Early the next morning, Ethan was already awake in his night robes.
He rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he finally decided to go through the rewards he put off since.
The glow of system screens materialized before him.
[You saved yourself from captivity and escaped a full guild: 3500xp]
[Bonus Reward: The System has offered you a special reward]
[Total Experience points: 12,450xp]
This was the total experience points gathered over the last few days.
However, what really caught his attention was that special reward notification. His eyes lingered on it.
"Show this special reward," he muttered.
[Congrats! You have been rewarded with a Legendary Class summon]
[Summon Na: Nina Dragonheart]
Ethan’s eyes widened. "Legendary class?" he repeated. Damn, the system wasn’t joking when it referred to this as a special reward.
His summoner level was still at 2, which ant he wasn’t even entitled to gain legendary class summons yet.
But a reward like this? It completely bypassed his level limitations.
He felt deeply excited and was really tempted to call this summon out right here and now. But then stopped himself.
No. Bad idea.
The mana signature of a legendary class summon would rattle the entire manor. Eduardo would be up here in seconds, probably with his katana drawn, thinking the house was under attack.
Legendary class summons could equate to the power of S-grade beasts. That kind of presence wouldn’t go unnoticed.
And that old man had worried enough last night. Ethan didn’t need to give him a heart attack first thing in the morning.
With that sobering thought, Ethan decided he would check out the new summon much later.
There was, however, one more thing Ethan had felt yesterday. Right when he had just broken off the cuffs that held him captive.
It had felt like the first day he tapped into his demon nature, but this ti, only more pronounced.
He didn’t feel like that right now, which only ant whatever that empowernt was, it only ca when he transford into a demon.
Therefore, this thing he felt had to be one thing. A special trait.
Certain families had special traits that their mbers possessed. To be specific, it was sothing only for those who were pure bloodlines of the said family.
For example, Wilson’s Compulsion was sothing only the pureblood vampires of the Heydrich family possessed.
Every major family had sothing like that. A genetic gift that set them apart.
"What trait do I possess as part demon?" Ethan asked the system.
[House Azazel’s special trait is Amplification]
"House Azazel..." Ethan muttered the na slowly.
This was a family one of his parents was from. It was then that it occurred to him, he didn’t really know much about his heritage.
The original Ethan’s mories were frustratingly vague on the subject.
"Is there more you know about House Azazel?" Ethan asked, genuinely curious now.
[Not at this ti]
"Hm." Ethan just nodded, a bit disappointed.
Then he said, "Well, show what this Amplification can do."
Right then, another screen followed up, and Ethan leaned in to read it carefully.
[Amplification: This trait allows the user to increase any magical or physical phenona by 100%]
"Jesus!" Ethan exclaid with widened eyes.
Jesus wasn’t even a na known on this planet, but the soul possessing Ethan couldn’t help himself from yelling it out.
Ethan’s mind raced through so many possibilities at once.
"Spell damage? Albedo’s teleportation range? Strength of my punches?"
[Affirmative. All of that could easily be amplified by 100% of its original effect]
"Goddamn!" Ethan exclaid. This was broken. Utterly broken.
If he cast Fireball, it would hit twice as hard. If he borrowed Albedo’s teleportation, he could jump 200 ters instead of 100.
But right then, Eduardo stepped into the room and saw Ethan’s exhilarated face.
"What brings you joy this morning, Master Ethan?" the butler asked.
Ethan imdiately toned down his expression and waved his hand dismissively. "Nothing... nothing."
Eduardo nodded, then proceeded with why he was here.
"I thought I should let you know that Miss Valerie is still waiting downstairs."
"Oh, yes, yes, the Hemilton woman." Ethan said, recollecting they had pushed the whole thing for today. "I’ll be right with you all downstairs shortly."
Eduardo nodded, then added, "And what about Belsorth today, Master Ethan?"
Ethan gave it a brief thought. If there was any reason for him to be in Belsorth today, it would’ve been for Isabella. At least to apologize for yesterday.
His Arcphone had gone missing since being abducted, which ant he couldn’t reach her by that ans either.
She probably thought he had just blown her off like so jerk.
He sighed, then looked toward Eduardo while saying, "No. No Belsorth today."
He decided to focus on the task at hand, which was undoing the restriction placed on his dragon side. Everything else could wait.
Eduardo nodded and proceeded to leave when Ethan called him back.
"Eduardo, what do you know about House Azazel?"
The butler froze mid-step, then slowly turned.
Even while telling Ethan about his hybrid nature a few days ago, Eduardo had never ntioned that na.
"Can I ask how you know that na, Master Ethan?" The butler asked.
"Does it really matter?" Ethan replied with a shrug. "I already know that’s the family my demon heritage cos from. Just tell what you know about it, if you know anything."
Eduardo stared at him for a long mont, then he sighed and shook his head, as if resigning himself to this conversation.
He gave it a brief thought, then said, "Your father, late Master Nathan, was an Azazel. But he wasn’t just any Azazel. He was the last of that bloodline before you."
"What?" Ethan muttered, genuinely surprised. The last?
That sounded... ominous.
Eduardo nodded solemnly and then added, "But that’s all I know, Master Ethan. Your father was an extrely cautious man and did not talk about himself a lot."
Ethan nodded slowly, even though he still had a dazed expression on his face. His father had been the last Azazel? And now he was?
What the hell had happened to the rest of the family?
Eduardo studied Ethan’s face for a mont, then asked, "May I speak freely, Master Ethan?"
"Always, Eduardo," Ethan replied without hesitation.
"I made a promise to your father that I will protect you as long as I can, and until my dying breath, that will not change. I agreed to the removal of the restrictions that bind you because that, in itself, ans you would also be able to protect yourself."
There was a pause before he added, "But intentionally seeking out more details about the families you co from is throwing caution to the wind. It is plain stupidity that will, in fact, get you killed."
Ethan was dumbfounded.
Eduardo had never spoken to him like that before, but he perfectly understood why.
To be honest, he wasn’t even interested in knowing about his family in the first place. He’d only asked because the system had gone and ntioned "House Azazel" out of nowhere.
"I understand," Ethan said with a nod.
Eduardo then he bowed slightly before turning away to leave.
Ethan heaved a sigh, stood up, and followed behind.
It was ti to et this Hemilton woman and get his dragon side unsealed.
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