chapter 10 creating new training gear a storm brewing good news and bad

Basil's POV

a little time passes and I've added studying magic circles to the long list of things I do during the day. doesn't give me long to relax but I like keeping busy would lose my mind if I wasn't. I was experimenting with magic scrolls single use channel magic into the scroll releases the spell. my spell scrolls became kind of a hot item so I started making money off of them. after some experimenting some explosions I figured out how to make a saint tier magic scroll. the one that Rudy could use Cumulonimbus. I was also made one of the spell of my own design which I call Stone Hut which create a hut made out of stone complete with a fireplace. I was also working on some magic implements to help with my training. after a few months I finally created some magic implements. a set of training gear a bracelet shirt pants footwear and a sword. what it does is it increases weight makes it harder for me to move around and Incorporated that into my training. you wait to activate them is by saying the phrase activate then follow up with a percentage typically I've started off at * 50 percent. takes a huge amount of money to run it I can only use it for about an hour but that's all I need. a year passes I'm 9 and my little brother is six. during the past year I've been really amping up my training in gaining a small fortune from the stuff I've been selling. with my magic training implements I'm up to using * 200%, the only way Dad can beat me in sparring is if I'm at * 250%.I've been noticing some strange things lately mainly dad and aunt Lilia. I often find them flirting. aunt Lilia doesn't seem to mind it and flirts back. so I decided to give Dad a talking to before mom finds out and all hell breaks loose. I decided the best time would be during our sparring match. well me and Dad were sparring I asked him "does Mom know that you're flirting with aunt Lilia" which completely threw him off he immediately stopped and started panicking. dad says"you seen that"I nodded dad"just don't tell your mother please" I looked at him and said "I won't tell mother if you promise to stop" dad replied"come on you're a man right you got to understand where I'm coming from after all you have Eris and Sylphiette wrapped around your finger" well it is true things have been going great Eris and sylphy I do like them both and I know Eris really likes me and in the future I would like to have both of them be my wives only if they agree to it though but that's for the future me to deal with.I heave a sigh and said" first of all you're right I do understand you a little but the big thing is you don't have Mom's permission if Mom gave you permission to flirt with aunt Lilia I wouldn't have a problem with it same thing for me I know I'm engaged to Eris but if I decided that I would like another wife I would get her permission first if she doesn't give it then that's the way it would be. so if you want to continue flirting with aunt Lilia please get Mom's okay" dad looks troubled and says "okay I'll stop I promise" I gave him a hug and said thank you. sometime passes training with sylphy is going good she like my brother is a magic prodigy. she's even doing okay at sword practice my brother is also doing okay it helps that he has someone around his level to spar against. it won't be too long before they're at intermediate sword God style North God style and water god style. and I haven't caught my dad flirting with aunt Lilia which is a good thing because it means that he's keeping his promise. at lunch mom declared that she was pregnant which got a round of applause and everybody was congratulating her dad was spouting off nice job! Rudy was excited because he no longer will be the youngest. mom said to me as I gave her a hug"you're going to have another sibling that you're going to have to look out for" "I will Mom I'll make sure nothing bad happens to them" mom giggled and patted me on the head. all was fine and happy and then four months later the happiness would shatter. as we were eating breakfast Aunt Lilia apologized and said that she was pregnant. and in that moment All eyes were on Dad. he guiltually says I'm most likely the father. mom's eyes in face were scary full of hurt rage and sadness. in slapped him really hard that it left a big handprint. while Mom was collecting herself dad was sent to a corner in the room. I sent Rudy up to his room for the time being. after mom collected herself a little bit. she asked Aunt Lilia "what are your plans" aunt Lilia responded "after helping you with childbirth I'd head North to go be with my family and raise my child there" mom bit her lip and replied "that's a long trip are you sure that you and the baby would make it" Aunt Lilia and then said "I might not but it's the only option" I could tell that Mom was thinking. I had to regain my composure. I did that by using my breathing exercises. I glared at dad and said "I wait right here I'll see if I can't clean up your mess and afterwards you and I are going to have a talk" I walked up to Mom put my hand on her shoulder and said. "first of all I'm sorry Mom" mom looked at me and said what for I said"I should have told you that I caught dad and Aunt Lilia flirting I didn't cuz after I scolded dad he promised that he wouldn't do it again and I should have told you for that I am sorry" mom says "is that so. it's okay I'm not mad at you for that" she Pat's my head a little. and then I say" I understand that Dad and Aunt Lilia need to have some form of punishment but I don't think it's right to punish the baby it hasn't done anything wrong. maybe I could talk to Philip and see if he would hire a little Aunt Lilia temporarily until the baby is strong enough for the long trip to her hometown I just don't want my baby sibling to get punished for something it had no control of" as I said this tears start running down my face. mom said "would that make you happy" I replied kind of. mom said let me ask a different while looking at my face question then"what would make you happy" I took a deep breath and said "I'd like Aunt Lilia to stay here I'd like to meet my sibling give my sibling all the love that it deserves but I know that would be unfair to you. as it would be a constant reminder of what Paul did" I took another breath while fighting the tears and said "I don't want the family to break apart don't want to lose anyone" as I sad this I started sobbing. mom wraps me up in a hug. and it says to aunt Lilia "you're staying here now you're part of the family" mom Pat's my back a few times before she gets up and leaves for her bedroom. and she passes dad she glares that I'm saying that they're going to have to talk later. as mom left dad had a look of relief which seriously pissed me off after drying off my tears I walked up to my dad and said " why are you looking so relieved" dad just looks at me dead in the eye without saying anything. I then continued " what the hell were you thinking! you promised me that you wouldn't put your hands on Aunt Lilia but you did it anyway why did you do that" dad's stutters "I couldn't help it it was an accident" then I said "bullshit you had a choice it wasn't an accident you chose to put your hands on Aunt Lilia and almost break up the family you knew mom wouldn't approve and you did it anyway. you must have even waited for me to visit to Eris's Manor. which tells me that you actually thought about it. you've broken my trust completely. I can't take any of your advice seriously now." after I said that I went upstairs and explained what happened to Rudy he took it surprisingly well. after that I went to Mom's room to apologize for making feel like she had to like Aunt Lily a stay here. mom gave me a half-hearted smile and said "you don't need to be sorry" I sit next to Mom and she puts her arms around me petting my head and telling me it's okay. I told her"don't worry I'll be a good role model for my little siblings. so they can look up to me " mom said you do that. that night dad had to sleep in the dining room.