Blood Assimilation

The following day, which was Wednesday, Randy woke up early as usual. And after doing his daily routine, he ate a quick breakfast and proceeded to the academy without delay. 

The two days before were so exhausting because he had to deal with all kinds of people and trouble, so even though he slept yesterday, he was still drowsy and tired, but he still went to school early. 

Today in school, nothing much happened, thus it was an uneventful day.

And also, he came home without encountering any trouble despite him expecting what happened yesterday to bring more people seeking trouble with him. 

Unexpectedly, that was not the case and he started wondering what the other party could be planning. 

Judging from the sequence of events, they should have been aware of the death of the sunglasses man and his subordinates since they did not report back in, regarding their task. 

But for some reason, they did not act today, so Randy was very concerned about what the other party might be up to.

Although Randy found their actions strange, however, he was still glad that today was a peaceful day and that there was nothing to worry about, even if it was only for today. 

It has not been a week since he awakened his ability, but he felt like he had not been able to live an ordinary life ever since so he was wondering if the days to come would be full of these many adversaries and or adversity.

All he did was use his ability once due to an impulse to test out his ability and that alone brought him so many troubles. 

Right now, this has taught him a valuable lesson that standing out was not always a good thing as the more one stood out the more trouble one would draw unto oneself. 

Thinking about this, he made his decision to get stronger first, strong to the point where he would not be afraid to display his strength and there would be no obstacle to stand in his way. 

He recalled that his parents were prominent in this city due to some events and that their influence is tremendous, but he does not want to rely on his parents too much when handling things, because that would only hinder his growth. 

Now that he thought about it, his mother was especially famous for her golem creation in this city, enough that young girls from both noble and common families admire her. 

Even Emilia was one of them, and she often came by because of this.

And eventually, she became a half-student of his mother.

Before Randy was not sure if his mother's techniques or spells would work for him since he did not awaken an innate ice ability but after much deliberation, he thought that maybe it was worth a try, and even if it does not work, he would not lose anything anyway. 

As for his father's techniques, Randy thought that was unnecessary for now since his father does not really have any special techniques, unlike his mother. 

He mostly relied on his innate blood manipulation ability to create weapons and reinforce his body.

Randy could essentially do the same thing; it was just that his current evolution stage was low but that could be resolved in the future.

With that in mind, Randy made his decision after pondering some more about it. 

After eating dinner with his family while his little sister went upstairs, Randy suddenly asked his mother.

"Mom, do you still have the spell books that you used back in the day?" He asked. 

"Hm?" Riley who was still in the kitchen dealing with the dishes turned in his direction and then asked: "If you're talking about my magic spell books, I do. But why are you asking? Do you need them for something?" 

"Hm." Randy nodded in response. 

"…" Riley looked at him for a moment as if thinking of something and then she asked again: "Have you decided on your path? Are you taking the magic path?"

"Ah, that's right. I forgot to mention this before, but when I awakened my innate ability, the energy that increased the most was my magical power, so I plan on registering as a magician rather than the other professions." Randy explained.

"…I see. But are you sure about this decision? You could choose to become a cultivator like my father, your grandfather and as you know, your grandfather like you two brothers and hoped that both of you awakened with cultivation talents; So if you choose the cultivation path, he will definitely take care of your resources, like he did with your brother, Rex…" Riley said and then paused as if recalling something. 

"I am sure, mom. I barely awakened to the spiritual energy, so that could only mean that I might not have a talent for cultivation, and with that, I thought that I should focus on what could make me strong the fastest." Randy answered with resolution while clarifying his reasons. 

'It's not like I am lying or anything. Because the fact remains that I only awakened to a little spiritual energy amongst the remaining energies.' 

Randy thought to himself as he secretly looked at his status screen that displayed his current energy accumulations.

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⟪Combat System Power Level(s)⟫

Evolution Realm[1]: First-Stage Evolved Human Realm (600/1000)

Martial Realm[1]: First-Stage Martial Disciple Realm (150/200)

Cultivation Realm[0]: None (10/100)

Magical Realm[4]: Peaked-Level Fourth-Circle Magician Realm (1299/1299)

Psi Realm[1]: Beginner-Level Psi Apprentice (250/499)

Mystic Realm[0]: None (40/200)

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A few moments after hearing his determined response, Riley finally spoke: "I see, since you have made up your mind, I will inform your dad about it later. And based on what you said, it seems like you might be more talented with the path of magic. In that case, I don't mind giving you that grimoire."

And then she paused for a moment and then continued: "Although, I am not sure if it would be helpful for you since unlike me, you do not have an innate ice ability. But there are other spells in that grimoire that would be useful for you."

"Go to my room and open the second drawer, you will find a thick book with a blue cover that had some patterns engraved over it. Do not take the book with a green cover next to it. Here, come take this." 

Saying so, Riley took something out of her spatial storage ring and gave it to him. 

Randy took a hold of the item in his hand, which was a simple key, so he immediately understood the purpose of the item.

Riley continued after handing the key to him: "Use this to open the drawer. Be careful, and make sure you only twist it only one time. If it does not open on the first twist, take it out and put it back in again, then twist it again. Otherwise, it might trigger a restraining trap meant for security. Do you understand?" 

Riley spoke seriously in a stern tone, so Randy was taken by surprise by her words which seems to not be a joke but the genuine words, in other words, the truth.

"O-Okay, mom." Randy replied with a heavy tone.

'Even the drawer had traps, I wonder how much that grimoire or the things inside are worth, enough for it to have such tight security around it?' Randy silently wondered to himself as he looked at the key in his grasp.