THE SECRET KEEPER

The old man laughed a little, he held his stick tightly.

"Ouhh so far, son..."

Louis just smiled at his response...

"Ah Yes..."

Then he returned to his dining table, Edmund and Liam looked at the old man for a long time and did not eat their food.

"You guys don't eat??? We'll walk a long way later"

"Ah Yes..."

Edmund looked at Liam and they ate as quickly as possible, After a few dozen minutes they finished breakfast, Liam went to pay for the food, while Louis went to the hunchbacked old man who was about to leave.

"Son... do you four have a place to sleep???"

The three of them looked at each other.

"Actually, we were going to find a bed nearby in the next town"

Louis replied politely, the old man named Conrad invited the four of them to sleep at his house, Louis and the three of them hesitated but accepted.

SPECIAL MEDICAL PLACE OF THE WHITE PALACE

KINGDOM OF ENGLAND

Jackson was seen being treated where, his body was completely wrapped in white cloth, the nurse was examining his body using a MAGIC STONE MANA specially created by a special scientist of the Kingdom of Anglia, the purple stone was connected to the wrist using three special tubes.

"How is the patient???"

The nurse who was examining was surprised and bowed respectfully, a tall man with glasses, orange hair was seen asking questions about Jackson's condition.

"Doctor Dylan, he is still undergoing treatment, it seems that Prince Ivan's impact power is very strong, his magic power fills every nerve in his body, and also the poison from his own shadow..."

"Okay, I understand, can you see his sister??? She is already conscious"

"Okay Doctor Dylan, I'll go first"

The man named Dylan Zacharias smiled, then he approached the purple stone which turned black showing the severity of Jackson's condition.

"It seems that they are really preparing, the Angel Knight who is now...really choosing an elite warrior"

He said in his heart while holding the black magic stone.

Dylan saw Jackson who was tightly wrapped and isolated by the medical staff, because Prince Ivan's magic power was still there.

He held Jackson's hand while looking around.

"My late father scolded me for using my Awaken power which seemed absurd, elite level healing power, only one person in a million has this power but father asked me to be an ordinary person and not an Awaken..."

Dylan's hand holding Jackson emitted a white light, and for a moment the black magic stone became its original color but became more beautiful, where it turned into a bright shiny Purple stone.

Dylan could feel Jackson's normal heartbeat, he could feel Jackson's breathing returning to normal.

Dylan just smiled, when he was about to leave, Jackson suddenly pulled his hand away.

"Sophia...where...my sister..."

In a weak state, Dylan smiled and held Jackson's hand back.

"Don't worry, your sister Sophia...she's awake..I'm taking care of her..."

Jackson shed tears unconsciously then, he lost consciousness again.

"he's lucky, if I release my magic power...it's not necessarily that their bodies will accept it well, I'm just taking care of it, not curing it"

Dylan left Jackson's room, when he walked down the corridor, suddenly the nurse came to tell him important news.

"So Doctor Dylan...Duke Arthur William and Prince Ivan and Reimund want to see you"

He swallowed his saliva, pointing his finger at him

"Me???"

"Yes Doctor, the three of them met you in Prince Ivan's room"

"Ahhhh Yes..."

Dylan walked fast with a pounding heart.

"Do the three of them already know about me???"

Dylan arrived at Prince Ivan's residence, he knocked on the door and opened it, He was suddenly surprised to see the figure of the three of them and a man with blond hair saw him, he saw his name on the long white coat.

"ADRIAN MALCOM???"

The green eyes looked at Dylan, Dylan sat next to Adrian who looked calm.

"So you are Dylan Zacharias that Duke Arthur told about, a doctor whose patients never died, but instead got better"

Dylan stood up and bowed respectfully

"I am very honored to receive Prince Ivan's praise, because that is my duty as a Doctor, so I did my best in the task entrusted to me..."

"Interesting...so Doctor Dylan, the three of us discussed..."

Dylan was anxious in his heart, but he was calm.

"Want to take the Doctor to the Expedition to the Middle East"

"What???"

Dylan's face looked pale, Adrian next to him crossed his arms and remained silent.

"What Doctor is willing??? Because Doctor even though not Awaken Healing, but Doctor's skills are very necessary... because to treat my men if they are in danger"

Prince Ivan really did not break eye contact with Dylan, while he was already sweating badly, while clutching his pants, Dylan finally gave an answer.

"Ahhhh...that...that...that..."

"How about we give Doctor time to think???, Maybe now Doctor is still hesitant but, Doctor can think about the decision seriously"

Duke Arthur gave a suggestion, Ivan and Reimund agreed with Arthur's suggestion, because Dylan seemed still hesitant.

The orange haired man immediately got up, and gave respect, At that time Adrian just smiled and crossed his arms. He didn't seem to be afraid of the aura of the three of them, until someone entered.

"Raphael..."

"This is the person I told... The best scientist of this Kingdom, Sir Adrian Malcom"

Arthur introduced Adrian to Raphael, Adriana got up and shook hands with Prince Raphael.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my lord..."

The two of them sat down and became serious about the topic of discussion between the five of them.

"About the Awaken Clone Project...it's already started...I found one of the rare Awakens in this Kingdom..."

Ivan smiled with Reimund, Arthur only looked at Raphael who looked cold.

"And that person is..."

When Dylan was going to Jackson's room, he saw a figure visiting Jackson, that was a figure he knew.

"My lord!!! Prince Aaron"

Dylan approached him and paid his respects.

"Is he healed???"

"Ahh he... is a little better... he was talking to me earlier and is in a stable condition, just like your Majesty saw in the magic stone..."

