dad."

I don’t know if the tattoo truly represents constellations; however, if there are four stars, then...

’It’s linked to the number of stars I have.’

My current power level is Four Stars.

’Well, I can confirm it once I advance to Five Stars.’

Shortly afterward, I came out of my thoughts and asked,

"So, Liora, do you feel... anything different about yourself? I mean, something related to my blood."

I think her tattoo is different because of my blood, but aside from that, what changes does she have exactly?

"Blood...?"

"Yes, what you drank last night."

"Ah... Dad?"

"...."

’I suppose I need to develop her intelligence, right?’

In any case, I took a bath and changed into my Academy uniform.

Finally, after getting ready, I had to cook, and thanks to the fact that Liora could now speak, it was much easier to guide myself in the kitchen.

Shortly afterward, I left my room and headed to class.

’Now that I think about it, exams start this week.’

***

First thing in the classroom.

Professor Ashly had entered to make an announcement.

"The written exams, as well as the theoretical exams, theses, and the rest, will take place this week."

"The practical exams will be held next week, and finally the final examination, during which certain activities will be carried out, will take place during the last week of the month."

"Keep this in mind, so start preparing for the exams from now on. The first written exam will be tomorrow."

Shortly afterward, Professor Ashly left, and classes finally proceeded as usual.

The first class was theory, followed by Spirituality class, and finally Professor Franklin’s physical training class.

Not long afterward, I walked toward the cafeteria and, as for my body.

My body was a mess.

I could barely walk while pretending that I was fine. So far, no one has noticed my condition.

Although Rinna did seem to be starting to notice it.

In any case, after grabbing a couple of sandwiches with Liora’s help and my favorite coffee, I barely managed to find the table where I usually sat.

Finally, after taking a seat, I let out a sigh of relief.

’Not even twenty-four hours have passed...’

And I still have to wait two days for the penalty to disappear.

It was pure torture.

Shortly afterward, Rinna showed up and seemed to be staring at me.

"Are you okay, Adel? Even though I can’t fully see your face, you look really pale, and your hands are shaking. Did something happen yesterday?"

I paused while swallowing my sandwich and said,

"I’m sick."

"..."

"Huh, what? You, sick? Is that even possible?"

"Awakened individuals have their own illnesses, you know. Or do you not pay attention in magic class?"

"Ah, uh... haha, yes, of course... I know that."

"Yeah, sure."

People who don’t pay attention in class, Rinna.

As I took a sip of my coffee, Liora suddenly spoke.

"Mom..."

"...."

"Pfft... Cough...!!!"

Startled by her words, I could not help but spit out my coffee and nearly choke.

"Hey, Adel, what’s wrong...? And why can Liora suddenly talk...?"

"Sorry, I was just surprised by what she said."

"Mom, what’s so strange about that?"

"I mean, she said it to you, didn’t she?"

Ever since Liora learned how to speak, she had been calling me Dad the entire time, so in the end I had no choice but to accept the way she addressed me.

However, why was she suddenly calling Rinna that?

Liora flapped her wings and flew away from my head.

"Hello, Liora. Hehe, you look prettier than usual. Wow, even your eyes turned golden. Hey, Adel, don’t tell me Liora evolved."

"Yes, but what did you say about her eyes?"

"Huh, what? That they’re golden now."

"...."

It was not the golden color that characterizes Adel—I mean, myself.

In this world, golden eyes are almost nonexistent, or at least they are rarely ever seen.

Of course, people are aware that there could be someone with golden eyes out there, but...

If Liora, whose eyes used to be silver, now has golden eyes, doesn’t that mean she inherited some kind of Eyes of the End?

’My eyes, which are golden, should be that way because of my Unique Trait, right?’

However, I confirmed that Liora cannot use Eyes of the End.

Could it be a degraded version?

"Mom, good days."

"....?"