Book 1 Of The Seeker Of Knowledge: I Shall Find The Truth! 6 Arc 2 - Chapter 3: The Results

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Arc 2 - Chapter 3: The Results

A few weeks later*

(Continent: Solitas Kingdom: Atlas: Schnee's Main Mansion: My Office Room)

"Like I said before. You can forget about trying to get anything else from the Schnee family. Be glad that the former head before me made the arranged marriage between our family." I lean forward on my desk and glare at the Father of Jacques Gele.

"Otherwise, you wouldn't even get a single Lien from me. Let alone having your son marry my little sister." I sneer at the man before me, waiting for him to take any kind of actions to give me a good reason to fight back or something for me to use in the future to destroy the marriage between Brise and Jacques.

"Just because you're the Head of the Schnee family right now, doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, kid. So you better listen to your better and be quiet and do as you are told." Jacques' Father sneers back, but made no movement, as sweat cover his forehead while being glared down by the monster before him.

I lean back on my comfortable chair, and it's really comfortable. Got to say, the b.a.s.t.a.r.d of a father is good for something, I just wished I didn't have to... send him into an early grave.

But, you got to do what you gotta do. And I made sure to do everything as fast as possible to get everything under control before sending that b.a.s.t.a.r.d away, as in I use [Mist Flame Glyph] to make the b.a.s.t.a.r.d ruin his reputation before killing himself.

Not many people were smart enough to realize someone forced the former Head of the Schnee family to ruin his own reputation before his son took over to fix things.

But, many people are dumb enough to not realize things and believe almost everything they are told. Not that I would say that to their face.

Okay, depending on who it is. I would say it to their face.

"You must forget about something. You are in my home and under my rules. If I wanted to. I can kill you and no one will stop me from doing that. I can just hide your body somewhere after cleaning up the blood everywhere before getting rid of your corpse." I calmly spoke out threatening words and as the seconds pa.s.sed by, the more Jacques' Father pale and wanted no more than to leave this place as soon as possible.

The bodyguards that Jacques' Father brought with him are no better as him. Seeing how I have multiple [Glyphs] floating above their heads the moment all of them entered my office.

Jacques' Father tried to say something, but all it came out was gibberish, and so, I made a hand gesture for the 'poor' man and his bodyguards to leave my sight.

But, I didn't say anything about that I will be watching them over my [Mist Flame Glyph] to keep an eye on them to make sure they really leave the mansion and away from it miles away.

None of them was told twice and quickly rush out of the room like the Grimm themselves are here and chasing after them.

Well, that wouldn't be far from the truth with all that negative emotions they are releasing for the Grimm to sense.

The Grimm nearby will be bound to chase after these fools.

For once, I'm pretty glad that the Schnee family built the main mansion in the middle of high Grimm activity and next to the snow forest as well, where it is filled with Grimm. Newborns and old ones.

But, bad for those don't have someone highly trained against Grimm to protect them while they are coming here or those that live here, with the knowledge of knowing each second would feel like days due to being under the pressure of Grimm are literally nearby and take less than an hour to surround the entire mansion.

Once I made sure all those fools are gone. I dismiss the [Mist Flame Glyph], then look out the window on my left, where I could see the endless snow falling down.

As I'm all alone in this giant mansion, with my [Grimoire], no clue if she should be count, but I may as well.

No staffs to take care of the cleaning, which wasn't that a problem after Radix decided that since we're all alone here. She took the role as a housemaid, much to my confusion at the time why she wanted to do this and got back that she bored out of her mind and needed to do something besides sleeping.

And so, I have a housemaid? That clean, repairing anything, along with other things need to be done to make sure the Schnee's Main Mansion stay in peak condition.

Save me the time and effort from not having to take care of the mansion while I stay in the library most of the time whenever I'm not speaking with fools.

As for resources like [Dust] and metals, along with anything else I may need to keep the mansion running and for my projects.

Radix got that covered, seeing how she knows many unclaimed [Dust Mines] and unexplored areas of resources that not [Dust]. She can just teleport them over here whenever they are needed.

Yeah, I learned Radix can use [Magic] herself and [Teleportation] is just one of the many [Magic] she possesses.

However, I didn't like having Radix doing all this alone. So, I had to post up hiring ads for those that wanted to become my servants to help Radix in her jobs of taking care of almost everything.

"Man, I never knew how much work there has to be done when I took this position." I rub my forehead in frustration as I feel like staying in the snow forest and the Hope Village was more simple and easy for me than what I have to do right now.

