Chapter 35: Alter
A magnificent carriage powered by ether rolled down the busy streets, attracting the eyes of merchants, buyers, passersby, as well as beggars. A young man sat inside this luxurious machine and looked out the tinted glass of the window for a short while, before turning his attention back to the eyes of the maid seated across from him. The young man himself was dressed in a night-sky blue shirt and white trousers that contrasted sharply against the shirt, highlighting his silver hair that caught the filtered light streaming through the carriage windows.
"So... how long has it been since I arrived at the mansion?" the young man asked, looking directly into the lady’s emerald green eyes. Her hazel brown hair, styled in curls, flowed down her back in an elegant and majestic sway. She was dressed in black and white maid attire, which emphasized her dizzying curves.
"...It happened a week ago?" she said, and he frowned with what appeared to be genuine confusion.
One week? he thought, the timeline catching him off guard. He definitely hadn’t anticipated that length of recovery.
[Your soul had to recover from the effect of enslaving Vivian]
Soul?
[As I said... emotions are a part of the soul]
...
"I see... How about the healer... what happened to her?" he asked, making sure to pose the right questions that wouldn’t make him seem suspicious.
"She returned to her kingdom," she replied with professional detachment.
"...Um... so, am I headed to the academy now? ...isn’t that a bit too early?" he asked, allowing a note of uncertainty to creep into his voice.