The Idle System (A LitRPG series Book 7): Family by Pegaz (good books to read for young adults txt) 📗

Sarah looked at John with her brows knitted. “You’re joking, right?”

John saw Sarah was getting angry again, so he nodded. “Yeah… I remember some of the novels I read and a lot of them used the same quote which goes ‘a toad lusting after swan flesh’ and I think that quote describes the situation perfectly.

“The people in this world, and even Kelly herself, might think of her as the toad in the quote because the other party is a prince of a kingdom, but you and I know it’s the other way round.

“Kelly will become an immortal on her twenty-first birthday, so she’ll be young and beautiful for a long time while the prince becomes an old man. The prince might have a king, an army, and the entire kingdom backing him, but you alone are much more than a match for them in every possible way, including finance.

“The prince doesn’t even own the kingdom yet, but even if he did, he’d own a bit of land on this small planet while we own one of the largest private planets available!

“Comparing Kelly to this prince is literally a toad to a swan! Actually, even a tadpole is too good of a comparison. The prince is more like mud that won’t come off your shoe.”

Sarah scrunched her nose and sat down at the kitchen table. “Don’t feelings count with you?”

John nodded. “Of course they do, but we’re not on Earth.”

Sarah laughed. “If we were still on Earth, as a doctor I would never be with a loan shark.”

John chose to ignore Sarah’s remark. “My point was, here you have to look for more traits in a partner. On Earth, we were in the information era, so usually, if a person was smart and could earn loads of money, he or she would have no problem finding a significant other since they could provide security, luxury, and more.

“But here, that same smart person would starve to death or die to an animal while they were out hunting. If the same person was a woman, then on this planet she couldn’t become a teacher or any occupation that would require her to use her intellect to survive because women have less rights here.

“I’ve treated everyone fairly while staying in this village and even trained girls to become stronger without any kind of prejudice because I grew up on Earth. You and Kelly have the same attitude, but nobody else does, so status matters.

“If the prince and Kelly do become a couple, and Kelly thinks her status is too low, then she’ll be too afraid to say anything against the prince. Due to the customs he grew up with, he’s bound to be prejudiced against her.

“Take us for example. We both believe that a relationship needs honesty, right? If we don’t agree with each other on a subject, then we’ll let the other person know about it even if we wake the neighbours or make each other angry.

“Holding in your feelings because you’re scared that the other person will leave you or become irritated is one of the worst things you could do. Everything the person does that you don’t agree with will continue to happen unless you say something.

“Then, after Kelly becomes an immortal and realises she has more than the prince, the roles would reverse and that prince would be too scared to say anything or too stubborn to change his ways and still feel annoyed, angry, or scared every time Kelly does something against what he believes or thinks is possible. I don’t think they would be a good fit at all.”

“I agree with you.”

That response left John bewildered.

“Don’t get me wrong,” Sarah continued, “I feel that no mortal could be an adequate match for Kelly because of the reasons you’ve mentioned and others, but I also feel that what you did to the other boys and their family was the wrong way to handle it. Kelly needs to figure out that they’re not a good match herself.”

John sighed. “Fine. I promise not to kidnap or brainwash anyone else.”

Sarah smiled and nodded in approval.

“What are you doing here anyway? Don’t you have patients?”

“Actually, no.” Sarah shook her head. “Nobody has fallen ill or been involved in an accident for a while now and I’m free for a bit.”

“Most of the kids I’ve trained have gone to do the knight’s test. Everyone else has to study, so I’m free for a bit, too. I’m going to explore somewhere. Want to come?”

“Sure, why not? Kelly’s gone on one of her hunting trips after telling me about the royal entourage. It has been a while since I went on an adventure, and just sitting here is a little boring.”

After making sure nobody was around, John and Sarah teleported five miles into the jungle.

Before Sarah could ask where they were going, John used his earth element to remove the ground underneath them, causing them both to sink.

Sarah laughed and jumped into John’s arms, causing him to princess-carry her.

Seeing John was caught off guard, Sarah explained her actions. “Even before we were dating, you princess-carried me as we sank down into the earth. Don’t tell me that after being married and having a child together, I no longer get to be treated the same.”

John smiled. “Back then, you were helpless and couldn’t fly. That’s the only reason why it happened. I wasn’t flirting with you at that time. Though I did enjoy the experience.”

They continued reminiscing as they sank further into the ground. John had used his earth element to replace the dirt above him, so nobody could see where they went.

A few miles down, they came to a sudden stop which caused John to knit his brows.

Sarah jumped out of his arms, a perplexed look struck her as she stared at the floor.

What was revealed after all the earth had moved was a metallic surface.

John knelt down and examined it before turning to