The moment their eyes met, Alexander was still struggling to find an explanation. He even tried thinking of examples from novels as a reference, but nothing worked.
"I... I... I can explai—" he stammered, but before he could finish.
A graceful woman ran toward him, cupping his cheeks in her hands.
"My little baby what happened? What happened to your cute chubby cheeks?" she asked her voice filled with worry.
Hearing his mother's concerned tone, he was surprised that she could still recognize him.
"Th-this… Mother, you can recognize me?" he asked his voice filled with shock.
"Of course I can, even if you became short, tall, fat, or thin. Just by looking into your eyes, I can recognize you right away," she said her voice full of love.
"Now hurry up and tell your mother why you've become thi-this… Handsome~" her tone grew moist, her eyes fixed on her son's face.
He was so strikingly handsome that even she was stunned by his appearance after having a clear look.
"Mother what's wrong? Mom, hello," he called out, which finally snapped her mother out of it as she coughed.
"Your mother is fine, it must have just been the wind," she said without any hint of embarrassment.
Alexander frowned as he glanced at the nearby window which is closed so there was no wind at all.
"The door is open silly boy," she added with a smile.
Then remembering the question she had wanted to ask, she pressed on, "I almost forgot, what on earth did you do to turn into this?"
Alexander caught off guard by the question had no answer. He couldn't just blurt out the truth right away, and as seconds passed with no excuse, a man suddenly came over.
"I did not expect that the Marrow Cleansing Pill would have such a wondrous effect. Your disgusting self has transformed into something…" he said, looking at his son who was now ten times more handsome than he was.
He cleared his throat and continued, "Something this… representable." Luckily, he stopped himself from saying 'handsome' as it would have felt too awkward.
Hearing that it was because of the pill, Alexandria felt a great joy knowing that this pill had brought such a remarkable change to her son.
"Hehe," he could only chuckle, scratching his head while feeling shy under their gaze.
"Oh yeah, is there something you want to tell me, Mom, Dad?" he asked, thinking that since they came, there must be something important.
Ragnar and Alexandria exchanged a look, and then Ragnar stepped closer, placing a hand on his son's shoulder.
He was about to share the news when he suddenly felt something strange.
Without any warning, his senses pierced into Alexander's body, and his calm expression instantly twisted into one of horror.
"You… You… What have you done to yourself?" he exclaimed, gripping Alexander's shoulders and shaking him hard.
Alexander felt his world spin, he tapped his father's arms trying to stop him from shaking him.
"Father… Stop… You're making my head spin," he said hurriedly.
Seeing her husband sudden frantic, Alexandria realized that something must have happened again.
"Honey, what's wrong? Why are you shaking him like that?" she asked her face full of worry.
"This… This bastard brought a huge surprise a few days ago, and now that surprise has turned into a walking timebomb. I just checked, probed my consciousness into him to see his situation, and guess what," he said looking at Alexanderiawith a grim expression even darker than before.
"Guess what?" she asked placing her hands over his chest.
"This bastard already has a total of eight mana rings! They're running wild and could explode at any moment. You idiot! Why did you continue down this path?" he said, unable to let the thought go.
His son had taken a pill, so of course he would cleanse his body and increase his level.
How could he not have expected this situation to happen?
"What… Eight… Did you say eight? Is that even possible, honey?" Alexandria asked her face full of disbelief.
"According to historical records, this shouldn't be possible, since the body can't handle something this destructive," Ragnar replied.
He couldn't help but curse inwardly. Considering the situation, his son could be called a genius.
Yesterday it was just a single ring, but now eight?
This cultivation speed is even 10 times faster when he was young, clearly his son is a once in a thousand genius.
"I'm really such a disappointment. If I had known you were this talented, I would have forced you to train when you were young. But now… even if I tried to find a cure, it's too late, too late," he said.
Letting go of Alexander, his father stumbled back looking like he might fall.
Seeing him like this, Alexander could only smile wryly and offer a few words of comfort.
"Father, you need to calm down and listen first. First, I'm not going to die, actually these mana rings seem to be in harmony with me. You might not believe it, but it must be because of my physique. And lastly, have you ever seen an eighth-level mana ring awakener still alive after reaching this level?"
Hearing his son's words, Ragnar froze and was lost in deep thought.
From what Alexander said, it seemed to make sense.
"Did the heavens bestow him with a godly physique?" Ragnar couldn't help but wonder.
From his son's current situation, it really did seem to be the case.
"Really honey? Then that's great," Alexandria said, her worries finally easing.
Clearly, this explanation had become her lifeline out of despair.
With a sigh, Ragnar could only accept it and then continued.
"The reason your mother and I came here is because of one thing," he said, looking at Alexander.
Alexander just stood there waiting for him to finish, and his father went on.
"From now on, your house arrest is officially lifted. Today, you can do whatever you want," he said sighing.
He knew full well that his son would likely return to his reckless ways.
Hearing this, Alexander remained quiet not caring about going out anyway.
If he could get stronger just by staying at home, why should he leave?
Only a fool would leave when he had his own advantages, so he simply nodded.
After a short conversation with his parents, both his mother and father left.
Left alone, he saw that there was still about an hour before the dungeon would open.
Since he had been locked in his room, why not explore the place?
After taking a bath, he put on presentable clothes and left his room.
Walking down the hallway, he was truly in awe of how massive the manor was.
Even the servants' rooms were much larger than his old room in his past life.
Not only that, but the paintings and decorations throughout the manor were far from cheap.
After that, he noticed that the hallway led to a balcony, from which he could see an expansive view of houses, streets, and people in the far distance.
The view stretched for miles, ending at a giant wall that enclosed forests, mountains, and even the sea.
"Damn that's massive," he growled inwardly.
The kingdom was truly vast, if he measured it, it would cover hundreds of thousands of miles.
Then he heard a clang, the sound of swords clashing.
Looking down at the practice grounds, he saw some of the warriors training.
Curious, he watched the ongoing battle studying how they fought.