Cherwood borough.
A nearly 1.8 metres tall young man with sharp features was walking towards a certain house.
His face is handsome is a manner to be considered beautiful. His shoulder length raven black hair was swaying slowly in the wind of Backlund. His eyes were light blue like clean lake. He was none other than the new Secret Supplicant Phillip Spearson.
I was walking towards the house of my employer Mr. Spikes in a steady speed while pondering about my experience from the last night. Hmm... So I can actually determine someone's malice and decipher that if he holds any animosity towards me or is a person of good or bad nature. Also, That unlucky fellow from last night made me really a powerful seq 9 even without having any combat ability. My plans for now should be to somehow sell his secret supplicant beyonder characteristic and sell some formulas or knowledge to gain money. Also, I should start understanding my seq more and I should try to digest to potion within at least 2-3 months. There's not much urgency in this, I can just try some things I've read about the acting method of a Secret Supplicant in my previous life.
After a few minutes of walking and letting my thoughts run throughout the whole of my previous life, I finnally reached 17 Copper alley. It was the house of Mr. Spikes who's most likely a beyonder of the Justiciar Pathway and the girl which I assumed is a maid should also be a beyonder, but I'm unable to guess her Pathway. "If she uses any ability of her Pathway, then I'll be able to detect it instantly but if not, then I must observe secretly for a while and activate my Heart of Madness while doing so. Then I can definitely confirm her Pathway".
While muttering my these type of peculiar plans that can geet me into an awkward situation, I rang the bell and patiently waited for a few breaths of time before the door was opened of the 'suspected' beyonder girl. The beautiful middle aged girl with blonde hair and beautiful Light brown eyes with a hint of golden glimmer in it saw me and gently smiled before saying, "Good morning Mr. Spearson".
Although her smile and sweet voice carried warmth, I still kept my guard on because I can clearly tell that she's a beyonder from the way her words had made my mind clear and I think I might know which pathway she's from. I simply brought my hat infront of my chest and bowed in a gentalmanly manner before replying, "Good morning Miss.... Uh-". "Lyanna, I think you should come inside now Mr. Spearson, Uncle is Waiting for you in the the living room". She turned around after asking me to come inside, so I simply walked inside the living room and found an old man with silvery white beard in a simple loenese attire came into my view.
Mr. Spikes was drinking a sweet iced tea when he stopped as of sensing my arrival. Although He was blind, He casted his gaze at me and after a few seconds heaved a sigh.
"Young people are indeed talented these days". His tone was a little self-deprecating but can clearly sense a feeling of surprise from his tone. And I can understand the hidden line between that remark, he was hinting that he knows my indentity as a beyonder now.
Heh... So what you know, it's not like I I'm unable to sense the lack of any kind of wariness and I'll intentions from you. It should be one of two things. Either you're very confident in yourself and Miss Lyanna or you genuinely don't have any thoughts of suspecting me for becoming a beyonder just in a night. If it's the former, then it's pretty normal and I should be able to understand and befriend you. But if it's the latter, then I think it'll be quite an amusing situation.
"Good morning, Mr. Spikes". I greated the old man with a charming but slightly wary tone. Infact I had to show some wariness, any other beyonder would show wariness in front of someone who's at least a Sheriff. But, the amount of wariness should not exceed a certain amount or it'll make the other party suspect you about having seen through of some ulterior motives or arrangements. But the amount I showed was perfect thanks to my former self, The Great Special Senior Military Commander COLONEL ARTHUR REGINALD SPEARSON.
"Good morning child, you're punctual just as I expected, come here sit and enjoy this sweet iced tea".
I nodded and sat on the sofa placed beside the table. I know he can't see my nod but still I'm accustomed to this so I can't just stop doing this because the old man's blind. Besides, as far as I can see through his actions, I've discovered that he can sense my movements.
I drank the sweet iced tea slowly while pondering about what kind of research or read work I will get on my first day.
"You see, I think you're someone who's talented in languages and is definitely very interested in history. I am also a history enthusiast, but I'm unable to read a book which is written in ancient feysac and Lyanna is also unable to read it because she only knows Loenese. I want you to read as well as explain it to me, don't worry you'll definitely love this book once you start to understand it".
Mr. Spikes explained with a gentle smile on his face which made people think of him as the best person in this world.
But, i can sense a feeling which I've experienced almost through my entire duty in military. The feeling of obeying a senior Commander. Yes, this 'suspected' old Sheriff gave an order by just explaining something simply. I decided to show the expression of a junior officer who's determined to follow his senior.
He then asked Miss Lyanna to take out the book from his inventory. After she brought the book over to the living room and gave it to Mr. Spikes with am expression of excitement and anticipation, the old man said to me in a warm tone, "This is a book I recently got from a friend and he told me that it contains a rather good amount of history of the fourth epoch".
I have a feeling that this job can definitely help me gain some more information about the history and the book he wants me to read is not any kind of regular simple book.
Come to think of it, I'm a secret supplicant but I can gain some abilities and skills of other four pathways that can be interchanged with my own in high levels. And this job perfectly suits one of the pathways..... READER.