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The Undying Magician - Book 4 - Chapter 42

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Nathan
Year 2851 | Month 2 | Day 31

By the time we arrive at my base, midnight has already passed, and I find myself floating down to the ground outside of my base in the dark of night. And the moment my feet touch the ground, Juan begins to leave. All without saying more than just a few words as he does so.

With those words being that he’ll come back to pick me up for more training in a few days.

So after his exit, I go ahead and begin walking up to the entrance of the base without any lights. But I don’t have any difficulty seeing despite that thanks to my vampiric nature giving me perfect night vision.

As for the soldiers stationed outside of the base? They immediately begin to freak out when they see glowing red eyes approaching.

Their freakout doesn’t last long though, since I enter the light rather quickly when they shine it on me. At which point they realize it’s me and stand down.

Then they all begin to kneel down and simultaneously declare, “Welcome back, Your Majesty. May your immortal glory forever light our path.”

I feel a single brow twitch at that greeting, but I nod to them in response anyways as I continue walking past them into the base itself.

From what I understand, Claire and the others have been experimenting with how the people here should refer to me. And they’ve apparently finally stuck with one.

Either that or the soldiers are just using a temporary one.

That aside, I can’t help but notice several things as I walk through the base.

The first thing is that the base is a lot bigger than it used to be. So much bigger that I almost get lost. In fact, I would get lost if it weren’t for my senses being far greater than a normal human being’s senses.

So I manage to smell and hear my way to my goal.

After that, the second thing I notice is that there are a lot more people here than the last time I visited. Which is no doubt because of the reports I’ve received from Claire. The ones about the forces previously belonging to nobles who have died in this war coming over and joining under my forces.

Or at least, the forces that manage to get away from whatever successor the previous noble may have had. Since plenty of them have successors.

Although not all of those successors actually have the power to rule their forces.

And the third thing I notice is that the greeting the soldiers gave me at the entrance is definitely the one Claire and the others settled on in the end. Considering how all of the people I greet, whether they’re soldiers or civilians, are all giving me that very same greeting the moment they notice me.

As for how they’re all able to recognize me at a glance despite me not ever seeing a large majority of them? That’s probably because of my vampiric traits.

Or to be more precise, probably because of my crimson eyes. And the black veins slightly protruding from my eyes due to being around so many people at once in an enclosed space.

Then again, for all I know it could be because of Incendia who is perched on my shoulder that’s giving it away.

She is a rather large tell after all.

Anyways, I eventually reach my room and collapse onto my bed without saying a word to any of the people I left in charge of the base. Because I just feel like lying down for a change.

I don’t actually remember the last time I just straight up sat down or lied down. Not with all of the nonstop training I’ve been going through. All the way from dusk till dawn back to dusk again.

Every single day without any sort of break. Without any sleep and without any time to relax.

Huh. Now that I think about it, maybe that’s why Juan decided to have me take a break?

I highly doubt he knows about Amelia and the conversation I had with her before his arrival, seeing as he shouldn’t know about them. In fact, even the skeleton shouldn’t know much about them.

The only one I can see really knowing much about them would be the doctor. And he’s not in power in the Republic anymore. In fact, he’s a public enemy to the Republic.

Plus the Healer General is helping protect Amelia and the others. So if he does attack, they should be able to call for help at least.

At the end of the day though, the doctor isn’t the type to bother with that. He takes the quickest and most likely to succeed path towards a goal.

And taking time to kidnap some protected students who may not even be important to me in his eyes isn’t worth his time. In his eyes at least, judging based on what I know of him.

I let out a sigh at that thought.

Either way though, I’m sure the Chairman of the Republic has defenses set up all over to counter space mana. Unless he’s just stupid that is.

And I don’t think he’s stupid.

I roll over to stare up at the ceiling of my rather fancy room – a room that’s a lot fancier than the last time I came here – before closing my eyes. All while Incendia just lies down on my bed herself and begins to take a nap.

My thoughts go back to what the skeleton said. About my having to watch my friend grow old and die right before my eyes.

It hurts to think about, but at the same time, I know it’s not right to just avoid them because of that. After all, I’ve always known that everyone I meet will die eventually while I won’t.

So why should I start worrying about getting close to other now? Especially since I already care about them anyways.

I let out another sigh before sitting up again and moving my arm with my terminal on it in front of me.

Then I go ahead and give Amelia a call.