The Magician of Sound

"Still… A Protector, huh." Sofia let out a short sigh while looking at Kai. "I won't say that I'm not shaken with this truth, but I can honestly say I don't have any regret becoming your girlfriend. Since things have come to this point, we can talk about it tomorrow."

"Yeah. Sorry. I didn't mean to hide it from you, but this status weighed so much. It would've been better for me to shoulder it alone."

Sofia touched his forehead to stop him from talking while shaking her head. "Nah. That's not true. From my perspective, I can see that the reasons they are openly showing their information are due to them having full loyalty to this place and you.

"Hence, they have the right to retain the information. Unfortunately for me, I am still tied down with my Campbell Family. That's why I don't have that right. Of course, I'm not saying that it will be soon, but eventually, I will know about it all whether it's from you or them.

"That's why they put me at ease by telling me all that information. Still… I believe Tasha and Michelle have known about it."

Kai nodded while closing his eyes. "I have told Tasha and Michelle that I'm a Protector. However, they haven't known anything other than what it meant to be a Protector. Of course, I'm talking about Race Protectors, not the fake ones the US Base are handling."

"I see." Sofia nodded and replied, "Well, we have three more months in this place. I have hidden many secrets from you too, so I don't have the right to be angry with you for hiding something. But this is just my selfish wish, don't disappear so suddenly without news, okay?"

Kai nodded with a smile. "Yeah. I will do my best."

"What is this, Jules? I feel like my heart has been rejuvenated again. Ah, I feel like I need to get another wife." Arnaud covered his eyes, pretending to be crying as if he just watched a good drama.

"Chill dude." Jules shook his head helplessly, knowing everything was a joke. As much as he wanted to joke around, this problem was concerning his granddaughter. He wanted to take it seriously.

Luckily, Kai and Sofia seemed to be handling the relationship maturely, not making an assumption or another and messing up the relationship. He wished the three months made the situation clear for them to continue their relationship. At the same time, he felt guilty for not being able to openly say, "You don't need to be tied down to the family," for various reasons.

He failed to be her grandfather.

After settling down her messy heart, she stepped back and looked at the others, wondering if they had any messages they wanted to give to Kai.

"I don't have anything to say other than please take care of my granddaughter. I can't say many things about it." Jules let out a long sigh before lowering his head until it almost touched the floor, remembering that Kai came from United Asia.

"Please don't say it like that. Sofia is my girlfriend. It's my job to protect her." Kai shook his head. "I am not the best protector out there who can put their race above their family, so yeah… I wonder if it's still alright with me becoming a full-fledged one."

Jules smiled, feeling assured. As he said earlier, Kai wouldn't be the best person out there to be a leader, but he was certainly a good head of a household.

"Since most of the information will be wiped out tomorrow, I only need to remember two things. To give full support to my son and granddaughter for whatever they want to do in the future without questioning the loss and family sustainability. Secondly, I need to tell them we have no need to worry about the Union for no reason."

"Oi, don't say it like that, especially in front of me." Arnaud couldn't help but cut in. "I need to know that I should've beaten up Jules Campbell in this place…"

"Pfft." Jules stuck his tongue out, teasing Arnaud. "No need to say anything, you suck, Arnaud."

"Do you want to fight against me, Jules? You're the strongest, but your age keeps growing and your ability gradually decreases because of your aging body. I feel like I have enough power to challenge you right now."

"Hmph. You're still not enough, kiddo." Jules shrugged.

Arnaud paused for a moment and shook his head. "Anyway, I only know that Roselyn is the new S Rank Magician and proceed with the necessary procedure to level up her authority. This also means that she is independent enough to create a household.

"After all, no matter how bad the training in this place is, I can feel that even if there are ten of me, I can't even defeat that woman. That's why I know our Roselyn will have the same strength as an S Rank Magician and officially become my successor. What do you think?" Arnaud glanced at Roselyn with a smirk.

Roselyn was overwhelmed by everything, especially since she just tagged along. To think the mission became this important and would bring this much change to her life, she was baffled and happy at the same time.

"Thank you very much." Roselyn then turned to Kai and thanked him again.

Kai simply waved his hand, telling her it wasn't within his calculation, so she didn't need to thank him.

After finishing their discussion, Kai raised his hand, opening the Sound Insulation Magic he placed in this room to avoid the people outside from listening to them. He then said with a calm tone. "So, what is the current plan?"

Aston pushed the door open with an apologetic smile as he said, "We will have dinner for now. It's already 7 PM after all. Arba is cooking right now to apologize for her earlier behavior. I hope My King doesn't mind…"

Kai nodded. "Well, I don't even think about it anymore."

"That's great." Aston nodded and stretched his hand. "How about following me to the dining room? There will only be us, Arba, and the current Priest and Priestess."

Kai nodded and decided to follow him. Since the "leader" had agreed, there was no reason for the others to avoid going there. They would have already died if the other party wanted to kill them after all, considering the gap between their power.

The dinner was yet another great catch from Devain since he started hunting after settling Shinkai's problem.

He grabbed a giant bull outside that seemed to be Arba's specialty. The food was nice and the reception was welcoming after solving the misunderstanding between them. Aston seemed to be more open too, since Sofia and the others already knew pretty much anything they needed to know about Kai.

Still, Sofia felt that Devain and Leah stared at Kai too much. Most of the time she caught them staring at Kai with observant gazes.

Kai, for sure, noticed them too, but he ignored them because it was the first time a Protector reached this place after a few thousand years. It was no wonder they got so engrossed in it.

Of course, Kai still kept the fact that the Priest was to try to become his brother while the Priestess was to seduce him and bear his child in mind. If they were to know him with that thought in mind, he would create a certain boundary and avoid them.

If they were not, he didn't mind becoming their friends. After all, they were the ones considering him a King, not himself. Kai only thought of himself as another person who happened to have a bigger responsibility.

Arba then took their attention when she clapped her hands a few times, asking the people to stop talking.

Aston was the first, followed by Leah and Devain. Kai quickly understood the meaning and fell silent, looking at Arba with a serious expression.

"Let me explain about the training first." Arba glanced at Sofia and Roselyn. "Both of you are going to learn from Leah and Devain since Aston and I need to give all our attention to him. Of course, we will try to spend our time if we're free, guiding you a bit.

"Although I can't say you will reach the Oni's level, you should be able to hold against an S Rank Beast for a period of time without losing. Well, to put it simply, if the two old men behind you are fighting together, you should be able to beat them… I guess?" She tilted her head, not quite understanding the power difference.

"Do you have anything you don't like or any preference in training style?"

Roselyn and Sofia's eyes intertwined as they seemed to agree on something. Both shook their heads at the same time, saying, "We're okay with anything as long as we can get stronger."

"I understand. Well, you have only one hour break to meet him every day… If you have no problem, you can extend it when taking a shower." Arba shrugged. Sofia obviously didn't care since they had done it already, but Roselyn looked down, feeling embarrassed.

"That's all. The training will start tomorrow after saying goodbye to the two old men." Arba paused for a moment and took out a piece of paper, handing it to Kai. "This is your training schedule. Please look at it yourself."

Kai nodded and found there were four important schedules other than a break for eating and shower. The first would be his Magic Training with Arba, where she would teach him how to wield magic properly. After the lunch break, he would be hammered with knowledge by Aston until dinner. After that, he would be practicing how to increase the concentration of magic particles in his body. Last but not least, eight hours sleep… Need to maintain a healthy sleep schedule.

Kai replied, "I am fine with the schedule."