It was pitch dark after Baston lost his consciousness. The unbearable pain clearly knocked out him without giving any chance to fight back. The last thing he heard was the word of assassin. Everyone was in panic
because they thought someone targeted Harry as the head of family, but only the fat boy knew that it was just a made-up drama by him alone. Slowly, he opened his eyes.
"The penalty is really harsh. If I was in outside, I might die terribly. Fortunately, I'm in Alicia's house at present…" Baston thought.
He woke up, looking around to find he was in spacious and luxury room. It was different from his guest room since how much softer and bigger the bed he enjoyed right now. Besides that, the ornament showed
magnificent aura of wealth, making him dumbfounded about which room it was. He
thought he would be back in his small room, but luckily, the house owner was kind enough after looking at his sacrifice.
Baston tried to stand up and found that his body was really refreshed and full of spirit. It was unlike people who slept too long and his
body started to be sore in all parts. Right at the moment, he felt he could go jogging while enjoying the scenery around. In the moment of wondering what to do next, the maid entered the room and she was surprised that Baston finally woke up. She ran out while calling everyone.
"Master, everyone! The boy has already woken!"
People who heard the maid's shout quickly went to the room. The fastest one was Angus which he used his wind magic to fly over here. Baston was dumbfounded why such an old man became the first one to arrive here. If it was Alicia or any other girl, it would look good to him. Unfortunately, Angus was the first one and it made him thinking whether their relationship was
special or not. Perhaps in front of passerby, they would think Angus was his father because only the family one who worried death about yourself.
"Are you alright? Is your body still hurt?" Angus asked.
"I'm perfectly fine. By the way, how long I have been sleeping here?"
"It's already a week after that incident."
Baston nodded, clearly knowing that the time of punishment was the same as the description he read before. While he was chatting with Angus, the rest visited him one by one. Alicia came with Theodore, then
followed by the elders until Harry came himself. The elders and everyone bowed
down a little to him before he stood in front of Baston.
"Thank you for protecting me. If not, the assassin will be successful of ruining this family. When I remember it, I can't even thank enough for it."
"You are too kind, my lord. I'm just doing it by my instinct."
"Ha… ha… ha…" Harry laughed for a moment before nodding to Baston, "Then, you rest well. The matter about your living here will be bore by me, so you can take your time to heal yourself before going back."
"Thank you very much…"
There were many things he wanted to ask, but as the head of family, he didn't have close relationship with Baston. Harry could only let Alicia and Angus to ask his questions as to make everything clear. If he did it by himself, he was afraid Baston would be nervous to answer. After he went out, others also followed while Alicia and Angus stayed at the room.
Both of them explained that after he lost consciousness, the first thing everyone did was to check the security. The family was afraid the assassin still lingered around. If they tried to save him and out of nowhere, a
dagger sliced their necks, they could only blame themselves for falling the trap. After the guards checked everywhere with the help of wizards, Baston then quickly pulled out to one of the rooms while someone specialized in healing magic worked hard to save him.
The wounds looked fatal, so it needed time to heal Baston until he was perfectly fine. Still, he should wake up after one day but
actually, he went full for one week before he got to wake up. Everyone thought the fat boy was in deep coma because even the healing magic couldn't wake him up. Of course, the fat boy knew it was just his own punishment so even everyone tried hard, one week was still one week for the time until he passed it. He was sorry that he made everyone worried but he couldn't explain it clearly. As long the danger passed, everything was alright.
After the incident happened, Harry and the elders quickly commenced their plan. They searched thoroughly to the surroundings. In every village, town, and city they passed by, the guards would look for any suspicious movement. The thugs and hooligans around were pulverized at once. Even the gangs and some small criminal organizations were cleared in no time by force. Only a handful of people had their own way to escape from there. In short story, it was a bloodbath.
Baston shivered because his penalty affected the surroundings greatly. Even the people who knew a little were destroyed in no time. Alicia told him because of this action, the surrounding public started to
respect their family more. They thought as the noble, what they did in present time was a big kindness over the society. At least, some thugs who dared to blackmail few people had already been decimated. From now on, people with bad intentions would surely think twice before doing bad things again.
The ordinary people worshipped the family, but Harry still frowned because he still couldn't find the assassin. Even though he already ordered everyone to clean thoroughly, there was still no trace about it. The person just disappeared from this world without leaving any clue. He was distressed since the person was gone, there would be the next chance and he must always keep guard around. Because of this, he asked Alicia and Angus to ask Baston about the assassin. Perhaps, there would be a clue.
