Heaven's Greatest Professor

Chapter 99: Oathbound (2)

"There are no more than a couple dozen or so of such items on the mainland. Great wars had been fought with thousands of rankers dead whenever a sole relic appeared in the world," June said with a deep voice. "Even the Emperor managed to establish the Sivian empire because he had the complete inheritance of a soul relic set.

Powerful people wouldn't like seeing some common-looking iron ranker having one of them."

Well, I have two of them, Warden added mentally.

June looked at him suspiciously and shook her head, probably guessing what he was thinking, which made her bring up the soul oaths again. "Are you prepared for it?"

"Well, one question," Jaron asked. "I don't have a class. So what should I be taking the oath on?"

"Just repeat after me," June said and took a deep breath. "I took an oath on my name and my soul, to never divulge any confidential information about Warden without his explicit permission."

Warden repeated her words with his version and finally couldn't help but ask, "Sensitive information is, I guess, open to each other's interpretation?"

"Yes," June said. "That's why we need to be more clear about which information should be sensitive."

"Well, I feel like my fatemarks and the gravity script and the other stuff I will be teaching you, will be somewhat sensitive," Warden said easily. "And the celestials part too."

"You forget about the soul relic, which might be the biggest thing that would get you into trouble the fastest," June added.

"And that." Warden nodded.

"I won't tell a soul about them," June said.

Warden could feel the weight of the oath on his soul and her as he fixed her with an intense gaze. "That won't do," he said.

June frowned.

"You know so many of my mysteries, almost figuring me out," Warden grumbled. "At least you've got to tell me one about yourself. It is only natural."

June shook her head disapprovingly.

"That is a little lonely," Warden said with a smile. "Anyway, where is your best friend?"

"She's out hunting," June said.

"I didn't know bonding with a spirit beast could give one a fatemark," Warden added.

"It depends on the pedigree of the spirit beast as well as the degree of the bond," June explained. "Not everyone can get a spirit beast with primordial bloodline, no matter how thin it was."

"About cupcake," Warden cut in hesitantly. "Is she..."

"It is not confirmed, but Cupcake is unique," June said. "I shouldn't be saying this to you, but I guess you have already figured it out, even with your condition."

"I knew that little bunny is not common," Warden said. "Still, it is hard to guess with Cupcake looking so small and cute that she came from a god beast."

"I didn't know at the beginning as well," June admitted. "Like myself, it was her family who found Cupcake for her. I'm pretty sure they didn't know it before, either. I believe Kiara would get one when she bonds with Cupcake, though she would have to wait sometime."

"I wonder what power will she get from the fatemarks? Warden said. "Considering yours likely to be the Starfire and lightning, your mentee might become a glutton in no time."

"Oh, you can consider me having a fatemark from Sylvia as a secret," June said with a radiant smile. "Only a few people know that."

"Can I see it?" Warden asked immediately.

"What? the fate mark?"

Warden nodded.

"Not... today," June said and changed the topic quickly to rune spells.

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It has been dialogue-heavy chapters for a while... Some fight/battle will be coming up soon...