Heck, I need to talk with people about many things. Some of them are coming to me for an arranged marriage contract between their daughters with me!

I am not going to marry someone I have no love for.

Plus, I swear I saw Radix was about to use her [Magic] to remove those girls that other people bring along for me to meet from existence more than once.

"Well, master. Nothing is easy in life. If anything, I'm surprised you're doing so well at this point." Radix didn't try to say it in a mean way, but more of a blunt truth way. Which I'm used to at this point.

That's how tired I am, to the point I didn't care if my own [Grimoire] is being mean to me or not. I'm just glad I have someone that I actually want to speak with than those fools that keep coming here without letting me know ahead of time, to prepare for their arrival.

"I'm starting to think I should have never taken this position. If this what I'm going through, and it's just a few weeks, not even a month yet." I slam my forehead onto my desk.

Before my forehead can hit the hardwood; Radix places a small soft pillow at the spot where my forehead made contact.

I lift my head up and Radix took away the small pillow.

Looking at Radix with a calm face, "You do know my [Aura] will protect me right? So there no need for a pillow to protect me. But, thanks anyway."

Radix bows at me, "Your welcome master." But, she didn't explain herself about why she does this and she just does.

And I was a bit too tired to even demand an answer from her.

"Anyway, did anyone apply for the job? You're doing a great job and all, but there is a time you won't be available to continue." I glance at the window once more, where I stare at the snow forest this time.

"There are a few, but many have not met the requirements, that you listed for those that wanted the job." Radix reported.

Radix pa.s.ses me a single application and I'm a little surprised to find out it's someone outside of the Altas Kingdom. In fact, I'm more surprised someone from Menagerie sent this application.

"Hmm. Sebastian Michaelis." I started reading the application and glance at the picture of this Sebastian.

Black hair, red eyes, and pale skin, and look human.

When I mean, look human, I mean exactly like that when on the application. Sebastian wrote down for his race, he wrote down that he is a crow faunus. But, I do not see anywhere on the picture that makes him look in any way like a crow faunus.

"Hey, Radix. Is there something wrong with this? It says he is a crow faunus, but I don't see any crow feature on him. Unless you can consider his hair as crow feathers, which I highly doubt it." I ask Radix if this was a joke or an error.

"Ah, Sebastian Michaelis is one of the many special cases of faunus, who look like a human, but have the blood of a faunus and barely have any noticeable feature to show a sign of being a faunus. If you look carefully enough. You can tell by a glance at what makes Sebastian, not a human at all, and truly a faunus." Radix gave her master a hint, to relook at the picture again and search carefully.

I raise an eyebrow at Radix, but look at the picture once more and search for the small detail that escaped my eyes for not paying attention to it. Then, I found it a few seconds later.

"Well, having that kind of eyes would make people think twice if this person a human or not." I thought out loud, as I notice Sebastian's eyes are vertically slit pupils.

"Hmm. I must say. Isn't he a bit young to work? After all, he is the same age as me." I said to Radix, as on the application, it was written down that his age is 15.

"Well, you did place down that no one can be older than 20 to be hired and I did do a research on all those that wanted to apply for the job, to find their true age." Radix reminds me of one of the conditions for others to apply for the jobs I've posted up online.

"I did." I nod at Radix, "And you happen to pick him out of the rest for me to see first? Wait, what's this?" I forgot to check the back and notice a small information I haven't read yet.

"If I do get hired. Please allow me to bring my younger sister with me. As both of us are orphans and I'm willing to have my salary cut in half just to allow this. Since I won't allow myself to leave her behind. If not, I'm sorry to say, that I'm going to have to decline the job." I read out loud about the small note that Sebastian wrote down.

I blink, then stare at Radix with a deadpan look, "Do I want to know?"

I feel like Radix wanted me to hire this Sebastian person for some reason. But, it looks like Radix won't tell me and just give me a blank look like always.

"Whatever. You will have to train him in his duty as the Schnee's butler for the time being until he can do things on his own. Anyway, any other application I should see? And just give me all of the ones you deemed hirable than just give me one at a time." I have no clue why Radix just handed me a single one and not hand me all of them at once for me to read.

Then again, I did miss a few details, but I blame it on fools that showed up all today, making me mentally tired. So, I may end up missing lots of details around me.

"Sorry, master, but this person is the only that pa.s.sed all the screen check. Those that met the conditions to be hired were shown to be spies of those that wanted to gain Intel on us or lied about their ages and being over 20." Radix reported, not caring if there was just a single person to be hired or not.

