Chapter 31
If the old man was facing only Linton who was no longer vigilant at this moment, he could have successfully launched a sneak attack, but unfortunately there was a powerful swordsman with keen perception next to him.
Jared's expression suddenly changed. He quickly grabbed the staff that was swinging at him, stared at the old man and asked in a deep voice: "Why did you attack me by surprise?"
Linton's anxious expression turned into shock: "Teacher Harvey, why did you hit me??"
Although the young man was Aurelion's teacher, he was also a student who graduated from here a long time ago. The old man in front of him had also taught him, so Linton naturally had awe for him.
The old man drew back his staff and glared at him, saying bitterly, "Don't call me teacher. I don't have a student like you! What do you want to do to a child, you pervert? She's only fifteen years old!!"
"Ah?" Linton reacted for a moment, then explained in a panic: "Are you talking about Al? No, you misunderstood! That's my brother! Look at his hair, he looks so much like someone in our family!"
Harvey knew that the Lancaster family had lost a child, but what did this have to do with taking off someone's clothes?! He stared at Linton doubtfully.
Linton was now being stopped from going to recognize his relatives. He was feeling very anxious and wanted to tell the whole world about finding his brother. Just then, an unknown person appeared in front of him and started talking about his brother.
From that day on, without Elphis knowing anything, someone went to all the teachers in the class to inquire about his situation. This guy started by introducing Elphis as his younger brother. To this, the teachers' reaction was -
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How are they similar??? Please don't try to rip off the talented boy, okay?!
Look at his temperament and brains, and then look at you... Oh, you are my cousin, so he may not look like me. Let's talk about your uncle. These teachers have been in the royal city for many years. They have seen the third son of the Lancaster family. He has a very high talent in swordsmanship and is now a domain swordsman. He is indeed excellent, but that brain... I don't know if it works well. Anyway, I don't seem to have seen him use it during the conversation. Besides, his face doesn't look like him!
Linton: "My brother is more like my aunt." To be precise, he looks like no one when he smiles, but when his expression is cold, he is as beautiful and freezing as my aunt!
All the teachers were skeptical, but since they all knew their colleague Linton and knew he was not a bad person, and the questions they asked were all unimportant, there was nothing to hide.
Linton was a little anxious because Jared was watching him and he couldn't go to see his brother, but now, listening to his brother's excellent performance in school, he had a proud smile on his face the whole time.
I was so happy to hear that, Teacher Eli asked gently, "By the way, I remember you went to Rockefeller to teach exchange students. How long do you plan to stay here?"
Linton: “…”
Get up and apply to be transferred back. It would be best if I could persuade the dean to transfer a teacher from Class 1 to teach the exchange students, and let him take the vacant position! That way, I can be my brother's teacher!
It was also from the day after Alphis accidentally saw Linton that he noticed that the teachers looked at him abnormally often during class, and their eyes were quite strange...
But he believed that he was an honest person and worked diligently, so he definitely had not made any mistakes and did not feel guilty.
If only one teacher was like this, he would think that the other person wanted to discuss something with him, but everyone was like this? Even Teacher Eli would "inadvertently" glance at him!
What are you doing? Can you please just say what you want to say? Don't make it so scary!
After two days, Elphis was looked at with horror - he always felt that something big was about to happen.
I specifically contacted Abner, the candidate who was quite friendly to me. After chatting for a while, I confirmed that his attitude was the same as before. So the abnormality of the teachers had nothing to do with the Vatican...
Before he could figure out the reason, Elphis soon realized that whenever he walked out of the dormitory, he felt like he was being watched secretly, even during class.
There are three beautiful retro colorful stained glass windows in the classroom, which are usually open to let in more light.
Not long after the class started, he felt the gaze sticking to him again. He looked out the window, but couldn't find the source among the several teaching buildings and the many trees taller than the buildings.
The boy frowned, but he had no reason to close the window, so he could only bear it.
Fortunately, his intuition told him that the person behind him had no ill intentions, so Elphis didn't need to be too nervous.
On the stage, when Eli called on the student sitting by the window to answer a question, his usually gentle eyes fell on somewhere outside the window, but quickly retracted.
"Everyone, read this ancient ode again."
After assigning a small task, Eli walked out of the classroom leisurely. Before the students finished reading it, he came back. No one could figure out what he was doing outside in such a short time. Elphis glanced out the window as if he knew something.
At the other end of the royal city, Linton suddenly arrived home: ???
What are you doing? I just took a quick look at my brother, how come he became abnormal? How did it delay your class?! Damn it! Don't think you can be unreasonable just because you are strong!
Linton was preparing to go back to school with gritted teeth when the owner of the manor, who had sensed the spatial fluctuations here, arrived. He lowered his guard only after seeing that the visitor was his son.
