The Tales of Draconic Warlock

I was shocked when I found out from Inari that one of the men who came in today into the office had a den scent on him.

Inari explained that the demon tribes of lust depend mainly on scent and they can easily smell anything, even faint traces.

I too have that skill but the level is too low to recognize a faint smell or even detect it would be not possible. For Inari though that was not a problem as it comes with their race.

I may have found the culprit who placed that demon-summoning ritual.

Well, he is at the top of my suspect list. There is a chance that he came across demons while travelling. Though the demon lands are far away, there is a chance of some demons coming to this kingdom. So I can't tell for sure that he is the traitor who turned against us.

Back then I forgot that there were other relatives of the family that could have placed the ritual in the library. Some belong to distant branches and some are married into the family. Anyone could have placed it there when they came to visit our home.

If not for Eritrea's marriage ceremony, I wouldn't have thought about this. With my INT I should have thought about this but it looks like the disparity in attributes is showing itself.

INT just represents the capacity of my brain to process but it was physical work and for that END is required. Without a huge END value, I think that all that INT is going to waste. This is why I am trying to improve the attributes that don't level up with my rank.

Unless I find something like those trials to enter Nexus, I don't think I would ever gain such high values again.

Attributes usually improve with ranks, and that is it. The increase from other sources is minimal, but that doesn't mean that people ignore that improvement. They would like to have that improvement.

Any improvement of one's strength is like an extra way to save oneself. Who would say no to that?

I don't either. I am actively seeking to improve my attributes. If not the advantage of having such high attributes can be wasted.

Anyway, for now, my first focus should be on the one that Inari pointed out. I need to find out as much as I can about him.

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The next morning, I went straight to my father. This time around he usually would be alone.

As soon as I walked in, he spoke in an apologetic tone, "Ah Magnus, today you are leaving right? Though I want to accompany you, there are many things that need to be done, sorry".

I waved my hand and smiled, "I am not here for that father", I said.

"Oh, do you want something?" he asked.

"Yes, about a man who came into the office yesterday", I said with a straight face.

My father sighed at my request. He already guessed which one I was talking about.

After a few seconds he spoke, "It looks like you are progressing very well. You can sense other's malicious intent at this stage. Haha, my son is a genius", he suddenly shouted.

"Father", I shouted back.

Cough! Cough!

"Ahem, sorry for that. You want to know about him right?"

I nodded.

Then he started to tell me what happened. he told me everything without concealing anything. He told me who Matthias was and how he lost both his child and wife, one after another.

Matthias wanted revenge to fill the hole in his heart but my father apparently found out who the actually wronged party was. He didn't want this to escalate and at the same time tried to not break Matthias's heart further. So he kept the truth buried.

This is the reason why Matthias started to hate my father and probably hates me.

Ahhh, one thing after another. I felt that it was better before I knew what kind of shit my family is in.

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Matthias is a problem but at this point, there was nothing I could do about it. Though I knew that the elder known as Matthias was most probably the one who placed the summoning ritual manual in the library, there was no proof.

Inari could smell demon scent on him but that was something I can't disclose. I need to find something else on him to prove his treason.

Though I feel bad about his losses, they weren't caused by my father.

My father, he is an idiot. He shouldn't have sealed the truth. It created a rift that could have destroyed our family. I wonder how many things did he bury like that.

I don't have time for those now but I need to bring them out and clear any other troubles that could have been caused due to the misunderstandings.

It was for later. The holidays are over and I have to return to the academy.

Maybe I would be lucky and would find a way to cancel my marriage contract with Elisha and bring some benefits to the family. The Siren family may be related to us by blood but the one who made the connection between us is no longer with us.

If they want to hurt us, I should respond in kind.

Anyway, in three weeks most of the family and any relatives of my family would be here for the marriage ceremony. By that time, I need to improve my scent recognition. I also need some other way to know who in the family are traitors and who stands with the family.

There are many that stand against my father but that doesn't mean that they want our family to get destroyed or assassinate my father or his bloodline.

I am not against opposition, but against the ones who were trying to harm the family and do things in the dark.

The only way I could do that was by using Nexus. There are so many benefits that I can get through this and I am not even past ten percent of the guidebook.

In the next three weeks, I need to find a way to find a way to find out all the enemies in the family. the evidence can wait till later. First I need to find who most likely would do evil things for their gains and then concentrate on them. It would save me some time and energy.

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I learned as much as I could about Matthias, but that was not enough. So I learned a bit about the other relatives that are present in the house. In the evening, I returned to the academy.