A pitch black book with a moon on its cover, a silver gemstone, and a silver necklace with a pure black gem at its center
Looking at these three things, Damien's pupils shrank with surprise, as he already had a vague idea of what they all were
However, to confirm his suspicions, he remained quiet, waiting for Theron to tell him what they were.
Luckily, he didn't have to wait too long,
"Alright, son, now listen closely."
"Your mother and I spoke a lot before we decided to approve this trip of yours, so make sure you use these things well."
"If not, if anything happened to you while you're on your trip, believe it or not, I'll go all the way to the elf forest and drag you by your ears back home."
Tapping his fingers on the table slightly, Theron said this with a smile on his face
And Elizabeth, beside him, as if to match her husband, also smiled at Damien in response
Smiles that made him shiver slightly, as chill ran down his spine.
"Hahaha! Dad, don't worry, Isabelle is going to be with me, isn't she? Don't worry, everything will be fine," laughed Damien, his eyes darting from side to side nervously
*Sigh… why do I always feel like these parents of mine can read my mind*
*If they know I plan to go to an unexplored dungeon as well as interfere with the elf capture raid, they'll probably both kill me before the demon lord does*
Sighing in his mind, Damien quickly shook his head. They're probably just worried. He was most likely overthinking things
Or was he?
Unfortunately, before he could sort out his thoughts, his father rang in his ears
"hm…"
"Speaking of Isabella, this trip might be beneficial for both of you. It's about time that girl awaken-!"
Talking to Damien, Theron seemed to be about to say something; however, before he could finish his sentence, Elizabeth had appeared beside him at some point, twisting his ear
"Ouch! My fault, my fault, I won't say anything again, my love."
"Anyways, Damien, just know the reason I'm not assigning any guards to you is because of Isabella. don't let anything happen to that girl while you're on your trip"
"Your mother and I see that girl as our own daughter."
"Haha…."
Hearing this, Damien just shook his head. How could he not see that his parents were hiding something from him regarding Isabelle.
Even this laugh just now was just a poor attempt to hide his embarrassment.
Unfortunately, even if he knew, there was nothing he could do, as Isabelle was not mentioned in the main story, so his information regarding her was limited
Perhaps only after giving her the contract gem could he understand what was going on.
So, still pretending to be ignorant, Damien just nodded, expressing his understanding
A move that made Elizabeth and Theron sigh with relief, after all, they were really afraid that their son had noticed something just now and was about to ask them questions
Luckily, he didn't; if he did, they didn't know what to say. After all, it wasn't time yet
"Good, alright, let's go to the other two items." Changing the topic, Theron's face once again turned serious.
"This silver gemstone is something called a void gemstone, a high-level storage item with enough space to fit a small house."
"Your mother insisted we had it filled with enough rations to last a year, enough gold to buy a small town, and clothes for any time you wanted a change."
As he said this, Elizabeth, on the side, couldn't help but mutter
"Indeed, no son of mine can go out looking like a ruffian, I won't have it!"
A response that made the corner of Theron's and Damiens' lips twitch.
*As expected of mum, just a void stone on its own can buy some smaller empires due to its rarity, yet she easily handed something like that out on the grounds of me not looking like a ruffian*
*Should I say as expected of Queen of ten thousand illusions*
Smiling happily, Damien gracefully accepted the gem
"Thanks, Mum, thanks, Dad, I'll make sure to use everything well!"
To which, after hearing this, they both just smiled warmly, for this, their only son, if they could, they would give him the world
Unfortunately, time doesn't allow it
*Argh! This shit again!*
*I'm running out of time…*
Feeling a jolt of pain run through his sealed right hand, Theron began to hear whispers all around him, whispers telling him to embrace the void
And if one looked deeply into his eyes at the moment, they would notice that in white of his eyes there were now thin streaks of black
A situation which neither Elizabeth nor Damien noticed, and to keep it this way and not have them worry, Theron continued to speak.
"And lastly, this necklace is none other than the Voss shadow medallion. By injecting mana into it, it can teleport you and one other person you're holding to a random shadow three kilometers away."
"Unless the situation is extremely dire, I advise you not to use it."
Giving Damien this final item, it could be said that everything was done and everything to be said had been said
And Damien, collecting these items was no less emotional, clutching all three to his chest.
"Thank you again, Dad, thank you, Mum"
"I'll go to my room and bring my things now, so I can head out tomorrow morning."
Not giving either of them a chance to reply, Damien exited the room, his eyes tingling as he felt emotional.
To leave his family, whom he had been with for twelve years, would be a lie to say he wasn't emotional
But for a better future for everyone, he had no choice
*Alright, Damien, now's not the time to falter, let's do everything we need to do and head back home."
Muttering under his breath, Damien exited the study, leaving only Elizabeth and Theron.
"It seems that kids are hiding a lot of secrets from us."
"However, who can blame him, when his father is hiding things from his wife?"
Making sure that Damien had gone, Elizabeth, who had been quiet all this while, gave her husband a deadly glare
"Hey, hey, don't say things like that. Anyone who passes would think I was unfaithful or something," he waved his left arm in surrender as a look of surprise flashed through his eyes
However, Elizabeth still refused to back down, with anger on her face, she questioned her husband
"Spill it, Theron Voss, unless you don't want me to tear this mansion down, how bad is your arm, and is there any hope?"
She asked, her tone mixed with anger and worry
Obviously, she had noticed the little changes that happened throughout this discussion
And Theron, hearing this, just let out a deep sigh…
"Sigh.. this isn't the place to talk about it, once Damien has gone, follow me to meet the ancestor," said Theron, his voice filled with visible weariness.