Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 17: The way each views (Part 01)

The day of Odo's planned expedition has arrived. In the courtyard of the Mansion is parked a wooden car and a large cart on which there are equipment and supplies for expeditions, including, the transportation tool will be pulled at once by a Drake gray-skinned and has a size of approximately three times larger than a horse lined. The snow is not as heavy as yesterday. But, clearly the path and courtyard were covered in white grains that fell from the sky.

Near the chariot and wagon were the servants of Minda, Xua Lin, and Imania. They were still busy sorting out the items to be brought given the short expedition period. Among the servants, Gariadin and Linkaron are also seen, two guards bearing the name Shieal helped petrify the preparations.

Gariadin was a burly man who was seen wearing a chain armour lined in a feathered jacket, his hair was dark red, and his eyes were jade green. He was originally from the Ungea Kingdom before being adopted into the Luke family as a branch family.

His colleague who had the same task as a guard was named Linkaron, a man who had a burly posture like Gariadin and wore almost similar clothes. She is a native of the Kingdom of Felixia, her bright blue eyes are one of her features and her black hair also indicates that she is from the same area as the master she serves.

The items they raised on the carts consisted of tents, weapons, groceries, thick cloth, thick clothing, as well as several other tools. While on the right wooden train behind Drake, put under the seat a few empty wooden boxes to store the results of the expedition.

Every time they breathe, white steam is formed due to low temperatures. Despite the low temperatures, they continued to work without complaining and raised the items that their master had already chosen.

From the direction of the Mansion, Odo and Mavis came to their place. The two men were wearing thick clothes, the black-haired boy was wearing a tanned coat jacket, while his mother wore a jacket of thick fur and looks enough to withstand the cold from the falling snow.

Just behind Odo and Mavis, looks Julia and Fiola who are walking following. Julia was wearing a maid outfit that was wrapped in a thick jacket, while Fiola was still wearing a slightly minimal Kimono as if the cold had not affected her at all.

Seeing them coming, the servants and guards who were preparing for the expedition stopped the work, then bowed their bodies towards Odo and Mavis with respect. As soon as he saw the servants and guards, the black-haired boy who walked towards them, then narrowed his eyes and heaved a sigh of relief as the preparations could run without any problems.

“Odo ..., are you not cold just wearing that?” mavis asked with a little worry. Although she had agreed to her request for an expedition, but still a mother could not release her child easily out facing danger. The thought of allowing her child to develop and maternal anxiety began to conflict within her.

Walking faster and passing his mother by the wooden carriage and cart, the black-haired boy turned around and looked at her with a cheerful look. “Don't worry, Mother! I also want to help Dad .... After all, this expedition can also be an experience for me,” he said as he spread both hands wide.

Seeing his son smile happily like that, Mavis smiled back thinly. He is aware that development is very important now, especially for a potential child like Odo. Although anxiety still lingers in the mind, Mavis replied, “Alright. But, remember not to look too much for problems during the expedition, yes .... If there is a monster with a high level of danger, just run away .., do not forget your promise!” Mavis thinned her gaze, thinking of something else to suppress the worry.

“Ya!” answered Odo cheerfully.

Julia and Fiola walked to both sides of Mavis, then saw the boy who began to talk to the other servants about the equipment to be brought. Looking at the child whose age has not even ten years old, the, in the minds of the two servants of the Luke Family's trust, they felt that their Young Master was truly a genius who might have been born in Felixia Kingdom for the first time.

“Mr Odo is really different ..., Mistress,” Fiola said. The gaze of the most superior servant in the Mansion looked sharp, looking at Odo who was taking the equipment to the top of the cart.

Glancing to the right and looking at the most trusted servant, Mavis gave a heavy sigh. “Newly aware, Fiola? The child was indeed very different from birth, he did not cry ..., and also ..”. Fioal turned his head towards his master upon hearing that. The nine-tailed fox girl's gaze looked sad, as if something was indeed making her not accept.

“Why are you looking at me like that, my fox?” ask Mavis.

“Not him Mistress wants a normal child ...? Because of that ..., the Madam struggled back then and even ... A. .k .... Madam ..., the world has been more peaceful after that .... If the Madam wants a peaceful life ..., better Young Master ...”

Fiola turned his face away and could not reveal what he was feeling right now. The dark-brown demi-human wants Mavis to prevent Odo and not encourage the child's potential development. The reason is very close to Mavis' desire to have a normal and happy family, a hope that a creature that is created wants is very similar to that of humans.

