A moment ago.
Flora panted heavily. Now that the aliens had been completely wiped out, she finally had the time to shift her focus elsewhere.
Obviously, her thoughts immediately went to Nathan.
“Nathan managed to summon such a powerful familiar without any preparation. While his dragon contributed his blood, why would Nathan donate his blood instead of his beasts? Does that mean his blood is special?
“Then again, he is the only one who can summon a beast. Of course, his bloodline is special. Still, does he know something else about his bloodline from the Ancient Library? The Fairy Queen is known to be someone who has the biggest record in the world, so she might know something that I don’t.
“If that’s the case, I have to re-evaluate his worth. What if he can spread his bloodline and allow more people to summon beasts? While I don’t know if they will be stronger than him, the more unique bloodline in this world means that there’s a possibility of a new bloodline appearing.
“He likes women, right? Should I help him get Noelle? Selena’s father might be a count, but her family’s condition creates a possibility where she might abandon it all.
“However, Noelle’s family is different. The sword saint is a duke. He married the second princess of his era, which ended up binding him to the kingdom. If he got together with Noelle, there was no way Sullivan would allow him to escape from this kingdom.
“Or is his appetite so high that he wants royal blood as well?” Flora fell silent for a moment, recalling his expression. “He definitely doesn’t like me for one reason or another.
“Is that why Sullivan wants Noelle to fight against him before graduation? It looks like they are both trying to avoid the clash, but what if I become a bit nosy here and make their plan fail?”
During her thought, she couldn’t help but catch a glimpse of Nathan in the corner of her eyes.
She raised her head and saw him accompanied by his beasts.
“Anubis. Heal her.”
Anubis approached her before activating his ability, which dumbfounded her.
‘This is…’ Flora looked at her hands. The wounds on her body were closing at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was so fast that the wound looked like it’d never existed since the beginning.
The pain was gone completely. It felt like her blood was regenerating at high speed and that the energy that left her body earlier returned.
‘What kind of healing ability is this? Even the priest in the Holy Kingdom who is boasted of having the best healing ability in this world is not this terrifying.
‘Even with an angel, the priest requires at least a lot of time to heal one person. But this… Is this the secret why he is able to win against everything?
‘This kind of healing ability is at least required of a being on the level of an archangel. Does that mean his second familiar, Anubis, is at that level? No, even his first familiar, the wolf, is capable of killing two mature class aliens.’
All this absurdity had just made the situation extremely complicated. This just guaranteed what kind of beings he would summon in the future.
‘If his fourth familiar is this strong, he will most likely summon a being surpassing the archangel the pope has, the Goddess of Magic the Sage has… And it won’t just be a single familiar.
‘We really need to bind him into this kingdom. That’s right. First, we need to make sure that his family is well protected. If they die, Nathan might end up going rogue. I will report this to my father and ask him to dispatch some elite units to protect them from the shadow.
‘I will try with Noelle later, but knowing Sullivan, it seems Nathan has to become a noble first. At least he should be a count—no, a marquis. Should I give it to his parents? No. He should have known his parents’ situation, so if I give the title to them, they will have a hard time running a territory.
‘And it might end up burdening him even further. In that case, I should give it to him. Selena is familiar with nobility. It should also solve the issue about him having multiple wives in the future… No, it’s more like he will be encouraged to do so.’
After a lot of thoughts in her mind, Flora couldn’t help but suggest, “Nathan. How about becoming a baron?”
Nathan was taken aback by the sudden question. “Pardon?”
“You have protected me and contributed a lot to this battle. In addition to your status as a summoner, becoming a baron is not possible. You are also pretty strong, so it would be a waste to just give you the knighthood.”
Nathan’s face was distorted as he was looking away.
“You look annoyed.”
Nathan sighed. “Why do I have to bear a responsibility that I have never signed up for?”
On the one hand, becoming a noble would bring a lot of prestige. It was a kind of goal for normal people.
On the other hand, a summoner status was enough for most of the time. If he became someone as strong as the Sage, he could easily outrank a count or a marquis. Even people like Flora would definitely have to be polite to him.
In this scenario, granting him a title is the same as forcing him to do a duty he never signed up for. That was why Nathan looked annoyed. freewebnoveℓ.com
“Ehm…” Flora scratched the back of her head. “Of course, this is just a question. You don’t have to answer me right away. Just consider it for the time being, as I have no intention of forcing you.”
Nathan sighed. It seemed he couldn’t escape at all. He never really bothered to hide his power for a reason. He had seen a lot of things happening when the main character was hiding their identities when reading novels.
Rather than going that path, he preferred to build up his reputation gradually. This way, people would know him as someone strong enough to challenge other people with noble status. And he might not even need to become a mercenary like the Dragon King.
Nathan nodded. “Alright. I will think about it first.”