Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Revealing everything (1)- Welcome back

"You... Isn’t it better for us if I join you in this fight against these devils? Why are you so persistent in getting rid of me?"

"Ugh! I can’t talk like this anymore. My head hurts. I will tell you where I am at, come here right now!"

"Meet you?" Theo felt like this was getting as ridiculous as it could get.

"Why would I meet you when you want to kill me? I can’t be making your job easier," he spoke.

’You really are showing your true colours now, you brat. Just wait for your doom one day.’

’I am done with this conversation. You are not going to trust me, nor do I need it anymore. I am leaving.’ Theo spoke after clicking his tongue. The hidden beast was helping him make his decision firmer.

There was no reaction from the beast anymore, and Theo got out of the study only to see everything packed.

"It’s not worth staying here anymore. It’s dangerous for me. Let’s move," Theo spoke and looked at Elias. "Get a carriage operator to come outside. I will wait for you."

Elias nodded without saying anything. He could look at that serious expression on Theo’s face, which always meant things were serious.

He got out of the room, and Theo sat on the bed, massaging the temple of his head.

"We’ll get through this, young master. Please don’t take stress," Clara spoke after keeping a hand on his shoulder.

Theo leaned his head toward the hand and took its support, making Clara feel like things might have been even tougher than they realized.

After five minutes, Theo heard a knock on the door.

He moved toward the ant hill trolley and moved it with him.

Clara opened the door and looked at Elias, who got inside and started picking up their stuff.

The corridor was dead silent as it was already midnight. They moved the trolley and luggage as slowly as possible, not to make noise.

When they were out of the corridor and toward the opening of the school, there were a few uniformed individuals waiting for them.

"I told them you’re feeling very homesick, so we will be going for a day back to your home."

Theo nodded and moved forward, near the gate where they were.

"Please halt, we are still getting permission to open the gate," one of them spoke before looking at all the suitcases and the weird-looking trolley with the trio.

Theo looked at Elias, who just nodded with his eyes.

They waited for a few minutes before a small gem on a uniformed person’s vest turned blue.

When all of them saw it, they nodded toward Elias and opened the door for them to exit.

"Thank you," Theo said and moved past toward the only carriage that was in the front.

The driver was an old man in normal clothing, and Theo felt satisfied seeing that he was only level 5. The beast moving the carriage was also an uncommon-grade horse.

The old man looked at him and bowed, making Theo smile.

They quickly got inside the carriage, and only when it started moving did they heave a sigh of relief.

"How did we get permission to leave, Elias?" Theo asked in curiosity, making Elias smile.

"The one who gives orders is only a higher-management person and not the headmistress. Before she even knows that you have gone back to your home, we will be at the Barony already, young master."

"Great." Theo finally leaned back and took a deep breath.

"I will tell you both about the other thing that made me move out immediately."

Theo told the duo about the ’supposed’ beast that was using telepathy to talk with him.

They were horrified and confused at first, but then Elias started thinking about it.

Theo could tell from that face that he was onto something.

"A beast that was very old... talked about 400 years ago like it was there... that could only be a dragon, young master. Pure-bred dragons, after reaching level 15, can live up to 500 years, and their tamers around 250..." Elias spoke.

When Theo thought about it, he frowned.

"That beast did not sound like a dragon to me. He was very whiny and always shouting."

Elias looked away after hearing that, but found his strength to speak his mind.

"Young master... beasts are not known to have enough intelligence to speak with us... not even a dragon. They can form small sentences at a certain level, which varies for all beasts. But a beast that used telepathy toward someone that was not its tamer— I have never heard of that."

But seeing Theo looking at him as if he needed an answer desperately, Elias did not stop there.

"But my knowledge is only at the level of an attendant, young master. There are levels of knowledge that I may never possess at all. You will have to take additional help for that."

Theo nodded and dropped the topic altogether. For now, what he needed to do was rest, as the journey was long.

The travel was so peaceful that Theo slept half the way without even fearing anything. Chip was out to scout for any dangers while Clara was in full attendant mode, which was no less than a full-blown security system.

Ten hours later, he could finally look at the castle’s silhouette. It made him feel a level of panic that he hadn’t felt even when he was told that the mantis had to be evaluated, or the hidden beast that kept telling him that he needed to die.

A guard stopped the carriage even before it was anywhere close to the castle.

"This way goes to the Merrick Barony. State your business," the guard spoke in a cold voice while holding the hilt of his sword that was still in the scabbard.

The window opened from the back, and the uniformed individual saw a boy move his head out of it.

In a single glance, the cold guard’s eyes flashed with excitement, and he gave a quick bow.

"Welcome home, Young Master Theo!"