Rose looked at him in disbelief when he ordered her to reach the core formation realm.

There wasn't even a week left before they head to the capital to join the academy.

Not only was he ordering her to break through, but he was also ordering her to break through 2 major realms.

In just a week, that was an impossible task.

Even if the mana stone he had held immense energy, it was still something not possible.

Besides him and the MC in future, nobody can break through so fast, at least till now.

'If the protagonist can break through many realms at once, then the heroine should be able to do something similar too. She might be a failed heroine, but she is still one. A week should be enough.'

"That's imposs-"

Rose was about to blurt out that it was impossible, but Noah cut her off and continued.

"That's an order you cannot refuse. Or have you already given up on your revenge? This is a great opportunity for you. Your enemy won't stop for you to get stronger, their strengths will keep on rising while you will be stuck worrying that breaking through a few realms in a week is impossible."

He said nothing further and walked out of the room.

Inside, Rose held the mana stone in her hand.

Just holding it was already making her body shiver.

That was just how immense the power inside the stone was.

Noah did not realise that till now. The stone he casually threw at her wasn't something ordinary for her.

He couldn't sense it or say that he was unaffected by its pressure because he had the Purest mana aspect.

All mana shall obey him.

But that wasn't true for all.

The power of a mana stone, belonging to the Emperor grade, was too much for anyone.

Even holding it was already a difficult task for Rose.

'Where did he even get something like this?'

Even though fallen, she was once a nobility too. So she wasn't unaware of the mana stones.

But never had she ever seen or even heard about something like this.

Yet, she could tell one thing for certain, this stone wasn't something anyone could get their hands on.

'Why is he even giving me something so precious? Shouldn't he use it for himself?'

It was such a precious thing that any knight or mage might fight till death for it.

One of the reasons why many people even join the army and fight the nether kins is because of these mana stones.

They hold dense mana in them, which greatly aids in someone's journey of mana cultivation.

On the surface, they are hard to find, but they can be found inside ruins and portals where nether kins live.

Rose looked through the open door at the fading silhouette of Noah and then at the stone in her hand.

She was hesitant about whether she should use it or not. Then suddenly, she remembered what Noah had said to her at the end.

Her enemy won't wait for her to get stronger.

With that, she decided to use the stone.

She sat in the lotus position, placing the mana stone before her and tried to use her mana cultivation method.

Her heart was burning with desire for revenge. Even if she had to rely on this monster, she was fine with it. She only cared about her revenge.

'Father, mother, just you wait. I will send them all to hell.'

Mana soon circled around her as she inhaled the mana into her body.

Noah, on the other hand, walked leisurely towards the dining hall.

Passing by all the knights and maids, who were looking at him with new light, he did not feel anything.

'She should have started by now.'

He thought about Rose for a moment. That stone was enough for her to last till she reaches the core formation or even the core expansion realm.

'If I recall correctly, she uses the mana cultivation method of her family. It's not bad but not good either. For a shadow affinity user like her, she should be using some high rank SS or SSS rank cultivation method.'

The cultivation methods from this world won't be that useful or considered great later on, for most people.

Only a select few will be able to stand out, and even those can do that only because of their bloodline or physique awakening.

He planned to put a cultivation method for her in the system, but there was almost no chance that she would accept that.

Not right now.

Even the mana stone, she only kept that because he did not give her enough time to think.

'Rather than buying one, I can help her inside the ruin.'

There were many ruins in this world and it's easy to find a cultivation method there.

But it's hard to find a good one, and it's even rarer to find something that you need.

However, it wasn't an issue for him, after all, he is the author. There is a place where he can help Rose get the shadow affinity mana cultivation method.

'But to get there, she needs to be at least in the core formation realm. Well, no need to worry about that, she will get a good core for sure.'

After all, she was supposed to be a heroine. So it's a given that she will awaken something good.

No point in worrying about that.

As he was walking towards the dining hall, a certain smell filled his nose, coming straight from the hall inside.

'What is this? It smells damn good.'

It wasn't something he had smelled before, not here and not even on Earth, but it felt as if he was getting pulled by that smell.

It wasn't only happening with him, even the guards and maids standing outside were feeling the same.

Noah stopped when he saw the maids outside. Usually, they are the ones who cook the meal, but today, they were standing outside.

When they saw Noah approaching them, he modestly bowed their head.

"Why are you out?"

They shouldn't be standing outside even if they have cooked the meal, not until everyone has finished their meal.

One of the maids lifted their head a little; she was the head chef, who was already getting old.

"Replying to the young duke, madam has told us to go out. She said, she will cook the meal today."

'Mother did? No wonder it smells so good, but why? She has never cooked before.'

He thought to himself but did not care too much about that. After all, it was only a meal.

He nodded at her and said, "If that is so, then you guys can go and rest for today."

Before opening the door for the dining hall and entering,

As soon as he was inside, the delicious smell exploded in his head.

'This doesn't feel ordinary at all.'

And it actually wasn't. The food from Earth and the food here are different.

Not the names, a potato is still a potato here, but in terms of being infected with mana.

Even a normal vegetable or fruit is extraordinary here compared to Earth.

He sniffed the smell even more, and automatically a wide smile formed on his face.

'My first meal here, it's gonna be good.'

If he doesn't consider Elanor as a meal, then yeah, it is his first.

He walked further, his eyes scanned the room, Eleanor wasn't on the table, but he could see smoke coming out from the kitchen, she was still preparing the meal.

Only Noelle was sitting at the table, waiting patiently.

'Is he gone again?'

Nothing important for him, but Drever wasn't here as well.

Even better for him, he can enjoy his meal without having to make his mood bad.

With that in mind, he slowly approached Noelle.

She also noticed him, and when she did, a red tint appeared on her face.

She immediately tried not to look at her brother, but shameless him went ahead and sat beside her.

He did not care, but she was screaming inside her head.

'Sit somewhere else!!!'

She desperately wanted not to meet him, at least right now.

"What is it Noelle? You don't even wanna look at your brother now?" He asked, clearly intending to tease her.

Even without much try, it worked easily.

She was flustered beyond belief.

The more he talked, the more she was made to remember what happened inside the room.

And the more she remembered that...

'Haaa~ haa~ why am I getting all tingly over my body?'

Arousal took over her body.

Amidst those erotic memories of hers, she suddenly remembered what he had told her at the end.

No matter what, he will always love her.

[Noelle's favourability has increased by 10 points.]

Noah heard the sound of a notification inside his head.

'Why now? Is she that slow?'

He should have gotten that notification much sooner.

Well, it didn't matter, he got it at the end, so it's fine.

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