Chapter 5

35th place in the day! Thank you so much!

Just as I was about to leave the palace after leaving the royal residence,

“Noah! Um... Good luck!”

I bowed my head.

“Yeah. And thank you so much for today.”

“Huh? What’s this all of a sudden? Besides, since the guard duty was my whim, you don’t need to thank me.”

Although Rbia said this, I think she was worried about me and said it. Just the fact that she said it makes me happy, and I’m truly grateful for being allowed to take the exam. If Rbia hadn’t come when she did, I don’t know how long it would have taken me to recover...

That’s why I wanted to thank Rbia face-to-face.

“See you tomorrow.”

“Yeah!”

After parting ways with Rbia, I left the palace and headed home.

(Today was quite a day.)

In the morning, I was expelled from the Hero Party and was filled with despair, but then I met Rbia by chance and was even given a job opportunity. It was a day when I truly felt how much Rbia has helped me and how reliable she is.

(What a rollercoaster of emotions from the bottom to the top in just one day.)

It was a really intense day. Feeling mentally exhausted, I entered my house. It had been months since I last came home. When I was with the Hero Party, we stayed at an inn together, so I couldn’t come home.

“I’m home.”

“Noah, welcome back. It’s rare for you to come home.”

“Yeah. Dad is coming home today too. I’m going to go out and get some exercise.”

“Okay! I understand.”

Following my father’s advice, I started to move my body.

(I’m being watched.)

I could tell that someone had been watching me for a few minutes. When I released a killing intent, a few people came out.

“Welcome back, young master. Your body isn’t rusty, I see.”

“Smith! Don’t scare me like that. I thought there was a skilled person here, so I released my killing intent.”

The three people who came out included Smith, the butler who serves my family. Smith seemed fine, but the other two looked pale. I guess I overdid it...

“Young master, these are the new arrivals.”

“Ah, I see.”

They’ve taken in new arrivals again... As an assassin, if a young person with some talent is found, they can be temporarily contracted as a subordinate of the family. However, they usually leave after about a month.

“It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Shuri. I’ve been serving the Ariable family for a few days now.”

“It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Rad. I’ve also been serving for a few days.”

“I’m Noah Ariable. Work hard in your training.”

After greeting the two, I got to the main point.

“So, why did you do this, Smith?”

“Yes. I wanted you to get a sense of the capabilities of the future head of the family. I apologize for the inconvenience.”

“It’s fine.”

My capabilities... I think I’m stronger than the average person, but compared to my father, I’m practically nothing.

“So, if you have some time now, could you train these two?”

“Huh? Training? Sure, I can do it until Dad gets back.”

“Thank you.”

It will be good light exercise, and I want to see if they have potential. On the other hand, Shuri and Rad started to tremble.