After recieving his Grimoire, Yuhan decided the next thing he needed was information, the two boys he met earlier had saved him and took him to this church, if he played this right, Yuhan might just be able to get something useful out of this situation.
Sneaking back in, Yuhan stumble around a bit until he found his way back into the room, laying down in the same place near everyone else, closing his eyes, his mind was rushing to get his story straight, something simple and easy to build around, a way to explain his lack of common knowledge.
A new that starts, rays of sunlight bathe the church halls through the windows, another day for the orphans of Hage village, birds chirping outside, while the kids wake up slowly, going about their day, a strange boy with spiky black hair slowly opens his eyes, standing up and looking around the room. At this time a loud scream is hear by everyone in the entire building.
— He woke UP!!!!
The one to responsible for the noise was no other than a silver hair boy from the day before, standing at the door carry a basket full of clothes. A swift smack in his head was heard, as another figure, an old man dressed in priest clothes came into the room.
— You're gonna scare him, Asta.
After a scolding, Asta left the room leaving Yuhan and the old priest to talk, an uncomfortable silence hang in the air, until the priest coughed dryly before speaking.
— I'm Father Orsi, I'm responsible for this orphanage, are you feeling better?
He asked with a direct but warn tone, he looked at the boy expecting an answer.
— My name is Yuhan, I'm ok... I think, what happend?
The boy asked with innocent eyes, the old let out a sigh and tried to explain what he had understood about the situation.
— Asta and Yuno told me about what happend, you were caught up in their fight with a criminal and tried call the guards.
Wait... did they misunderstand something? Yuhan thought.
— Where are your parents? Where are you from? No one from Hage village seems to recognize you.
Father Orsi didn't waste time with his questions, as of this moment, he didn't know anything about the boy, and housing someone with unknown origins could be dangerous to the children.
— I don't know...
With a sigh Father Orsi scratched his chin pulling a few hairs, Yuhan could be lying, a spy from another kingdom, but he was so young the old priest was hesitant to think about it.
— What is the last thing you remember?
Yuhan was ready for this question, if he was going to pretend amnesia, he needed a good story.
— I was hit by a bright light, I felt like I was... floating, when I opened my eyes, there was a large tower, everyone was going there so I followed them, books were flying and everyone got one, then everyone left but me.
The old priest seemed to undestand something, Yuhan stayed in the tower until late, after he left, that was when Asta and Yuno were fighting, it was a bad timming.
— Besides your name, do you remember anything else, your kingdom or maybe a family name?
Yuhan shook his head, he didn't even know the name of this kingdom, no one told him yet, it was easy to fake amnesia when you had no real information, everything is a novelty.
With a concerned expression, the priest stood up slowly, pacing a little bit to think.
— Come with me Yuhan, let's meet everyone else.
Yuhan followed him, walking the church corridors, he was taken to the kitchen, to see the bathrooms, common areas and finally the backyard, where a nun was calmly hanging clothes to dry, with a number of childen around her.
The old priest introduced Yuhan to the others, one by one the children introduced themselves, Recca with unruly red hair, Nash uninterested in the stranger, Aruru always cheerful and Hollo a little timid to speak, so Aruru introduced him instead.
While the nun, Sister Lily, took Yuhan and the children inside to start preparations for the banquet, Orsi looked at him with a concerned expression.
— A bright light, it could be magic... someone erased his memories? why?
His murmurs were not heard by anyone but himself, he pushed the troubles aside and turned to leave, he had another meeting today, one he could not miss, as it was crucial for the future of his children.
In a dimly lit room, adorned by a few potted plants was an old mage, with long beard and brown robes, his guest was a familiar looking old priest, Father Orsi, as they both recounted the events from before.
— Two of the selected.. decided against taking the exam.
The old mage said in a defeated tone, at those words, Father Orsi spoke his mind again to the old man.
— Again, I believe Yuno will be fine, but It'll be pointless for Asta to take them.
The old wizard nodded, but still, his mind seemed to think of something else.
— Well, but he says he wants to do it...
With a mischiveous look on his face he shot a remark to his old friend.
— Actually, the idea of Asta going to the Royal Capital makes you feel lonely, doesn't it?
After a friendly altrecation, both sides returned to a serious discussion.
— That book that Asta obtained... is it truly a Grimoire?
The question hung in the air without an answer, both sides hesitant to voice their concerns.
It was late in the afternoon when Father Orsi came back from the village, carrying a bag full of tatoes, when he returned, a pleasant suprise waited for him, Yuhan had fit in nicely among the children, cleaning the kitchen, and even helping them cook a grand feast for Yuno and Asta, who hadn't returned yet.
— Yuhan, can you get the pie out of the oven please? Place it in the window to cool off.
Yuhan promptly took a pair of gloves and got the pie out of the stone oven, with a smile on his face.
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*Sub-Quest*
[A Feast Before the Journey]
º Help -Sister Lily- to prepare a feast
Reward:
Crystal x10
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When helping around with the chores, Sister Lily had casually talked about a feast they needed to prepare for Asta and Yuno, since they were going to the Royal Capital, she didn't ask Yuhan directly to help, but that casual remark triggered a floating screen to appear, excitement took over Yuhan as soon as he saw the sub-quest.
I guess requests from important people can trigger sub-quests, if that's the case, why didn't any of the requests from the children gave me one? what are the conditions?
As Yuhan got busy with prepearing the feast, time flew by, and the sky turned dark, Asta and Yuno came racing towards the orphanage, the children washed their hands, Yuhan helped Sister Lily to set the table and soon enough, everyone gathered together to enjoy the feast.
— Tomorrow's the day Yuno and Asta set out for the Royal Capital, we have to send them off with a bang!
With a kind voice and calm demeanor, Sister Lily added.
— Father went around everywhere, asking for tatoes.
Asta was moved by the gesture, clasping his hands and crying his eyes out.
— Father!
But the priest was unmoved.
— What's that look for? it's not just for you, it's actually mostly for Yuno.
That set off a long conversation about how Asta was doomed to fail the magic exam, while most childen agreed it would be quite lonely without Asta's cheerful and noisy nature around.
The conversation was cut short when Sister Lily announced, it was time to eat, as Yuhan's the fork finally reached his mouth and the juicy tatoes melted in a delicious explosion, a notification popped up.
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*Sub-Quest*
[A Feast Before the Journey]
✔ Help -Sister Lily- to prepare a feast
Reward:
Crystal x10
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Everyone enjoyed a tasteful dinner, when Yuhan finally found his chance, while Asta proudly showed his Grimoire, as an undeniable proof of his qualifications to join the Magic Exam.
— Anyone with a book like that can take the exam?
Everyone looked at him like he was an alien, the magic exam was common sense.
— Well, you can take the exam, but most people fail, the requirements to join the Magic Knights are really high, most people don't even bother trying.
Said Nash flatly.
— Yuhan lost his memories, of course he doesn't know it.
At this, Yuhan took out the book he was hiding inside his jacket like he was a clueless idiot.
— Would this work too?
Everyone's eyes turned in disbelief and shock, Asta's eyes where bulging out of his face, looking at the golden four leaf clover adorned in a black grimoire.
— WHAT????????
Everyone shouted in unison.