The handsome and serious middle-aged silver-haired man frowned at him: "Did you come back using the teleportation scroll?" If so, he would beat this prodigal to death.
"Don't mention it. That black-hearted guy Eli..."
Wait, he had been concentrating on secretly looking after his brother these past two days and forgot to tell his father and aunt that he had found his brother!
As for his uncle and aunt, whose whereabouts were unknown, if he told them that he recognized his brother only by his face, he would always feel a little guilty. Linton did not dare to bear the excessive expectations of the two, so he decided to wait until his cousin came back from Lisai Town...
Later that day, Elphis felt the gaze that had been driven away by Teacher Eli once coming back again. The dinner in his mouth no longer tasted good because of the stalker's stare!
He didn't know that if the academy didn't allow outsiders to enter, there would be two more people watching him.
It was a new day, and Elphis walked out of the tower.
It is no longer as lively as it was at the beginning of the school year. After learning about the tower, the students no longer have the curiosity to gather around to watch. On weekdays, only teachers and top students with tokens come here, so there are not many people around.
Elphis suddenly had an idea. He frowned, covered his lips and coughed a few times. He then staggered and sat down under a tree by the roadside, looking extremely weak and pitiful.
Jared was just wondering when Linton disappeared from his side like a gust of wind!
"Phil—"
Elphis was supported on the back by someone. He didn't expect that such a clumsy performance of luring the snake out of its hole would actually attract the stalker!
He didn't even take the time to wait, the other party just ran over directly, which shows... not very smart.
The young man took a deep look at the handsome young man whom he had met a few days ago. He should have thought of this man who looked a little abnormal... What did he call him just now?
"You've got the wrong person. My name is Elphis." He suspected that he looked like someone and was mistaken for a substitute.
"Oh, you can call me whatever you want. Al is easy to remember too."
Phil was the name I gave my younger brother when he was just born. I had been repeating it in my mind for more than ten years and I got used to it. I just called it out in a hurry.
“……”This sounds weird.
The visitor carefully put his arm around his shoulders and asked with concern: "Don't be afraid if you feel uncomfortable. I brought a lot of magic potions that you can take!"
Elphis stood up, nodded and greeted the exchange student leader who followed behind him, and then distanced himself from Linton: "I'm not sick. Besides, you seem to have recognized the wrong person. You have been following me these days and it has caused me a lot of trouble. Please don't continue."
The young man opened his eyes wide: "Hey, you knew?!" The next moment he showed a proud smile: "Brother is so awesome!"
Jared, who was standing next to him, covered his face with one hand, unable to look directly at his friend who was so excited that he had lost all his intelligence. Was this the point he wanted to make? ? ?
Elphis frowned as he looked at the weirdo who was sticking to him like taffy, and felt that given the other person's condition, it would be difficult for him to just leave.
"I told you you got the wrong person."
Linton answered him confidently: "Impossible! You look exactly the same as I remember! Your hair, your eyes, your cute little face..."
Jared: From babies to teenagers, they're exactly the same!
Seeing the child frowning again, Jared thought he was getting annoyed, but he didn't know that Elphis was in doubt! Stay calm, stay calm...
Linton was talking here and there, and because it was the first time he was talking to his brother, he was so excited that he couldn't make sense of his thoughts. Jared couldn't bear it anymore, so he grabbed his collar again to stop him from getting close to him and scaring him. He then mentioned that his friend's family had lost a child fifteen years ago. Because they looked similar, he was a little suspicious of the boy's background and wanted to ask Alphis to briefly talk about his past.
"My parents passed away a long time ago." He said this without any guilt, and with an expression of regret and nostalgia. This was not an act, because Elphis suddenly thought of things from his previous life.
Linton looked at him distressedly: "Did your adoptive parents die very early? Then you must have suffered a lot..."
Elphis: "..." No matter what I say, you have already determined that I am your brother, right?
Jared: "Do you have a red mole on the back of your shoulder?"
"No." In fact, he didn't know whether there was one or not, because he didn't have eyes on the back of his head.
Linton was anxious: "It's inconvenient for you to see the back shoulder, you must have not noticed it before, brother will help you take a closer look!"
He tried desperately to get closer to him with his hands and feet, but he was held by the collar of Fate and couldn't take a single step forward. That silly and ferocious look really made Elphis unable to guard against it. If this body was really the other person's younger brother, then the family that he might face in the future shouldn't do too many dirty things.
The matter of appearance could be called a coincidence. Neither of the two people on the opposite side could come up with a substantive explanation. Elphis did not want to usurp the original owner's nest and enjoy the family affection, so before the background was determined, he did not intend to discuss it in detail. He made up an excuse that he had something to do and left, leaving the young man waiting anxiously behind.