"Really now?" I raise an eyebrow at this, "Nonetheless, contact this Sebastian person, that he's hired and can bring his little sister. But, tell him that I'm willing to hire his little sister to work as a maid as well, so you have twice the work to do. Since you're training both Sebastian and his little sister."

Radix bow at me, "I will do as you wish, master."

Then, Radix teleports herself away and do as I ordered.

I let out a tired sigh, then glance back out the window. Wondering if I should bring Glynda over here or just leave her at the Hope Village.

Thinking about Glynda's relative and those villagers. I would think that would be a bad idea.

Therefore, it's better if I just visit instead of taking her with me.

"I think it's time for me to train." I mumble to myself and head to my personal training room, which is just next to my office room.

The next day*

(Continent: Solitas Kingdom: Atlas: Schnee's Main Mansion: My Office Room)

"Radix. Why are there so many papers I have to read and sign?" I question my housemaid/[Grimoire]. As I look at all the stockpiles of paperwork I need to do. Something I did not think I would do so soon.

"Well, it took some time, but the people have sent all the paperwork that needs to be done to you, once people found out that the Schnee family's Head has been changed permanently. And the previous ones are included among them as they were postponed until everything have been arranged for everyone to know you're the Head of the Schnee family." Radix calmly informs me. Not bother that almost the entire room is filled with paperwork.

"Are you kidding me?! How the h.e.l.l did that b.a.s.t.a.r.d manage to do all this?!" I roar with rage, as my [Alpha Stigma] activates on its own. But, deactivated the moment my [Rain Flame Glyph] behind me activated on its own the moment my rage erupts.

"Well, from what I found out. Your sperm donor actually got people to do this for him. But, seeing how you fired everyone. You get to do all this." Radix didn't seem to be bothered about how her master almost activating the madness of the [Alpha Stigma]. Seeing how she saw her master stop himself more than once already, so she's used to it.

"Great." I feel like another headache popping up soon. "Okay, the first thing I'm going to do once I know Brise or her kids have fulfilled the conditions for the position and lead the Schnee family without causing it to fall. I'm pa.s.sing this position to them right away the moment I have the chance to."

"You say that now, but we both know that you'll never give such a burden to someone else when you need all the resources you can your hands on for now and in the future. Not unless you can help it." Radix knew her master wasn't speaking truthfully, but not completely a lie.

Even in so little time, Radix knew her master to the point, where she knew her master has this adventurous spirit for the unknown and a person of action.

"You got that right. I'm only willing to give the position away to Brise when she old enough and experience enough to take the burden or her kids with the same deal." I started reading each doc.u.ment and see what I got.

"Okay, I don't know who sent this one. But, if I find out who it was. I'm killing them." I growl out and feel like I need to beat someone in the face, to release some built up frustration or maybe head to the snow forest to kill some Grimm. The latter sound pretty nice right now, but I got some priorities that are stopping me from doing so.

"Why that, if I may be bold to ask, master?" Radix refills up my teacup with hot green tea for me to drink and calm my nerve.

"This here is asking me if I wanted to hire someone to be my mentor in learning how to be a better Head of the Schnee family, with high pay rate. Yeah, right, like I need to do something like that. I got a library filled with books on teaching me to be a better head." I snort at the thought of an outsider daring to teach me what to be a Schnee all about.

"Radix, when is our new workers coming to us?" I decided to burn anything that I deemed worthless or too stupid to be even considered worth thinking over about it.

So with a [Storm Flame Glyph] appearing behind me and I toss the doc.u.ment behind me, where the paper disappears, not even ashes were left behind.

Keeping the [Storm Flame Glyph] behind me for now, just in case I may need it to burn other doc.u.ments. Plus, compared to my present self to my past self, I can keep multiple [Flames of the Sky Glyphs] up for hours without having to take a break to rest.

"They will arrive here less than a week from now if there no trouble at their end." Radix reported.

"Great. Did you already make up a schedule to train them and the right time to do all your works?" I ask Radix, as I pick up the next doc.u.ment to read.

"No worry master. I have already planned things out and will be able to train both the new workers and finish all my jobs still." Radix didn't show it, but I can feel the pride coming from her at this.

"Good. Now, let see if I can do enough of these paperwork before the new piles come in." I let out a tired sigh and reread the doc.u.ment in my hand just in case I'm missing anything.

