52.By the time Adrian had already reached his mansion, it was already dark and quiet. It was usually quiet, but Adrian noticed that this quietness had some sort of eerie feeling to it. He looked at the guards who bowed as he walked towards them away from the carriage. At a time like this, he would smile and relish the cool night air, but nothing felt right. He stood still for a moment, looking at the whole estate. His large mansion and the other structures looked as they always had, so did the compound and the gardens that he could see. Everything looked normal, so why didn’t it feel right? The guards could see that he was frowning. “Master, is something wrong?" Adrian didn't answer. He walked around, looking around and inside property. It felt like someone else had been here. “It’s just strange.” He muttered, walking back to the guards. They looked confused. "My lord?" Before Adrian could answer, the screen came up in front of him. [SYSTEM ALERT!] [MULTIPLE MAGIC

54. The royal palace was so alive with movements and a lot of work. The servants ran around from the kitchens to the stores carrying trays, fabrics, decorations, and stacks of plates. The smell of roasted meat filled the air. Lanterns were being hung along the marble walls while musicians practiced near the entrance hall. It looked like a celebration already, except it wasn't. This was only practice, Adrian found a certain kind of chaotic beauty in the whole thing, but at the same time, he felt nervous. "This escalated quite quickly." A servant rushed past him with a tray of wine bottles and another nearly bumped into him. "Be careful you sir!" The servant shouted before running off again. Adrian chuckled, the man didn't recognise him, but he was happy to be there. "So this is what a royal feast looks like before it's ready." Just then a loud voice called out behind him. "Adrian! I have been looking for you." He turned around and saw the king walking towards him with

56. Yet again, nightfall had come. Walking at this time had become a routine for Adrian, with all the happenings. Yet, he found that the night came with a bit of ease for him. He felt refreshed, walking down the cold road with his hands in his coat pockets. “A beautiful night.” He muttered to himself. For the past two days he had been busy watching Macy train. And to his surprise, she was actually improving. He expected improvement but she was moving fast, and to say he felt proud wouldn’t even be putting it straight. She had gone from barely scratching training dummies to splitting the wood with just a dagger. Two days! She had jumped around like a kid afterwards. "Did you see that?” She squealed. Adrian smiled just remembering it. "She learns fast." He muttered. “Must run in the family.” He walked past a bakery that had already closed for the night but the smell of bread was still in the air. His mood became much better than before. Unfortunately, the peace didn't las

58. Adrian didn’t know what to feel, but all in all, he was puzzled. Ever since he got the dragon system, he had never thought about opponents who could be stronger, but now… "Stronger than the strongest opponent I’ve faced yet. Mera…” He muttered. "System.” Adrian said. The screen came to life. “Could I have defeated that mage if I fought them?” [CURRENT PROBABILITY OF VICTORY: VERY LOW.] Adrian nodded, looking at the screen. "Well that's fucking rude. So there's someone walking around this city who can wipe the floor with me?" [CONFIRMED.] Adrian sighed, knowing he’d have to increase his training. "Fantastic." He looked up at the dark sky remembering how it wasn’t that long that he was getting beaten up by Ciara’s parents, just for existing. So much had happened since then, and even now, he had a long way to go. “My life really went off the rails." [NEW DATA DETECTED!] Adrian frowned. "What is this now?" [ANALYSING MAGICAL SIGNATURE FROM UNKNOWN

60. Things just seemed to be falling apart. After hoping that the king would punish Adrian severely, all master Orion heard was that Adrian was receiving nothing but praises from the king in anticipation of the feast that was to be held in his name. … He had no words for such a thing. How could the king be so trusting of such a man? Adrian was untrustworthy to say in the least, and wouldn’t serve as a valuable pawn to him. He walked back into his room of alchemy. He didn’t believe this nonsense about Adrian being a nonmagical, there had to be more to it. No good soldier could hold their ground against Mera, let alone defeating her. He got out his crystal ball, setting it in place before staring at it. It came on, and immediately, he closed his eyes in concentration. “He was declared nonmagical. If that’s the case, then I have to recheck.” Master Orion said. The stories of people changing were only a myth. Nobody ever went from even being a zero to an E-rank, let alone a mage.