Chapter 32
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Alec woke up feeling even worse than he did after passing out from the drop in the cave, and that was nothing to scoff at.
There wasn't a part of his body that wasn't aching at the moment. The worst of it was concentrated on the tender part of his thigh. His magical capacity was at an all time critical low, so much so that he felt like an ordinary civilian.
Wait a moment.
Alec sat up without regard for the pain that would swell in the next moment, causing the blue bunny, who had been perched on his chest, to tumble down. He looked at where the worst of the pain was.
He gave a sigh of relief when he saw that his leg was indeed still attached.
That had definitely been ranked in the top ten most idiotic things he did. Even now, he wanted to slap himself. Fucking hell! This was what happened when one made impulsive decisions when they were already experiencing a bit of blood loss.
He still felt a bit light-headed from the amount of blood that he lost, so rushing into decisions like that was definitely not his brightest idea.
As he thought about it and started berating himself for rash decisions, Alec hauled himself over to the pond, dunking his head into the water to cool himself off. He drank a few mouthfuls, sating the rumbling hunger that he woke up with.
After calming himself, he took a look at his thigh.
The blood that had been inked onto his thigh had disappeared.
It should have worked. Otherwise, he would be missing a thigh right about now.
Alec helplessly cradled his head. Why was it that his terrible decision-making self felt was making decisions like a Main Character?
Wait. Was this why the Main Characters were always making bad decisions or what? Alec suddenly felt like he understood a part of the decision-making process. They were all lacking blood when they made decisions after being heavily wounded!
Suddenly, he felt like he understood a lot more of the decisions that had been made.
Alec brushed the faintest bit of magic that he had left over the runes on his thigh, and the red pattern emerged again. Alec pressed one of those blue berries onto the lines, and it disappeared.
Eh, it really worked! Honestly, he thought that he might have drawn some lines wrong before activating it, which would have caused it to be a dud, but apparently not!
Trying again, he retrieved the berry from inside and studied it. There was nothing he could see that was out of place.
Alec walked over to the backpack and tried putting one of the unknown vials inside this time. When he took it out again, there was indeed nothing wrong with it.
Suddenly, Alec felt excited. This was a great opportunity! He would be able to bring more things with him when he ventured out into the world.
Spatial dimension items were really just too rare.
Thinking of this, he started placing more and more things into the spatial dimension, trying to test out the maximum capacity.
The more he placed in, the more it felt like it was larger inside than he first imagined. He helplessly stopped when he realized that he ran out of things to put inside.
He drew the line at desecrating the skeleton's remains. He still had that much respect, after all.
As excited as he was, he thought about himself suggestively rubbing his thigh in the midst of battle and suddenly wasn't so enthused anymore. Just thinking about what would flash through other's minds as they saw him do such an action caused his face to darken.
In the end, Alec decided that he would only keep the book related to Awakening and pass the other three to his Clan. As the person who discovered it, he would be able to access it any time he liked, so there wasn't anything he was losing.
Not to mention, as far as he was concerned, he was currently the only person in the Clan who had the Awakening Magitype, so it wasn't a loss for the Clan either.
Perhaps this would help get the elders off his back as well, if they saw that he was loyal to the Clan.
Truthfully speaking, it wasn't like he wasn't loyal to the clan, but rather, the longer he was placed under suspicion, the more tired he felt. It wasn't even anything overt, but the more feeling of eyes watching his every movement whenever he walked outside.
The moment he placed the book inside the spatial dimension, just as he was about to dive into trying to decipher the other books, he heard the heavy sound of footsteps.
Though it was not as heavy as the monster who had chased them earlier, he would take no chances.
The longer he heard the uncertain footsteps, the more he could make out. Although the sound of the hurried footsteps was familiar, he would not allow himself to so foolishly wait without potential cover.
Alerted, Alec moved as quickly as possible without making a sound. It didn't matter that doing this aggravated his injuries.
Alec gestured for Bunbun to come over. The bunny smartly darted to him, climbing up to rest on his shoulder.
