What is their secret?

As soon as he came back home, he found no one inside the house. His grandparents are out on the field again today. They are usually working on the field every day and only came back home when the sky is almost dark.

Usually, he will choose to wait for them back home before asking about the story of the first hero, but because he needs to become close to his goal as a wizard as fast as he can he decides to surprises his grandparents work by going to the field and ask the story there.

Along the way to the field, the road is in bad condition. He didn't know the road to go to his grandparents is even more damaged compared to the outskirt of the zone. He thought even though they're poor but the road is in good condition.

The road to the field is full of holes, and he couldn't see any step path to stand and the path will move without him needing to move. The road is need to be walked by his legs himself. Because of his will even though it is different than the step path to his school but he moves his legs forward to his grandparent's field.

In few minutes after walking, he could see the large field in his sight. But weirdly he feels a presence of magic, to be exact it is a magic trace. On the internet, Users once write about how he or she feels a magic trace from high power value Users fighting a monster on the upper floor of ToG.

The Magic that person on the internet said to be different than the magic they usually use as secondborn users, that makes him or her know the person leaking the magic trace is a firstborn user.

Magic trace happens when firstborn users use high-tier magic and it makes the magic left from the user's body could be felt by other users. If a monster called EM gets the magic trace then it will get evolution to be stronger.

The rarity of firstborn users isn't a thing the firstborn users wanted to, they hide because at that time the first generation of the entity is doing their job to hunt firstborn users.

They have said the magic trace the firstborn users have left makes the EM monster become stronger and make other users couldn't beat the EM monster except for themselves. The entity is even accused of firstborn users as monsters because of that.

All of that happened about 80 or more years ago, that is why there aren't many books about firstborn users out there. At the school, they even mentioned it because of the popularity of secondborn users.

The entity is also said to have a project about thirdborn users, which they called pseudo users. They injected a system into a normal person's body and become a pseudo user. The result of the project couldn't be known by many because it is a world secret, only some important people know about it.

Because Aku felt the magic trace, he decides to hide in the bush to see the surrounding. His face become shocked when he saw his grandmother with the usual sword hanging on her side using magic to harvest the crop on the field.

'My grandmother is using magic, she is a user!'

He got surprised by the fact he had just known, even though they are living in the same house for 15 years and 5 months. He didn't know about the fact if his grandmother is a user doesn't that mean his grandfather knows about it too.

'But then, why does grandfather hate users very much?'

He thinks about the reason his grandfather hates users, he thought because his parents are also users and their location right now isn't known by them. But if his grandmother is a user and doesn't that mean his grandfather hates his grandmother?

His sight is still on grandmother, their distance is about 5km. He use a magic called the eagle eye to see because he felt the magic trace. It works like an ancient treasure telescope they had at home. Eagle is the name of one type of ancient animal.

Eagle eye magic isn't publicity on the school library but he found it in his parent workroom at the home, he wasn't thinking anything about it because he knows his parent is a user.

When he still set his sight on his grandmother, all of a sudden his grandfather has appeared beside his grandmother. They had a conversation for a while before his grandmother bowed her head down, she seems to have apologized to grandfather after hearing grandfather's words.

Then he become shocked once again, his grandfather set his sight to him. Even though their distance is more than 5km but he felt his grandfather is looking at his eyes directly.

Grandfather raise his hand and make a gesture to come here. Aku didn't think his grandfather know about him hiding in the bush, so he didn't do anything other than stare at his grandfather's hand gesture.

A few seconds after, his body glowed brightly. He is surprised by the sudden happening to his body but shocked once again after he is flying in the direction of his grandfather and grandmother's place.

'What kind of magic is this?'

This is the first time Aku see magic like this, no element but also not support magic like barrier magic or magic channeling he used today. He is curious to know about the magic used on his body right now.

Not long after, the grandfather knows about him hiding in the bush, but his grandmother didn't know about it. If people look at his grandparent right now they will think his grandparent is in their 60s, but they are born in the 2000s. That means they are more than 100 years old.

"Stalking isn't good for a young boy, Aku"

His grandfather speaks to him, he knows he is in the wrong but he is also curious about the story of his grandfather and grandmother. If they're old enough to see the first hero story with their own eyes or not.

"Granpa, I am-"

"Stop it, even if you know about it. That wouldn't change my decision!"

Before he could ask his grandfather, he has been rejected by his grandfather. He didn't get angry but instead of anger, he feel curious.

'How can grandfather know about my question? I have never told about it and I only changed into it today'

The curious feeling is still lingering on his mind, he wanted to ask again but his grandfather already far walking without looking at him.

He could feel his grandmother's hand patting his head, her hand is soft but also full of wrinkles. But when she patted him it doesn't feel bad at all, he feels good because he got the attention.

"Don't get angry with your grandfather, he has many stories he couldn't tell to you and he hides it. Even from me"

He felt a Deja Vu, the smile on his grandmother right now is the same as the smile he saw when Chloe left the school today. He is a bad person because he couldn't do anything even though he knows they are in trouble

"I understand and I am not angry, grandmother. could you tell me a story about the first hero?"

His grandmother's face looked surprised, he doesn't know why does her face looking like that but doesn't that mean she knows about it somehow. But that troubled face didn't last long and a smile could be seen on her face

"How about if you help on the field for one day, I will tell you a piece of the story about him?"

His grandmother puts her hand on her chin, Aku is pleased because he could know the story about the wizard from his grandmother. Her story is probably gonna have more truth in it compared to other stories in the book.

Because she lives on the same timeline as the first hero then she will know about him if she remembers about him. Hopefully, she remembers about it because if not then the fieldwork will have no result.

"Please wait a minute grandmother, at which year did you born?"

His grandmother isn't replying to his question, but instead smiling and patting his head again, and it is not even once but many more times.

Only after his hair is dissolved because of the pat she let out her hand and tell him the answer to the question he has just asked.

"We are born in 2005, now go help your grandfather doing his work!"

"Yes!"

With a fast step, he ran to the way his grandfather was gone, but along the way, he thought about the answer his grandmother has just answered.

'Grandmother said 'we are born in 2005'. does that mean both of them were born in that year? ToG first appeared in 2020, doesn't it mean they are both 15 when ToG appeared?'

'I am also 15 years old this year'

"huh?"

Something is weird, he could feel it but didn't know about it. He can only do as his grandmother said and went to his grandfather's field to help him. Even though he got a cold shoulder treatment from his grandfather but he still told what to do to Aku so Aku could help him.

'Am I missing something?' Aku thought

"What are you doing?! Don't just take a rest and get back to work!!"

"Yes, Grandfather!"

He could only follow along with his grandfather's work even if he has already tired.