Sword of Dawnbreaker

Chapter 30: There are So Many Visitors Tonight…

Just as the windows were about to shut, a black shadow jumped up from below and Amber screamed: “Uncle, I saw a thief just now… smack.”

Gawain: “…”

After a while, Amber, who was both physically and mentally traumatised finally stood up firmly. This unfortunate half-elf had ice on her face and she put her hand on her head. She glared at Gawain and said, “How can you do this!”

“How would I know that you were going to dash in from the window?” Gawain looked at her. “What’s wrong with all of you today? Why can’t you come in through the main door.”

“I’m a bandit! Aren’t you looking down on my profession if you ask me to come in through the main door?” Amber was furious. “To add on, someone hit me! You haven’t even compensated my injuries, how shameless of you. Are all nobles so stingy?”

Gawain looked at the energetic Amber and confirmed that she did not suffer from much injury other than from slamming into the window. He shook his head and said, “I don’t have money now, I’ll pay you when I have it.”

Gawain continued before Amber said anything, “I’m your senior and I won’t lie to you okay?”

Amber’s eyes widened, “Remember that you said this, my memory is good!”

Gawain waved his hand and the clumsy half-elf stood by the side obediently. He then walked to the desk and looked at the crystals on the table.

There were five crystals, one of them was entrusted to him by Ms Melita. It was a treasure which had 700 years of history and was most likely an important item which Gawain Cecil had requested the Mithril Vault to safekeep. However, he could not recall anything and the four other crystals were found inside the Mithril safe in the study.

However, Gawain did not know about the origins of the few crystals.

He had some impression of the Mithril safe but when it came to the items in the safe, all he knew was that the round platinum plate was actually a key which could unlock a secret storeroom. As for the remaining crystals, he only remembered Gawain Cecil putting them into the safe but could not recall where they were from.

It seemed that all of his memories regarding the crystals had been removed.

Gawain fiddled with the crystals which were made from the same material but of different shapes. The mysterious crystal from the Mithril Vault was obviously complete and perfectly symmetrical and it was like a spindle with the size of a palm but it did not have a sharp tip. There was a faint blue glimmer at the heart of the spindle. The four other crystals taken out from the safe were obviously fragments and they belonged to another spindle. Gawain tried to piece them together and realised that he could only piece two-thirds of the spindle.

“What is this?” Amber was so bored that she wanted to fly although she stood by the side for only a few minutes. She could not contain her curiosity and rushed to Gawain. “Crystals? They are so dull… and don’t look like they are worth much money.”

Gawain said without looking up, “Thankfully they look worthless, otherwise I would kill you before you tried to take them away.”

Amber slapped her chest in an exaggerated way and said, “Wow! You nobles are so cruel!”

Gawain looked at her with curiosity. “Why do you talk about the nobles all the time, do you have a feud with them?”

“No feud, isn’t it normal for the poor to scold the nobles?” Amber rolled her eyes and continued, “Well, I don’t have anyone else to scold, so no matter what happens, the nobles are always at fault.”

Gawain laughed and looked at Amber. “You don’t seem to act like a peasant, the peasants would not have such audacity.”

Amber was complacent. “Of course, typical peasants don’t know the Shadow Walk~~~”

Gawain did not want to entertain this fellow who was full of nonsense and waved his hand to ask her to call Rebecca.

“Call that little lord?” Amber blinked and looked at the crystals in front of Gawain. “Wait a moment… are these things really costly?”

Gawain did not know how Amber managed to make such associations. “What makes you think so?”

Amber’s analysis was cogent. “Judging from the situation and thinking about the agent of the Mithril Vault which you mentioned just now, it is obvious that you are going to announce your will. Don’t tell me that the family inheritance of the Cecil Clan actually lies in these crystals?”

Gawain broke out with cold sweat and said, “I’ll pin you to a wall with a sword if you don’t go out now!”

Amber transformed into a shadow instantly and disappeared into thin air.

Gawain breathed out slowly as the talkative half-elf finally left and he could finally calm down and think about the question which made him feel uneasy. What was the secret behind his “revival” or rather “possession”?

