Chapter 86 - 84: Responsibility
After a while, Priest Attilicia, who had been so furious he felt he might burst a blood vessel, slowly regained consciousness.
"Teacher Attilicia," David said with some concern.
If, because of me, I anger the Alchemy Grandmaster—a connection I worked so hard to make—and get barred from freely entering the Alchemy Workshop to ’learn,’ then wouldn’t that be a massive loss?
However, what no one expected was that after waking up, the usually cheerful, kind, and talkative Master Attilicia seemed like a completely different person. With a blank face, he heavily patted David’s large head and forced a slight smile as he managed to say, "Don’t worry about me. I just... received a bit of a shock, that’s all. You are a good child, and a good brother too. During this half-month, study the ways of alchemy well in this workshop. The alchemists here are more than capable of teaching you the basics. If you encounter any problems, you can also ask them for advice. Serxi, I leave this child in your care for now. His access during this period shall be the same as mine."
"Yes!" The alchemists, led by Serxi, quickly responded.
Although we can’t become personal disciples of Master Attilicia like him, it’s not a bad deal to establish a good relationship with a Silver Dragon who clearly comes from such a powerful family with extraordinary backing!
But to David and the other alchemists, these words seemed to imply that the temptation of becoming the final disciple of a renowned Alchemy Grandmaster from the Granyel Continent was still less important to David than going home to care for his sister. This further convinced everyone that the Silver Dragon’s backing was unimaginably terrifying; otherwise, why would Master Attilicia react so strongly to being rejected?
After all, besides Attilicia and David himself, no one knew that the mother of this ’Silver Dragon’ was actually a Red Dragon—the very "Crimson Calamity" they cursed daily due to the unpredictable weather.
"Then you..." David immediately felt relieved, or at least half-relieved. This time, he was genuinely concerned for Priest Attilicia himself.
In all honesty, since my transmigration, Priest Attilicia, apart from my sister, seems to be the person who values and cares about me the most. Even if it’s possibly more due to my ’genius’ and ’natural talent’... right?
"I have some personal matters and need to return to the Hall of Justice for a while to make some decisions and deal with them," Attilicia said. "If fate wills it, we shall meet again... child."
With these words, Priest Attilicia turned, dejected, pushed open the oak doors of the Alchemy Workshop, and walked alone and forlornly towards the Century Aroma Fields, in the direction of the Hall of Justice at the foot of the mountain. He left David, who stood stunned and lost in thought, and the equally bewildered crowd.