Novel Full Chapter 167 - War (11)
"I guess this isn't half bad…" Billy thought while watching his first decent weapon forged by him. "I suppose while I was thinking about the features of the weapon, my power influenced a little bit."
Protector's Sword - Lv 01
STR + 08, END + 04
Durability: 25/25
It was a long sword that had a single edge, it didn't have any deformations in the surface, so Billy felt that he made quite the good weapon. Maybe it would be worth five silver coins. It was quite a small amount, given that he spent three days forging it. He needed to speed up that process. In any case, he decided to enhance it a bit and then sell for at least five times of the original price. Also, since Billy knew many merchants, he didn't have to worry about selling too often to the same.
"I have been spending too much time here, but I guess that will change…" Billy said as he left his hideout. "It has been what, five months? Alexander must be busy since he didn't send any letters until now."
When Billy arrived home, he found his mother waiting for him at the entrance. She looked pissed… Recently, it has been quite normal to find her like that since Billy always returned after dinnertime.
"Good evening, o esteemed mother," Billy said.
"Don't even start, Billy," Camilla said. "Your friends came to see you again. Are you avoiding them?"
"Nope, I am just busy doing something that they can't do or help with," Billy said.
"Which is…" Camilla asked.
Billy almost said that it was a secret, but that only worked with his father. Whenever he says that to Camilla, some ominous aura begins to emit from her whole body. One couldn't underestimate a mother of three.
"It doesn't seem like you are slacking off on your training, but you should stop focusing on staying alone all day," Camilla said upon noticing that Billy's body had grown.
Billy was already fourteen, and he was tall as his mother now. Both of them stand at 1.7 meters now. It seemed that Billy was going to break his old record. Nevertheless, Camilla let him slide with that much scolding.
"Yay, you got scolded by Mom," Samara said when Billy entered the house.
Samara was a quiet kid, but when the others were scolded, she was like that. Samuel was scolded all the time for leaving things scattered across the house, so she had a lot of fun while watching that.
"I will be scolded again… after I mess with your head!" Billy said and then grabbed Samara before she could run, and then he messed her hair. "By the way, it is time for the midgets to go to bed; otherwise, the midgets will be midgets forever."
"Aww… I want to play more," Samara said.
Samuel was already sleeping since he spent of his time training, and Samara was slacking off later when it came to the spear. However, she still was practicing her magic and Fierce Aura diligently. In any case, Billy felt a bit sad for neglecting his siblings when he had so much free time at home. But now that he had already learned the ins and outs of blacksmithing, he took it easy for a while.
"The big sisters came to play again today," Samara said when Billy put her on her bed.
"Is that so… they have too much free time in their hands," Billy said.
It was about time for Billy to make some money, so he would stay inside the town for a while longer. Speaking of that, Billy was thinking of sending a letter to Alexander. Maybe he should tell him that he is aiming for her as well since that ingrate didn't write a single letter to his friends telling them that he was fine.
"Well, considering his skills, he probably would take a good part of an afternoon writing one and finds it to be a pain," Billy shrugged. "Or maybe he is just too busy."
The next day, Billy didn't go to his hideout. He just looked for a random merchant and then sold his sword for thirty silver coins. Once that was done, he headed toward Edward's house. Visiting the girls once in a while wasn't possible, but once a week was fine, just to check things with them.
"Hey, a bunch of slackers, how are you doing?" Billy asked.
Billy opened the gate and asked without checking them; thus, he interrupted their Meditation. He felt like he was seeing a bunch of girls practicing yoga… Nevertheless, they seemed a bit annoyed at his attitude and then stayed silent.
"The silent treatment, huh," Billy said. "Oh well, I suppose it can't be helped."
"The nerve of some people…" Kate said.
"Humph!" Natalie snorted.
"They are pretty disappointed, Billy," Sarah said.
"Yep, you should apologize as soon as possible," Lily said. "Apologize while giving a gift. Food is fine as well."
"You two don't seem that annoyed," Billy said. "Probably because you don't act like the world revolves around you. Tomorrow I will bring some edish fruits as a thanks for playing with my siblings."
"We only played with Samara. Samuel ignored us just like you," Lily said. "He kept training for several hours. The kid is like a smaller version of you."
"He said that he is going to surpass his father as well and then eventually defeat you," Sarah said.
If Drew hears that, he will train like there was no tomorrow. Being surpassed by two of his three kids would be too much for his heart.
"Is that so? I will keep my guard up," Billy said. "Anyway, what is shaking?"
While Billy asked that, he knew that not much must have happened while he was busy. Besides, he talked with some merchants pretty often, so he knew about the news that they were traveling… or so he thought.
"Dad received an urgent letter from Jean," Kate said.