Chapter 4: Banquet

Darell sneaked back to his room and immediately disposed of his torn clothes. He took a bath and wore a new set of clothes. He fixed his hair and walked out of his room.

There was still some time left for the banquet to begin so he wanted to relax during this time as he was tired from the hunt.

He reached the garden and sat down on the bench.

The cool breeze flew past him as his hair fluttered in the wind.

As he began to close his eyes, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere he heard someone call him.

"There you are!"

Darell noticed his father coming toward him. He sat up and greeted him.

"Evening! Dad. Do you need something for the banquet? he asked.

"No. I have prepared the clothes for the banquet. It will be in your room. If-"

His father stopped talking and narrowed his eyes.

Darell shuddered when he looked at his gaze.

"Umm...Dad?" he asked.

Ralph stopped narrowing his eyes and looked at him from top to bottom.

He said "You look different. Did you get ready for the banquet early?"

Darell sighed in relief that his dad found nothing. He had a sudden thought ' Should I use Inspect on my Dad and check which level he is?'

He decided to use his skill. His eyes shone red for a second which went unnoticed by his father's eye.

[Stats]

[Name - Ralph Rogers]

[Race - Human]

[Level - ???]

[HP - ?????]

[MP - ?????]

[Strength - ???]

[Agility - ???]

[Stamina - ???]

[Vitality - ???]

[Defense - ???]

[Intellect - ???]

[Ability - Fire]

'DAMN. I can't see through his stats.'

He talked with him for some time and then he went to his room. He changed into a fancy set of clothes. He checked himself in front of the mirror. He looked as if he was a prince of a royal kingdom.

He went to the hall where the banquet was being held. He took several deep breaths to calm himself and walked into the hall. Just as he walked in, all eyes were on him. 

He didn't feel nervous because he knew he had to get used to such attention. He walked towards the table where his family was sitting.

He had a small family of four. He used Inspect skill on them to check their stats.

[Name -  Isabella Rogers]

[Race - Human]

[Level - ???]

[HP - ?????]

[MP - ?????]

[Strength - ???]

[Agility - ???]

[Stamina - ???]

[Vitality - ???]

[Defense - ???]

[Intellect - ???]

[Ability - Wind]

[Name - Lilith Rogers]

[Race - Human]

[Level - 01]

[HP - 100/100]

[MP - 75/75]

[Strength - 20]

[Agility - 20]

[Stamina - 20]

[Vitality - 20]

[Defense - 20]

[Intellect - 20]

[Ability - Mist]

He looked at his sister's stats and was surprised as she was stronger than he thought.

"How long are you going to stare at me like a weirdo?" Lilith pouted.

Darell turned his attention back to her and was beyond shocked when he saw how beautiful she looked.

She had light brown hair that reached her waist. Her face was sculpted to perfection. She had sapphire blue eyes. She had pale skin. 

He smiled at her and said, " You look beautiful, my sweet little sister ".

Lilith blushed and replied " You look like some kind of prince charming. What did do you to make yourself look this good?"

" What do you mean by that? I was always this dashing and attractive." he flipped his hair and smirked at her.

"Come on, stop it you two. We have guests here. Go and meet them" Isabella ordered.

His mother was dressed in an expensive gown. She had light brown hair that flowed to her waist. Sapphire blue eyes and pale skin that was without any wrinkles were quite remarkable for her age.

Darell was interrupted by an announcement. His father went up to the stage and tapped his glass.

"Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honored to have your presence at this banquet.  As many of you know, my son has turned 18. I am proud to announce that my son, Darell Rogers, has the Space innate ability."

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The whole hall turned silent. Before anybody could speak up, Ralph spoke again.

"Of course, I will also allow my son to demonstrate his ability in front of everybody."

He gestured for Darell to begin. Darell touched one of the tables and used his skill. It disappeared for a few seconds and then reappeared.

"As you can see, that was the legendary skill Space Arsenal which allows the person to store items in a void that is accessible to the person himself."

Darell added " OH! Also, my sister has the Mist ability ."

All the attention turned toward Lilith. She was nervous but she noticed her brother's gentle smile which reassured her.

She used her ability and everybody gasped. Murmurs filled the hall.

Ralph and Isabella were shocked as they didn't know which ability Lilith had.

People started crowding around them and cheers and marriage proposals started pouring in. 

Darell took his sister's hand and got away from the crowd and walked towards a certain part of the hall. Three people were standing there.

"Looks like you want to hog all the attention towards yourself." One of them spoke.

Darell smirked and said " Come on, Emma. You knew how much attention I got during the preliminary test."

Emma harrumphed " I wore this expensive gown for someone special but he was busy showing off in front of everybody."

She glared at him. Darell was embarrassed and said, " You look exceptionally beautiful today, Emma."

She blushed and said, " As if I will acknowledge that half-baked compliment."

Darell said, " I know, I will ask for your hand in marriage after we graduate from the Academy."

She blushed and took his arm and hugged him. 

" Glad that this lover's quarrel is over."

Darell narrowed his eyes at the boy and smirked.

" When are you going to ask for Ariel's hand in marriage, Eric?"

Eric panicked and looked at Ariel who was glaring at him with narrowed eyes.

"Umm...T-That will be done in the future."

Ariel angrily slapped the back of his head. She took Lilith's hand and said " Let's go somewhere else to dine and leave this idiot by himself."

Lilith giggled and all of them went to an empty table and sat down. The servants served various dishes and they started dining. 

Darell used his skill to check his friend's stats.

[Name - Emma Zukvar]

[Race - Human]

[Level - 02]

[HP - 100/100]

[MP - 75/75]

[Strength - 25]

[Agility - 15]

[Stamina - 15]

[Vitality - 20]

[Defense - 35]

[Intellect - 50]

[Ability - Light]

[Name - Eric Narva]

[Race - Human]

[Level - 01]

[HP - 100/100]

[MP - 50/50]

[Strength - 55]

[Agility - 30]

[Stamina - 20]

[Vitality - 25]

[Defense - 40]

[Intellect - 25]

[Ability - Earth]

[Name - Ariel Telemark]

[Race - Human]

[Level - 01]

[HP - 100/100]

[MP - 75/75]

[Strength - 25]

[Agility - 55]

[Stamina - 40]

[Vitality - 30]

[Defense - 15]

[Intellect - 35]

[Ability - Sound]

Darell knew Emma's stats would be high as she was the daughter of the Duke of Zukvar. Eric's stats were high as he was the son of the  Viscount of Narva. Ariel was the daughter of the Count of Telemark. They trained from an early age so they had extraordinarily high stats.

Darell and the others finished their meals. 

Soon, the venue came to an end. The guests got into their carriages and went to their respective territories.

Darell helped Emma up the carriage and said " See you in a month at the academy."

Emma replied " Un "

Darell waved her goodbye and went inside the mansion.

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