The Herb King

127 First Flight With Family

Aethelwolf managed to convince his parents to settle down in Lion City. They also chose to put their territory on sale, including his mom’s clinic. They both looked sad as they signed the documents in the City Lord’s office, but they became resolute when they saw Leric’s innocent face. For their son’s future, they were willing to leave their hometown.

“You guys can visit here any time you want. Traveling in a carriage from Lion City to Barden City will only take a few days. Some rare breeds of Equuses can even go faster than normal mounts.” Aethelwolf consoled his parents gently. He also decided to find time to look for some rare mounts in the market. They would be useful for traveling around the empire’s territory. After all, he couldn’t just always borrow the Reynolds Household’s carriages. They might be fine with it, but he felt embarrassed for using their carriages almost every day.

“The journey might be dangerous if it’s just the four of us and we have to protect Leric as well. The outer borders of the cities are unprotected by the army and there might be bandits lurking in the shadows.” Anton said in a solemn tone. He was a commander of Barden City’s armed forces so he knew some important information. Other than the Northern Viper Group, there were also other bandit factions in the unprotected zones. They prey on passing merchants or travelers. Even the army found it difficult to thoroughly eliminate those people since they were very familiar with the terrain and environment.

Melissa’s expression took a drastic change upon hearing her husband’s words.

“Everything will be fine. Besides, we won’t be traveling in a carriage. That would waste too much of our time.” He promised Samira and the others that he would be back right away and he didn’t want to go back on his words.

Anton and Melissa stared at Aethelwolf in confusion. If they won’t be traveling in a carriage, how would they go to Lion City? “In that case, how are we going to reach Lion City?” They asked.

Aethelwolf smiled and pointed his finger to the sky. “We will fly.”

His parents were dumbfounded by his words and he also let his clone speak. “That’s right! Mom, dad, we flew from Lion City to Barden City. The teacher knows how to fly. Hehe.”

Hearing the boy’s innocent words, Anton became even more shocked, while Melissa tilted her head with a perplexed look.

.....

As an Esper, Anton knew what it means to be capable of flying. To his knowledge, only Level 5 Espers can do that! “Si- Aethelwolf, you- you are a Level 5 Esper?”

“Level 5 Esper?!” Melissa gasped and she could not help but cover her mouth with an incredulous expression on her face.

Aethelwolf merely smiled at their words. He didn’t want to lie to them so it was best to not give them an answer. However, the couple took his silence as admission.

His parents’ minds were in a mess and they could only stare silently at Aethelwolf. A Level 5 Esper is very rare in Regalis Continent and there is only a handful of them in existence. Perhaps there might be more in the distant lands, but those people are too far away from their reach and the place they live in isn’t the kind that was habitable to normal people.

“We might be slower since I will be carrying all of you, but we should be able to arrive in Lion City within three hours.” He smiled at them and extended both his arms. “Come and hold me. We are family now, so don’t be shy around me.” He smiled gently.

Anton and Melissa hesitatingly held his hands, while Leric climbed on his back like a koala.

“Alright. Hold tight.” Aethelwolf wrapped them with world essence to prevent the air pressure from hurting them. His father would be fine, but his mother was only a normal human and she would be hurt by the fearsome air pressure above the sky.

He then activated his skill [Flight] and they soon started levitating.

At first, Anton and Melissa felt uncomfortable, but when they become accustomed to the act of levitating, their expressions eased up.

“Hehehe.” His clone giggled happily as soon as they hovered in midair. The little boy’s laughter also made his parents’ nerves calm down.

“We are flying... You are indeed a Level 5 Esper...” Anton muttered under his breath as he looked at Aethelwolf’s side profile. The guy looked so much younger than him, but his strength has already reached the height that he could only dream of.

“I hope you guys can keep this a secret for me. Everyone believes that I’m just a Level 4 Esper. I want to keep it that way for the time being...” Aethelwolf said.

“You can rest assured. As your family, we will not expose your secrets.” Anton reassured him.

“I believe you guys.” Aethelwolf smiled. He then increased their flight speed and they soon streak through the sky with extraordinary momentum, leaving behind a trail of white clouds in their wake.

The clone’s laughter echoed above the clouds, resounding like a heavenly melody that brightened everyone’s mood.

Meanwhile, Anton and Melissa watched the beautiful scenery with wide eyes. They would never forget this moment...

Aethelwolf detoured and changed routes. He didn’t anyone to spot them so he flew in the direction with no settlements or cities.

After more than two hours of flying, they finally noticed the majestic walls that surrounded Lion City. It looked like an impenetrable steel fortress and the visible magic cannons and huge ballistas looked very imposing.

“Is that Lion City?” Anton has already been here a couple of times, but it was the first time he had seen the capital from an aerial perspective. It was beautiful and majestic!

“That’s right. We will descend near the entrance. We don’t want to cause a commotion in the city.” Aethelwolf chuckled as he guided them to an area with no one in sight.