Unfortunately, he had already scoped out the area earlier and already knew that there wasn't another exit, so he wouldn't be able to hide and ambush whoever was coming.
Alec waited beside the entrance, where most people would drop their guards once they discovered light.
As the footsteps drew ever closer, the more relaxed the muscles in Alec's body became. It wasn't because he didn't intend on attacking, but rather, muscles that weren't tensioned would be able to attack that much quicker.
The moment the figure emerged, Alec launched himself at them, making to dodge low to trip them up. Being small had its uses.
Unfortunately, the figure smoothly sidestepped, as if they had already known he was there beforehand.
With a single leap, they were halfway across the cave, far out of Alec's means of reach.
He scowled inwardly, but huffed and relaxed nonetheless.
"Vicious little thing, aren't you?" Evin said dryly, eying his youngest and most lowkey student.
Alec smiled at his teacher, looking innocent. He inwardly clicked his tongue. He should have succeeded in at least tripping him to get back at him for all the times he had been kicked down during their spars.
He said this with the utmost affection, of course.
Evin's expression instantly warped when he took in the sorry sight his student made, shocked. It wasn't that he hadn't seen worse, but he had not expected that within The Great Expanse, which they considered relatively safe, would be able to inflict such damage.
No matter what it looked like on the surface, Evin knew that Alecris was the one who had the best critical thinking amongst his students. What could possibly have happened that would cause him fall into such dire straits? Just the monster chasing him alone would not have caused this much damage.
He paused, remembering that the fall was rather long, and guessed it.
The sight the young boy made was rather startling. With mottled bruises and red-patched bandages, along with his arm in a badly made sling, it made his heart ache when he saw the scab forming under his youngest student's eye.
There wasn't a patch on him that was clear. He sucked in a breath. Although, this was already better than he thought. He had been praying he wouldn't find Alecris' corpse at the bottom of the hole.
He had hurriedly dispatched the monster that had been guarding the entrance of the cave, having tracked Alecris down after he failed to show at the designated meeting point once the seven days were over.
Alec, catching sight of his teacher's slight frown that spoke volumes of his worry, smiled more genuinely, but it wasn't appreciated.
Instead, before he could open his mouth for another word, his teacher had already picked him up with startling ease, cradling him in a bridal carry position.
Alec's mind stopped processing.
How humiliating was this! Why was it that Main Characters were able to make it out themselves so coolly, but as a System, he had to be subjected to such indignity!
This was a bridal carry, okay! It wasn't the over shoulder, cool style of carry that he might have even accepted, nor the carry that reminded him of someone carrying a sack of potatoes, but a bridal carry!
Ah, was there anything more humiliating than this?!
Alec closed his eyes and pretended to pass out to spare himself. He saw nothing. Felt nothing.
Bunbun nipped at his finger, causing him to twitch.
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Alec woke up feeling even worse than he did after passing out from the drop in the cave, and that was nothing to scoff at.
There wasn't a part of his body that wasn't aching at the moment. The worst of it was concentrated on the tender part of his thigh. His magical capacity was at an all time critical low, so much so that he felt like an ordinary civilian.
Wait a moment.
Alec sat up without regard for the pain that would swell in the next moment, causing the blue bunny, who had been perched on his chest, to tumble down. He looked at where the worst of the pain was.
He gave a sigh of relief when he saw that his leg was indeed still attached.
That had definitely been ranked in the top ten most idiotic things he did. Even now, he wanted to slap himself. Fucking hell! This was what happened when one made impulsive decisions when they were already experiencing a bit of blood loss.
He still felt a bit light-headed from the amount of blood that he lost, so rushing into decisions like that was definitely not his brightest idea.
As he thought about it and started berating himself for rash decisions, Alec hauled himself over to the pond, dunking his head into the water to cool himself off. He drank a few mouthfuls, sating the rumbling hunger that he woke up with.
After calming himself, he took a look at his thigh.
The blood that had been inked onto his thigh had disappeared.
It should have worked. Otherwise, he would be missing a thigh right about now.
Alec helplessly cradled his head. Why was it that his terrible decision-making self felt was making decisions like a Main Character?
