The Tales of Draconic Warlock

253  The start of the final semester

I went straight towards my room to take a bath and rest for a little while.

Though it can be considered as rest, it's not truly rest as my mind wanders off to somewhere else. Things like that would happen all the time.

My high INT which should be an asset to me, is causing a lot of problems for me like overthinking. With such high INT, I overanalyze everything turning me into a bit of a paranoid person.

It is good to think deeply but overthinking is not good for mental health. It was not just for me. It applies to everyone.

I should find a way to curb such excessive thoughts as soon as possible. It's not just implicating my mental health but also causing a waste of my time and my brain cells, which should be invested in better things.

As a Tier-6 ranker, I can live hundreds of years and that means there is a long time for me to waste my time on thinking useless things but that should be done when I am nearing my end of life not in my youth. It's a waste of my youth to do those things now.

The problem is I have no idea how to curb these unnecessary thoughts. Maybe there is a skill or something but that something is certainly not commonly known if it does exist.

There is mention of such a topic in the academy's library and also not in Nexus library. May be there isn't such a thing or it is in the sections of the library that I can't access as of now.

Anyway, let's think about that later as there is no proper solution to my problem.

--- Nôv(el)B\\jnn

I took a small rest till it was time for dinner.

When I went to the dining hall for my dinner, my father was already there seated in his seat. He was going through some files and didn't see me coming.

"Father, this dining hall is meant to eat and exchange words with one other in the family", I spoke as soon as I neared him and sat beside him.

It was not my usual seat but since there were only two of us, there was no need to sit at the ends of the table from each other.

"Ah, Magnus you are here. I am sorry. I know that you would come today but I was busy", my father apologized.

"It's okay Father. I understand that you have your duties but you should also care about yourself or else how can you properly take care of your territory?" I said to him.

"What you said is true but with what's happening...It doesn't matter anyway", my father stopped himself from telling me something crucial to me.

I wonder what it is but it is not my place to probe into that. When he feels it's time to tell me about me, I would naturally hear about that. I mean, I hide a lot of things from my family, so I shouldn't expect otherwise.

We spent talking to each other as we ate. It probably would be the only time I would get to speak with him by the looks on his face when I arrived at the table.

Something is going on and it's troubling him, making him work more than he usually does. Maybe I should offer my help in the morning. I should spend some time father as I was planning to go on a world tour after my graduation.

I would be gone for at least a year or two. If Mother was here, then it would have been nice but she isn't. There is nothing I can do nor could she about that.

Anyway, I enjoyed my dinner with my father and after that, I went to my room while he went back to his office.

Hmm, I should help him out from tomorrow.

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The holiday break is for a month but there is nothing much to do at home. My siblings and my mother are away, while my father is covered in a pile of work.

I asked him if he needed any help but he declined.

I helped him a few times but he is declining my help this time around. It means something has happened and he was not willing to share it with me. I think it was the same thing that he almost slipped about during last night but I can't ask him about that.

Since I had nothing else to do, I turned my training mode on. I wonder when I would truly spend some time relaxing instead of training all the time.

It's true, there's no rest for the wicked.

When someone is weak, they think that they can do anything they want but as they grow stronger they have to bear the responsibilities that come with that strength. Moreover, strength attracts more enemies.

Even after you defeat powerful enemies more powerful enemies come. It's a never-ending process.

It is such a hassle and the reason why I hate to show my true strength. Even as a Tier-6, I have to live in fear of more powerful beings.

Since young I only heard that Tier-9 are the peak of the world but as I progressed, I learned that there are realms above Tier-9 and many such existed during ancient times but they were destroyed.

Civilizations that had thousands of Tier-9 and above beings were annihilated and that means the enemies are much more powerful than them.

It's already bad that a Tier-9 can annihilate a nation if there was no opposing force at Tier-9. There were beings above Tier-9 in this world and the ones who ended them.

See, as I grow strong, there is no peace. When I was weak, I was a bit peaceful.

From the looks of it, training would never end and my peaceful life may never happen but I should hope and strive for it. If not, its better to end myself now and bring an end to all future problems.

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Before long, the month was over and it was time to return to the academy to start my final semester. In the academy, there are many things to do and deal with, especially Angela and Celine.

Let's see how my last semester goes at the academy. I hope that there won't be any new troubles awaiting me this semester.

Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!

Creation is hard, cheer me up!