Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1432

Chapter 1432: Wait

"Fail?"

Aurora glared at Caldor.

"What do you think!?"

"Haha, alright sis! Pay up."

He stretched his arm towards Ember who frowned.

"Not coming?" she asked, staring at Aurora.

"I have no idea. Told her we’re leaving with or without her in thirty minutes."

Ember turned to Caldor.

"Wait."

"Urgh, it’s just going to be a waste of time. The Atticus we know is best at everything he does. If he breaks a woman’s heart, I expect it to be perfect!"

"Wait."

On Ember’s persistence Caldor was forced to wait. They had made a bet earlier on if Aurora could get Zoey to leave.

...

"Are you ready, son?"

"Yes, Dad."

A large man placed a firm hand on his son’s shoulder and stared right into his eyes.

"I want you to know that you’ve made our family proud. Made me proud."

Nate returned his father’s proud look and smiled.

"Thank you, Dad."

"Good luck, son."

Saying his goodbyes, Nate left the training room to see a procession of his other family members, uncles, cousins, aunts, all staring at him with proud looks.

"You’re amazing!"

"Good luck!"

"Make us proud, son!"

"Kick their butts!"

If it had been the old Nate, he would’ve basked in this glory. But after losing the one he considered a brother, he’d lost a part of himself that enjoyed narrow minded things like this.

He was the first one in their family to achieve what he’d achieved. Grandmaster at twenty years of age, it was an extraordinary feat!

None of them would’ve ever imagined it. Now, here he was representing the whole of Novareth in a competition between different worlds. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

This was everything he’d ever dreamed of, but somehow, he felt hollow.

As they sang his praises, he settled for a modest smile and curt nods as he left. Regardless, one word stuck in his ears even after he entered the hover car and moved a significant distance away.

’Proud, huh.’

He had made them proud, yet Nate felt no sense of accomplishment in the slightest bit.

He stared out the window with a distant gaze. Though there was nothing there, he could’ve sworn the perfect image of Lucas appeared before him, staring with those same tired eyes and smile.

Nate clenched his fists.

’Are you proud?’

...

Thirty minutes later, after saying their goodbyes, Aurora, Ember and Caldor gathered in front of the mansion where an airship was waiting.

As they got to the airship, they turned and stared at a particular training building in the distance.

"Doesn’t look like she’s coming," Caldor said with a shrug. "Why don’t you save us some time and pay up, sis?"

"Wait," Ember said.

"Urgh."

Just like the duo, Aurora’s eyes were focused on the door leading inside Zoey’s training room. Her hands were clenched, and she didn’t realize when she began whispering the same words.

"Come on..."

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