Wait. Was this why the Main Characters were always making bad decisions or what? Alec suddenly felt like he understood a part of the decision-making process. They were all lacking blood when they made decisions after being heavily wounded!
Suddenly, he felt like he understood a lot more of the decisions that had been made.
Alec brushed the faintest bit of magic that he had left over the runes on his thigh, and the red pattern emerged again. Alec pressed one of those blue berries onto the lines, and it disappeared.
Eh, it really worked! Honestly, he thought that he might have drawn some lines wrong before activating it, which would have caused it to be a dud, but apparently not!
Trying again, he retrieved the berry from inside and studied it. There was nothing he could see that was out of place.
Alec walked over to the backpack and tried putting one of the unknown vials inside this time. When he took it out again, there was indeed nothing wrong with it.
Suddenly, Alec felt excited. This was a great opportunity! He would be able to bring more things with him when he ventured out into the world.
Spatial dimension items were really just too rare.
Thinking of this, he started placing more and more things into the spatial dimension, trying to test out the maximum capacity.
The more he placed in, the more it felt like it was larger inside than he first imagined. He helplessly stopped when he realized that he ran out of things to put inside.
He drew the line at desecrating the skeleton's remains. He still had that much respect, after all.
As excited as he was, he thought about himself suggestively rubbing his thigh in the midst of battle and suddenly wasn't so enthused anymore. Just thinking about what would flash through other's minds as they saw him do such an action caused his face to darken.
In the end, Alec decided that he would only keep the book related to Awakening and pass the other three to his Clan. As the person who discovered it, he would be able to access it any time he liked, so there wasn't anything he was losing.
Not to mention, as far as he was concerned, he was currently the only person in the Clan who had the Awakening Magitype, so it wasn't a loss for the Clan either.
Perhaps this would help get the elders off his back as well, if they saw that he was loyal to the Clan.
Truthfully speaking, it wasn't like he wasn't loyal to the clan, but rather, the longer he was placed under suspicion, the more tired he felt. It wasn't even anything overt, but the more feeling of eyes watching his every movement whenever he walked outside.
The moment he placed the book inside the spatial dimension, just as he was about to dive into trying to decipher the other books, he heard the heavy sound of footsteps.
Though it was not as heavy as the monster who had chased them earlier, he would take no chances.
The longer he heard the uncertain footsteps, the more he could make out. Although the sound of the hurried footsteps was familiar, he would not allow himself to so foolishly wait without potential cover.
Alerted, Alec moved as quickly as possible without making a sound. It didn't matter that doing this aggravated his injuries.
Alec gestured for Bunbun to come over. The bunny smartly darted to him, climbing up to rest on his shoulder.
Unfortunately, he had already scoped out the area earlier and already knew that there wasn't another exit, so he wouldn't be able to hide and ambush whoever was coming.
Alec waited beside the entrance, where most people would drop their guards once they discovered light.
As the footsteps drew ever closer, the more relaxed the muscles in Alec's body became. It wasn't because he didn't intend on attacking, but rather, muscles that weren't tensioned would be able to attack that much quicker.
The moment the figure emerged, Alec launched himself at them, making to dodge low to trip them up. Being small had its uses.
Unfortunately, the figure smoothly sidestepped, as if they had already known he was there beforehand.
With a single leap, they were halfway across the cave, far out of Alec's means of reach.
He scowled inwardly, but huffed and relaxed nonetheless.
"Vicious little thing, aren't you?" Evin said dryly, eying his youngest and most lowkey student.
Alec smiled at his teacher, looking innocent. He inwardly clicked his tongue. He should have succeeded in at least tripping him to get back at him for all the times he had been kicked down during their spars.
He said this with the utmost affection, of course.
Evin's expression instantly warped when he took in the sorry sight his student made, shocked. It wasn't that he hadn't seen worse, but he had not expected that within The Great Expanse, which they considered relatively safe, would be able to inflict such damage.
