TBATE - Havaca Rises

Chapter 37 - Proper Ethics

"I'm fine," Kathlyn drawled in a futile try to convince the school nurse.

"Nope, his majesty would have my head if I don't ensure you are absolutely 100% okay," the nurse said continuing her medical exam.

Locking eyes with the annoyed princess, she shot me a pleading look, "Sorry Kate, but I'm afraid I'll have to leave this to the professionals," I said as another nurse examined my arm where my burns once were.

"Amazing Mister Leywin, I have never seen anyone heal this fast!" the nurse exclaimed. "Even with those lucky few to obtain a beast will..." she trailed hoping for an answer.

"Hmm, maybe, maybe," I said cryptically.

"Well, if it's Arthur, I'm certain obtaining a beast will is of no problem considering how well connected he is," Blaine laughed as Priscilla ran over to Kate and began her own checkup.

"Your Majesty, a pleasure to meet you again," I said making no effort to get up from my bed.

"I'm fine!" Kate whined, cutting off whatever it was that Blaine wanted to say.

"Ah, we should do a full-body X-ray just to be sure," Priscilla said with a worried look in her eyes.

"Your majesties Princess Kathlyn is fine, with some 99% potion and the aid of a skilled emitter all her wounds were healed in a matter of moments," the head nurse assured her worry Queen.

Accepting the nurse's words of confidence, the worried motherly looks long gone, now replaced by a raging fury, "Please Arthur, tell us everything that happened in full detail," she asked in a sweet voice that was clearly dipped in poison.

'Hell, hath no fury like a woman's scorn,' Sage quoted.

"Indeed," I nodded solemnly.

"Excuse me?" Priscilla asked with raised eyebrows.

"Oh, sorry, I was thinking of something else, too much to do but much too little time," I sighed.

"I hardly doubt a child has that much to do," Bairon said skeptically.

"Need I remind you that this child has businesses in all three kingdoms," I drawled. "But we are getting sidetracked," I said as I went on to explain everything that happened from the start of the class to me yeeting Geist across the class, making sure to take some time to slightly exaggerate his lecherous looks at the female students.

"Where? Is? He?" the enraged Queen asked releasing the full extent of a solid yellow core's blood lust, causing everyone in the room to pale and shrink in fear with the exception of Bairon, Sylvie, and myself.

"I'll take you to him," I said while gesturing for them to step outside. "Hey Kate, feel free to join us for breakfast from now on," I told her.

"Kate?" Blaine asked as if he were most confused.

"She said that I can call her Kate," I said nonchalantly, with both hands in my pocket as I lead the way.

"I see... Thank you, Arthur," the Queen said.

"Hmm?"

"When she was younger, well actually even now Kathlyn has had trouble making friends. Most just wanted to get close to her to get close to us," she sighed with a remorseful look.

"Oh? How are you so sure I'm not using her to keep getting subsidies?" I joked.

"Because you hate round-about methods and would just stride in and take what you want," she chuckled.

"I'm not bad of a business shark," I tried to defend but my voice seemingly faltered.

"Sure," she snorted.

"This is him," I said standing of Geist who was locked in a training room since Xyrus doesn't have holding cells.

Opening the door, Geist immediately rushed at me with his sword in hand but got sent flying to the other end of the room. "Geez, I left you with your things and mana intact in good faith and this is how you repay me?" I said swiping his dimension ring and sword, and creating earth golems to restrain him.

"H-how are you so fast? Never mind, so you're the one who laid his eyes upon my daughter?" Priscilla asked with an aura only a mother could have. The oh-so brave adventurer shrank in fear.

KA-POW! THWACK! "OW! MERCY!!!"

'Hell, hath no fury as a woman's scorn,' Sylvie repeated gobsmacked at the blue and black bruises that Geist was sporting.

"Well, now that my lesson in classroom ethics is over shall we have some tea?" Priscilla asked in a cherry voice with an angelic smile.

'Oh yeah! Total MILF material right there!' Regis panted.

'Down boy, down!' Sylvie teased.

"Yes, I believe Cynthia is waiting for us in her office," I said guiding them once more.

"Arthur, it just occurred to me that we're taking up your class time," Priscilla said.

"It's fine," I assured, "I'm only missing out on Gideon's awe-inspiring life-changing introductory speech," I said with my voice dripping with sarcasm.

"I can't help but wonder, why do you of all people see the need to go to school?" Blaine asked.

"There are things I hope to accomplish in my tenure here," I said vaguely.

"But you're probably the smartest person on the continent, your inventions speak for themselves and there isn't a single person alive who hasn't heard your name. And by your display of magic, tales of you easily defeating a senior and an A-rank adventurer; what could Xyrus possibly offer you?" Varay asked.

"That's a bit of a personal question there, Varay, wait... Varay? When did you get here?" I asked completely unaware of her presence till now.

"After the Queen was finished with her lesson in ethics," Varay said with a raised eyebrow.

"Kyu..." 'Regis was preaching about MILF supremacy so I don't blame you for not noticing the ever silent Zero.'

'Zero, I always thought that name was too bland for her; it should have been something like Permafrost instead,' I mused.

Entering the elevator, with a swipe of hand I quickly knocked out the operator, needless to say, the Royals and their guards were instantly on guard. "Chill, I just needed to talk to you without any chance of being spied on," I said layering the walls with dense mana.

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