Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 2: Again a coincidence (Part 01)
[Three years later]
The leaves of the oak tree fell, the flowers dried up, and the animals in the forest began to prepare for hibernation. In late autumn, an eight-year-old boy sat on a bench in Luke's garden reading a book with a leather cover. He is the heir to the Luke family, Odo Luke.
For children who are eight years old, he includes having an above-average body tone and a body posture that looks trained.
[Note: Oak is a term derived from eik, to name a few hundred species of shrubs and deep trees (Tarbantin)]
The dry wind blew over and made his black hair wavy lightly. At a glance looking at the gray sky, Odo closed the book then sighed heavily.
"It feels like there is no progress .... Mother's condition has indeed improved, but the curse that exists still makes her body weaken."
In the past three years, Odo has been looking for ways to heal his mother. From trying to make various potions, the division of magic power, the transfer of Vitality, and various other things. Thanks to all his efforts, his mother has become better than before. Mavis has not had to lie down in bed and her vision has improved.
However, in the outline it is only temporary and Odo must continue to do Vitality Transfer to be able to maintain the health condition of his mother. It was caused by a curse on Mavis' body, a Soul wound that makes Vitality in the body seem to leak out and make the energy of his life decreases every day.
"Huh, that shitty gray sky. Reminds me of the day I died ...."
He momentarily closed his eyes with his right arm, then sighed again in annoyance. After he stood up and was about to leave, from the direction of the Mansion were seen two women who came to him. They are both Fiola and Mavis, two people who look always together when around the Mansion.
"Mother ...."
"Odo, what are you doing sitting here?" ask Mavis. Unlike three years ago, he had recovered enough until he could walk on his own two feet.
The lady dressed in plain white dress looked at her son with a healthy looking expression while smiling happily. Without telling Odo first, Mavis hugged him. "Hem, my son .. Just by looking at you it feels like I'm instantly healthy" said Mavis.
Odo just stood still, with a flat gaze He looked at Fiola who was behind Mavis. "Why did you let me out?" odo's expression seemed to say so.
"Mother, is your body fine? Shouldn't my mom have to rest again? If Ibund⸻"
"Don't worry," cut Mavis off while releasing a hug and looking at her son's face.
"Thanks to the Vitality Transfer method that you use, Mother is better. Honestly, even Mother is worried ... if you fall ill because every day give Vitality to Mother ...."
Odo looked away with a flat expression and said, "Ah, physically and mentally I am fine, but the burden of my mind keeps growing."
"Think load?" mavis asked in a bit of confusion.
"If Mother does not heal, I keep thinking ...."
"Hem, don't worry. Now your father is off to find the ingredients to dispel Mother's curse, so you don't have to worry, Odo."
The words made Odo surprised, he did not know that his father who left a few weeks ago was looking for ingredients. It was also the first time Mavis had publicly told Odo that if she was cursed, she would usually avoid discussing it with Odo.
"Didn't Dad go to the Capital for the Meeting of the nobles?"
"It was done last month, now he was in the Spirit Realm, Astral World."
"Astral World? If it's not wrong that the dimension of the Spirits lives, right? What are you looking for there?"
Mavis did not answer. He stepped three times back, then turned around and smiled towards his son. For women who are 40 years old and above Mavis looks very young, even she looks like she is still in her 20s. In a healthy condition like now, his skin looks still tight and smooth, his face is still a teenager, and his hair is still blonde without whitening in the slightest.
Indeed there is nothing that can not be with the condition of the body Mavis. But in the past when asked about Odo, the woman only dodged by answering, "This is the secret of a woman's beauty."
Vaguely Odo knew why, but he chose not to investigate further because he kept his mother's feelings in check.
"Why does she always hide things like that to me huh? Is it because he thinks I'm a child?" think Odo.
"So Mother, what do you want to go to the Astral World? If it's not wrong, this time he went there, right?" ask Odo.
Mavis was surprised that her son knew about it, and she quickly turned to Fiola who was behind her. As the girl wearing the Kimono shook her head, Mavis knew that it was not Fiola who told Odo about it.
"Who do you know that from, son?" mavis asked while looking at Odo.
Without answering the question, Odo stepped towards Mavis and held the woman's right hand with both hands.
"Mother, even though I was only eight years old, I was no longer a child .... Of course I know some of the things that Mother and Father are hiding. Didn't Mom trust me .. to the point of hiding things from me?"
"No .. That's not Odo. It's just ... Mom ..., I don't want to worry you ...."