A few hours later*

"Okay, I think the [Alpha Stigma] is more of a blessing than a curse at this point if it can help me with all these paperwork in just a few hours instead of months." I'm honestly happy to have the [Alpha Stigma] with all the downsides that come with it.

"I do have to tell you this, master." Radix call for my attention, "But, the [Alpha Stigma] will only work with the paperwork that you have knowledge about it already. Otherwise, even if you use the [Alpha Stigma]. You may get nothing of a result after looking at the paperwork."

"Can't you let me have my moment?" I knew this already, but I wanted to feel happy after dealing with so many doc.u.ments I had to read, then decide to sign or deny it.

"Someone got to keep your ego in check, master. I learned how many powerful Mages and Magic King has fallen due to their big ego. So, I want to see if you can become the greatest as long your ego is in check." Radix calmly explained.

I didn't even ask Radix to explain the latter half and was only expecting her to say something blunt that sound rude.

"Whatever, at least I'm done with all these. And boy do I have a bone to pick with the people that sent these stupid 'doc.u.ments'. Heck! 70% of all these doc.u.ments are destroyed due to being too stupid! Who in the right mind would request me signing away 1 million Lien just for a spending spree of anything! And some halfwit outsider demands money from my family?!" I end up getting angry near the end before another [Rain Flame Glyph] cool me down.

"I still find these [Flames of the Sky Glyph] to be very interesting. One of them able to suppress the extreme emotion before triggering the madness of the [Alpha Stigma]." Radix stares at the [Rain Flame Glyph] behind her master, calming down his rage.

"I'm just glad to find it so early in my life. If I haven't. I would have been discovered by those that know about the [Four Curses] and be hunted down like a wild animal." I narrow my eyes at the thoughts of the remaining people that have knowledge over the [Four Curses].

Sadly, the three out of the [Four Curses] are gone forever unless I figure out a way to bring them back into this world. Otherwise, the moment I die is the moment this world will go through a great change.

"Master, you could always work on your [Magic] now if you're worried about the [Four Maidens] and others." Radix gave her master a helpful advice and eager for her master to begin his [Magic] study.

"I could, but I still need to master my [Semblance] and the [Exploding Gale Fist] first before I start with [Magic]. After all, I have years of working on them already and want to finish them. Plus, I still haven't found the right spear art to learn, since I still need to learn how to fight with a spear beside just thrusting them at a target." I replied, as stretch my stiff muscles.

"Unless you have a method to create some method to give me enough time, then I may finish working on the [Flames of the Sky] and the [Exploding Gale Fist]. I'm almost done with the [Flames of the Sky], but the [Exploding Gale Fist] still need to be worked on." I continue off, as I stare at Radix, with an eyebrow raise, questioning her if she has a method.

"Well, I got [World Reconstruction], which allow me to reconstruct an entire world by creating a separate dimension. Where I have absolute control over the separate dimension. I can just change the time zone ratio between the dimension of this world and the temporary one I created. So you can have all the time in the world. But, I'm only limited to using this [Magic] for a while." Radix replied with a blank tone. Like creating a separate dimension was an easy thing to do.

I stare blankly at Radix as my brain trying to comprehend what my [Grimoire] just said to me.

It only took a solid one minute before I jump from my chair with a crazy grin on my face, not that I notice it.

"Explain to me what the risks to using this. You can tell me about the other details later." I ask, no demand, Radix to tell me.

"Well, I can only keep the [World Reconstruction] active for an hour in this world while inside the separate dimension. You'll be there for 24 hours and the only risk is that I won't be able to access my [Magic] for that hour. So if we were attacked while you're inside the separate dimension. I would be defenseless and if I were to get attacked before I could bring you back, then there is a risk of you being sent to a different dimension than returning back to this world." Radix explained the only risk of using this [Magic].

Other than that, the [World Reconstruction] will be the perfect training tool I could use.

"I see. Other than time zone ratio being 24:1. Would I require eating and drinking like normal or I don't need it in that dimension?" I made sure to think of all the downsides I may end up facing inside that separate dimension.

"Yes, this something you do even inside the separate dimension. I may have absolute control over the dimension, but I don't have control over you, master." Radix spoke truthfully, not bother to reveal such a weakness, that could easily destroy countless people if trapped inside the temporary dimension Radix created.

"Okay, if you have this. Then, I will work on my [Magic]. Just let me grab a few books in the library. I'm going to modify some [Weapon Techniques] and put them together into my own specialize spear art." With that said, I rush to the main library and already have a rough outline of what my spear art going to be.

