The Life I Refuse to Waste

Kera fell silent for a moment after hearing Zeldryn's question.

Then...

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

He suddenly burst out laughing.

"How the hell would I know, idiot..."

"..."

Zeldryn clenched his fist again.

His fingers pressed hard into his own palm.

"Come on, bastard..."

Zeldryn gritted his teeth.

"What the hell are you actually planning?"

He pointed at Gerald's head, which was still in Kera's hand.

"You even went as far as giving me a damn human head as a gift!?"

"..."

Kera's laughter slowly stopped.

The wide smile on his face faded slightly as well.

He simply stared at Zeldryn for a few moments.

Then...

Kera raised one hand.

SNAP!

He snapped his fingers.

!!??

Zeldryn immediately looked around.

The mana around Kera suddenly began to move.

It wasn't violent.

Nor did it make any sound.

But within a few seconds...

The mana spread throughout every side of the room.

The walls.

The floor.

The ceiling.

Until finally...

Something like an invisible wall surrounded the entire room.

"..."

'This technique again??'

Zeldryn immediately recognized it.

He had felt the same technique before.

Yesterday morning...

When he first met Kera.

That four-eyed bastard had used this technique before beating the hell out of him.

And it wasn't just then.

Kera had also used the same technique in the kitchen.

At that time...

The people inside had been completely hidden from the outside.

No sound escaped.

And no one outside had any idea what was happening inside.

Zeldryn looked back at Kera.

Kera himself already looked relaxed again.

"Come on, kid."

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"...?"

"Don't panic so much."

Kera walked a few steps farther into the room.

"From now on, all you need to do is train and learn."

He stopped.

Then he looked at Zeldryn with a small smile.

"Someday..."

"You need to become someone great."

"..."

"So you can make your parents proud."

"..."

Zeldryn blinked.

'Huh?? Parents?? What the hell does he have to do with my parents...?'

His brows slowly furrowed.

"..."

'No... wait.'

Zeldryn didn't say anything right away.

His eyes were still fixed on Kera.

But his thoughts had already started moving somewhere else.

'Yesterday, when we first met... if I remember correctly and didn't mishear him, he said...'

'Lady Anna... it seems this will be interesting...'

!!??

Zeldryn's eyes widened slightly.

'Huh?'

'Something feels off...'

Zeldryn slowly stepped backward.

Until his back finally touched the wall near the window.

He leaned against it.

"..."

Kera watched him.

Just a moment ago, Zeldryn had been furious about Gerald's head.

Now the brat had suddenly gone silent while leaning against the wall near the window.

Kera raised an eyebrow.

"What's wrong with you, brat?"

"..."

"You were furious just a second ago."

Kera tilted his head slightly.

"And now you're suddenly standing there in complete silence?"

"..."

But Zeldryn didn't answer at all.

Kera watched him for a few moments.

Then...

The corner of his lips slowly rose.

'Hmm... just as I thought.'

'This kid really is smart andquick to take the bait*.'*

"..."

Zeldryn remained silent.

He wasn't even paying much attention to what Kera had just said.

His mind was still busy putting together everything he knew.

'This bastard Kera first came here and introduced himself as a Level 3 Manholer, a Healer from the Main Residence.'

'But I don't even know what the situation at the Main Residence is actually like.'

Zeldryn lowered his gaze slightly.

'What I do know is...'

'Zorin seems to hate Zeldryn, or at the very least, he doesn't like him.'

The relationship between Zeldryn and his father was still unclear.

But from everything he had discovered so far...

It clearly wasn't a normal relationship between a father and son.

Zeldryn had been living far away from the Main Residence since he was a baby.

Zorin almost never visited.

Even his birthday invitation had been sent to Zeldryn like some formal letter.

"..."

Then his thoughts shifted toward Anna.

'And Hera said Anna visited Zeldryn several times.'

'Even if those visits were extremely short and restricted.'

'But from everything Hera told me...'

'Anna still seems to care about Zeldryn a lot.'

Zeldryn still remembered Hera's story.

Anna had visited this Mansion before.

More than once.

And during her most recent visit...

She had even been forced to return to the Main Residence despite wanting to stay longer.

"..."

Zeldryn's gaze returned to Kera.

'And then there's him...'

'He really did beat me up yesterday.'

'But thinking about it again, it feels like he was actually trying to train me or push this body's limits.'

Kera had constantly provoked him.

Forced him to think.

Attacked him.

Pushed him to a certain limit.

But...

He had never truly tried to kill Zeldryn.

And after that...

'He also taught me the basic concept of the Mana Hole in the forest.'

How to open the gate.

Absorb mana.

And close the gate again.

"..."

Zeldryn sank deeper into thought.

'Don't tell me...'

His eyes narrowed slightly.

'He really does have some connection to Anna?'

"..."

'Did Anna send him here to protect Zeldryn??'

Zeldryn stared at Kera for a little longer.

There was still no proof.

There were still far too many things he didn't know.

But...

If he put all the pieces together...

The possibility was starting to make sense.

While Zeldryn continued thinking...

"Hey, bastard."

"..."

Zeldryn remained silent.

Kera stared at him.

"Hey."

"..."

Still no response.

Kera started to frown.

"How long are you planning to stand there silently against that wall?"

"..."

"What, do you think I'm the wind or something??"

Zeldryn finally looked at him.

Actually...

He still wanted to ignore Kera.

He still hadn't found the exact connection between everything running through his head.

Something still felt missing.

But then...

Kera slowly raised his hand.

!!

Zeldryn's eyes immediately locked onto it.

"..."

A bad feeling suddenly hit him.

'Shit.'

'If I keep ignoring him, this bastard is definitely going to do something weird again.'

Zeldryn remembered it clearly.

Yesterday, he had ignored Kera for only a moment...

And his ear had immediately gotten twisted.

If he stayed silent again...

Who knew which part of his body would become the next victim.

"..."

Zeldryn finally opened his mouth.

"No."

Kera stopped raising his hand.

Zeldryn stared at him flatly.

"You're not the wind."

"..."

"You're a bastard who keeps making my life more troublesome."

"..."

Kera slowly lowered his hand.

Then...

"FUAHAHAHAHAHA!"

He immediately burst out laughing.

"I'm making your life troublesome??"

Kera pointed at himself.

"Are you talking about Gerald's head?"

Zeldryn immediately shot back,

"What the hell else would I be talking about?"

"..."

Kera's laughter slowly stopped.

But the smile on his face remained.

"Well..."

He casually shrugged.

"You're still a kid."

"..."

"It's too early for you to understand the long-term benefits of all this."

!!?

Zeldryn frowned slightly.

'Long-term benefits?'

Kera smiled again.

"So for now..."

"Just enjoy the situation."

"..."

"You'll slowly understand it yourself."

Kera looked at Zeldryn.

"Why all of this is actually very good for you."

Zeldryn could only stare at him.

'Huh??'

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