Mavis understood what her servant wanted to say, but she would not agree with him. Smiling at the worried figure, the blonde woman said, “That's okay, Fiola .... This is not wrong either .... Now this ..., I'm really happy as a mother.” Mavis looked towards Odo, giving a look to his son with a mother's sincere smile. Seeing that Fiola could not understand it, for him the only family was only a Mavis, he wanted the blonde woman to feel her true happiness.

To the left of Mavis, Julia just stared at them flatly. Although she becomes a servant of trust in the Luke Family, Julia is closer and loyal to Dart than Mavis. Although he was also loyal to the blonde woman who exuded such a powerful holy aura, but there was something in his mind that could not make him know each other with his master any further because indeed the basic nature of each other was fundamentally contradictory.

Noticing Julia's gaze, Mavis looked at her and said, “What's wrong? Did Julia also want to ban the expedition that Odo wanted to do this?”

“Not ..., I'm just confused, Mistress .... Actually this was long ago .., but I don't know why lately I'm getting curious about it ....

“Hmm, really curious about what it is, Julia?”

“Not the Madam ..., more precisely ... Mistress' uterus is damaged ... because it ever used light magic that emits very strong radiation? Why can Madam conceive Mr Odo?”

Mavis's gaze instantly turned dark getting the question. For the woman who was always patient and seemed friendly like her, a face full of anger that immediately culminated clearly appeared to her. Julia immediately trembled and was surprised to see that, He quickly subdued and felt guilty.

“Ma-I'm sorry, Mistress ...” His body trembled, in front of a gaze that seemed to be from a higher dimensional being. The cat girl's ears were limp, her tail that often swayed to the right and left only went silent without moving in the slightest.

Sensing the sharp air, Odo who was busy helping the servants immediately turned to his mother. He was surprised to feel a strange air at a glance. “What's up, Mommy?” ask the black-haired boy. After he put a wooden box filled with food on the cart, he immediately walked to his mother's place.

Before Odo arrived, Mavis briefly turned her face back and calmed down quickly. As she turned to stare towards her son, a glance of her eyes glanced at Julia and it was clearly telling her not to discuss things before.

“It's okay, my son .... Julia was excited herself as usual, so Mother rebuked,” Mavis said while smiling brightly, as if the sharp and sinister gaze previously directed at Julia was just an illusion.

“Hmm, so yes .... Mbak Julia does like to splash himself indeed, sih.” Odo looked at his mother with an ordinary expression, neither suspicious nor doubtful. Shifting his eyes and looking at Julia, the boy put on a cheerful face while saying, “Rasain got angry ..” Seeing the childish expression on her Young Master, Julia's fear diminished and she began to take deep breaths of calm.

Odo turned around, then headed back towards the other unconscious guards and maids with a fleeting aura of fury that had been emitted from Mavis. At first glance glancing at his mother who again said something to Julia, Odo made sure that there was something hidden from them. While looking towards Fiola near them, the fox girl looked towards Odo and their eyes met each other. The black-haired child quickly stopped glancing, then re-raised the items along with the others.

“It's not just Mom who is hiding something ..., but Fiola Ma'am and Julia Ma'am are also ...,” thought Odo.

“I've guessed ..., Mr. Odo it ...,” thought Fiola.

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A few dozen minutes passed, and the preparation of the expedition was completely finished. The servants prepared themselves by carrying swords linked on a belt that was coiled around their waists. For Julia, she carried only a few small daggers that were placed on a circular gear belt on her right thigh, behind her long servant dress to her ankles.

For the guards who took part in the expedition, Gariadin wore leather armour with fur around the neck. He carried a spear-shaped magic artifact whose spear eyes were made of fir wood that had become fossilized and became very hard and shiny black.

In the eye of the spear, there is a magic structure that makes the spear has special power to mark the target with certain conditions so that the throw will always be right on target even though the target runs or hides behind the wall. On the part of his spear stick, there were several runes that were the same as what was on the Gauntlet in his right hand.

The servants and guards stood by the carriage and cart to be pulled with Drake, while Mavis and Odo stood facing each other in the middle of their snow-covered courtyard. The snow fell slowly from the sky towards a cloudy day. Their breath gives off white steam, indicating that the cold is still felt.

By the time everything was ready with their respective gear, Odo did not wear any additional equipment and his appearance was mediocre with a jacket-covered coat. Looking at the boy, Mavis thought that the boy would bring his own original magic weapon given Odo's skill in magic, but was in fact wrong.

“Odo ..., my son ..., are you sure you only wear that and don't bring anything else for weapons? At least ..., sword or something .... In the warehouse there are still many weapons made by Mother, you are free to take them ...”

