Chapter thirteen "The Noblest Family in the World."

"Why have you gathered us here today, Grandpa Elias?" asked a young man around nineteen years old named Ryan. He was a thin young man, of average height, with a somewhat pale face. They were now standing in Grandpa Elias's house.Grandpa Elias replied, "I don't know either, but we'll know shortly."Grandpa Elias responded, "I don't know either, but we'll find out soon."

There were many more young men in the house now, far more than the last time.

Ivan asked the old man, "Is it about that noble boy?" His eyes narrowed slightly.

All the children fell silent when they heard the word "noble."

Before Grandpa Elias could speak, the door to one of the rooms on the second floor opened, and a handsome young man with black hair and dark eyes stepped out. There were slight dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep, but it didn't hide the beauty of his face.

The young man shouted as he spread his arms, "Ah… even during Edward's training, I didn't put in this much effort They should thank me for what I did."Nevalis noticed the young men downstairs staring at him, so he muttered, "Oh… you've gathered quite a lot."The old Elias said, "Then explain now what is happening."Before Nevales spoke, Ivan shouted: "Grandpa! Why is that nobleman here in the house?" The old man Elias looked at him and said, "Lower your voice, Ivan, and now we'll know what he was doing."Nevales went downstairs, found himself a chair, and sat on it. Grandpa Elias spoke, "So, tell me, what have you been doing for the past two weeks in the room?"

Two weeks ago, Nevalis had come to the old man and asked for a room on the

upper floor, requesting that he gather all the young men he trusted. And now, after two weeks, they were here.

Nevalis spoke in one simple sentence: "I plan to create the noblest family in the world." He said it with a smile.

Everyone stared at Nevalis in disbelief, even Grandpa Elias looked surprised at what he heard.

Ivan shouted, "Are you mocking us now, you bastard?"

Nevalis responded calmly, but with a tone that made everyone listen to him whether they wanted to or not:

"I'm not mocking anyone here. I really do plan to create a noble family, the noblest family in the world. Not like those fake nobles in the kingdom, but a true noble one."

Nevalis paused for a moment, then continued, "I want to create a family that embodies the true meaning of nobility. But I know those bastards in the kingdom won't allow that."

"Therefore, there is one thing I need to create that family. Just one thing… and that is power." Nevalis pointed his finger at them.

Silence spread for a few moments, and although no one interrupted him, the looks on their faces were enough to reveal what they wanted to say.

Nevalis repeated, "You will be the foundation of this power."

At that moment, Grandpa Elias spoke with a tone full of anger, "What madness is this? You tell us you plan to create a family that opposes the entire kingdom, and you want us to be part of this nonsense?"

Nevalis spoke, "I'm not forcing anyone to join, but I want you to see this as an opportunity. An opportunity to get out of this garbage heap, an opportunity to defeat those fake nobles, an opportunity to become the nobles you've always dreamed of becoming. True nobles."

Some of the young men's eyes sparkled when they heard that, but Grandpa Elias was quick to respond.

Elias said, "Nice words, but they are just words. Do you realize you're talking to teenagers who have no power? The oldest among them is no older than twenty-two. Enough nonsense, Nevalis. You may not know, but the worst kind of hope is false hope. Don't plant it in these children's hearts; I don't want them to be shattered further by holding onto illusions."

Grandpa Elias turned and walked away, as if telling Nevalis he wouldn't listen to him anymore.

But Nevalis spoke, in a calm and confident voice: "You may see it as false hope, and maybe it is, but I am here to turn it into real hope."

Grandpa Elias turned angrily, with a lot to say: "What do you know to speak with such confidence? Wake up from your dreams! What you have in front of you are nothing but weak children. Even you are just a child!"

But when he turned and faced Nevalis's eyes… those confident eyes, those eyes that seemed to say: "When I decide something, no one can stop me."

Elias truly hated those eyes.

He suppressed his anger and spoke, "I'm listening. Convince me, how will you face those armies with nothing but children?"

Nevalis smiled and looked at the room he had just exited from.

Grandpa Elias looked at it with suspicion and said, "What were you doing in that room?"

Nevalis spoke, "I created a magical detection circle."

He said it simply, as though it was an ordinary sentence, but the shock on Grandpa Elias's face expressed the complete opposite.

The children didn't understand what that circle was, but seeing the shock on Grandpa Elias's face made them feel its importance.

Ivan asked the old man, "Is it something dangerous?"

Elias muttered in shock: "A magical detection circle?"

He said, "Are you mocking me now? You're telling me a child like you created a magical detection circle, one that even I cannot create?"

Grandpa Elias, who knew the difficulty of creating such a circle, couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"A magical detection circle isn't something just anyone can create. Regardless of the fact that it's drawn with an elemental magic pen, and even if someone manages to obtain the pen, which only the magic families and noble families possess, creating the magical circle itself has its requirements. For example, it's drawn only with pure magic, and the user needs a great deal of magical and mental energy, especially the latter. And you're telling me you drew it so easily?"

Grandpa Elias's curiosity about the room grew. After all, he had seen things only a fifth-ranked mage could create, something very rare.

Nevalis stood up from his chair and gestured for the old man to follow him. Ivan, Ryan, and a girl who appeared to be the same age as Ivan followed behind them.

They slowly walked in, but what they saw inside the room shocked them all without exception.

Grandpa Elias's shock was clear in his eyes, a rare expression on his face.

Ivan, Ryan, and the girl looked as if they were frozen in place, unable to believe what they were seeing.