Strange Worlds
Chapter 83: This is…

Chapter 83: This is...

Amidst laughter and joke, the five of them made their way to the restaurants. There were many restaurants that were controlled by the smaller families and even big families.

Even if these big families were families of magic, how could they maintain their livelihood without earning income?

And normal businesses were the main source of income for these people.

Even though they also had some other businesses related to magic such as potion, magic weapon, magic scroll, and so on, they also have many shops. The income generated from these shops were large.

After all, people who were living in Wansu City were not all magic warriors nor mage.

Many of them were ordinary people.

"This is..." Leon looked at the store name and glanced at Silas with inquiry.

*cough*

Silas coughed and smiled faintly. "This is opened by my family. My mother is the one taking care of the restaurants. Please come inside."

Leon had the look of, ’as I thought.’

After getting to know each other, they would also eat together. That was the time when they saw Aya’s insane food consumption. Thankfully, they would go to the small forest to hunt some smaller magic beasts around. Otherwise, their wallet would cry.

Even after taking many missions, Silas was by no means a rich person.

"Ooh." The other two who came here for the first time nodded and then glanced at Aya covertly. They knew the main reason why Silas chose this restaurant was because of Aya.

Aya’s lips twitched when she sensed their gazes.

It’s not her fault that her appetite was very big, okay?

Alright, it was her choice to train her physical body and evolved it to a certain degree, but it was not like there was any other choice.

She wanted to become strong!

And magic warriors were not only strong in their magic but also their bodies.

Though, physical strength was basically useless against the ghost...

"Come inside." Silas took the lead and opened the door. When he came in, he called out, "Mother, I’m here with my students."

"Students? Did you become a leading teacher?" a female voice greeted back and then a middle aged woman came out. Her appearance was 50% similar to Silas but she looked much older. Moreover, she looked rather tired as she walked out.

Aya’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The last time she came to this store was three years ago because Silas was busy taking various missions afterwards. His father died in the war against Xunsu Kingdom and there was not much pension money for their family.

As the only son and the only magic warrior in the family, Silas had to work hard to raise his family.

Yes, Silas’s mother is an ordinary person.

There was no restriction for magic warriors and mages to marry ordinary person. If they wanted to, they could do it. However, for those who were in the big families, it was advised that even if they were to marry an ordinary person, it had to be from the same family.

Naturally, not one that was closely related to them.

But at least, the surname is the same as theirs.

Silas’s mother’s surname is also Black, but she was from a different family from Silas’s father. After all, the entirety of the Black Family itself had thousands of people. The war had reduced the number but there were still many of them who were civilians.

Civilians as in they have no talent for magic.

Every family, both big and smaller ones, would have people who didn’t have any talent for magic. These people would not be kicked out of the family, but they would be given ordinary positions such as managing shops and so on. Basically, they have their own ordinary lives in the family’s territory.

Of course, there are also benefits.

If their children had a talent for magic, they could receive some additional funds to raise them. After all, magic warriors and mages required resources to train.

They could also be fancied by magic warriors or mages in the family.

In that situation, the family would usually not care too much and approve of them. After all, they all have the same surname.

"Yes, Mother," Silas replied with a smile. "There’s still one more student but he’s called by his family, so I’ll take him to eat again in three days."

"I see." Silas’s mother smiled when she heard her son’s explanation. Looking at the four children who came with Silas, Silas’s mother could guess that their identities were not ordinary. After all, their clothing was made of expensive materials and their bearing was not like ordinary children.

At one glance, it was easy to recognize them.

"Come and take a seat. What do you want to eat?"

They all walked to the seat while Aya looked at Silas’s mother once more.

She was sure that she didn’t see it wrong, there was a ghost aura around Silas’s mother, which made Silas’s mother’s weak body even weaker.

Aya had long known that Silas’s mother’s body was weak because Silas mentioned it to them during one of their playing time. Besides, this matter was not considered a secret because almost everyone in the Black Family knew about it.

Silas’s mother was weak after giving birth to Silas.

When Silas’s father was still around, he had a lot of money as the previous patriarch’s son. But since he chose to marry a civilian, his father passed the patriarch’s position to his brother, who is Leon’s father.

Silas’s father didn’t really mind it.

He just worked hard to earn more money for his family.

Since Silas’s father was quite powerful, he could earn a lot of money. But Silas’s mother’s body was getting weaker after giving birth, which basically made Silas’s father spend more time to earn money. He didn’t want to lose his wife so quickly.

As a result, he rarely stayed at home.

Every single day, Silas’s father would go out to do missions and collect a lot of money. No matter how much money he earned, most of them would be gone just to pay for Silas’s mother’s medical expenses. But despite how difficult it is to live, everyone was living well.

But at the same time, neither Silas’s father or mother had much time to spend with Silas when he was young.

Because of this, Silas often stayed with Black Family Patriarch and played with Leon and his younger sister.

In his free time, he spent his time with his mother.

His mother often needed to rest and she didn’t want Silas to always stay with her. He also had his own life and Silas’ mother didn’t want her current situation to restrict his life.

No matter what Silas said, his mother would not allow him to stay with her that often.

Silas could only go out and practice too.

After all, he did want to become a powerful magic warrior.

But after Silas’s father’s death, the income of this small store was simply far from enough for Silas’s mother’s medical fee. Silas had to be the one working tirelessly day and night to earn money for his family. He didn’t want to lose his mother either.

These were all things that Aya had heard from Silas and the other few people around them. This matter was not a secret and many people knew about it.

But there hadn’t been any mention of this thing that she saw right now.

’How come the ghost aura lingered around her?’

Aya thought to herself while she walked to the seat.

Normally, ghost aura would only linger around a person’s body when they came into contact with the ghost for a long period of time.

But Silas’s mother shouldn’t have come into contact with any ghost, right?