NABC Chapter 14: Love Letter (1)
Chapter 14: Love Letter (1)
Chapter 14: Love Letter (1)
"Amon Solaris! Marry me!"
Amon looked down at the determined young girl with words stuck in his mouth. It was the first time he'd ever been proposed to, and he didn't know how to reply. For one, Amon has never been in a relationship. In his past life, he'd spent all twenty-five years fighting in wars without resting.
At the same time, he wasn't given the opportunity to mingle with anyone as his country treated him as a military asset and didn't want any sultry women to contaminate or influence him to defect. And in this life, he'd spent ten years learning to be a child, barely interacting with other girls his age.
As a result, even though he had lived for a combined thirty-five years, Amon had never experienced love before.
Ignoring the emotional aspect of it, Yue's proposal brought tremendous benefits to Amon. With her knowledge of the future and Amon's memory from [Bright], the pair would be an unstoppable force. Plus, the engagement would likely provide Amon with deep pockets in the future, giving him the freedom to do as he pleased.
Therefore, the decision was a no-brainer.
However, Amon couldn't help but feel that something was missing...
'No matter, I shall take her hand for now. If I feel something is wrong, I could always cancel the engagement or, in the worst case scenario... just silence her completely.'
Amon cleared his mind and let out two coughs. Staring straight into Yue's crystalline ruby eyes, he replied firmly:
"Alright, let's proceed with the engagement."
Hearing Amon's words, Yue's fairy-like face twisted into something sinister. It was as if the succubus queen herself had descended onto the ethereal beauty's body, causing Amon to step back with caution. However, as he sensed no particular change in her physical state, Amon could only chalk that brief lapse of her appearance to his overthinking.
"A-Ahem, you said you could fix my mana problems?"
Amon abruptly changed the subject. He didn't want to be led into a pointless conversation about romance anymore and sought to solve his more pressing problem.
"Yes," Yue understood Amon's ploy and played along. After all, she had planned for something even more fun. "The root of your mana problems is due to the mismatch of your body and soul."
"Mismatch of my body and soul?"
Amon repeated her words while deeply considering their implications.
"Yes. Amon, I'm sure you know of this, but the members of the Solaris House are born differently. You may look human on the outside, but your bodies are anything but."
"Yeah..."
Amon was well aware of this fact. Not just by reading [Bright] for many years, but after he arrived in this world, his parents, mainly his father, drilled him about the history of the Solaris House.
The Solaris House was one of humanity's greatest protectors and a prestigious House as old as modern civilisation itself. Why? Humans were a historical footnote during the Age of the Dragons, where mythical monsters roamed, and Dragons ruled Hyades.
They weren't the dominant species like now, and many humans simply lived under Dragons as their servants. However, that all changed during the Great Dragon War.
"Precisely!"
"So what mana do I have?"
"Hehe, what do you think? [Lunar Blade]?"
"Ah..."
Amon's eyes widened. Not because he was surprised that Yue knew about his nickname in his previous life but also because he understood the implications of her words.
"Lunar mana in a Solar Body... I see... It makes sense that I can't use mana well then."
As much as he didn't want to admit it, Yue's deduction was correct. There was no other explanation for his poor mana control otherwise. With the issue identified, Amon could now work to fix it. However, changing his Lunar mana into Solar mana would be too inefficient and, not to mention dangerous. Solving his mana control problems would open a new can of worms he could not unseal.
Fortunately, Amon didn't have to do all the heavy lifting. He glanced over at Yue, who had a cheeky face with her chin raised high. Sighing, Amon covered his forehead and looked down.
'I guess I have to rely on her then...'
"So? How do I resolve this issue?"
"Hehe, I'd thought you would never ask!"
Yue smiled so brightly that her pearly white teeth were on full display. Tip-toeing towards him, the girl chuckled.
"If you don't have any Solar mana, all you need to do is get some!"
"... What do you mean?"
Amon knew he was dancing in the palms of her hands, but he couldn't just let this opportunity slip by. The sooner he could resolve his mana issues, the earlier he could start training and the stronger he would be when the first calamity arrived.
"Well, if you want Solar mana, you can just ask for a new blessing that grants you that mana!"
"Could you do that? No, could any human bestow Solar mana onto another?"
In the whole of [Bright], nowhere was it mentioned that a human could bestow mana onto another human. If they could, the Solaris House would have millions, if not billions, of super soldiers at their beck and call. But the only beings mentioned in [Bright] that could bestow blessings like that were the Dragons.
"Wait... You can't mean..."
As he observed Yue's expression turn from a radiant smile into a blind, dazzling one, Amon couldn't control his eyelids from unconsciously twitching.
"Hehe, let's go find her! The last remaining Golden Dragon!"