A few days later*

(Radix's [World Reconstruction]: Arena)

"Okay, like always, Radix. Send them at me!" I yell out, where I stand in the middle of a giant arena.

Radix didn't even need to say anything as multiple steel pillars appear out of nowhere around me and hurl themselves at me at high speed.

Even if I'm not using the [Speed of Lightning]. The training from the [Exploding Gale Fist] gave me the speed and reflex to dodge all of them and get away, taking me less than a second to do all together.

"Okay, I'm improving way faster than the years in the snow forest." I mumble to myself, thanks to doing evasion training like crazy since I discovered Radix could help me out by throwing lots of random things at me, deadly or not.

Pretty much improve my reaction speed and other aspects. As Radix won't use the same things after the 10th times before rotating to a new one until she returns back to it while mixing it with something else to make some improvement.

Keeping me on my toe and not become used to the same patterns to the point it becomes useless sooner than later.

"Radix, replay what happens in slow motion before me." I order my [Grimoire] while activating my [Alpha Stigma] to help me see what mistakes I have done and helped me improve myself once more.

Each time, I would do this the same until I fixed those flaws of mine until I find new flaws to work on.

It would be great to have a teacher to help me, but seeing how Fon Schnee is dead for years. I can't expect any help from my ancestor or asking Radix to bring Fon Schnee back to life and help me train.

Radix may be one of the most powerful [Grimoire], but she can't bring back the dead and not even if it is a recent death either let alone one that died so long ago.

A few minutes later*

"Hmm. I have broken through the milliseconds range and can maintain that speed for a while until my body is put under strain." I mumble to myself, as I had Radix slow down enough time to see my past self in the hologram display before me until it reaches to a certain speed, that makes it seem like I'm moving at regular speed when watching this, but I'm moving at incredible speed.

(Continent: Solitas Kingdom: Atlas: Schnee's Main Mansion: My Office Room)

"Radix, send me out. I'm done with training for the rest of the day." I said, then find myself back in my office room instantly.

I s.h.i.+ver a little at how unnatural that felt, and yes, I can feel the s.h.i.+ft in s.p.a.ce due to the amount of time I used the [Sky Flame Glyph] over the years. And balance is the key, to the point I have to always feel my own center of balance and anything related to the concept of balance. Be it forced or not, I have done it.

"I can never get used to that feeling." I shake my head, then head over to my desk and sit in my comfy chair.

"Anyway, I think I may need a few years, even with your [World Reconstruction]. Just that it would take me a bit longer since I need to prepare all the training courses and opponents to face, to bring me the result I want." I said to Radix, and this wasn't something I'm making up on the spot, but from the experience of a guide from Fon Schnee himself. On what needs to be done to get the results.

"Master, if I may ask. But, can't you already reach the speed you wanted by using [Aura Enhance] and/or [Speed of Lightning]? I've seen you use both before and have surpa.s.sed the microsecond range when using both." Radix didn't sound confused with her emotionless voice, but I can easily tell with the amount of time I spent talking with her.

"Yeah, but I want to reach that speed without using them. Because by then, using both [Aura Enhance] and [Speed of Lightning] would raise my speed further and help me face against enemies that could also reach the same speed I'm aiming for. Even if speed is their [Semblance]. I want to get that point, where I can outlast others like how Fon Schnee did." I replied without dismissing Radix's question and explained.

"Enough of that, how about those new workers. Are they here yet? It's almost a week since you called Sebastian, was it? To let him know he's hired." I look at Radix and wonder if my new workers are coming today, because I want to meet them in person to see what kind of people they are.

I may have seen racism from others, but I don't care about the difference between humans and faunus. I only care about the result.

"They should arrive today. I just need to go get them. Seeing how not many people are coming to the Schnee's Main Mansion these days." Radix replied.

"I see. Well, I'm going to be in the library then, since I'm getting some progress in my new spear art." I gave Radix the permission to retrieve my new workers, "Just make sure no trouble tag along while you bring them here. I rather not deal with anything stressful if I can help it."

I got up from my comfy seat, with a hint of regret, but I had another one in the library with my name on it. Waiting for me to sit on it while doing my thing.

"As you wish, master. I'll head off right now." Radix bow to me, then teleported away to retrieve Sebastian and his little sister. As I head to the library and wait for Radix's return.

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Current Age:

Merlin Schnee: 15

Brise Schnee: 7

Glynda Goodwitch: 7

Sebastian Michaelis: 15