It's a pretty pleasant day amid the chaos outside the forest. The leaves were rustling, and the animals were playing in harmony.

In the middle of the forest, a boy plays around the forest. He leaped from one tree onto another, following an escaping boar.

His purple eyes were akin to a predator, coldly staring at his prey.

When the boar was cornered to a cliff surrounded by dense trees, the boy took this chance and smirked.

[Aurora Frost]!

A large gust of cold wind began heading towards the boar. As the cold air passes through, it freezes everything on its way.

Thus, when the wind struck the boar, it instantly got frozen.

The boy took the dagger from its sheath in the boy's waist and prepared his stance.

[Eternal Sword Burst Style: First Burst: Astute!]

The boy moved at an insane speed, leaving an afterimage behind. The air around the boy splits and pierces through anything in the way, killing the boar in the process.

'Ugh. My sword style is still not enough! I could now pierce a target and damage everything in the way of my sword art, but the range is still short!' The boy frowned, disappointed from his slow progress.

'Well, at least father would compliment me by hunting a wild boar myself, right?' The boy silently chuckles as he nullifies the ice in the area.

'Though, I am now proficient at using my ice. For these past years, father considered me as a genius!' The boy proudly laughed as he took the boar's corpse and rushed back to the mansion.

The boy heads to the west, where a medieval-style mansion with traces of modern-style design.

When he arrived there, he was greeted by his butler, Kaye, "Good morning, young master." Kaye politely bowed his head as he gently smiled.

"Good morning, Kaye! Did father come back?" The boy excitedly asked, expecting his father would arrive since he left for an S-rank mission.

His father is a [Cosmic Master], a profession respected by the people. They come into various fields: bounty hunter, guild wizards, and rogue masters.

Bounty hunters hunt monsters for money. They even assassinate a target for an insane amount of money.

Guild Wizards are the Cosmic Masters that join a guild and take a task for a reward. But the money they gained for each mission was only 50-90% lower than the bounty hunters.

Lastly, the Rogue Masters tend to explore more than stay in one place. They take commission rather than missions and bounty.

The boy's father is a guild member of the [Ode of Resurrection]. It's the 2nd strongest guild in entire America.

Last month, his father took a mission on exterminating a level 75 evolved mutant in Texas. And now, they got the notice that he would come back anytime soon.

"Yes, master Zelios already arrived, young master." Kaye chuckles.

The boy's eyes widened in joy, and he quickly ran inside the mansion.

The boy was greeted by the cleaning maids. He only nodded in response and rushed towards the living room, where he believed that his father was resting.

When he arrived in front of the living room's door, the boy excitedly opened it, earning a loud bang, and alerting the people in the room. Subconsciously, he left the boar's corpse at the entrance.

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"Dad! You're also here, mom!" The boy jumped into a man in his 20s.

"Locke! Haha! I missed you!" Zelios laughed as he tightly embraced his precious son.

"Where's my hug, Locke?" A woman named Selene sulks.

"Here, mom!" Locke pulled himself from his father's arms and jumped onto his mother.

"How are you, honey?" Selene gently patted her son's hair.

"I'm alright, mom! I hunted a wild boar today!" Locke looked proud and softly chuckled, pressing his head in his mother's chest.

"You already hunted a boar?!" Selene accidentally raised her voice in disbelief. Most kids could only hunt a bunny or fish, but their seven-year-old son hunter a wild boar!

His father stared outside the opened door and saw a dead boar lying on the ground. He turned his head towards his son and enthusiastically laughed, "There's a hint of cuts in his body! How could you kill an agile wild boar, son?"

"I used my [Cosmic Ability: Snowfall] and used my skill [Aurora Frost] to freeze the boar! I also used the dagger arts you taught me, dad!" Locke only told a half-truth. Indeed, he used his cosmic ability to freeze the boar, but the decisive kill wasn't due to the dagger arts he learned from his father.

The art is called [Eternal Sword Bust Technique], a short-ranged technique suitable for daggers, swords, and gauntlet-type weapons.

It's a technique he learned from his previous life.

Locke was reincarnated, living for the second time alongside his skills and knowledge.

He could still remember every skill and knowledge he had from his former world, but he couldn't remember how he died.

"Is that so?! You're really our son! Haha! You got my talent in blades while you got your mother's talent for control!" Zelios proudly laughed as he gently stroked Locke's back.

"Well then! What reward do you want?" Selene whispered, spoiling her precious son.

"Hm. go outside the forest!" Zelios and Selene froze in place, surprised by their son's response. They understand the reason, though.

Ever since Locke was born, he never left the mansion or the forest. The forest became his backyard. He never had the chance to meet any kid the same age. So, it's totally normal for Locke to travel outside the forest.

Zelios and Selene looked at each other and sighed. They knew that they couldn't keep Locke away from society forever.

The society outside the forest is unsafe for a pure kid like him, so Zelios and Selene were keeping him pure.

On top of that, Selene doesn't want to expose her son to the clan. Many people will take advantage of Locke's pureness if she discloses her son's identity as the seventh young master of the Elfiau Clan.

"Alright, little devil. We'll let you go outside the forest. If you want to go again, remember that you'll leave the forest every once a week, alright?" Zelios reminded. Zelios also doesn't want exposure for his son. But he is aware that sooner or later, Locke would choose the path of being a Cosmic Master. It's every guy's dream, after all.

"Really?! Yey! Can I meet my grandmother and grandfather there?" Locke excitedly jumped and stared at his parents with an excited expression.

Selene's father, the patriarch, and Zelios' mother knew Locke's existence. They supported them to hide Locke from the public, but they would still tell everyone that there's a seventh young master.

Locke loved his grandfather more than his grandmother. The patriarch took care of Locke whenever Zelios or Selene was away. Meanwhile, Locke also loved his grandmother for spoiling him with his favorite foods!

"Of course! You would also probably meet your nephews! He is also like you, a young master of our clan~" Selene responded with a smile.

Selene might look happy, but she is worried about how the other young masters look at Locke, who never communicated with them ever since his birth.

She wasn't worried about the first, second, fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth young masters. They would be either always busy, training, or they are too kind.

She is worried about the rebellious third young master and the arrogant sixth young master.

"Is that so?! When can we go?!" Locke excitedly asked.

Zelios and Selene looked at each other and chuckled, "We could go now~!" Zelios said as he gently stroked Locke's white hair.

"Really?!" Zelios nodded in confirmation, making Locke jump in excitement.

Locke immediately rushed out of the room as he said, "Then, I'll go change my clothes!"

Zelios and Selene laughed at Locke's actions and continued talking about what they were talking about earlier.

Meanwhile, Locke is genuinely happy about the reward for taking down a wild boar. He felt like a bird in a birdcage, unable to become free.

He also wants to see how this world properly works. His parents always told him that he was a genius, but he still doesn't know the definition of a 'genius' in this world.

"I wonder if I could fight someone there!" Instead of becoming nervous, he is enthusiastic about meeting new people in the clan.

'I'm always fighting monsters alone and training with Kaye, a stage 5 Cosmic Master. I want to fight someone else!' Locke removed his top and wore light blue-colored clothes and pants with a Victor family crest in them.

"Let's go!" Locke excitedly asked as he dragged his mother with him out of the mansion. Zelios and Kaye followed them with a gentle expression and observed Locke's actions.

They always thought that Locke was odd since he was so intelligent and mature at his age. But seeing his excited reaction, they shrugged those suspicion and continued supporting Locke.

Locke immediately jumped into the wagon and sat with a broad smile. Selene sat next to him, and Zelios sat on the other side. Kaye sat in the wagon's front and began traveling.