To Levi’s surprise, Lord Ironwood had summoned him to his study. Or rather, politely requested his presence. The servant who came to fetch Levi had made sure to specify that part.After their fight, Levi had thought his father would just pretend he didn’t exist and avoid him entirely. Instead, Lord Ironwood had called for a meeting not even a full day after he had returned to Luxanne. As Levi made his way through the halls of Ironwood Manor, the familiarity of the route made his lips curve up in a slight smile. He had walked down this very path before, back when he’d first awoken in this new world and been summoned to his father’s study for a scathing lecture. Things had changed quite a lot since then.Gaining a new family, going to school, learning about a different magic system, joining a party, finding comrades, making friends, healing a broken soul, repairing a familial relationship, assaulting a castle…It had been an eventful month, to say the least. Levi almost couldn’t believe so much had happened in such little time. And, he wasn’t entirely certain yet… but he felt like he was beginning to understand what Death had been trying to tell him back in the teahouse. Originally, Levi had intended to just complete his mission as quickly as possible. Hunt down and eliminate whatever threat Death had discovered. However, it was safe to say that he’d gotten a little off-track. It had been an entire month, and he’d made little to no progress at all on identifying just what was shortening the lifespans of every soul in this world. But for some odd, inexplicable reason?He found he (...)