Chapter 35: 35: Son
If I were to ask, after all these years in this world, who is the person Kevin respects the most and is most grateful to?
Then it was obviously the father in front of him who almost gave him a second life.
God of light and sun, Luger!
Ruger, who had a gentle smile and handsome face that looked somewhat like Cu Chulainn, quietly looked at Kevin, who was extremely happy to see him, and said softly: "Long time no see, Kevin... Congratulations on completing the graduation exam."
"Father." Kevin took two steps forward and stood in front of Ruger, who was slightly taller than him. He was a little surprised: "You know that too?"
Luger smiled but said nothing.
"Wait, if that's the case..." Kevin was stunned and couldn't help but complain a little: "You let me fall into the tiger's mouth knowing everything?"
"Isn't this your own choice?" Ruger reached out and touched Kevin's head.
"Isn't it because I don't know anything..." Kevin was a little depressed.
But there was no point in saying anything more, so he looked at Ruger and said, "Father, what are you doing here? ...How can you come here?"
"Just like she was able to use her clone to go to your place." Luger put down his hand and replied softly: "As long as the Queen of Shadow Country agrees, I can also come here in a special way."
"Father, are you here to do something?" Kevin tilted his head.
"Do you need a reason to see your own children?"
"That's not the case..." Kevin thought about it and said in confusion, "But why don't you let me take Cu Chulainn with me?"
The bird standing on Kevin's shoulder glanced at him without saying a word. It didn't dare to ask who was the biological son and silently pretended to be invisible.
Luger was silent for a moment and sighed: "Kevin, I think with your intelligence, you have guessed the future of that child, right?"
Kevin remained silent.
"In fact, when you were training in Scahana, I transformed into various characters, a bard, an old man, and came before him."
Ruger said, passing by Kevin, looking at the darkness in front of him, and sighed: "I warned him about the future I saw.
I even went to King Conchieber and asked him not to allow Cuchulain to become a warrior."
"However…" Ruger turned his head and said helplessly, "He just laughed off my warning.
In anger at the king's restrictions, he dismantled all the spears in the city, destroyed all the chariots in the city, and threatened the king... He was only ten years old at the time."
"Hmm..." Hearing this, Kevin didn't know what to say for a moment.
"You only know how to solve problems with violence, and you don't use your brain when doing things. I don't know who you are like..." Ruger walked over and couldn't help but touch Kevin's head, and said with satisfaction: "You are more like me."
Um, father, you picked me up...
Kevin said nothing.
"But no matter what, he is my child after all..." Ruger said, looking towards the Shadow Kingdom Castle in the distance, his eyes a little complicated, "I am extremely happy to see you grow up day by day and become a hero praised by others.
I am also extremely... worried."
"...Father." Kevin wanted to comfort him, but Ruger interrupted him.
"Kevin, do you hate me?"
Kevin was stunned when he was looked at by Ruger.
"You are very smart. I think you should understand the real reason why I took you in and made you my child."
"Yeah, I know." Kevin nodded in acknowledgment.
He understood that the reason why Luger had adopted him as his child and given him the protection of the magic sword was simply because of Cu Chulainn.
Because he has no future and no destiny, maybe...something can be changed!
"But I don't hate you, and you are the person I respect and love the most!" There was no impurity in Kevin's eyes.
Looking at his pure and flawless eyes, Ruger smiled, very happily, and his smile was a little like Cu Chulainn's usual smile, with a little more generosity.
"Good boy." Ruger rubbed Kevin's head again, "Now I am really glad for the decision I made! ...Child, I heard that you need dragon blood or water from the Styx?"
Kevin was stunned for a moment, then told Ruger about his conversation with Scathach a few days ago. Ruger looked at Kevin, pinched his face and hands, and nodded slightly.
"Indeed, your body is too fragile... I understand why she insisted on keeping you here. It was to teach you the runes she learned from the Aesir, right?"
"The Aesir?" Kevin was stunned.
Ruger did not give any explanation. After all, these were things that only gods or transcendent beings could know. For a mortal like Kevin, it would be best not to be exposed to them too much.
"...Although I know several places where you can change, are you willing to go there?" Ruger thought for a moment and asked Kevin.
"How long will it take?"
Ruger shook his head: "I can't be sure... But if you want to go, I can ask the gods of the Aesir for help. I think they will be very interested in you.
And there is a demon wolf that can shake the earth. Its blood will definitely change your body!"
"Well... no, I'm not going, at least not for now." Although a little curious, Kevin still chose to reject it.
"After all, it would be bad if he surpassed me during this period."
With Cu Chulainn's current hard work, he could graduate in two years at most, or less than a year at least. When he graduates, it will be the most glorious time of his life, but also the time when it is about to come to an end.
It was obviously impossible for Kevin to choose to leave during this period.
Ruger understood what Kevin meant, and he could only sigh that he really found a good kid.
"Kevin, give me the Flagrak."
Upon hearing this, Kevin took the magic sword from his arms without hesitation. After getting the magic sword, Ruger put his hand on it and wiped it gently, as if wiping off something and then handed it to Kevin again.
He said softly, "I have already removed the last seal on it. From today on, it will completely belong to you!"
"Ah?" Kevin was stunned and said anxiously: "Father, this...!"
"Take it." Ruger stuffed it into Kevin's arms forcefully, but... a trace of pain flashed across his eyes.
This is truly a secret treasure, one of the four great artifacts of the God Clan he belongs to!
In fact, if he hadn't regarded this as a condition, Scathach would not have allowed him to meet Kevin so happily.
It's hard for him to spend so much money on his own child.
"From today on, it can negate almost all the special skills in the world!" Luger said proudly to Kevin, "Even the power of God!
Even I don't dare to use my special skills in front of it easily!"
"Don't you still want to learn exquisite swordsmanship?" Luger smiled and said, "Child, take it and use it to bring fear to your enemies!
From today on, I swear in the name of Lug, the god of light and the sun, that he will protect you forever! "