Aaron smiled, and held the magic stone, his expression was sad and relieved at the same time.

"Jackson...a strong person...never showed weakness, and he did that for his sister...Sophia...I also want to have a stubborn attitude like that..."

"For me!!! Your Majesty is also strong and great!!! My late father always talked about your greatness!!! Your Majesty is my idol!!!"

Finally Aaron showed a smile for the first time, a smile that was a little bitter but made his heart happy.

"Yes...I'm so happy...Doctor...can you come with me somewhere??? I feel Jackson needs a break..."

"Where do you want to take me???"

"In my secret room??? Can you now??? Doctor do you have time???"

"No problem, Your Majesty...what do you want to talk about???"

Aaron's expression changed

"About something important..."

MEANWHILE

MR. CONRAD'S HOUSE

"Wow, your bed is really big, Mr. Conrad!!!"

Mr. Conrad laughed out loud at Luke's compliment.

"Hahahaha it's normal, when I was young I worked hard to earn money now I'm old...just relax"

"So you guys are talking about being from a far away place...you're not actually from here are you???"

Louis and the three of them had shocked faces, and they looked at Mr. Conrad with an awkward feeling.

"Britannis...you four are from Britannis right???"

Louis smiled, he sat in front of Mr. Conrad, he started to get serious.

"That's right, we're from Britannis"

"Louis-!!!"

Luke tried to stop Louis, but was stopped by Edmund and Liam.

"So...so your destination is the White Palace???"

Louis was surprised but he was calm

"Mr. Conrad, it's great to know about people's destinations, are you...an...Awaken???"

Mr. Conrad smiled, he pulled Louis' shirt and whispered to him.

"I'm one of your novel readers who got trapped"

Louis' eyes immediately widened and he started to sweat coldly.

"What do you mean???"

"Many readers like you become novel characters but they ultimately fail to prevent what they should have prevented"

Louis looked at Luke, Liam and Edmund who turned black and white.

Mr. Conrad got up with his cane, he held the three of them who were frozen.

"I'm not sure if this is a system, but this is really bad, I could be trapped in a novel written by someone who is just a teenager, correct me Sebastian???"

Louis had a cold face, he immediately got up and approached Conrad.

"My name is Louis Roosevelt not Sebastian, old man...I will prove that I can prevent the war and send you back to the real world"

Conrad laughed then he raised his staff to Louis' neck.

"Are you so sure??? I've listened to hundreds of false promises, my name is not Conrad but Mark Karter, a businessman in his 30s.

"Do you have the power to Awaken???"

"Of course"

Mark pointed to a white portal that appeared in front of him, creating a strong wind.

"This power...I got it since I came here seven years ago"

"Seven years...you've been trapped for a really long time..."

"Maybe you can stop them and get the artifact...maybe this is the time...the right person...Louis take me home"

Louis pretended to be calm, but in his heart he was restless, he just changed the subject.

"That's for sure...wait a minute...Mr. Conrad before you came here...have you ever met a white-haired boy???"

"Not at all, I came here because I fell down the stairs at my office"

"That's right, but it seems like the characters in the novel can't know more, right???"

Mr. Conrad looked at the three of them, and touched again.

"Yes...Louis this is not about the system, it seems like fate sent us all here"

Louis was surprised by Conrad's statement

"Then why was I sent here???"

"I don't know...maybe THEY...chose you"

Louis was a little stunned by Conrad's answer

"Who are THEY???"

Conrad's finger pointed towards the blue sky.

"The stars"

"Wait a minute Mr. Conrad--"

Conrad continued to disappear leaving them in a busy city, at that time the three of them fainted and regained consciousness.

They saw Louis looking at the luxurious city, Luke walked towards him the view from the hill helped them see the entire city.

"Where are we Louis???"

Luke saw Louis who was serious, he pointed towards the White Palace located on the high hill.

"Golden Rose City, we have arrived thanks to Conrad's magic power"

When Liam was about to walk towards Louis, suddenly a piece of paper came out of his pants pocket, He took it and opened the small paper.

"What is it Liam???"

"This...this is a map of the hidden passage of the White Palace"

"What??!"

Luke was shocked and took it from Liam's hand.

"Look at this, Louis!!!"

Louis took it and looked at it

"It seems, this is a gift from Conrad... I understand there seem to be two closest alleys in this city, but there is a risk... look the closest alley is only 2km from the palace"

Edmund just nodded in understanding, Louis offered himself to enter the palace.

"Why can't the three of us join Louis???"

"I asked you to just watch from afar... if my life is in danger, I expect the three of you... can you???"

"Okay, I agree"

Edmund heard Louis' words and just agreed.

"Because you are our leader, I will just follow"

Liam smiled at Louis and Edmund, Edmund continued to turn his face away, Liam's reaction was just laughing silently.

"Luke???"

Louis saw Luke who was still hesitant, Louis held his shoulder.

"Don't worry friend, I will be safe"

"In that case... okay!!! But you have to go home safely!!!"

Louis chuckled with a warm smile

"Okay, okay, I promise"

The four of them walked towards the City with the same determination.

"Aaron wait for me..."

Louis held his hand tightly, with the same mission as the prince who lived not far from him.

"Huh???"

"Why Your Majesty???"

Doctor Dylan who was holding his torch, saw Prince Aaron who was suddenly surprised and stopped in the middle of the road.

"It's okay, keep walking"

Prince Aaron walked with Doctor Dylan in a narrow and dark place accompanied by a torch, to Prince Aaron's hiding place and study, For some reason but Dylan could feel a big mission coming to him.