CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 35: PLAN TO VISIT LAYTON LEWIS’ PARENTS

As soon as he heard the first question, Ryzel knew that they would be talking about him.

Layton Lewis looked at him as soon as he finished answering the call.

"Ryzel, my father asked if we could go and visit them. If you don’t want to, I can reject him and just visit when you want to," Layton Lewis said while looking at him.

Ryzel appreciates how Layton Lewis was very considerate, but there’s really no need to. He wasn’t the type of person to get scared because of certain circumstances.

Meeting the parents of Layton Lewis is considered normal, as he was already married to him.

He wasn’t even afraid of meeting new people, so Layton Lewis doesn’t really need to be too careful about him.

He could meet anyone he needed to meet, as he knew it was his responsibility to meet everyone connected to Layton Lewis, as he was now his partner.

Ryzel doesn’t mind adding more work for himself, as long as it won’t be too bothersome later on. As long as he could still do whatever he wanted, he could also do whatever he was required to do.

Even if it is not required, he can still do it as long as it won’t interfere too much with his work or studies.

Meeting Layton’s parents was very simple for him and wasn’t a burden.

Layton Lewis’ father is the Federation’s current marshal, with control over the military. His mother is a well-known actress and one of the leaders of the guides’ association.

Layton Lewis’ parents were also famous, though not to the same extent as Layton Lewis.

Ryzel was also intrigued about what they were truly like, so he consented quickly.

"Yes, we can just go tomorrow."

"Okay, then it’s decided we are going to visit my parents tomorrow."

"What do your parents like? I need to bring something as a meeting gift."

Ryzel wanted to know what he could bring as a gift for his partner’s parents because it would be impolite not to bring anything on their first meeting.

It would also be awful if he brought anything they didn’t want, so he consulted Layton Lewis about it.

"My parents aren’t picky. You can just give anything you want to give; as long as they receive something from you, they will be delighted," Layton Lewis answered seriously.

"Okay," Ryzel nodded.

He decided to just give them some potions. Potions were the most valuable he had with him at this time, so it was the only thing he could think of that had at least a great value.

Ryzel knew that the parents of Layton Lewis weren’t lacking in anything, as they are considered one of the top families in the federation.

Their status was already very high, so Ryzel was sure that they had already received a lot of gifts that he couldn’t even afford.

His potions are at least considered to be of the highest quality, so it shouldn’t be too shabby to give them as a gift. At least his potions can be used practically, and they won’t just be decorations around them.

"Do I need to dress up tomorrow? And do I need to take note of something about your parents? Do they have any taboos?" Ryzel continued to ask.

"No, you can just wear whatever you want. My parents wouldn’t care about whatever you’re wearing.

You also don’t have to care about them very much, as they don’t really have any taboos.

Our family doesn’t have a very strict family tradition, unlike other families that needed to follow strict etiquette," Layton Lewis explained.

"I see. That’s surprising," Ryzel commented while looking at Layton Lewis with a skeptical look.

Looking at Layton Lewis’ demeanor, it seems that he grew up in a strict family environment.

He always seemed to be very self-disciplined and cold. That’s why Ryzel thought he grew up in a strict environment, but surprisingly, he didn’t.

Understanding his look, Layton Lewis said, "Don’t look at me like that. My behavior is the result of being awakened as a sentinel."

Ryzel immediately understood what Layton Lewis was trying to say.

When sentinels awakened, their senses would magnify many times more than normal people. The higher their level, the higher the magnification of their senses.

After they awaken, they are immediately isolated to allow them to control their senses before they go crazy from all the noise they are hearing.

If the sentinels aren’t isolated as soon as they wake up and if they can’t tolerate the noise level in their environment, they might not survive.

According to the records, a lot of sentinels who awakened as high-level sentinels at the beginning didn’t make it or their level was downgraded because they couldn’t tolerate the noise around them.

That is also why there are fewer high-level sentinels because of the difficulty when they first awakened. Those who successfully stayed as high-level sentinels were people with a lot of perseverance.

As soon as the sentinels awakened, they were trained to control their senses to minimize the effect of their surroundings on them. Those who have low control over themselves and tolerance are sentinels who are more prone to having a mania.

"Is it because you awakened very early?" Ryzel asked.

He remembered that Layton Lewis awakened very early, and he also awakened as an S-level sentinel. As long as they awakened as sentinels, they would always be disturbed by their surroundings.

Even if they are trained to minimize the amount of information they are going to receive, it would still depend on their levels.

The higher their level, the better they can perceive their surroundings.

It means that even if they were trained to minimize things, they would still perceive them more than others.

They needed to always control what they could receive and learn how to tolerate the noise from their surroundings so as not to go crazy.

Once a sentinel has a sensory overload that affects their mental sea they are going to have a mania.

"Yes, it’s because I awakened as a sentinel very early with a high level. That’s why the training I received is much stricter compared to others for me to survive," Layton Lewis explained.

"I see. At what age did you awaken as a sentinel?"

"I awakened when I was nine years old."

"Huh? That early?"

People will differentiate as sentinels until the age of 15, and some will even awaken at a later date.

Awakening as a high-level sentinel at the age of 9 should be a very unpleasant experience.

At a young age, he was already subjected to different pollution from his surroundings. His initial level is even S which means that the noise level he was receiving was very high.

Layton Lewis, who was still a child, endured all of it, which shows how high his perseverance is.

It is even surprising that Layton Lewis still didn’t break down or show any signs of mania at this time, given how many years he was subjected to all the noise in his surroundings.

The personality he has now should be the result of his perseverance and training to resist having a mania.

He was always rational and cold in his public appearances. In video footage on the frontlines, it shows how cool-headed he is when leading his army.

It was surprising that he could even stay as rational and cool-headed as he is now.

Even with the help of soothing potions and stabilizing potions, it was surprising that Layton Lewis remains as rational as he is now.

"Then, why didn’t you find a guide earlier?"

Having a mental lock on their mental sea means that the sentinels don’t have to suffer from what they don’t want to perceive.

They could finally have peace and quiet. That is also the reason why a lot of sentinels want to have a guide as their partner as early as possible.

With the status of Layton’s Lewis family, it was very easy to find a guide, but Layton Lewis is only married now.

"I don’t want to find someone, but my parents used my information and did a lot of match tests with different guides, but they all had the same result—no one passed the compatibility benchmark."

"Really? Then your situation just looked like mine. I also didn’t find someone compatible with me after having a lot of match tests. Except for my ex, I didn’t find someone compatible with me," Ryzel said while drinking water.

He didn’t notice the slightly darkened eyes and frown of Layton Lewis when he mentioned his ex.

"Then we should be one of those the netizens called ’destined pairs’," Layton Lewis said with a slight smile on his face.

Hearing what Layton Lewis said, he just smiled and replied, "Maybe."

There has always been talk about being a destined pair among the people and they are even using it as a gimmick in many dramas and movies online.

They are using the word ’destined pairs’ for people who haven’t met a match for years until they met their partners with a high degree of matching rate.