Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

After discussing the matter of going home with Reiger, Yuri left.

Though she said she was going home, with Yuri's status, she would need to arrange the numerous trivial matters in the capital before she could return to her domain; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to leave even if she wanted to.

At the very least, Yuri had to visit the palace once to report the matter; otherwise, given her position as the chief court magician and a strategic-level magician, leaving the capital without permission could indeed bring about some unnecessary troubles.

This made Reiger understand why Yuri would sarcastically claim that she was merely a tool of war.

She indeed had gained status, power, and both fame and popularity, but she had also lost her freedom.

"Nobility..."

In the pavilion, Reiger sighed deeply, then suddenly remembered something.

"Oh no, I forgot to ask about the Holy Dragon Sword Skill."

It seemed that the matter had to be put aside for now.

Yuri's current mood was not exactly beautiful, and Reiger was not about to trouble his life-saving benefactor who was somewhat "in jeopardy."

"Never mind, I'll ask next time."

Reiger wasn't in a hurry; he picked up the wooden sword that was placed aside and began to practice again.

It was always right to first master the swordsmanship of the Holy Dragon Sword Skill.

Even though he lacked the important breathing technique, mastering the swordsmanship would raise Reiger's abilities, and if he later got hold of the breathing technique, it would allow a seamless connection, completely eliminating the familiarization process, truly learning the sword skill that could transform a person's physique into that of a dragon.

Thus, Reiger kept practicing the sword over and over again until it was almost dark, then he slowly stopped.

The next day, Reiger experienced what was called muscle soreness.

"Practicing the Holy Dragon Sword Skill actually made my muscles sore?"

Far from feeling upset, Reiger actually became happy.

If it caused him muscle soreness, that proved that the sword skill could indeed serve as a workout for him.

This decided it for Reiger: from today, he would practice the Holy Dragon Sword Skill every day.

"This world also doesn't have an underground city, so I can't gain experience by defeating monsters; I just have to keep training."

Self-training could also enhance abilities.

The Grace of God is a kind of accelerator and promoter for growth; like basic abilities, as long as you frequently use a certain ability, gain definite experience and results, you can then obtain experience in that area when updating your abilities, thus raising your ability levels.

By continuing to train every day like this, even without defeating monsters or overcoming any foes, he could still experience growth in his abilities.

"If there's a way to obtain the breathing technique of the Holy Dragon Sword Skill and study this special sword skill, then perhaps even without fighting, my ability levels will grow rapidly—might I even level up?"

After all, mastering the Dragon Sword Skill with a human body, transforming a human body into a dragon, that must also count as a great achievement, right?

Of course, it's hard to say.

In the Earth Mistake World, Reiger had never heard of anyone achieving great things through self-training alone and leveling up because of it.

The original story never mentioned anyone who leveled up by defeating formidable enemies or overcoming difficult adventures either.

But with no underground city and no monsters to fight, Reiger had no choice but to keep training.

Such training lasted for three entire days.

During those three days, aside from eating, drinking, bathing, sleeping, and messing around, Reiger mostly practiced swordsmanship beside the pavilion in the courtyard.

Many people in the manor noticed this scene, and word of mouth spread; somehow, the matter of Reiger switching to swordsmanship got around.

With Yuri intentionally spreading the news, many people already knew that Reiger's "Gate" had been damaged, preventing him from using magic or becoming a magician in the future.

In light of this, Reiger switching to swordsmanship didn't seem too abrupt.

Even more so, as time passed, people began to see it as a scenic part of the Franzer family; quite a few servants, maids, and even guards secretly watched Reiger practice and enthusiastically discussed it, causing quite a stir.

But also, as news spread, some inevitable troubles indeed came knocking at the door.

...

That day, after Reiger finished practicing swordsmanship, just when he was thinking of going for a good bath, the butler informed him of something.

"Someone is looking for me?"

Hearing the butler's words, Reiger was quite surprised.

"Yes," the butler stood there meticulously and spoke to Reiger in a respectful tone, "The visitor claims to be the servant of your friend and says he has a letter for you."

Saying that, the butler handed a letter to Reiger.

Reiger took it, frowning slightly, but still opened the letter and began to read its contents.

A moment later, Reiger's frown had not relaxed.

