Chapter 48

After reconciling with his parents and crying his heart out, he took a brief nap. When he woke up, the sun had already risen, and it was morning.

"Uuun... Suuuu... Haaaaa..."

He took a deep breath and began to reflect on the events of the previous day.

Then he remembered.

(So... I finally learned the love of my parents in this world...)

Thinking this, he felt a mix of joy and tears welling up.

He managed to hold them back by looking up and taking deep breaths.

Then he closed his eyes for a moment,

"Alright! Let's go!"

He rallied himself, got out of his room, and headed towards his father and mother. As he was about to leave, he noticed a maid sleeping on a chair next to the bed.

"Uuun..."

He was unsure whether to wake her. If she had just fallen asleep, he shouldn't wake her.

But,

(I'll wake her up!)

He decided and poked her cheeks gently.

The next moment, the maid's eyes snapped open, and she turned to face him, their eyes meeting.

"Hey, good morning."

He replied half-heartedly.

"A... Ano... I..."

"Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to be a fool. Really, uh!?"

As he expressed his gratitude, the maid suddenly hugged him.

"A... Ano, because of me, Lord Rain collapsed, and I didn't know what to do..."

He hugged her back and said,

"No, it was my fault. I didn't try to understand my parents and kept my distance because of a minor misunderstanding...

But it's okay now. It's all okay.

I can still stand up now that I know my parents' love.

I'm really sorry for the trouble I caused."

He realized he was spouting some cheesy lines, but sometimes it was good to do this, right?

"No, no! It's nothing at all!

I'm just glad to see Lord Rain feeling better!"

The usually calm and composed maid was unusually excited.

"Shall we go see Father and Mother?

Where are they now?"

"Yes, they are probably in the study."

"Is that so? Thank you.

Let's go together!"

"Huh!"

She seemed to have regained her usual composure.

They walked down the corridor to the study and knocked on the door. From inside, his father's voice said,

"Come in!"

He opened the door and entered, saying, "Excuse me."

His father, who looked a bit tired, immediately brightened up.

"Oh! Rain! You're awake!

How are you feeling?"

"Yes! Thanks to you, I'm feeling much better!"

"That's great! That's great!"

His father nodded with a smile.

"By the way, where is Mother?"

"Sophie is right there."

He pointed to the sofa, where his mother was lying down, only her legs visible, asleep.

"If she just fell asleep, it's fine to let her be."

"Hmm... No, we have something important to talk about, don't we?"

"No, no, we have all the time in the world. I'll go to the dining room for breakfast first."

He was a bit hungry.

"Is that so... Alright! Then I'll come too."

His father said, and

"Uuun..."

His mother woke up.

"Oh, that's perfect!"

She first looked at his father and said,

"Uuun, good morning."

"Good morning, Sophie."

They greeted each other, and then she looked at him.

"Good morning! Mother!"

He greeted her energetically.

His mother's face changed to one of surprise,

"Rain!!"

She came over and hugged him.

"Oh, Rain. I'm so glad you're awake!

You're okay now, right?"

"Yes!"

(I'm okay in both heart and body.)

He whispered in his heart and hugged her back.

"Thank you. I think I can finally move forward."

He had always thought he was moving forward, but in reality, he had been standing still, looking sideways.

"That's fine! We're family."

"Yes!"

"Come, you must be hungry. Let's have breakfast."

"Yes! What about Father?"

"I'll come too."

His father stood up. His mother held his hand, and his father walked beside him. They reached the dining room and discussed the general content of yesterday's incident and whether it was okay to meet the king today.

The beastmen were apparently seeking the abolition of discrimination. The status of beastmen in the country varied by region. In the Orion territory, they coexisted and thrived, while in the duchy of the second wife's family, human supremacy was the norm.

However, the country did not officially prohibit discrimination, so it varied from person to person.

(I think they should just come to the Orion territory, but maybe that's too simplistic?)

Everyone has their own reasons, he decided to accept that. It was a complicated issue.

After finishing breakfast and about to return to his room, he was called out.

"Rain, where are you going? We're not done talking yet."

Of course, it was a joke. He couldn't tell them everything, but he would talk seriously.

They returned to his father's study together. Only the maid, his father, his mother, and he were in the room.

"Alright, let's talk about your skills, shall we?"

"Yes."

He began to speak.

"I have 5 skills, which are the ones you know."

"Yes! The Rare 4 MP Increase, Rare 5 Divine Speed, Rare 6 My Spear is the Weakest, My Shield is the Strongest, Rare 7 Magic Power Full Absorption, and Rare 7 No Incantation."

He still thought that if they had known this, things would have been different. Whether to explain a child's skills to their parents depended on the parents. In commoner families, it was often overlooked. In his case, it was a matter of personality.

He took a breath and began.

"Yes, but I actually have a skill with a rarity of 9, the Magic King.

Its ability is to use all magical talents... and reduce the MP consumption of magic to one-fourth while increasing the MP increase rate by four times."

Looking at it again, it was monstrous. It was like, "What is that?"

"Wh... What...?"

His father was speechless. His mother and the maid were also shocked.

"But, I saw your status with the Magic Eye Stone, and you definitely didn't have any magical talents, right?"

That's right, there was a special section in the skill column. This was the source of the misunderstanding.

"Yes, the place where my magical talents are written is not in the magical talents section, but under the Magic King skill in the skill section."

"Wh... What...? No, no, wait! That's strange. That's strange, Rain! How do you know this? Did you check with a Magic Eye Stone, or an appraisal stone somewhere?"

"No, I haven't."

"Then how could you know?"

"My highest skill rarity is not 9."

He didn't want to reveal the full extent of the Divine Eye. (It would put me in a dangerous position.)

He had seen so much with it...

"Wh... Wait, wait a moment."

His father looked up to the sky. His mother and the maid looked like they were about to faint.

"Should we wait until we see the king?"

He offered considerately.

"No, ugh, let's at least hear about the Magic King. We can talk about the other later."

"Yes, I understand.

But the story of this skill is full of surprises."

"I know. I tried to prepare myself... but..."

He trailed off.

"Thanks to this skill, I can know the magical talents listed in the description of my Magic King skill."

"So, what is your current level of magical talents?

What are the levels of each?"

"First, Fire Magic is level 6."

"Uu..."

"Uu?"

He was so shocked he almost died. A level 6 magical talent at age 5 was legendary.

"Ano..."

"Never mind! Just tell me!"

He was getting desperate.

"Wind Magic is also level 6."

"..."

He looked visibly depressed.

"Earth Magic and Dark Magic are also level 6."

This was understandable. Level 6 to 7 was quite tough, and he didn't think it was necessary at the moment.

"Light Magic is level 7, and Water Magic is level 8."

He said it all at once. His parents were in a bad state. By the end, they were completely motionless.

After more than 20 minutes of silence, his father finally whispered,

"This is the talent of someone called a hero..."