After the words were spoken, a light wind carrying dry leaves blew. Waving the woman's long hair, revealing her slightly anxious-looking face.
"...."
Mavis fell silent without answering. Seeing the face of his mother who was troubled by his request, Odo gave up on finding out. Without asking for his permission, Odo began to transfer Vitality to Mavis through the grasp of both hands to the woman's right hand.
Feeling the energy of life flowing, Mavis was surprised and immediately knew that her son had grown up, especially mentally and personality. The woman lowered her head, moved inwardly and smiled gratefully.
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In the afternoon, in the Mansion. With a slightly troubled mood, Odo walked through the hallway and rushed towards his room which was on the first floor of the building, a different room to the room three years ago. One year ago, Odo had moved rooms and got a private room that had its own privacy given its age.
As he walked down the hall quickly, he recalled Mavis' words about Dart going to the Astral World for the second time.
"Tch!" Odo rang his tongue.
"When in the first experiment he failed to bring in the ingredients for the mother's medicine, right? He must have brought in more troops this time. Why did he try it again .., if there were casualties instead of him being difficult because the power of his Power Region was weakened," Odo thought.
In the summer of last year, his father Odo, Dart also made an expedition to the Astral World in search of materials that would be used to make medicine to remove Mavis' curse. Taking more than two hundred soldiers under his leadership, Dart returned with a casualty of more than half the troops and brought about nothing.
Basically the Astral World is not a place that can be visited by just anyone, there is the Spirit Realm where the space dimension is unstable for Real World creatures to visit. Plus the existence of spirits that could be said to be dangerous in there, it made the Astral World categorized into a special place whose access was guarded by the Kingdom of Felixia.
Since the time of the Ancient War, the lands and ancestors in the kingdom of Felixia have indeed made contracts with the Gods of Spirits to hold the authority of access to the realms. But over the past few hundred years, the contract has worn off due to many causes and made the Astral World a hostile place.
In front of the room door, Odo paused and momentarily pondered. "What was he looking for there? What ingredients are needed to cure your mother?" thought.
He opened the door and was immediately shocked by what Julia, his personal servant, was doing inside. On a bed in the style of medieval nobility, the Demi-human Cat-Man girl lying down was enjoying activities that were not worth a child's eyes.
The maid's dress slightly blushed upwards and revealed thighs covered in knee-length socks, a right hand inserted into the groin, and a shorts sniffed on her face, just by looking at that Odo immediately knew what Julia was doing.
"Ah, Sister Julia?" ask Odo.
The Cat girl immediately sat down in shock and her face turned red, not expecting her Young Master to return to the room at such an unusual time. He hid the Odo shorts from the back, then asked in a nervous and fearful tone.
"Tu-Master, why are you here?"
"This is my room, I should have asked like that."
Julia immediately felt awkward on her own, both her cat ears looked limp and her tail moved to the right and left in agitation. Without saying anything, Odo stood up straight like a cadet and saluted Julia.
"A-What's up, Mr Odo? Your honor? U-For what me⸻"
"Honor to the Pure Virgin!!" shout Odo.
Fiola's face instantly looked as red as a peach. Holding back the embarrassment, the servant girl sitting on the bed immediately extended her right hand forward and began chanting.
"Pillar of light, the basic form of the five weapons. Carrying speed and speeding into the gap of the pole that made up for everything!!"
From the palm that opened towards Odo, came out a half-meter-long high-temperature light pole that shot rapidly towards the black-haired boy.
Instinctively Odo reacts quickly. He increased the magic pressure minimally, then accelerated the perception of the senses and the reflection of the body to avoid the proper magic pointing at his head. The magic rate in Odo's eyes seemed to run like Slow Motion.
"Intermediate Level Attack Type Light Magic Yes. Cruel, if not I pass the wound very badly if exposed to this loh ...."
Odo focused Mana on his right hand, then lowered his respect and caught the Light Galah he was avoiding. As the pole was captured and stopped, Odo broke it and the Light Gale shattered into white sparkling particles.
Julia was surprised to see what Odo did. Without paying any heed to the expression, Odo again saluted, saying, "Honor the Old Virgin!!"
It was really an uncontained mockery. Julia's face grew blushing and her embarrassment had completely exceeded the limit that could be withheld.
"Reverse right, forward, blur!" thought Odo while doing what he thought. It completely left Julia whose face was flushed red and rolled around on the bed withstanding the crazed embarrassment.