The letter was indeed from "his friend."

More precisely, it should be said it was from the original owner's friend.

The original owner, due to his immense natural Magic Power, was highly regarded by many, attracting a following of noble children.

This letter was from one of those noble children.

His name was Aquil Rein, the second son of the Rein Earl of the Ginath Kingdom, also the Earl's second son.

Among the group of noble children gathered around the original owner, most were from minor noble families like those of Viscounts and Barons, but only two were from Earl families, the high nobility, who, regardless of status or position, were always the leaders in their little group.

Aquil Rein was one of them, and especially good at taking the lead.

Originally, when the former owner first entered the Spurril Academy and gained a little fame, it was this Aquil Rein who approached him with warmth and concern and soon brought him into that small group of noble descendants.

Every time the former owner went out to mess around, it was this Aquil Rein who took the lead, almost always being the one to invite him out.

In other words, the former owner's gradual decline and lack of ambition could be attributed to this man by at least half.

This man was the typical "bad kid from another family" that, if parents knew about, they would certainly warn their children earnestly and with great concern, telling them not to befriend such bad influences.

Now, from some unknown sources, Aquil Rein had heard about Reiger's message at the Flanders family and had someone send a letter over.

The content of the letter was extensive, but apart from some trivial warmth and concern, its main purpose seemed to be just one thing.

That was to invite Reiger out to meet everyone.

This so-called "everyone" undoubtedly referred to those descendants of nobility who used to hang out with the former owner.

"So be it."

After recalling the memories of that group of nobility in his mind, Reiger released the letter he was holding.

"Then let's meet."

With a calm tone, the letter in Reiger's hand fell and was blown away by the wind.

Only then did Reiger turn and leave, heading back inside the mansion.

...

The top-floor office of the Flanders family's suburban mansion.

"You want to go outside?"

Yuri, who was busy with some work at her desk, looked up in surprise at Reiger's request.

"Yes," Reiger nodded and said, "An old friend has invited me to meet up."

"Is that a good idea?" Yuri hesitated, adding, "Don't forget, you could still be under surveillance by those suspected Heretic Assassins."

"But as I said before, we can't just hide and not see anyone for the rest of our lives, can we?" Reiger replied with a slight smile, "Anyway, I need to get out and about."

Though Reiger had accepted Yuri's suggestion to stay with her temporarily, this did not mean he wanted to remain under her protection indefinitely.

He also wanted to take the initiative to find out how strong his enemies really were.

He might not provoke a terror organization of national power.

But hiding from them for the rest of his life was not his plan either.

This was also an opportunity.

Reiger wanted to go out and gauge the reactions of various factions.

Whether it was the fair-weather friends of the former owner or the assassins who attacked him, without probing and understanding, how was Reiger to devise future plans?

If he were to be assassinated again, this would be a good chance for Reiger to assess his strength in this world and see where he stood now that he had reached Lv. 5.

Yuri did not know Reiger's thoughts, but she could guess that he wanted to gauge the reaction of those spying on him from the shadows.

Not knowing Reiger's current strength, Yuri naturally found this very dangerous.

However, Reiger's approach was not necessarily wrong.

Going out would at least test whether those suspected Heretic Assassins, because of the damage to Reiger's "gate," had given up targeting him.

At that moment, Yuri had an idea.

"How about this," Yuri suggested to Reiger, "I'll send two guards with you, how about that?"

"Guards?" Reiger frowned.

"You can't go out by yourself, can you?" Yuri said, clearly annoyed, "What if you really run into danger? Without anyone to protect you, do you think you'd survive?"

I think I would.

That was what Reiger truly felt, but he couldn't openly state it.

He hadn't figured out how to explain to Yuri that he was different now, not without the capacity to protect himself.

So, while he could understand Yuri's thoughts, he was still rather conflicted.

Yuri, on the other hand, was unusually assertive at this moment.

"Let's settle it then," Yuri turned to Marilyn and said, "Marilyn, call Ai En and Ian here."

Marilyn nodded and left the office.

It wasn't long before the maid returned with two individuals.

They were two knights.

Moreover, they were two very attractive, spirited, and dignified female knights.

"Let me introduce them."

Yuri said with a slight smile.

"These two are attendants who have contracted with me, Ai En and Ian."