ushernet Chapter 14 - 14: Farewell
Chapter 14 - 14: Farewell
"This is... a gift from a friend!" Charles said with an embarrassed smile.
Charles felt that his image had completely collapsed in front of Lily.
Although he had never been a saint, he certainly wasn't a pervert either. Now, he feared he might never be able to face Lily again...
He now wanted to give his friend Daniel, who had given him this 'birthday present', a good beating.
At the time, worried his parents would discover it, he had hastily hidden it in the bathroom cabinet. He never imagined it would be discovered by Lily under such circumstances.
"From a friend?" Lily looked at Charles skeptically, her eyes clearly suggesting: Are you sure this friend isn't actually you?
"Alright, alright, I'm not blaming you. You've just come of age, and it's normal to be curious about these things..." Seeing Charles's mortified expression, Lily found it particularly amusing:
"Being curious is good, but that thing is harmful to your health. If you really need something, you can come to me, you know!"
Charles's face turned beet red, feeling that Lily was quite enjoying teasing him.
She said he could come to her if he had needs...
What did Lily mean by that?
Images from that day in the office flashed through Charles's mind, making his throat dry and fearing he might lose control and do something rash. Panicking, he left the bathroom.
Glug—
Glug—
After gulping down some cola, Charles managed to calm down a bit. Deciding to stop thinking about the mess, he picked up a random book from the shelf to distract himself.
It seemed to be a geography book.
"This world is much larger than I imagined..." Charles marveled as he looked at the map on the back cover of the book.
He lived in Genosha, a country covering ten thousand square kilometers, and it was just one of the seven nations within the Abyssal Depths. Beyond the Abyssal Depths lay three equally vast regions, collectively known as the Ethereal Grove alongside the Haunted Marsh.
What lay beyond the Ethereal Grove was unknown due to its vast expanse, and it was dotted with mysterious little worlds.
Conservatively, the Ethereal Grove alone was ten times the size of Earth, and that was only the areas that had been explored so far... Just the thought of it filled Charles with awe.
"Right, tomorrow I need to head to the Ferocious Beast Mountains..."
Charles flipped through the pages,
As Charles was about to leave the city, he suddenly heard a deafening roar of an engine behind him. The noise abruptly stopped, followed by a chorus of women's cries:
"Young master! Are you really going out of the city? It's very dangerous out there!"
"Young master! What will we do if something happens to you?"
"Young master! Can't you stay in Isengard? Please, don't go..."
Charles turned around to see a throng of fair-skinned, slender young women dressed in black silk stocking maid outfits rushing towards him...
Seeing this spectacle, Charles was utterly dumbfounded:
"Could it be... my real identity isn't a loser, but a scion of a noble family?"