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Chapter 60 Worth the risk?
Ethan leaned back, drumming his fingers on the rough wooden table. "I need a moment to think, to get my head straight. Plus..." He gestured subtly toward the lively crowd. "Sometimes you can overhear useful things in places like this. People let their guard down when they're drinking."
Lia nodded, though her gaze remained on him, searching for the deeper reason behind his sudden change in plans. Before she could press further, a barmaid approached, balancing a tray laden with mugs of frothy ale and a plate of bread.
"What can I get for you?" she asked, her voice warm and welcoming.
"Just water," Ethan said, his tone curt but not unfriendly. "And something to eat—whatever's quick."@@@@
The barmaid raised an eyebrow but didn't comment, turning her attention to Lia. "And for you?"
"The same," Lia replied politely.
As the barmaid walked away, Ethan glanced around the room. Groups of people were clustered at tables, their conversations animated. He caught snippets of talk—some about the portal, others about the kingdom's mages, and a few hushed murmurs about strange events in nearby towns.
Ethan's attention sharpened when a young man at a nearby table mentioned something about awakening. He tilted his head slightly, straining to listen without appearing obvious. Not that he had to. The person was bragging pretty loudly, loud enough for almost the entire tavern to hear.
"Heh! I awakened with an A-grade talent! Do you know what that means? I can become at least a C-Rank ascended easily! I am a shoo-in for any prestigious academy in the kingdom! I might even become a kingdom mage in a hundred years!"
One of his companions frowned, shifting uncomfortably. "But... execution? Isn't that a bit harsh? What if he just panicked?"
"Doesn't matter," the young man replied, waving a dismissive hand. "Rules are rules. If you don't want to follow them, you don't get to stay. Simple as that."
"Besides, it's foolish to hide your class. Everyone needs to register their class in one way or the other. Its the law. The kingdom doesn't even condemn the less savory classes. They are simply asked to follow a different set of rules. Why try to get out of that?"
"When I become a kingdom mage.."
Ethan continued listening as the topic once again shifted to bragging about his personal awakening.
The rest of the day was spent in this fashion but Ethan quickly learned a few important things. These were pieces of information he would have known if he had grown up here but since he did not, he had to gather everything in bits and parts like this.
At the end of the day, one thing was clear to him. Unless he spoke out his damn class details, no one could pry it out of him. All he had to do was keep it as non-specific as possible. Registering either as a mage or a summoner would 90% work.
The checks were mainly on the thief class, warlock class, rogue class, and similar dark-class awakeners. Coincidentally, these awakenings were also rare as most of the kingdom prayed to the goddess of light.
Technically, Ethan should be fine. But... was it really worth risking it all?