Chapter 4: Chapter 2 – Am I not normal?

Yesterday had passed smoothly after Uncle Wilson had left, it was already morning when I found myself watching the news on TV while eating breakfast.

On the screen you could see an older man in front of some reporters with their cameras, they were desperately interviewing him

"Is it true that the demon attacks are becoming more frequent? Are they preparing for an invasion?"

"Why has the government of the Republic of Leonia not spoken out? Are they trying to hide it?"

“Have they only increased their attacks on the territories of humanity or have they attacked the territories of the other races?”

They ask endless questions , however, the man does not flank, remaining calm finally says something.

“Everyone must remain calm, first of all, they must know that we are not totally unprotected, we have capable people both on the border and in our cities”

At that moment another reporter took the opportunity to ask

“But Mr. Prime Minister, have there only been attacks in the republic or have other human countries also suffered attacks? What has been the position of the other countries? Are we alone fighting?

And as if it were already a habit of the man, he answers in the same calm tone.

“We are not fighting alone and we have not been the only ones to receive attacks, and about the other countries of the human domain, we know that the demons do not distinguish between humans and that we are not the only ones who share a border, we continue to share close collaboration with the officials of the human domain. government of the Kingdom of Krusugia to maintain the border”.

Then without wasting time and proudly he says.

“Despite the differences that we have between human nations, the Republic of Leonia understands the general panorama and the priority is given to real threats that, due to the selfishness of some people, for that reason humanity was able to establish a worthy position in the Great Alliance of Races under our banner of equality and Peace, we thank all those who have decided to believe in us.”

Without further ado, he ignored all other questions and retreated to the waiting vehicle.

The scene on television changes to a reporter inside a studio.

"Those were the words of the prime minister, all this as a result of the last attack recorded a day ago that left 30 dead and 40 injured in a small town near the border, according to residents, the attack was carried out at night by a small group of demons”

The demon race is becoming more and more aggressive, I guess they already feel safe to go to war again, it's been more than 10 years since the last war with the Demon King, both Uncle Wilson and Lucas told me that the last The war was abruptly stopped by the mysterious defeat of the demon army in the human domain which forced them to retreat and re-plan to better conquer the human territories.

“The authorities of the area, together with the Republic army , have determined that it was a small exploration group that carried out the attack, despite the fact that almost all of them were contained, some demons escaped, this type of attack they have been repeated more and more frequently, which has aroused discontent in many, both border towns and central cities…”

I turn off the television without letting the program finish, I don't really need to know anymore, it's good to always be informed by what I watch the news from time to time, but I've already finished breakfast and I have to go back to practice , besides, today will come the teacher Lucas so I must take advantage.

Both Uncle Wilson and Old Lucas are my legal guardians, but they are also my teachers who have taught me many things. While Wilson teaches me combat and sword fighting style, Lucas has instructed me in a variety of non-combat related things, except that Master Lucas is almost always busy at the academy and I only see him occasionally about 2 times a day. month, it is quite valuable time.

Master Lucas has taught me from the different theories of mana in the world, to history and about the other races. Thanks to your knowledge I am not completely ignorant of the outside world.

I headed to the training room and started my practices. Although at first I didn't understand why I had to train so much, I gradually understood why, anyway, it's also a habit that was not difficult for me to acquire because I really have a bit of fun.

The training dummies are quite useful, it's almost like fighting someone and they are quite resistant, since they use mana they can be calibrated at a rank below A, although it will never be like a real person and of course they have a duration limit, since after a year they usually lose efficiency.

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About 4 hours had passed until one of the house servants entered the room, informed me that Master Lucas had arrived and was waiting for me in the main hall, so I did not take long to stop the training.

When I arrived I saw teacher Lucas sitting looking at his tablet, by the time I entered he had noticed me and smiled welcomingly.

"Greetings Rafael, how have you been?"

"Well master, it's been a while."

"Sure, kid, tell me, how was your training?"

At that moment, a bitter smile appeared on my face and then I told him everything I had talked about with Uncle Wilson. Master Lucas listened to me attentively and at some moments his face became contemplative, and after telling him everything, he asked me a question.

"Since when can you do it? Can you show me ?"

Shrugging my shoulders I replied.

"Of course, it's not a big deal, and well, I've been able to do it for about 2 or 3 weeks."

It didn't take long for her to raise her hand and start channeling while he watched intently. Like last time, it only took me a couple of minutes to get anything done.

"Very good, I've seen enough, what you do is not a big deal, however, I have not seen anyone who can do it, wait, in fact, I have seen one, but he is no longer in this world."

“Anyway, I can now better understand what approach you should take, forget about any attempts to feel mana in your body and focus on sensing all the mana in the environment because even though manipulating the mana in your surroundings is very different of channeling it into skills, it is also true that it can bring you a couple of advantages to be able to do it…”.

When I first heard it , I was confused, but as he kept explaining his conjectures to me I think I could understand a little more what he was referring to, basically he tells me that there is a possibility that he can use the mana in the environment.

“In general, we can assume that you were born without mana in your body unlike normal people who are born who, although they are born with extremely little mana, the fact is that they do have it and for that reason, your senses become more sensitive since your mind is not focused on managing the mana of your body, that has also given you a superhuman capacity for perception and agility”.

Well, wait a minute there, something is wrong with me and I can't let go of this doubt.

“Sorry master, but what are you trying to tell me? I'm not a normal person? If so, then what am I?

In fact, I am not stupid, I know that they have hidden things from me, I do not ask them why I feel gratitude towards the care that they are giving me, but every day that passes more I realize my differences with the rest of the world and the treatment that I receive, the fact that I rarely leave the house, the lack of mana in my body, and the fact that my hair color is extraordinarily rare in humans are proof of that. The only people I have used to meet are the servants of the house and those I have seen from television and the internet.

There was no change of expression on Master Lucas's face and he answered me calmly.

"You don't have to worry about that, you'll find out tomorrow before your birthday, both me and Wilson have thought that it's time for you to know more about yourself and the reason for some things... Besides , I think it's better that you know now in a good way than in a bad way in a bad situation, what I must tell you is that once you understand what you are, it will not change the fact of who you are at all.

The last sentence echoed in my thoughts, I guess waiting one more day is nothing, it's not like I'm planning to do anything.

"By the way, I'm going to think of something about your mana sensitivity, I think I have something that could help you."

After that, he continued to explain a couple of things to me and at the end we moved on to talk about the latest news, while the day went smoothly, however, what he told me before he left was something that I definitely did not expect.

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