I cannot remember how long I have been in this place. It could have been hours, or maybe even days. I am not sure, but all I know is that I have spent a very long time here.But I have yet to find the meaning of the phrase spoken by Lord Centaur. My head is still full of unimportant thoughts."Argh...!" Why is it that when I want to clear my mind, unimportant things come and disturb my concentration?"You have to let go of all the sluggishness in you, and you will find the true meaning of life."I was stunned when I suddenly heard someone speaking. I looked for that person, but there was no one here but me. "Who are you?" I shouted, looking around.But I got no answer. Just silence again. I took a deep breath and sat down again, cross-legged as before. I must concentrate again so that I can leave this place soon. Lord Centaur said that I would not leave this place of confinement until I understood what he meant.I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Images of everything I had been
Lord Centaur continued to give me instructions. I followed his orders one by one. Little by little, I was able to make the windmill obey me. I can even make it follow my hand movements.From being small at first, it became bigger and bigger and probably exceeded my ability to make my body bounce back."Don't be greedy!" said Lord Centaur as he held a staff out to me. I took it and slowly tried to stand up. "Any greed will only bring disaster."I was silent as I listened to his words. What did he know about greed? I went back to my practice. At first, I succeeded, but when the wind became strong, I failed again and fell down.I got up again and repeated it so many times that I was exhausted. I took a break and corrected my irregular breathing. The more I failed, the more chaotic my feelings became, and the more I could not control my strength. Even at the last moment, I failed. There was no wind energy I could control."I told you not to be greedy!" Lord Centaur came over and spoke aga
"Tonight is the night we have been waiting for." I frowned at Lord Centaur's mention of the word night. I had never experienced a night in Smoky Hollow. Even when I was in this place, the atmosphere of night was only an illusion.The atmosphere became very noisy when the centaurs talked to the centaurs next to them. But they all had happy faces."After a thousand years of losing the night, the prophesied day will come." The lord centaur spoke again, and this time the centaurs in front of him clapped their hands in euphoria."A thousand years?" I said quietly, hiding behind a large pillar so as not to be seen by the centaurs gathered below. I do not know if what I am doing is right or wrong, but I am afraid of being caught.Now the big question about the absence of night in Smoky Hollow has been answered. But now it has been replaced by a new question. What caused Smoky Hollow to lose its night?Lord Centaur kept talking about things I did not understand. But one thing is for sure, nig
After the conversation with the little centaur, I kept thinking about his words. "The Chosen One?" I laughed at the mention. How could someone like me be chosen?I shook my head, dismissing all the thoughts that had entered my head. I may have gained magical abilities, but that does not mean that I am the chosen one. I am not that good at being a bridge between two worlds.I returned to the room where I trained with Lord Centaur. I returned there to train, even though no one was with me. I wanted to master magic quickly so that I could leave this place.I repeated everything that had been taught to me and also memorised some of the spells that had been taught."You are progressing quite quickly. It looks like we can start the next lesson." I turned my head as I heard a voice behind me. The centaur lord entered with another centaur.The centaur lord snapped his fingers, and flames immediately appeared from his fingertips. "The next lesson is fire control." He blew out the fire on his f
I had changed places in a split second. The phone in my pocket rang as soon as I stepped out of Smoky Hollow. My brow furrowed as I saw who was calling me."Jovian?"After taking a breath, I answered Jovian's call. "What's wrong?""Oh God...! Leon! Are you OK?" He sounded very worried."Of course. What's wrong?""I thought you were going to be sacrificed to the centaurs. But you turned out to be all right. Thank goodness.""They won't hurt me. You can rest easy."Then I ended the call. Jovian was too much. He was too worried. After I had ended Jovian"s call, my mobile rang again, and this time it was Eren."What is it?""Are you okay?" I frowned at Eren's question."What"s wrong with me?" I asked him back, not understanding the meaning of his question. But his voice sounded no less worried than Jovian's."Jovian contacted me and told me you were being held by the centaurs. I thought they were going to hurt you."I took a long breath. It seemed that Jovian had told everyone what had ha
I was stunned when Winslow suddenly wrapped his arms around my legs and knelt there. He was such an arrogant person, how could he be like this now?"What are you doing?" I tried to spread my legs. But Winslow held on too tightly."I won't let you go until you forgive Sofia." I frowned at my ex-in-law's words."Yes. That's right, Leon. You must forgive Sofia and us. We know we were mean to you, but we had a close relationship before." Magdalena came over and kneeled beside Winslow. Soon, Sofia did the same."Leon, I am guilty of having an affair with Ian. But you must know that my love is only for you. I was with Ian because I was carried away by the luxuries he often gave me. Please, Leon, forgive me."I looked at them in turn. Their faces looked miserable. But that was not enough to make me feel sorry. Suddenly, a crazy idea popped into my head."Do you really want me to forgive you?" I asked, lifting the corner of my lips.Hearing my words, the three of them raised their faces toget
"Sir! How did you get here?" Michele looked surprised to see me already in the room where her mother was being treated. I looked at her hands, which were holding two large bags."I just accompanied your mother to tell her story." I got up and walked over to Michele. I took the two large bags and put them on the bedside table. Michele, who was shocked, was stunned. She tried to go back for her things, but I reached the bedside table first."Sir. How did you know my mom was being looked after here?" she asked with a confused look on her face.I just shrugged and pulled out a chair for Michele to sit on. Although she was reluctant at first, the girl eventually sat down in the chair I had pulled out for her. I reached into the bag Michele was carrying and took out an apple."Why do you look so scared? I won't do anything bad to your mom." I walked around to get back to my original position. I peeled the apple and gave it to Michele's mother."It's not like that. It is just that...""Miche
"Sir, I just wanted to remind you that there is a party invitation tonight from Mr. Rudolf Smith, the owner of SNM Corp. He is celebrating his 35th wedding anniversary."I looked at the clock in my hand. "There are 3 hours left. Come with me and find a present for them." I stood up and grabbed the coat that was draped over the back of the chair. I also grabbed my coat that was hanging on the hook stand."Yes, sir."I gave Olivia a quick glance as I passed her. But the woman turned her face away. It looks like she's still angry with me, but I don't know why.In the car, Olivia seemed to keep her distance from me. She even sat too close to the body of the car."What kind of gift is appropriate for an event like this?" I asked, as I had never been invited to an event like this before.Olivia didn't answer immediately, but looked down at her tablet first. "I was looking for information on Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Mr. Smith likes to play golf, while Mrs. Smith likes to collect expensive bags an