Trust

Ethan took me to the hospital, even though I had told him that I could walk myself to the hospital, he still insisted on following me.

"Where have you been all this time, Dendi? You've got us all worried."

"A lot of things happened."

Wait a minute, why am I answering his question? Am I affected by the charisma of the main character?

The news about me fighting Gray spread very quickly, everyone stared at me while I was walking, I didn't mean to attract attention from people but whatever lah...

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My right arm has been healed by the priest, Ethan is still looking at me with a strange look, he seems to have a lot on his mind lately as there are a few black lines under his eyes.

"Dendi, can we talk for a moment?"

"What do you want to talk about?"

"But before that, we have to find a quiet place first." Ethan's eyes slowly glanced at the priest who was sitting outside the room.

...Since when did this person become so wary of others? What did Ethan want to talk about that he needed a quiet place?

That way I followed Ethan, all the way he didn't speak and just walked straight somewhere. We arrived at a room, and he told me that this was his room, he took me in and then locked the door while chanting a spell.

"Silentium."

After Ethan cast the magic, suddenly this room was engulfed by mana with a dark color, the mana moved on the walls like waves sweeping the grains of sand and stopped at every corner of the room. My heart was pounding watching this with my own eyes. truly, magic is a very beautiful power.

It seems like the topic of this conversation is quite dangerous that he cast a spell, I seem to know what kind of spell he cast but I will ask him to be sure.

"What magic did you cast?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I seem to have confused you because I suddenly cast a magic. If you're curious, this is a magic that makes the sound from the designated area unheard by others. Now this room is like a soundproof room."

"So, what do you want to talk about?"

I sat in a chair near the bookshelf while Ethan sat on the bed looking into my eyes.

"Dendi, you said that someone was watching us while we were fighting Lucas, am I right??

I didn't answer and just looked into Ethan's eyes.

"After that incident, I realized that there was something strange about the waiters, I felt like I was being watched by them."

So in the end he realized this too, I was already thinking about the possibility that sooner or later Ethan would feel something strange from the servants.

"I have talked to the others about this, Raden and Akane also agree that the attitude of the servants is sometimes suspicious, and because of that, I told them that we should not reveal important information related to ourselves, especially Traits. We must not tell this information to anyone without exception."

"Then why are you telling me this if you said you shouldn't tell anyone?"

Hearing my words Ethan tilted his head. "Eh, isn't it obvious because I trust you?"

"You're stupid, how can you trust other people so easily, what if after I get out of here, I leak this conversation to everyone?"

"So, are you going to leak it?" Ethan smiled confidently at me.

I flinched at Ethan's words, Ethan seemed to realize my attitude and then continued. "I believe in you because I can see from the look in your eyes that you are not that kind of person."

I didn't speak and just looked at Ethan. Ethan seemed to know what was on my mind, he opened his system screen and showed it to me.

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{ Ethan Starshield }

[Age: 18

[Nickname: -

[Class: Magic Swordsman

[Race: Human

[MP: 1300/1300] - [Stamina: 100/100]

[Strength: 29

[Defense: 19

[Magic: 27

[Resistance: 21

[Speed: 39

[Skills: (Sword technique; basic level 5), (Footwork; basic level 4) (Mana control; basic level 3), (Energy shot; basic level 2)

[Exclusive skills: (Future sight; basic level 1), (Pure heart)

[Trait: Starlight

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My eyes widened at Ethan's actions, he showed me his status, did he really trust me? No, I couldn't be fooled by his behavior, he could have been instigated by someone to do this.

"You still don't seem to trust me even after I showed you my status and Trait, then this is the only way I can make you trust me."

Suddenly Ethan's eyes lit up and seven blue swords appeared around him. Ethan's body shining in the dark room was like a candle in a silent cave. I unconsciously stood up and looked at Ethan's face. He smiled confidently while adjusting his collar.

"This is my Trait, do you still not believe me?"

My body trembled at Ethan's luminous appearance in the darkness. My heart was pounding, there was a strange feeling growing inside me, I didn't know what this feeling was but my hands didn't stop shaking when I thought about it. I couldn't hide my feelings and smiled subconsciously.

"Heh, I've lost."

Ethan smiled and then the sword behind him disappeared, he returned to his original state. Ethan let out a long sigh with a tired-looking face.

"So, what do you think, should we hide our personal information?"

"That's right, you shouldn't reveal your personal information to just anyone, let alone talk about it in public."

"You're right, we can't trust anyone, it even seems like we shouldn't trust professors too much, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but a while ago I saw Professor Rowena talking to a waitress, I might have misjudged the professor, but Professor Rowena's behavior was a little different in front of that maid."

"I know."

"Eh, you already know?"

I smiled when I heard Ethan's words. I had a suspicion that the maid who talked to Professor Rowena was Nina, she seemed to have predicted my actions.

Nina, you're more dangerous than I thought, I feel like she predicted that I would meet with Professor Rowena and have a private conversation with her. Luckily I had anticipated this and lied to Professor Rowena.

...Hahaha, this is interesting Nina.

"Anyway, you have done the right thing by not telling the name of your Trait, you have to be careful of that maid because she can kill you easily."

Ethan's face stiffened at my words, I didn't lie to him. If Nina wants to kill me, then I have no chance of winning against her.

"Since it seems like there's nothing else you want to talk about then I will."

I stood up from my chair and was about to open the door, but Ethan stood up and stopped me.

"Ah wait a minute Dendi. Where have you been all this time?"

"A lot is going on, have I answered all your questions?"

"One more thing, do you now consider me your friend?" Ethan looked at me with a serious face.

I then turned my face toward him. "Well, let's put it that way." Then I walked out of his room with a book in my hand.