Chapter 45: Start of a New Beginning

Dio prepared for his journey to the capital the next day. The night he spent crying and letting it all out made him feel lighter as if a heavy weight on his chest had been lifted. His puffy eyes made the others worry about him but as soon as he told them that it was because he visited his grandfather’s grave, no one tried to bother him about it anymore. The residents of the southern city had been considerate of him and he was happy that he chose to visit the place before he went to the capital.

“Uncle? What are you doing here?” Dio asked when he saw the carriage with the Armani Merchant Guild Crest and Royce went out of it.

“I came here to fetch you.”

“Fetch me?” Dio chuckled. “I’m no longer a little kid. I could go to the capital on my own.”

Royce smiled when he saw how Dio laughed. The young man looked brighter than he was when he left the northwest. He was happy for him because he seemed to fi