The Tales of Draconic Warlock

I woke up early in the morning, which is a habit of mine that I didn't change, the same as the habit of going to bed early. I remember a study from Earth that indicated it was good for health to go to bed early and wake up early. It was found that people who sleep late into the night would develop various health issues later in life.

I don't if that is true or not, I didn't have medical knowledge but in that life, I made sure to follow it. Though I could never verify whether it was true or not, I followed it.

Just like every day, I woke up and washed myself. I had to go to the canteen today because of a lack of delivery agents. The first-year students would leave the academy for the holidays.

Today is the start of the second-year student examinations. So they would be busy. The delivery agents were usually first-year or second-year students. This was because, from year three, students can take missions to go out.

These tasks may be safe but the pay is very low. So the third-year and above students wouldn't usually stick to jobs like this. These are only for first and second-year students. As both years are unavailable at this time, I had to go to the canteen for my breakfast.

I locked my quarters and handed the keys to the staff of the academy before I went to the canteen. Normally it was not necessary as not all students would have space storage. So the academy would allow them to keep the keys.

The problem for me was that dust would accumulate if it was left without cleaning it for a month. The cleaners would only be allowed with the student's permission. So most cleaning would be done when the students are still present in the room.

So if the student doesn't hand the keys, the cleaning has to wait till after the holidays. I don't want that. After all, those quarters would still be mine in the next semester. I don't want to return to a dusty room after the holidays. That would be horrible.

So I packed everything that belonged to me into the storage ring. After having breakfast I can head straight out.

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I left the academy after having my breakfast. There was a guard facility for the first-year students who couldn't afford the services. They would help the students reach the capital city safe and sound. This was arranged by the academy because the passage between the academy and the city is not entirely safe, though it can be said to be safer when compared to other directions.

Sometimes, monsters would roam this path accidentally. The academy didn't want to lose talented students, just because their luck was low. Most of the students are here because they were lucky to be born in a noble house or they have talent enough for the academy to be interested in.

There are a few commoners that did reach the same stage as that of the noble-born children but that doesn't mean that they would be lucky all the time.

Though the academy arranged guards for us. They would make sure that we reach the capital safely and that's it. After that, the students had to find their own way to wherever they wanted to. your-chapter-source

Not all students chose to leave. This was true for the commoner children who arrived from faraway places. They can't spend money on teleportation and traveling through land would take a lot of time. they can't spend much time with their families.

Moreover, even by land, it would be costly. It was better for them to stay and make use of the dungeons and training facilities.

I didn't utilize them. It would be a waste of time.

First, I had to wait till all the students appeared. The students who were interested in using the guards registered themselves beforehand. If they were late, the entire group had to wait for them.

Moreover, I can simply reach the capital before them, if I move alone. My agility is very high and my strength is more than enough to defeat the monsters that may come in my path. I don't need to be dragged down by others. So I simply set off before anyone could see the anomaly of me being alone.

If my parents heard about this, they wouldn't be terrified but I don't think that they would be happy. So I left before anyone noticed that I left the academy alone.

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I reached the capital faster than the time that we took back then to reach the academy. I should rest for a minute.

Hmm, I should bring something for my mother and father. What do they like?

What should I bring them?

Huh, I have an idea. A necklace or earrings would be best for the mother. For father, hmm... I think that a dish or some alcohol from the capital should do the trick. Let's find them.

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When I entered the house, my father was not there but my mother was present, waiting at the door. I called her just before I entered the teleportation circle. There was already a chauffeur waiting outside the teleportation hub for me. So it was easy for her to calculate how long would it take for me to come home.

As soon as I got out of the car, she ran towards me and hugged me.

I hugged back and smiled, "Hey Mom, I am home".

After a minute she let go of me, and led me back into the house.

"Sit down, and tell me how the exams went?" she asked.

This was going to be trouble for me but I made sure to skip the details of strength and told her about the exams how I did in all three parts of the exam and the rank that I obtained.

"That's my boy", she smiled.

I pulled out the earrings and the bottle of wine from the storage ring and placed them before her, "The rings are for you and the bottle is for Father", I said.

"Ah, thank you", she said as she snatched them.

I don't know whether she would give the wine to father but that's between them.

"I am a bit tired mother. I would like to freshen up a bit and rest till lunch", I said.

"Okay, I will send someone when it is time for lunch", she said.

I stood and walked to my room. It has been too long since I have been in my room.