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Chapter 16: Eloping?

He was empowered by the enlightenment granted by the Ancient Tome.

Rein’s terrifying capacity to learn left the nearly centenarian man utterly astonished.

This made the man, who already admired Rein, even more convinced that Rein was the one who could truly advance magic.

The whole morning, neither long nor short, quickly passed under Dean’s instruction.

Rein gradually emerged from his state of enlightenment.

In that morning, he not only mastered teleportation thoroughly.

He also learned a Dean-original spell called Space Blade.

Seeing the slightly fatigued Dean, Rein hurried forward, grabbed the teapot, and poured him a cup of tea.

“Dean, drink some tea to soothe your throat.”

Although the tea was cool, Dean did not mind at all.

He raised the teacup, drank it in one gulp, and looked at Rein with full admiration.

“All right, Rein, that’s as far as we’ll go today. You must practice these two space magics more after you return and strive to achieve instant… oh, right, you already have the secret art Instant Casting.”

“I’m getting old and forgetful.”

Dean paused for a moment, smiled, and then continued speaking.

“Although you possess the secret art Instant Casting, more practice will also deepen your perception of spatial mana.”

“This perception is a hidden benefit; although you cannot feel it in everyday life, it often has unexpected effects in certain environments.”

“All right, Dean, I’ll head back now. I’m off.”

“Mm.”

Rein set down the teapot and left Dean’s study.

Watching Rein’s retreating figure, Dean lowered his head and pondered quietly.

“It seems I need to make a trip to the Mage Association for Rein.”

At the thought of the Mage Association, Dean’s eyes revealed a trace of nostalgia…

As soon as Rein stepped out of Dean’s study, he saw a group of mages gathered around the door, waiting for him to emerge.

“Hey kid Rein, where are you eating lunch? Why don’t you come to my place? I heard you love Azure Lobster Tail, so I had someone bring in a bunch of Azure Lobsters yesterday for you to eat all you like.”

“It’s just Azure Lobsters, kid Rein. Come to my place and I’ll have my granddaughter personally feed you some Azure Lobsters.”

“Theo, are you looking for a beating?”

Rein watched the mages bickering in front of him and smiled.

Although the mages had certain motives for treating him so well, their intentions were not bad.

After all, the mages hoped that he would inherit and carry on the magic they had researched all their lives.

For him, as an orphan on Blue Star, experiencing such warmth and care was unprecedented.

“Thanks for your kindness, teachers, but my fiancée is coming this afternoon, and I need to go home then. Next time, I will definitely visit each of you.”

After hearing Rein’s explanation, the mages regretfully nodded.

They bid farewell to the teachers one by one and then descended slowly on a magical staircase amid the envious gazes of the few mage students in the academy.

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House Gray, the villa’s dining room.

Today’s lunch was steak paired with a touch of green citrus, steamed crystal shrimp, and grilled Demon Horn Leopard hind leg meat.

The silver cutlery sparkled under the crystal chandelier, and Eve stepped forward to fasten a napkin around Rein’s neck.

Rein still found it somewhat difficult to use knife and fork to finish the meal.

“Rein, after you finish eating, go upstairs and get ready. Your mother specially prepared a set of formal attire for your meeting.”

After finishing his meal and starting on some Mancai fruit, Rein heard his father’s words, nodded, ate the fruit in his hand, and went upstairs with Eve.

Back in his room, Rein washed up in the bathroom under Eve’s and his personal maids’ care.

When he stepped out of the bathroom, he looked at his dripping hair, waved his hand, and a gust of air immediately enveloped his hair.

After a moment, Rein’s hair was completely dried.

Then, attended by the maids, he changed into a splendid set of clothes.

Fude and Leila had originally prepared a set of viscount’s noble attire.

But when Rein saw the noble attire, he frowned.

He forcibly asked Eve to change him into the clothes he normally wore.

Soon, the carriage procession from House Hill arrived at House Gray’s estate.

Charles Hill, the head of House Hill, solemnly disembarked from the first carriage.

He politely stepped forward, bowed slightly to Fude and the others, and performed the Knight’s salute.

“Good afternoon, Marquis Gray and Madam.”

“Hello, Young Master Rein.”

House Hill was an emerging viscount family, and its status compared to the old marquis family House Gray was like stars to the bright moon.

The disparity in status made Charles deeply respectful.

Even though Rein currently held no title, his status was equal to a viscount’s… of course, this was not official but a rule among the nobility behind the scenes.

Fude nodded and smiled, “All right, Charles, we are not strangers. Back then you were the Fifth Captain of my Lion Knights, so you needn’t be so formal.”

“Where is that girl Adele? I met her once when she was little, but I haven’t seen her since.”

Charles smiled and waved toward the second carriage in the procession.

“Adele, your Uncle Fude is calling you. Come out quickly and don’t keep him waiting.”

Everyone looked toward the second carriage.

But the carriage did not move at all nor respond.

Fude turned to look at Charles in confusion, and Charles, for the moment, also did not know what was going on.

He hurried over to the carriage, took a few steps, and gently knocked on the carriage door.

“Adele?”

But there was still no response from inside the carriage.

Seeing no movement inside the carriage, Charles quickly crushed the lock on the carriage door and opened it.

Fude and the others also looked into the now-opened carriage.

There was no sign of Adele; only a maid who had been drugged lay inside.

Adele’s disappearance instantly threw Charles into panic.

Nobles valued face and ceremony above all; they had agreed to an alliance marriage with House Gray, and now that Adele was missing, it was tantamount to standing up House Gray and slapping them in the face.

Charles did not want to make an enemy of this former Knight Captain.

After all, he had witnessed Fude’s ferocity toward his enemies.

He hastily used Battle Qi to awaken the drugged maid.

The unconscious maid gradually woke up, and upon opening her eyes, she saw Charles, the family head, looking at her.

Terrified, she hurriedly rose from her seat in the carriage and knelt down.

“Family Head?”

“You’re Adele’s personal maid, right? Where is Adele?” Charles asked anxiously.

The maid looked around inside the carriage, saw no sign of her mistress, and panicked.

“Family Head… I…I don’t know either. This morning, the lady asked me to have dessert with her in the carriage.”

“After dessert, I couldn’t help feeling drowsy and fell asleep, and then… then you woke me up.”

Hearing the maid’s account, Charles’s apprehension at last subsided.

Fude and Leila now also looked at the empty carriage with grave expressions.

Standing to the side, Rein raised an eyebrow at this sudden turn of events.

Eloping?

It was his first time.

What a rare occurrence.

“Charles, I need you to give me a reasonable explanation,” Fude said in a very stern tone, glaring at Charles.

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