“No need, Mother .... After all, even if I carry a sword, most will be directly broken or just thrown .... Mother knows that I still haven't mastered the sword technique at all, right?”

“Although can already use Step Dewa?”

Odo was speechless to hear that, he had indeed mastered one of the Luke Family Peak Techniques, the God Steps. But actually, the black-haired child could only wear a few top-tier techniques from all the Battle Art that the Luke Family had, that was also mostly empty-handed fighting techniques and body strengthening, as well, there was not a single Battle Art that adapted swordsmanship or used weapons that Odo had mastered.

“Bunda ..., I can only use all the techniques of hand-to-hand combat and body strengthening .... Isn't the record of the Sword Technique hidden by Dad?”

“Tu-Wait, all-round? Hand combat techniques empty hand, everything?” mavis asked in surprise.

“Yes, that's all. From passive techniques to increased physical strength and endurance, acceleration, footsteps, and feint motion .... I guess the highest level of all kinds of empty-handed fighting techniques I've mastered.”

Mavis was really surprised to hear that. The hesitation to ban his son from going on an expedition lessened, and he began to understand why Odo could defeat the Black Dragon that even his husband and army could not defeat.

Contrary to Odo now, Dart did master all sword techniques and even levels above him, but Dart himself could not master perfectly empty-handed fighting techniques because of the limitations of youth where he could still absorb learning quickly.

“Ah ..., alright .... Mother's doubt is completely gone now,” said Mavis while holding her head and turning her eyes to the side. Seeing his mother, Odo tilted his head and looked a little confused. “Why, Mother? What is fever due to cold?” tanyakanya.

“Not ..., it's okay.” He looked back at his son. Mavis smiled slightly, and asked, “Are you sure of the purpose of this expedition to the Pando Forest in the south? Isn't there a lot of dangerous monsters?”

“Hmm, I don't think it's a problem. Now ‘kan is winter, most of them must be in hibernation,” he said with a small smile. In the child's mind, it was actually his goal to choose the Pando Forest as an expedition destination because he wanted to find a Giftmelata-class monster that had high-priced magic crystals.

Hearing that, Mavis looked suspiciously. Odo quickly turned his face at that moment. For a moment, the atmosphere between them became silent and the servants and guards standing by the carriage stared at the two masters with astonished gazes. Looking back at his mother's face, Odo said cheerfully, “Ka-Then I leave first huh, Mommy!”

“Hmm, good-bye! Don't force yourself, yes ...”

Odo held Mavis's right hand, then lifted her up and pressed the back of her hand against her forehead. Seeing what his son did, Mavis was confused because he did not know what his son was doing. When the black-haired boy gently let go of his mother's hand and looked up and began to smile, the blonde-haired woman grew confused.

“My son, what did you do earlier?” ask Mavis.

“Eh ..?” Odo is surprised at himself because the habits of his previous life can come out now. Looking for an excuse with a little panic, he immediately replied, “I-That's just a greeting, Mother! While in the place of the Spirit Sacred Tree, he told her that there was such a greeting .... A kind of prayer to ask for permission ..”

That answer did sound logical to Mavis as there were indeed several different things in the Astral World and it was still a lot that had yet to be revealed. But when he saw the face of his son who looked panicked and shocked, Mavis gave a suspicious look. “Hmm, from where the Great Spirit was, yes ..?” mavis said as she leaned over and looked at her son up close. At first glance, Odo's eyes turned to look to the side.

“Hem, so it seems.” Mavis put away her face, then smiled lightly. “Mother doesn't mind, really. Don't worry like that, Odo. Mommy is only worried about the nature of your father who is often dreadful until it drops to you,” he continued.

“Gombal?” ask Odo.

“No! No. .., forget that one.”

“Ya ..” Odo stared flatly. He looked towards the guards and servants who were ready, then looked towards Mavis back, and said, “Then I leave first, Mommy.”

“Ya, be careful ...”

Odo immediately ran towards the place where the servants and guards were ready to set off for the expedition. They immediately climbed onto the wooden carriage with their respective positions. Julia, Minda, and Imania boarded in a wooden carriage with Odo, while Gariadin and Xua Lin sat in front as Drake's coachmen.

Near the train, Fiola and Linkaron stepped slightly away as the transport would be driven out of the Mansion yard, and drove down the snow-covered streets.

As he drove out of the gate, Odo opened the window of the carriage and looked out as he waved at his mother who was standing near the main gate. Seeing her son leave with a smile, the feeling in the mind again mixed between anxiety and pleasure. Looking at the expression that Mavis saw, Fiola's eyes seemed to be unable to accept anything. He narrowed his eyes and thought about many things right then and there.