Thirty Minutes, that was exactly how many more minutes Adrian had till the first major turning point in his life.
Looking directly into the eyes of his mentor, who was obviously hiding something, he decided not to expose her; after all, he knew that she would never harm him.
"However, what could have happened to make her so worried, looking at her face despite her trying to hide it, I can sense a lot of emotions from it."
"Sadness, hope, doubt, anger, regret"
"Adding to the fact that I'm about to undergo my awakening, could it be that the original owner's inability to awaken the Valemonts' house shadow ability had something shady behind it?"
"If that's the case, then everything makes more sense. After all, as a child of the direct line, much less the patriarch!"
"Not awakening it was the first in its history!"
Realizing this, Adrian's eyes suddenly became dangerous; it seemed that even if he did awaken the shadow ability, today was destined not to be a peaceful day for him.
*Ahem!* "Disciple, you dare daydream in front of your teacher? What part of thirty minutes did you not hear?" Said Maelis, her red hair slowly rising, and her blood red pupils shining with a dangerous light.
"Ha ha, I dare not, teacher, this disciple was just worried about his awakening."
Laughing awkwardly, Adrian quickly tried to brush it off, hoping she wouldn't knock him out again. After all, if he accidentally fainted, there was a probability he would have to be carried unconscious to the awakening hall.
Just imagining that sent shivers down his spine, as he suddenly wrapped his hands around his body, trying to get some warmth. Fortunately, Maelis, hearing his excuse, suddenly fell downcast and remained silent as it was her own turn to be lost in thought.
*Sure enough! There's something wrong with this awakening ceremony* Muttering under his breath, Adrian decided to finish up here and see what was going on quickly.
As long as he wasn't facing the novel's final bosses or the protagonist group, and he awakened his willpower ability, he felt that was enough to cope with whatever it was.
So, taking a deep breath to calm himself down, he began to answer his teacher's question.
"What I understand by dungeons, mana, and monsters, and how this affects my awakening"
Repeating the question, Adrian began to recall all the information about the world he had gotten by himself and from his teacher over the past twelve years.
"In this world, mana can be called both a blessing and a bane to all mankind, through it all kinds of amazing abilities can be awakened, with some even having the potential to destroy or create the world."
"There are even rumors that a certain family with the power of holy light and healing and can revive dead people."
"Thanks to mana, all kinds of things which humans on a normal day could only dream of"
"Crops that take years to bear fruit can be ripened in weeks, people can travel long distances at the blink of an eye using teleportation stations".
"Not to mention the impact it has on health care, it has health care with life magicians and those who awaken healing abilities being constantly sought out by top noble families, guilds, and all kinds of associations every year."
"Mana is truly a miracle given to humans!"
"As he spoke, Adrian unknowingly began to recall his experiences from his former life. Perhaps if the blue star had something like mana, could his disease have been cured?"
"Could he have lived a different life? This time, not a sick-loner who died over a dumb novel, but at the very least a regular person with family and friends?"
However, these were questions no one could answer, as he could not change the past.
Rather, remembering that he was currently living a second chance, perhaps even one that was destined to end badly.
He silently vowed never to give up without trying. In this life, he would pursue ultimate happiness! Something he couldn't pursue in his past life.
It didn't matter if any God, demon, or protagonist stood in front; in this life, even when he died, he would die with a smile on his face and a heart free from regrets.
Making this vow, Adrian suddenly felt lighter, having found a new goal; he felt as if a huge burden was lifted off his shoulders, and Maelis, having snapped out of her earlier trance to listen to her disciple.
She suddenly felt like there was something different about Adrian, but she couldn't tell what it was.
Not thinking too much about it, she then began to talk.
"Good, while what you said is not necessarily wrong, but you forgot one thing."
"Just like your initial statement, mana is both a blessing and a bane, instead of talking about its benefits. I would have preferred it if you highlighted the bane part first."
"You see, along with dungeons, monsters, and all, but mana also gave birth to a lot of cultists, criminals, and even the noble system in today's society."
"Because abilities once reaching S level can be passed from parent to child, noble families built on these kinds of powerful abilities exist."
"each of them applying pressure to the common people, making sure that their position is never threatened"
"committing all kinds of crimes with no punishment just because of their names"
"Even, it's not an exaggeration to say that some noble families are worse than monsters."
Talking about this, a clear look of anger and disdain could be seen on Maelis as she talked about the noble families
However, Adrian, hearing this, couldn't help but look at her with a confused expression as he squinted, wondering what she was on about
"Hey, teacher, I know what you're saying is true and all, but you do remember you're a teacher of the so-called noble house."
"And not only are you in said noble house, but you're currently talking to and teaching the young master of the Valemont noble house."
"Is that really something okay to say?" Said Adrian as he wondered what his stupid master was talking about. In any case, if someone heard her, she could be charged with treason
However, for his concern, Maelis just turned to look at him like his stupid
"Hey student, do you think that your master doesn't know that you look down on most of these noble slop who just abuse their power and privilege?"
"If it wasn't like that, you wouldn't always be here lazing about, but rather having dinners and mingling with other noble children, vying for power and positions", said Maelis
Listening to this, Adrian knew he was completely seen through.
"hahaha! I guess there's no hiding anything from master."
Laughing wryly with his hand behind his head, they both spent the next ten minutes abusing all kinds of nobles before heading off to the awakening hall.
The time for Adrian's awakening had finally been reached.