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n-In Bastian's family house-

nThe next day, Desmond woke up from his sleep after a night of meditation. As usual, he first visited Alice's room.

nWhen he wants to go to Alice's room, he sees many servants gather in front of Alice's room.

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"Ms. Alice, please open the door.

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"We bring your favorite food, Miss.

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n* ehm * Desmond, who had been standing behind the servants, became impatient.

nWhen the servants heard Desmond's voice, they all turned around,

"Young master, please help us,

" the servants begged. Some had brought brooms, food, and so on.

nLooking at this, Desmond raised his eyebrows and asked,

"So what happened yesterday?

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"We don't know. The guards took Alice to her room, then Alice suddenly woke up and looked for the young master.

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"Yes, but since the bodyguard who brought Alice told us that the young master was arranging something, we only conveyed the same message to Miss Alice.

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"Suddenly, we saw Miss Alice become scared. She took a blanket, wrapped it around her body, and then she kicked us out and locked the door all night; she also didn't eat anything last night.

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nYesterday is correct. Desmond came home late at night because he was too busy checking up on every narrowed alley and found several demons. Not only because he wanted revenge, but the benefit of absorbing demons' energy is also good without risk, compared to killing a human. Only after marking the demon with the system could he finally go home and take a shower.

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"So that's the problem. Move aside; let me persuade her.

n* knock ** knock *

"Sis, It's me.

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n* click * The sound of the door opened, and Alice opened the door with her face and body covered with a blanket.

nWith a smile, Desmond greeted Alice,

"Morning Ali—

" before he could say hello, Alice pulled his hand, and he entered the room. She also locked the door again, not allowing the servants to enter.

nInside the room, Alice immediately pushed Desmond to the ground, leaving him lying on the floor with Alice resting on his chest.

nHe leaned against the door of the room, waiting for Alice to speak.

nAfter a few seconds, Alice remained silent while hugging him. He also felt something wet soaking his front shirt.

nBefore Desmond said anything, he heard Alice sobbing.

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"sob...sob... I-I'm s-sorry Desmond.

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nDesmond moved the blanket from her face, which is red with tears pouring out incessantly. He stroked Alice's hair and said,

"No problem, just be careful next time.

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nAlice mumbled for a few minutes before finally calming down.

nShe looked into Desmond's eyes and talked about yesterday's incident. After Desmond heard the completed story, he felt relieved that he had killed the shop owner.

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"Okay, I understand now. So please eat your food now, okay?

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nAlice nodded and kept hugging Desmond.

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"Now, I will continue my practice, sis.

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nDesmond moved Alice's body aside and got up.

nBefore Desmond opened the door, he heard Alice's voice,

"Thank you, Desmond.

" Although she said it in a low tone, he still heard it.

nDesmond came out of the room with a smile on his face and looked at the servant,

"You can come in now.

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nThe servants who had been standing in front of the door immediately entered to do their job.

nWhen Desmond had been away, the servant started to gossip,

"The relationship between the young master and the young lady is getting closer and closer.

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"What do you say? Isn't that a normal relationship between siblings?

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"No, my brother never treated me like that; thus, we can only report this to the Lord and Lady.

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nWhen Desmond heard this, he pretended he didn't listen and kept walking towards the yard.

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nAt noon, after Desmond finished training, he lay in the garden grass, thinking about the strange thing that had happened to him.

nTime stops?

nIs this an innate ability?

nDesmond ordered the system to replay yesterday's events. There, seconds before the tail stabbed into Desmond's eyes, and suddenly, the recorded image turned black for a few moments before returning to normal.

nThat was strange; even the system can't record my action.

nStatus.

nScanning the Host Body…

nScan Complete!

n-Status-

nName: Desmond

nMale gender

nAge: 3 years

nRace: Human

nClass: Swordsman

nOccupation: None

nUnique Energy: 6.19

nStrength: 7.04

nAgility: 0.44

nStamina: 1.63

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nDesmond frowned, 'Nothing's changed; this feels weird.'

nMany possibilities were running through his mind. As he lay on the ground, looking up at the sky, Desmond tried to focus his gaze on the passing birds.

nAnd what happened next is that time became slow, 'No, this is very different.' The time returned to normal, and he felt his eye was slightly sore.

nYesterday's incident seemed like time had slowed down 10x more than this, and the duration also was quite long.

nDesmond's expression became more irritated, the veins on his forehead enlarged.

nFuck, I hate this feeling.

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"System can you analyze yesterday's incident about me?

" Desmond knew that the system couldn't, but humans are creatures full of curiosity.

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nCreate Tasks ..

n1 Slot Used

nStatus: Working 0%

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nWorking 50% ..

nThat work!

nHe waited for the progress bar, but the bar seemed stuck at 50% after a few seconds.

nERROR | Reason: Insufficient Information

nSaving to Database ...

nSaved Data!

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"I know that, ahhhhh... this is so frustrating.

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nDesmond then stood up and patted his clothes.

nHe tried to focus only on an object, and the result was what he already knew; time seemed to slow down a bit before returning to normal.

nDesmond's second trial is he ran while focusing his eyes on an object, and the result was no different from the second trial, except it consumed more energy.

nAfter several attempts, the sky became darker, and the light faded slowly. Without realizing it, it was already dusk.

nDesmond turned around and saw his food in its usual place.

nAh, it seems I was too focused. The first day failed.

nDesmond's eyes filled with flames of curiosity. He would rather die by the enemy's hand than die of curiosity.

nHe looked around and noticed there was no shadow in the forest.

nSystem, scan the area now.

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nCreate Tasks ..

n1 Slot Used

nStatus: Working 0%

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nWorking 50% ..

nStatus: Completed

nSaving to Database ...

nSaved Data!

nSystem Conclusion: There are no people within 1000m range

nHmm? Has the secret guard got a new assignment?

nForget it, as I care.

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