Second Life [HIASTUS]
Chapter 2: At Home

When I got home or should I say mansion because this building is so big to say home?

'No one welcomes my return after disappearing for an entire week?' confusedly.

Without caring about it, I walked towards my room and took a shower, as I had already inhaled the unpleasant scent from my own body. I am a lover of cleanliness or if the children say 'Papa hygienist.', so the level of dirtiness of this body can no longer be tolerated.

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After taking a shower and wearing clothes, I walked to the kitchen. The servants who passed by me always stopped and bowed their heads a little - a sign of respect.

When I arrived in the kitchen, the kitchen servants who had been resting were surprised at my arrival. Regardless of that, I got down and sat at one of the long tables similar to the picnic table in Australia.

"W-What's the matter Young Master Alardo?" Ask one of the servants I know named Nila.

"I'm hungry, give me plenty of food" I replied flatly.

"Ba-well, ta-but can you wait for him in the family dining room?" Her request.

"What's really here? I am lazy to walk again, you can continue your activities and just ignore me" I replied indifferently.

"Ba-good!"

Clumsily they try to get back to their respective activities. 

A few minutes later, Nila returned with a tray containing some food for me. 

I immediately ate the food he had served quickly, because my stomach was rumbling.

After eating my food, I went back to my room.

POV Author

As early as Alardo from there, all the servants were in an uproar. Because the once famous Alardo never wanted to spend food, even sometimes he did not eat a full day. He is also not typical of people who want to enter crowded places, the man who is said to be the saddest child among the descendants of other De Roux.

This news spread quickly and the news was heard by the current head of the De Roux family or can be said to be the father of Alardo, the man named Philip Seymour De Roux. A 55-year-old man with 3 wives, his first wife, Vienna Callista De Roux, was the mother of Alardo. His second wife was Ema Watsonis De Roux, mother of two children, Zeck De Roux and Zhea De Roux. His third wife was Erina, mother of 3 children named Kyra Fanzel De Roux, Kyna Lidya De Roux and Jason Stamus De Roux.

Although Alardo is the son of the first wife, but his age is much younger than Zeck and Jason, while Zhea is 2 years adrift and of course Zhea is older. Kyra and Kyna, they are younger than Alardo, they are 12 and they are the closest to Alardo.

"Rian, tell Alardo to come to my room after dinner, I know he won't have dinner together" Philip told his butler and personal servant first.

"Good sir."

Rian went to Alardo's room in the right corner of the room on the 3rd floor.

*Tok tock*

"Who?" Ask a voice from inside which of course is Alardo with a flat tone.

"I'm Rian, sorry to interrupt Young Master, but you got a message from the Head of the Family," replied Rian who was still outside.

"Come in and say the message briefly" said Alardo.

Rian entered quietly and saw Alardo's room which was usually very messy, now neat and clean. It even smells of mint and masculine refreshing.

"So what's the message?" Alardo asked without glancing at Rian in the slightest.

"Ah yes, forgive me," said Rian who regained his senses. "The head of the family told you to go to his room after dinner."

"For what?" Alardo asked, grinning his forehead, a sign that he was confused.

"I'm sorry Young Master, I don't know it" Rian replied as he bowed slightly.

"Alright, you can get out" Alardo replied casually.

"Okay, I'm stepping down."

Alardo POVs

I put aside the message earlier, because it's still daytime and dinner only around 8 p.m. I was thinking of raising the level of my mana core, after all it was just meditating, it was very easy to do right?

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Alardo absorbed from noon until just before the waiter delivered his dinner to his room. After dinner, just as Rian said, Alardo went to Philip's office on the 2nd floor.

*Tok tock*

"Lake in!"

Alardo went inside and there showed a brown-haired man holding a document.

"What did you call me?" ask Alardo to the point.

"Ah turns out to be you, Al," said Philip as he placed the documents he had just held. "Sit down first."

The two sat on the sofa facing each other and not far from Philip's desk.

"Dad wants you to return to the academy" Philip said in a serious tone.

"Alright, it doesn't matter to me" Alardo replied in a relaxed tone.

"Really?" philip asked in disbelief.

"Should I repeat?" reply Alardo while staring lazily.

"Yes-Yahh... No need, So when are you going to the academy?"

"Fast week."

"Good then! I'm glad to hear it."

'Well, however, I want to know firsthand what the academy in the fantasy world is like, ' Alardo thought.