However, encountering a stalker who looked like a relative was not the only thing that surprised Elphis that day.
Watching dozens of forces of faith floating in front of him from afar and then sinking into his body, the young man thought for a moment and was sure that the source was an acquaintance in Lise Town. He just didn't know why everyone started to worship him again.
Not long ago, the small town of Lisse, halfway across the empire—
Kelly was the cousin sent by Linton to inquire about Elphis's life experience. She used two teleportation arrays and rushed to Raphi City at full speed. After finding out the route to Lise Town, she rushed back without stopping.
The bright woman holding the sword had a cold and stern temperament. She was exhausted from the journey and was not in a very good mood. The townspeople became wary of this stranger the first time they saw her.
Kelly was furious all the way. That damn Linton found a man who looked very much like his brother and didn't even let her look at him. He said that she couldn't enter Aurelion anyway and it was pointless to stay in the royal city. It would be better for her to investigate the boy's background. He would be relieved if his own people could investigate the speed and results.
Kelly knew what he said made sense, but that didn't stop her from being angry because she couldn't see her brother in advance!
What’s even more annoying is that the investigation is not going smoothly.
Kelly did not show any arrogance to the townspeople because of the huge difference in status and position. On the contrary, she considered herself to be friendly and polite, and even told them in advance that she was looking for her younger brother. However, the townspeople only told her that the boy named Al's parents died early. When she asked where his home was and where his other relatives were, they all kept silent, made excuses and walked away without paying any attention to her, regardless of gender or age!
A few townspeople walked away and started chatting.
"Al is right. A magician is a gold nugget that everyone wants. As long as people hear that he is an adopted child, a lot of people will come to claim him as their biological parent. It has only been a short time since the child left, and a scammer has come to inquire about him so soon."
"Fortunately, he reminded us not to tell outsiders about him. If someone finds out when we found him, they might make up a story and shamelessly ask him to recognize them as their relatives. That would be troublesome."
"Really? He's still my brother. How can they look alike? Look at our Eldo's beautiful child..."
Several people were talking to each other, and at the same time they were thinking, "This is Al, as expected, he could have predicted something like this!"
The power of faith emanated from the townspeople and floated toward the distant royal city.
Kelly, who was left behind by the townspeople, listened to the discussion with a smile and tears in her eyes. The simple townspeople didn't know that a swordsman's five senses were stronger than those of ordinary people, especially since Kelly's level was not low. Even the uncles and aunts who walked almost a hundred meters away could hear it clearly!
In this way, Kelly walked around the town for a while, asked several groups of people, and then...all the information she got was obtained by eavesdropping.
"Oh, I'm old now. I almost forgot the day we picked Al up."
A young man said happily: "I remember! I was the first one to find him that day." Then he gave a date.
"Pah, I don't know who is so vicious to put the child in the river. Fortunately, our Al was lucky enough not to be drowned."
"Think about the swaddling clothes he was wrapped in. The cloth must have been used by a wealthy family. I don't want Al to be found by his family. There are so many dirty things among the nobles. Otherwise, why would they abandon such a cute child?"
"Hey~ the swaddling clothes you mentioned do feel comfortable to the touch. Al gave them to me when I had just given birth to my second child..."
In addition to the origin, Kelly also heard a lot about how cute and sensible Elphis was since he was a child, how he came up with good ideas to improve their lives and made money with everyone... No matter who was speaking, every sentence showed protection and favoritism.
In fact, when Kelly heard them mention the incident of picking up Al, she was sure that the boy Linton saw was their younger brother - how could they forget the day when their brother was stolen?
But Kelly didn't want to leave yet. She wanted to hear more about her brother's past without the involvement of his family.
The mention of the name Elphis was like a crack in the wall. The townspeople kept silent in front of her, but started to talk nonstop once they were a little further away...
As she listened, this young woman who looked only about 25 or 26 couldn't help but feel sad.
Such a cute, soft, caring, sensible, smart and capable little brother grew up under the watch of others... Wow!!!
Several men who secretly followed this outsider to prevent her from causing trouble: "..."
She cried just because no one paid attention to her? ? The rough guys in the small town had never seen such a delicate person in their lives! It was really annoying to see her. Anyway, she was a person with bad intentions, so just chase her away.
Kelly was soon asked to leave by the townspeople. She was worried about seeing her brother, so she left as the locals wished.
After riding the horse for a while, the woman suddenly remembered the good thing called the teleportation scroll! Why waste time? Although the scroll is precious, it is not as precious as her brother!
So, on the day when Elphis received the power of faith, someone quickly returned to the royal city with important news.
In two different distant locations, a cool and beautiful woman with a bun was making marks on the map, while a handsome man who was lost in the mountains was looking around with an irritable look on his face, wondering which direction to go.