No matter what it looked like on the surface, Evin knew that Alecris was the one who had the best critical thinking amongst his students. What could possibly have happened that would cause him fall into such dire straits? Just the monster chasing him alone would not have caused this much damage.
He paused, remembering that the fall was rather long, and guessed it.
The sight the young boy made was rather startling. With mottled bruises and red-patched bandages, along with his arm in a badly made sling, it made his heart ache when he saw the scab forming under his youngest student's eye.
There wasn't a patch on him that was clear. He sucked in a breath. Although, this was already better than he thought. He had been praying he wouldn't find Alecris' corpse at the bottom of the hole.
He had hurriedly dispatched the monster that had been guarding the entrance of the cave, having tracked Alecris down after he failed to show at the designated meeting point once the seven days were over.
Alec, catching sight of his teacher's slight frown that spoke volumes of his worry, smiled more genuinely, but it wasn't appreciated.
Instead, before he could open his mouth for another word, his teacher had already picked him up with startling ease, cradling him in a bridal carry position.
Alec's mind stopped processing.
How humiliating was this! Why was it that Main Characters were able to make it out themselves so coolly, but as a System, he had to be subjected to such indignity!
This was a bridal carry, okay! It wasn't the over shoulder, cool style of carry that he might have even accepted, nor the carry that reminded him of someone carrying a sack of potatoes, but a bridal carry!
Ah, was there anything more humiliating than this?!
Alec closed his eyes and pretended to pass out to spare himself. He saw nothing. Felt nothing.
Bunbun nipped at his finger, causing him to twitch.
Alec woke up feeling even worse than he did after passing out from the drop in the cave, and that was nothing to scoff at.There wasn't a part of his body that wasn't aching at the moment. The worst of it was concentrated on the tender part of his thigh. His magical capacity was at an all time critical low, so much so that he felt like an ordinary civilian.Wait a moment.Alec sat up without regard for the pain that would swell in the next moment, causing the blue bunny, who had been perched on his chest, to tumble down. He looked at where the worst of the pain was.He gave a sigh of relief when he saw that his leg was indeed still attached.That had definitely been ranked in the top ten most idiotic things he did. Even now, he wanted to slap himself. Fucking hell! This was what happened when one made impulsive decisions when they were already experiencing a bit of blood loss.He still felt a bit light-headed from the amount of blood that he lost, so rushing into decisions like that was definitely not his brightest idea.As he thought about it and started berating himself for rash decisions, Alec hauled himself over to the pond, dunking his head into the water to cool himself off. He drank a few mouthfuls, sating the rumbling hunger that he woke up with.After calming himself, he took a look at his thigh.The blood that had been inked onto his thigh had disappeared.It should have worked. Otherwise, he would be missing a thigh right about now.Alec helplessly cradled his head. Why was it that his terrible decision-making self felt was making decisions like a Main Character?Wait. Was this why the Main Characters were always making bad decisions or what? Alec suddenly felt like he understood a part of the decision-making process. They were all lacking blood when they made decisions after being heavily wounded!Suddenly, he felt like he understood a lot more of the decisions that had been made.Alec brushed the faintest bit of magic that he had left over the runes on his thigh, and the red pattern emerged again. Alec pressed one of those blue berries onto the lines, and it disappeared.Eh, it really worked! Honestly, he thought that he might have drawn some lines wrong before activating it, which would have caused it to be a dud, but apparently not!Trying again, he retrieved the berry from inside and studied it. There was nothing he could see that was out of place.Alec walked over to the backpack and tried putting one of the unknown vials inside this time. When he took it out again, there was indeed nothing wrong with it.Suddenly, Alec felt excited. This was a great opportunity! He would be able to bring more things with him when he ventured out into the world.Spatial dimension items were really just too rare.Thinking of this, he started placing more and more things into the spatial dimension, trying to test out the maximum capacity.The more he placed in, the more it felt like it was larger inside than he first imagined. He helplessly stopped when he realized that he ran out of things to put inside.He drew the line at desecrating the skeleton's remains. He still had that much respect, after all.As excited as he was, he