"Baston, I want to ask something…" Angus started, "Do you remember when the assassination take place? At that time, you were the one who spotted it first. Could you tell me how the person looks like?"
"I can't…" Baston shook his head, "It's too dark at that time. I only saw nothing, but my instinct told me that he was dangerous. That
was why I quickly confronted in his direction."
"He? How could you know the assassin was a man even though you couldn't see him?"
"My instinct told so…"
Angus couldn't rebuke Baston since the boy's instinct must be far superior than him. Personally, if anyone else told this, he wouldn't believe it. But he was sure Baston was entirely different from any young boy he
had ever met. Anyone who could confront Joker directly must be having enormous
skill. In the meantime, he wondered how much the fat boy had been training for all this time.
Both of them were having a conversation for a while before Angus and Alicia excused themselves. Before they went back, Baston asked for a permission to enter the library. Angus worried of his health but just staying in the room for a long time made Baston's head muddled, so it was better to change
the scenery. It seemed quite right so Angus let him go to the library while being accompanied by Alicia.
Following the noble girl to the library, Baston found the place was really big. It might be the same as the academy or bigger because he still didn't explore too much in the surrounding. It took a while until he found what he needed to know. Taking a few books, he then sat near the window and started to read. Alicia didn't go back quickly because she was interested of the books
he chose. It was a general knowledge for her, but for the poor class like Baston, it was a precious one. The difference between poor and noble was insurmountable, so anything deemed as trash by nobles clearly became something worth for the poor.
Baston looked for the magic classification first, then continued to wizard profession. He also read about the knights which was
counterpart of magic. Both of them were different but having the same strength and level to categorize which rank their power would be. For the example, Angus as the great wizard had high status among the society because his strength would speak louder. Looking at the lower level from the great wizard, Baston didn't even have a chance to fight with him. His rank right now could be called as Junior Wizard. There were still many ranks ahead to get into Great Wizard.
His position was still the lowest while Angus was in high position. He couldn't reach it in short time, but he believed the old book
could help him. In truth, he was really lucky that Angus treated him more like a comrade rather than subordinate. The matter with Joker must increase his importance. After that, Baston continued to look at the recent situation in the kingdom. He also learned more about the surrounding forces and kingdoms. Which one was friend and foe could be described completely in the book. There were also neutral forces who only existed because their own importance of
organization.
While Baston was reading seriously, Alicia kept looking at him intently. For her, Baston's action wouldn't be meaningless since every
action he proceeded could be said for a certain purpose. As for why he looked at general knowledge for now, she was confused but she believed there should be
a meaning about this. The fat boy accidentally made the girl became more
interested on him because he never touched the magic book. There was more advanced one regarding the ice magic, explaining about the utilization and how to use it efficiently. Still, Baston surely didn't need that because the old book had already provided the best of the best. Any other knowledge would lack of the essence.
Baston was reading, Alicia was looking at him, and out of the room, Theodore was peeking both of them. He was very sure Alicia must like the fat boy right now. If not, she wouldn't stared intently at him. As far as
he knew, she was disgusted of any fat boy but Baston was really different. He never saw them being lovey-dovey and just acted as usual. Alicia never took fond care about Baston and the fat boy himself gave a cold attitude to her. It really couldn't be said it was love, but out of it, he really didn't know how
to explain this matter. Perhaps, the romance would be different for each person.
"I really don't understand what romance is…"
Theodore shook his head before leaving both of them. Although there was a spark between Alicia and Baston, he as the noble could say it would be useless since the family wouldn't approve their relationship. The poor class didn't match with noble class so even though everyone gave a respect
over Baston's heroic act, it would be entirely different if he stated his relationship with Alicia. Besides, there was still a troublesome fellow who courted Alicia from time to time.
Clark was the good one to pick, but deep inside his heart, he knew this boy was arrogant to the core. If Alicia went to him, he didn't know what will happen to the future. Surely, Clark's family was quite prestigious but often, the benefit would go to the family instead Alicia herself. Nobles were like this so Theodore could only sigh while lamenting her fate. Anyway, he couldn't fight it out since he was also a part of the family. As long the family was happy, everything could be done for. The matter with Clark only could be postponed before the decision must be made. At that time, he hoped everyone could accept it. The noble boy then returned back while greeting the others. Everyone soon started to share what experience they had during the holiday.