Almost at the same time, the two of them sensed movement in the crystal ball to which their spiritual power was attached.
The man took out the crystal ball slowly, and it turned out to be his brother again, not his wife...
Before he could speak, the person on the other side shouted at him: "Come back quickly! We found Phil!!!"
"???"
Terran was startled for a moment, but after he came to his senses, he knew that his family would not lie to him and ask him back home about this matter. They didn't even have the patience to ask him any more questions, so Terran used the teleportation scroll to go back to the royal city directly!
The woman looking at the map remained unmoved, letting the crystal ball glow in the space ring.
After a while, Cynthia finally felt annoyed - he used to contact her once a day, and she didn't respond, so he would stop bothering her. Why was he bothering her today?
After connecting to the crystal ball, Cynthia saw an unexpected yet reasonable acquaintance...
"Linton, what do you want me for?"
——
The day of talking with Linton ended quickly. At night, Elphis took a mirror in the dormitory and looked at the back of his shoulder. He actually found a small red mole that he had never noticed before!
After a moment of silence with mixed feelings, he decided to get some loose powder to cover it up tomorrow. He just didn't know what the quality of cosmetics in this world was like, and whether it would be rubbed off by clothes in an instant.
The work and rest habits have been formed long ago, and no matter how many things are on his mind, it will not prevent Elphis from going to bed on time.
midnight--
The boy suddenly woke up, not because of a nightmare, but because he had a strange premonition that something big was about to happen.
There was no trace of sleepiness left in him. Elphis lit the candle ring and looked around the small dormitory. It was strange... why did he still feel like he was being stared at? Could it be that that guy had left him with a psychological trauma?
“Knock knock knock…”
There was a sudden knock on the door in the silent night.
"Brother, are you awake?"
Linton, who was guarding the door, saw a little light coming through the crack in the door and called out cautiously in a whisper.
Elphis: "..."Brother, you are a little scary late at night.
This guy's existence is probably the reason why I was awakened just now.
Linton didn't want to be so perverted as to stand guard at the door while his brother was sleeping, but everyone in the family was at the school gate (stopped by the gatekeeper) waiting for him to take his brother out to meet them, and Linton didn't want to disturb anyone's sleep, so how could he do such a cruel thing to his brother!
But since my brother has woken up on his own, he can knock on the door.
Elphis opened the dormitory door and wanted to ask him to leave, but unexpectedly, his eyes lit up when he saw him. He lowered his head and discussed with him in a very gentle and careful tone: "Your parents have rushed back to the royal city after hearing the news. Your uncle, aunt and sisters are all waiting for you at the entrance of the college. Can you go and meet them?"
As soon as Linton finished speaking, he saw the silver-haired boy's embarrassed expression and immediately added: "If you are still sleepy, go back and continue sleeping. We are not in a hurry. We can meet again in the morning!"
Elphis wanted to continue saying that they had recognized the wrong person, but he didn't say it in the end. He hated himself for being so soft-hearted!
You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. Elphis wanted to see what other clues this family had besides their appearance.
The moment he nodded, Linton smiled happily and controlled the wind element to fly out with his brother!
Elphis, whose face was suddenly covered with hair, said: “…” His family really didn’t want to recognize this jerk.
The gatekeeper knew Linton's face, and he had been listening to the group of people at the door talking excitedly for a long time. He probably understood the situation and did not ask any more questions about Linton bringing students out in the middle of the night.
At the first sight of the boy, everyone in the Lancaster family was certain - this was their child!
Cynthia opened her eyes wide, staring at the face that had inexplicably made her miss him for three years...
Elphis was just thinking that the woman opposite him looked very familiar. Before he could dig out his memory from where he had seen her, the other party came over and hugged him tightly at a speed that he had no time to dodge!
Listening to the sobbing calls, Elphis froze all over - he didn't dare to move, he didn't dare to move at all!
Taillon, who had been missing his son and daughter-in-law for more than ten years, was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears. He then hugged them and cried with his wife!
Linton, who had been wanting to hug his brother for several days, finally got the chance and went up to him, laughing and crying.
Kelly and her mother Amber then followed and hugged their family members whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
Except for Elphis who was frozen like a log, everyone in the group was crying with joy. The silver-haired boy who was surrounded by enemies could only move his eyeballs. He looked for help at the middle-aged man who looked relatively calm. Quick! Comfort them!
Lin En, who was stared at with "expectant" eyes by his nephew: Forget it, there is no outsider here, why should I pretend to be serious? In this situation, if I don't hug him, it will seem like we are not a family.
The most serious and solemn leader of the Lancaster family stretched out his arms and joined the hugging group.
Elphis in the middle: Help, help——I can’t breathe anymore!!!
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