Initially, he thought that everything was a coincidence and had flown to the maximum lifespan of some device in the sky. Then he accidentally landed on a family’s tomb when he was thrown down by the escape system. However, it seems that for now… his arrival may have been an accident but Gawain Cecil’s revival was not.

A person with limited life and in fact may pass away very early would not purchase a permanent storage in the Mithril Vault.

Unless he knew that he would come back and collect it in the future.

Of course he might be extremely affluent, but the likelihood of it happening was too low.

Gawain subconsciously wrote three words on the table using his finger: Who am I?

Gawain was from earth and he transmigrated to this place after dying due to a plane accident in his previous life. Although he had not fully understood the situation, he had been hanging in the sky for more than ten thousand years and witnessed the vicissitudes of life and then became a human. It had only been two months since he became Gawin Cecil.

Memories in tact, perfectly well personality and a clear and logical mind.

Therefore this was not what he was most worried about.

Then Gawain Cecil might have encountered a problem. Was his revival disrupted by this visitor who came from the sky?

He thought carefully and thought that it was indeed suspicious that the person’s body did not decompose for 700 years. Perhaps that legendary man had planned to revive in the future 700 years ago. (For reasons such as his unfilial descendents about to squander their family inheritance, monsters invading their country to destroy it or both terrible matters happening at the same time.) However, the strong-willed man who wanted to defend his home even till his death forgot something and his plan was foiled by a soul which landed from the sky…

This way of thinking seemed to make perfect sense!

Gawain frowned and countless possibilities went through his mind but he was unable to prove most of them.

The only thing which he could prove was that he was still himself.

He did not think about complicated and meaningless questions such as “being unable to identify subconscious changes, the brain cannot feel itself thinking and the person whose thoughts are affected would not realise it”. He felt that spending time on philosophical things was a waste of time for now.

He only had to make sure that his thoughts were under his own control. Only when his mind was clear, could he complete what he wanted to do.

Footsteps outside the study interrupted his thoughts and he heard Amber chattering outside the room. “Let me tell you, your ancestor is odd, he met the agent of the Mithril Vault late at night and then requested to meet you. I feel that he probably wants to announce his will… in addition, that agent punched me and you have to compensate me…”

Cracking sounds of fireballs were heard.

Amber’s voice: “…Of course I’m not asking you to pay now…”

The room door opened and Rebecca appeared at the doorstep while Amber stood by the side and stuck her head out to look around.

“Lord Ancestor, were you looking for me?”

While Rebecca was asking, she sized up Gawain. Although that half-elf who talked irresponsibly could not be trusted most of the time, the thoughtful feudal lord still observed Gawain’s expressions to see if he was really intending to announce his will…

Gawain looked at Amber, “Wait outside to stop people from coming near. If someone comes in this time, not only would you not get your compensation, you won’t even get your pay.”

Amber pursed her lips and whispered as she walked towards the window, “As if you have ever given me any pay…”

Gawain shouted, “Must you leave by the window?!”

Amber, who was very professional returned to her position through the window.

Gawain sighed because he felt that there was no way for him to reason things out with that shameless person. Therefore he turned around towards the study table and put away the few crystals as he did not know about their uses yet. After that, he took out the round platinum plate which he took out from the safe earlier from his bosom.

“What Amber said is not completely wrong because I do have something for you.” Gawain then emphasized, “However, I am definitely not distributing my inheritance.”

Rebecca looked at the round platinum plate in Gawain’s hands and asked, “What’s this?”

“A key which can be used to open…”

Just as Gawain was speaking, Amber screamed from the top floor. “Little thief! I’ve caught you again!!”

Immediately after, sounds of people running were heard but Gawain was shocked because he did not hear the person which Amber attacked screaming.

Did a goose that knows the shadow walk sneak onto the roof? (Heavy fog)

Then he instantly grabbed the weapon next to the table and wanted to go and find out more together with Rebecca. However, before he launched any attack, he saw a black ball of shadow and Amber jump out of the fog and in her hand was an unconscious young man who was wearing a black vest and had black hair.

Gawain looked at him and thought to himself. “There are …so many visitors tonight.”