Several days passed since the incident. Although Isaac had fought to protect his friends, all the villagers started to treat him as a murderer. As such, Isaac couldn't go out to the village anymore, and while he stayed at the house, he could only train, trying to replicate that feeling he had while fighting the bandit leader.

"Isaac, please come to the house; I have something to tell you," said his father.

Isaac rushed to the house to see what his father wanted from him, barely after entering the house. When he entered the room, he noticed a man whom he had never seen before. Unlike the citizens of the town, he was wearing fancy clothes, and his skin was clean and unblemished, indicating that he had never worked in the fields; no doubt about it, he was an aristocrat.

"Son, this is Kelvin, the lord of this land and an old friend of mine," said Eric.

Isaac looked skeptical, as it was his first time talking to someone of a higher class than him.

"What might a nobleman such as yourself be doing in this small village?" said Isaac, unsure of his tone .

"There's no need to be so formal. Kelvin waved a dismissive hand . after all , you and your brother will be butlers in my mansion "

"Just as he said, I wanted you to experience the world outside the village, and I think that you should leave the village for the time being until the situation calms down. You will be departing in the afternoon. I already talked with your mother about it, and although she was against it at first, I managed to convince her. I will be talking with Elen after you exit the room, so go prepare his baggage," said Eric.

Isaac was happy that he finally got a chance to leave the village, and although a part of him was against leaving without clearing his name, he thought that letting the situation calm down on its own was the right solution. When he arrived at his room, there wasn't much to pack, so he just took some clothes. When it was time to depart, Isaac and his brother said their goodbyes to their parents and entered the chariot. The ride wasn't anything extraordinary; the brothers had a bad relationship with each other, and Kelvin was in another chariot surrounded by mercenaries. After an entire day of traveling, they arrived at the mansion. It was, as you would expect, a big and beautiful house with such a huge garden that you'd think it's a forest. The doors opened, and six maids greeted them.

Kelvin told the two of them to take care of Isaac and Elen while the others followed him. After a quick tour of the mansion, they showed the two of them to their rooms and offered them their butler uniform. The room wasn't anything fancy, just a bed and a desk. It was about to get dark, so after training his mana, Isaac went to sleep. The following day, Isaac was woken up by knocks on the door, and as he opened the door, he saw a maid in front of him.

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"As a servant are of lord Kelvin , it is your duty to patrol in the forest behind the mansion. After you return , you will write a report on what you saw, especially if there are demonic beasts. We may not be close to a dungeon, but we have to be on guard," said the maid before leaving.

After eating his breakfast, Isaac headed to the forest. After two hours of patrol and only finding wild animals, he decided to change locations. Whilewalking, he heard a human voice. He hid behind a tree and examined the area. There was an old man and two children who seemed to be the same age as Isaac; they were Akira and Levi, the two sons of Kelvin. Their sister Rose wasn't with them for some reason.

"Let's us bein by reviewing general knowledge. Akira, can you tell us who can use magic?," said the old man.

"Yes, sir, first of all, magic cannot be used by everyone; usually only nobility and royalty can use it, but in rare cases, commoners can use it," replied Akira.

"Very good," praised the man. "How about you, Levi? Can you define magic?"

"Magic is the manifestation of one's mind, and depending on one's mana and attributes, it can change from person to person."

The man looked pleased by his responses.

"Behind me are two magic balls, one of which tells your affinity and the other your mana level. Kid, behind the tree, would you like to join us in this experiment?" said the old man, looking at the spot where Isaac was hiding.

Isaac knew that the man was talking about him, though whether he should run or step forward was something he had to decide after giving it some thought. Though he decided to take action and not let this opportunity slip. He came out from behind the tree and walked to the man.

"You're the commoner that father hired yesterday. How dare a low life like you interrupt our magic session?" Akira crossed his arms, scowling.

"People like you should know their place; you probably can't even use magic, so Go go back to your post, commoner," said Levi.

Isaac started to question whether he made the right choice by coming here and felt a hand on his shoulder.

"No, no, let the boy try; why not? He might get good results," said the man while stroking his beard.

He took Isaac to the table and placed his hand on the magic ball.

"We can tell your attributes based on the color of the ball; for example, red stands for fire, blue for water, brown for earth, green for wind, and there are also some that are not mostly known, like cyan for ice, yellow for lightning, etc.," he explained.

The man put Isaac's hand on the ball, and after waiting a few seconds, the crystal ball reacted.

"Oh, what do we have here?" said the man with a surprised look on his face.

The ball was showing a gray color. It was something unprecedented.

"We can't know what type of magic you have since it's the first time this color has appeared, so what about testing your mana level for now? Most people your age have around 1500 in their mana capacity, so let's see."

When Isaac placed his hand on the second ball, a powerful, bright light emitted from it.

"150,000," said the man.

"Now what kind of monster are you? the man muttered before holding out a hand to Isaac. Just try using your mana. If you feel like it's natural, I will share some of mine with you, so try to follow and move your mana like mine," .

As Isaac followed the instructions of the man, a huge spike came out of his shadow.

"Shadow magic, that's new."