Chapter 43: Chapter 41 Clash of words

Raul gazed at the beautiful evening sky. His eyes held a profound understanding as they reflected the light of the setting sun. He’d realized a profound truth today.

Different people are built for different things, that’s why communities are built. If he wastes his time honing his weakest areas, he’d be doing a disservice to his community.

‘It’s ok to be ignorant… I’ll learn when Marina teaches me.’ He nodded sagely. He thought his learning ability improved after becoming a cultivator, now he realized it was because of his teacher’s skills.

“What should I do now?” Raul muttered while glancing at the fading sun. He loathed to go back to that empty house, but he would go insane if he looked at another book right now. He felt twitchy after sitting down for so long, but he promised Marina he wouldn’t do any physical training.

“… Should I head into town?” He wondered out loud, eyes lighting up as memories of how he spent the nights before slowly came to mind.

‘Yeah, I should go out and have some fun.’ He decided decisively and headed to the gate.

 

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“Why is it you?” Marina finally asked in annoyance.

‘This woman is really hateful.’ Tai’s face twitched. “Cough, it’s good to see you again too Marina.”

“That’s not an answer.” Her eyes narrowed.

‘What’s her deal?’ Tai’s brow rose. They never got along well, but this was different. He could feel genuine hostility from her now.

“Straight to the point then. Ellen’s busy, I came to grab her and Raul’s food since I had to hand these files to you anyway.” Tai changed tactics. He didn’t know why she changed her attitude towards him, but he had no intention of being a whipping boy.

Marina took the files and glanced over them. They were names of Vault family members and their backgrounds.

“What’s this about?” Marina’s suspicious gaze locked on him.

“It’s a list of potential servants. As you know, elite students are allowed two servants. I’m giving one of my quotas to Raul, but he’s not good at these things so it’s probably best that you pick.” He said coldly.

He hated this. He didn’t care about the quota, he’d originally held onto it for Raul anyway, but he hated that Raul was enrolling.

The Academy only accepted Refining Cultivators if they agreed to enlist for ten years after graduating. It was an obligation that most didn’t survive.

He’d argued against it fiercely when they brought up their intentions, and it even got to the point they had to call their dad. Despite all of Tai’s arguments, Raul adamantly insisted on enrolling this year, and for some reason, their father actually agreed.

He may not be able to stop it, but Tai still argued against it any chance he got, hoping Raul would come to his senses.

“I see.” Marina looked at the files without interest. Servants were very useful. Not only could they save time, they were also a great way of networking in and out of the family.

Not every elder’s descendant is talented, but those elders still want the best for them. The Academies were places of amazing opportunities, a place where snakes could become dragons.

Giving those elders’ kids a chance to change their fate was a huge service. It’d help Raul and her build some connections outside of Tai. However, she couldn’t care less about those old guys.

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The abilities of the Vault Elders were far below Marina’s benchmark, and at their age and realm their potential was essentially used up.

By time she and Raul reached the point for those connections to matter, those guys with nothing but seniority to their name would naturally be replaced. She really couldn’t bother placating them.

“You’re awfully confident to be going to this much trouble. The Elite exam isn’t something just anyone can pass. I hope you aren’t making all these preparations only to find out you’re a frog stuck in a well.”

Tai’s breath caught in his throat as her words prodded his hidden insecurities. Ever since he’d seen the base Marina built for Raul he wondered if he really was as talented as everyone said. Maybe he was simply a big fish in a small pond, completely insignificant in the big ocean.

He quickly collected himself and said, “You don’t need to worry about that.” In an even tone.

“Fine. I want Ellen then.” She said straightforwardly.

“You already know that’s not possible.” Tai glared at her.

“She shouldn’t even be going as a servant in the first place. Passing the entrance exam would be easy with her skills.” She glared back at him coldly.

Understanding suddenly dawned on his face. He understood her hostility a bit now. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry that Ellen was too good at her job.

It didn’t show on Marina’s face, but she was surprised when he nodded.

“You’re right. I’ve suggested enrolling to her many times, but she’s adamant about doing so next time.”

“Gee, I wonder why.” Marina’s voice radiated cold sarcasm, making Tai blush.

There were restrictive rules to student dorming, but an elite student had more freedom. Not only could they have servants, they could even have them live with them.

“What exactly do you expect me to do?” He asked defensively.

“How about insisting on what’s right for her? At her age it’s a waste to spend four years playing servant when she could improve so much as a student.”

A genuine smile suddenly bloomed on Tai’s face, taking Marina back a bit. “As I thought, I really don’t like you.” The words came out of his mouth before he could stop them.

Marina didn’t even flinch however, just stared back at him with her ice-blue eyes. “What a coincidence, I feel the same about you.”

The two finished exchanging the items they needed with a tense silence and went their separate ways.

‘She just doesn’t get it.’ He raged in his mind as he headed to Raul’s house. He wanted Ellen to enroll more than she did, but he couldn’t push her.

His and Ellen’s relationship was great, but it was also fragile. The simple fact was that he had a higher position than her. He can make his opinions heard, but he ultimately had to respect her choices, otherwise it wouldn’t work.

Making decisions for her based on what’s ‘right’ is a slippery slope he had no intention of stepping on. He’d seen too many of his peers ruin their relationships that way.

His fist still kept clenching and unclenching the whole way home. He knocked on Raul’s door, but received no answer. Frowning, he released his spiritual sense to scan Raul’s house. Finding nothing, he extended it to his own home and found Raul lacking there too.

“Where’d he run off to now.” Tai groaned, dreading the potential answers that came to his mind.

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