If it wasn't for Gaya swatting the youngster's hand from Michael's hand, Nightmare would have bitten or even used Dragon's breath on him. Nightmare sensed a tinge of negative energy from the youngster towards Michael.
Michael chose not to pour the healing potion into Sabrina's mouth but placed the potion on the table beside her bed.
"Do what you want, she's your family"
"Please, forgive our rudeness young master" Samuel quickly bowed before taking the potion in his hand. He then took a sniff as his eyes widened in shock.
"This..this...is a healing potion and it's 80% pure" Michael had a feeling that the old butler might know more about Alchemy than anyone else in the room.
"What do you expect? He's a 5-star Alchemist" Gaya said loudly enough for everyone to hear her words crystal clear.
"You're Ghost of River town, the 5-star Alchemist of Bredia" One of the guards who accompanied Captain Giles shouted, making everyone stare at Michael in a new light.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully being a badass. The reward is 400 badass points]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully being a badass. The reward is 700 badass points]
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It was obvious that most of the people in the room had heard his name before. Otherwise, he would have earned almost four thousand badass points just by Gaya revealing his identity.
Only Samuel focused on the task on hand as he moved closer to Sabrina to empty the healing potion into her mouth.
"Wait, what if it-" the same youngster who interrupted Michael shouted but Samuel already emitted half of the potion into her mouth.
It only took a couple of seconds for Sabrina's body to regain the rosiness.
Samuel heaved a sigh of relief.
"Sabi!" Just as Sabrina's body was turning from pale to fair, someone screamed her name.
Michael turned his head to see a woman in her late thirties. Tears rolled out of her beautiful face. She came running to Sabrina's side,
"What happened to my Sabi?!" She shook Sabrina's shoulder, it had enough force as well as gentleness.
"Mom" Sabrina slowly opened her eyes. Out of nowhere, Sabrina lunged at her mother, hugging her tightly. Sabrina too sobbed continuously without giving a damn about the audience. Although she was a brave girl, she almost died back at the Maple forest, which really shook her to the core.
"Young Master, what happened back there?" Captain Giles asked Michael. Everyone quickly turned their gazes from Sabrina to Michael, curiously looking at him for his answer.
"It was Alden...Alden Bellwatch" Sabrina's voice contained a mix of shock and anger.
"Alden Bellwatch? The heir of House Bellwatch?!" Captain Giles asked while the people in the room seemed stunned.
Knowing he could earn badass points by telling them what happened at the Maple Forest, Michael started to explain how he saved Sabrina without coming out neither too braggy nor too humble.
The events unraveled back at the Maple forest sent chills running through everyone's spines. The old butler almost looked like he was about to have a heart attack. His body shivered, not because of the cold but because of the thought of losing Sabrina, the little princess of the Winston family.
Michael could tell Samuel is blaming himself for everything that happened but Michael didn't give a damn. All he wanted was to milk as much as badass points from these people and bug Noah's room.
Nightmare's actions may have brought him an opportunity but it might also put him in danger if Alden had someone behind him, someone dangerous.
"Sabi!"
"What happened to you?!"
Another three shouts sounded in the room as three women in their early forties or late thirties entered the room. They ignored everyone else, running directly towards Sabrina.
"Aunty!" Soon, Sabrina got embraced by the three ladies.
"Thank you, thank you so much, Young Master" Samuel grabbed Michael's hand, shaking it frantically with both hands. It was true that Samuel held a bit of a grudge because Ghost was a better Alchemist than his young master, Noah. However, at this moment, all the grudge in his heart towards Ghost vanished away and was replaced with gratefulness.
Samuel couldn't even imagine what would have happened to Sabrina if Ghost did not appear when he did. He also felt grateful for the baby dragon sitting on his shoulder.
"No need to thank me but please be careful next time" Michael patted Samuel's shoulder before turning his gaze towards Gaya.
"Aelia, let's go" Michael began to walk out, expecting Samuel to stop him.
"Young Master, please' just as he expected, Samuel called out to him, stopping him in his way.
"You saved out Young Miss's life. Please let us show our gratitude" While Michael was pretending to be thinking about how he could politely decline his offer, one of the three ladies who just recently arrived came to him.
The lady had a resemblance with the woman who came first. She looked at Michael, her eyes were filled with tears and gratitude.
She grabbed Michael's hands, squeezing them
"Thank you, thank you so much" Just as the lady was expressing her gratitude, Sabrina and the three ladies, including her mother came to Michael.
The lady who came first looked directly into his eyes. She seemed tired, a line of black circles occupied her skin under her eyes. Surprisingly, she took Michael's face in her soft hands, like a mother grabbing her child's face.
"Thank you" ever since he said he saved Sabrina, everyone was thanking him but nothing felt more genuine than the words escaped her mouth. Compared to her, even Samuel's words seemed fake.
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