After the high energy of the match, the group decided to hunt for food at a sprawling local mall.
The air was filled with the scents of exotic spices, providing a brief moment of normalcy before they finally returned to the Veyron Tower for some much needed rest.
However, the quiet weekend at the family estate took a sharp turn into chaos the following morning.
Lyra, surveying the group with a critical maternal eye, decided the boys were in desperate need of a style upgrade.
Mina immediately shifted her demeanor, acting incredibly cute and obedient in front of Lyra.
Her eyes went wide with a sweet, helpful sparkle, her voice softening into a tone of pure compliance that masked her inner mischievousness.
Kaelen, Arin, and Leo found themselves forcefully tucked together and dragged along by the women, three reluctant soldiers marching into a battlefield of silk and high fashion.
Lyra and the girls began shopping like crazy, moving through high end boutiques like a whirlwind, gathering watches, purses, and dresses with unmatched efficiency.
Arin usually loathed these activities. His military mind found the endless choosing of fabrics to be a tedious waste of time.
But every time Lyra stepped out of a changing room in a new dress or adjusted a shimmering watch on her wrist, he found himself completely captivated by his wife's charm.
The hardened commander vanished in an instant, replaced by a tycoon who spent money like water, suddenly engrossed in the very vanity he usually tried to resist.
Mina, leaning into her secret training, gravitated toward idol style outfits rather than the stiff, formal dresses usually worn by the elite ladies of the academy.
As she stepped out in a bold, shimmering ensemble that balanced grace with a fierce, stage ready edge, Kaelen had to admit he had never seen a girl more beautiful than her except for his wife in previous life.
But then again he was not surprised. He had only recently learned that Mina's mother had been a top tier idol before marrying into her father's family.
Mina's father had fallen hard for her, even going so far as to secretly work as her bodyguard despite the heavy responsibilities on his shoulders.
It was a classic case of a powerful man smitten by a star, but when she eventually found out his real identity, she had initially rejected him, wary of the weight of his status.
He had gracefully accepted her choice, stating that love cannot be forced, and simply asked to remain a friend before heading off to fulfill his military duties.
When they met again years later, his unwavering sincerity finally broke through her defenses, and she had accepted his proposal with an open heart.
There had been ugly rumors at the time whispers that the idol was only marrying for money but Mina's father had always stood firmly by her side, a silent shield against the world.
They had married quietly, caring little for the public's opinion and their bond was stong since then.
Watching Mina now, Kaelen saw that same star power reflected in her eyes, a natural inheritance of grace and magnetism that was impossible to ignore.
In the background, Leo was busy trying on a watch that cost more than a small house, his eyes lit up with excitement.
Arin remained distracted by Lyra's latest choice, leaving Kaelen alone with his thoughts.
After the shopping spree concluded, the group finally began to split up.
Kaelen's friends said their goodbyes, heading back to their own homes to spend remaining time of the weekend with their parents before the academy's gates locked for the new term.
Hall of the Veyron Tower fell silent again, the atmosphere shifted from lighthearted family fun to the serious business of Kaelen's evolution.
Arin and Lyra sat down with their son, listening intently as he explained the strange, compounding effects the X-1 Serum was having on his body, the way his fibers are growing exponentially that had altered his frame.
They realized that the Kaelen body require something that can balance his growth and prepare him in advance for the magic armour that students get in secondary school.
They descended into the underground blacksmith space of the Veyron Tower.
Surrounded by the glow of cooling alloys and the hum of machinery, they began to discuss the magic armour Kaelen may have in the future.
It had to be a armour that can handle his extra mana capacity easily.
In the Federation's standard educational path. Students usually wait until secondary school, when they reach Master Fiber Realm, providing the fibers enough strength to sport the magic armour.
But Kaelen's exponential growth has provided him with enough mana and fibers to cover this gap.
His fibers were longer and more fflexible, which gave him the foundation for magic armour even if he had not even finished primary academy.
Veyron family has there own secret methods to increase the number of parts in the magic armour so that they have more power at the same level.
Arin and lyra begin to help kaelen to get his extra parts first so that when he reach secondary academy he can focus on main parts.
They using the veyron family secret method begin to prepare two extra parts for kaelen.
First part they decided was crown. It was a crown shaped part fit on Kaelen head this part is made of fibers extracted from Kaelen body.
For this Lyra set up a special operation table on which kaelen vitals were continuously monitored and he was asked to continuously release fibers from his body which were collected by Lyra and then made into crown by Arin using a sophisticated Veyron secret method.
Also arin decide to add the crystal he has gained by defeating the void whale in the past to it.
This crown will help kaelen by providing an AI helper.
Kaelen named it Redveil. He decided he will attach redveil to his secondary brain made of fibers in the future.
When Kaelen summoned the crown for the first time. Lyra and Arin eyes were reamin stick to him. Red and gold make Kaelen look like a prince of some divine kingdom has arrived on core.
The next part all three decide on was mana heart. For which they created a heart shell outside heart this will help kaelen to store more mana which is present in his body.
Plus all the fiber which we think is extra due to exponential growth of fiber in his body he can slowly turn that toward heart to make it more stronger. This heart has two passive skill to create a shield around him in case of sudden attack and to store mana.
"Next we will assimilate metal in these parts in your body so they become metallic and provide defense." Arin explained as he prepared a vial of glowing Liquid Star-Silver.
"Your fiber will grow through these metal. So the metal will attach to the fiber and make some of your fiber to gain metallic property. That way these metallic parts will become part of your body and can be manifest or store in your body. "
Kaelen looked at his reflection. The crown on his head and the glow from his heart make him look like divine being.
While he felt comically large for now, he knew he was essentially a living vault of unrefined power.
"You look like this now but believe me as your realm increase and your body adapt you will again look normal or may be much better." Lyra said to kaelen who was looking at himself in mirror.
Kaelen closed his eyes, and for the first time, a sharp, cold sound come in his mind.
[REDVEIL INITIALIZING. NEURAL LINK SYNC: 100%.]
[GREETINGS, MASTER KAELEN. I AM REDVEIL.]
Kaelen felt strange on being called master and the voice was of female.