thought about himself suggestively rubbing his thigh in the midst of battle and suddenly wasn't so enthused anymore. Just thinking about what would flash through other's minds as they saw him do such an action caused his face to darken.In the end, Alec decided that he would only keep the book related to Awakening and pass the other three to his Clan. As the person who discovered it, he would be able to access it any time he liked, so there wasn't anything he was losing.Not to mention, as far as he was concerned, he was currently the only person in the Clan who had the Awakening Magitype, so it wasn't a loss for the Clan either.Perhaps this would help get the elders off his back as well, if they saw that he was loyal to the Clan.Truthfully speaking, it wasn't like he wasn't loyal to the clan, but rather, the longer he was placed under suspicion, the more tired he felt. It wasn't even anything overt, but the more feeling of eyes watching his every movement whenever he walked outside.The moment he placed the book inside the spatial dimension, just as he was about to dive into trying to decipher the other books, he heard the heavy sound of footsteps.Though it was not as heavy as the monster who had chased them earlier, he would take no chances.The longer he heard the uncertain footsteps, the more he could make out. Although the sound of the hurried footsteps was familiar, he would not allow himself to so foolishly wait without potential cover.Alerted, Alec moved as quickly as possible without making a sound. It didn't matter that doing this aggravated his injuries.Alec gestured for Bunbun to come over. The bunny smartly darted to him, climbing up to rest on his shoulder.Unfortunately, he had already scoped out the area earlier and already knew that there wasn't another exit, so he wouldn't be able to hide and ambush whoever was coming.Alec waited beside the entrance, where most people would drop their guards once they discovered light.As the footsteps drew ever closer, the more relaxed the muscles in Alec's body became. It wasn't because he didn't intend on attacking, but rather, muscles that weren't tensioned would be able to attack that much quicker.The moment the figure emerged, Alec launched himself at them, making to dodge low to trip them up. Being small had its uses.Unfortunately, the figure smoothly sidestepped, as if they had already known he was there beforehand.With a single leap, they were halfway across the cave, far out of Alec's means of reach.He scowled inwardly, but huffed and relaxed nonetheless."Vicious little thing, aren't you?" Evin said dryly, eying his youngest and most lowkey student.Alec smiled at his teacher, looking innocent. He inwardly clicked his tongue. He should have succeeded in at least tripping him to get back at him for all the times he had been kicked down during their spars.He said this with the utmost affection, of course.Evin's expression instantly warped when he took in the sorry sight his student made, shocked. It wasn't that he hadn't seen worse, but he had not expected that within The Great Expanse, which they considered relatively safe, would be able to inflict such damage.No matter what it looked like on the surface, Evin knew that Alecris was the one who had the best critical thinking amongst his students. What could possibly have happened that would cause him fall into such dire straits? Just the monster chasing him alone would not have caused this much damage.He paused, remembering that the fall was rather long, and guessed it.The sight the young boy made was rather startling. With mottled bruises and red-patched bandages, along with his arm in a badly made sling, it made his heart ache when he saw the scab forming under his youngest student's eye.There wasn't a patch on him that was clear. He sucked in a breath. Although, this was already better than he thought. He had been praying he wouldn't find Alecris' corpse at the bottom of the hole.He had hurriedly dispatched the monster that had been guarding the entrance of the cave, having tracked Alecris down after he failed to show at the designated meeting point once the seven days were over.Alec, catching sight of his teacher's slight frown that spoke volumes of his worry, smiled more genuinely, but it wasn't appreciated.Instead, before he could open his mouth for another word, his teacher had already picked him up with startling ease, cradling him in a bridal carry position.Alec's mind stopped processing.How humiliating was this! Why was it that Main Characters were able to make it out themselves so coolly, but as a System, he had to be subjected to such indignity!This was a bridal carry, okay! It wasn't the over shoulder, cool style of carry that he might have even accepted, nor the carry that reminded him of someone carrying a sack of potatoes, but a bridal carry!Ah, was there anything more humiliating than this?!Alec closed his eyes and pretended to pass out to spare himself. He saw nothing. Felt nothing.Bunbun nipped at his finger, causing him to twitch.
