Academy's Second Seat [part 2 Complete]

Chapter 213: Astria (5)

A few days after my conversation with Yuni.

"Rudy, it's been a while."

"It has, Father."

My father, Perrian Astria, had arrived at our mansion in the capital.

His splendid golden hair, a testament to the Astria bloodline, stood out.

Despite being middle-aged, he looked remarkably young with his tall stature and vibrant golden hair.

"It's your first visit since you went to the academy, Rudy."

Perrian gestured towards me and then embraced me warmly.

"I should have visited sooner, Father, even with my busy schedule."

"Don't make excuses,"

Perrian chided, prompting smiles from those around us.

To outsiders, we must look like a loving father and son, but the reality is quite different.

Does this man really care for Rudy, just because he's his son?

I think not.

He seems to care for his sons, but in reality, he doesn't pay much attention to either me or Ian.

Perrian isn't at an age to retire yet.

At 50, he's still at his prime in the political arena.

Usually, nobles occupy their positions well into their 60s or even 70s.

But Perrian's desire to retire is due to a secret in the Astria territory.

Necromancers.

The Astria territory harbors necromancers, as Robert has discovered.

Perrian's interest lies solely there.

His retirement is a legitimate way to stay in the Astria territory.

If the head of a family like Astria moves, all nobles take notice.

If Perrian doesn't pass the family to Ian and stays in the territory, it could draw attention to their secret.

By entrusting most of the family matters to Ian, the focus shifts to him.

A retired head usually doesn't attract much attention.

Perrian gained his freedom easily through retirement, freeing himself from any obligations.

No one pays him mind now, so his reputation remains unaffected regardless of his actions.

Even if someone notices something wrong, they dismiss it with, 'He's retired, don't bother about it.'

While I pondered, Perrian asked with a smile,

"Is something the matter?"

"No, nothing..."

"Then let's go inside."

Perrian entered the mansion with a smile.

"Ha, to think Rudy is already learning spatial magic. It feels like just yesterday he was crawling around."

Our destination was the underground library within the mansion.

A place with spatial magic?

Suspicious of a library underground, I thoroughly searched it before Perrian's arrival.

Despite my efforts, I found no trace of spatial magic.

Even when I tried reading the flow of mana, hoping it might be concealed by magic, I found nothing.