Aquil Rein was a man of handso appearance, who, even among a crowd of brightly dressed aristocratic youths, stood out at first glance and beca the center of discussion among others.
At this mont, there were quite a few won surrounding him, each seemingly competing for the opportunity to talk with Aquil, casting envious and jealous glances from the n at his side.
Reiger’s arrival did not initially attract the attention of these people, but the most popular second young master of the Rein Family was the first to notice Reiger, greeting him warmly.
"My brother, it’s such a relief to see that you’re alright."
Aquil left the crowd and walked briskly towards Reiger, opening his arms as if intending to embrace him.
However, before Reiger could react to his gesture, soone else stepped forward first.
It was Ai En and Ian.
The two female knights, who had been quietly following behind Reiger, blocked Aquil’s path by standing in front of Reiger as he approached with an enthusiastic face.
"Hmm?"
Aquil stopped in his tracks, standing there perplexed.
The rest were first stunned, and then the whispers began to grow.
"Who are these two female knights?"
"They are so beautiful."
The group of noble youths first noticed Ai En and Ian’s remarkable beauty, with many of them being imdiately captivated by the look of the two female knights.
Ai En and Ian, oblivious to the attention, simply stood in front of Aquil, one cold and the other vigilant.
Clearly, they had acted to protect Reiger.
As attendants, preventing suspicious strangers from approaching their master is an essential skill.
Since Yuri had entrusted Ai En and Ian to protect Reiger, they naturally acted with the diligence befitting the protector of their master.
Reiger, seeing this, spoke up.
"It’s okay, stand down."
With his words, Ai En and Ian silently stepped back and stood behind Reiger once more, still with a vigilant look in their eyes, ready to intervene at any mont with anyone attempting to approach Reiger.
The venue, which had been quite lively, turned sowhat chilly due to the unexpected actions of Ai En and Ian.
The surrounding bodyguards were even showing signs of stepping in, especially Aquil’s, with their hands already on their sword hilts.
Fortunately, at that mont, Reiger finally spoke up, breaking the tension.
"I hope I’m not late?"
Reiger stepped forward, addressing Aquil with a subdued tone.
"Of course not," Aquil ca back to himself, giving a covert glance at Ai En and Ian, then turning his gaze back to Reiger, his warm smile returning as he said, "We are happy that you ca. It’s been a month since we’ve seen you."
No sooner had Aquil finished speaking than another voice rang out.
"It looks like you’re relatively unscathed, Reiger."
The man who made this comnt was sowhat dark-skinned and bulky. He did not have Aquil’s pretty features, but rather carried the sporty look of soone who might enjoy running under the sun, a very masculine type likely favored by girls who prefer strong n.
He followed closely behind Aquil, first scanning Reiger from head to toe, then breaking into a smile.
"You look better than I expected. I thought by now you’d be afraid to even leave your house."
These words, seemingly teasing but with a slightly pointed edge, prompted Reiger to turn his gaze toward the speaker.
Through the mories of his original self, Reiger quickly identified information about this man.
Sena Ram, the third son of the Viscount Larm Family, was one year older than Reiger and sohow subtly at odds with him.
The original host might not have noticed this man’s subtle hostility towards him, but Reiger could see from the other’s insincere smile that he probably didn’t harbor any good feelings for him.
Surely, this must be related to the fact that the Larm Family was a vassal to the Rein Family?
Since his family was a vassal to the Rein Family, Sena, although a mber of this little group, actually looked up to Aquil a bit.
Simply put, Sena was Aquil’s follower and likely disapproved of Aquil’s consistent warm behavior towards Reiger.
The others also took this opportunity to step forward.
A total of six people ca forward.
Among them, four were n, and two were won.
The four n had distinct appearances: one tall, one short, one fat, and one thin—altogether they embodied the diverse set of characteristics, causing a nearly laughable impression when together.
So were children of Viscounts, and others of Barons. As they approached, they imdiately gathered around Sena, also displaying a subtle attitude of deference toward Aquil.
As for those two won, one was a young lady with particularly eye-catching red hair, and the other was a little girl looking around with broad curiosity. The contrast between them was striking, and Reiger couldn’t help but take several glances.
The four n and two won, along with Aquil and Sena, made up a total of eight people. These were the noble youths who had been mixing with Reiger all along.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Reiger’s eyes flickered slightly, and he seed to be pondering sothing, but his face remained calm.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," Reiger said, "I didn’t expect you to arrive so early."
At these words, Aquil was the first to laugh.
"Because we all really wanted to know how you are now, brother," Aquil opened his arms, but this ti he didn’t hug him. Instead, he addressed Reiger, "We heard you were attacked and suffered serious injuries, and we were very worried."
"Exactly," Sena said with his usual smirking-not-smiling expression. "If we had known that your misfortune turned out to be a blessing, and not only were you all right, but you also ford a connection with the Franzel family, we wouldn’t have been so concerned."
Sena’s words caused the eyes of several noble youths present to flicker subtly.
The red-haired young lady and the innocent little girl even glanced at Ai En and Ian standing behind Reiger, their thoughts unclear.
In contrast, Reiger didn’t care at all about what Aquil said or about Sena’s behavior.
He just gave Aquil a aningful look before speaking.
"This ti, I indeed hit a big stroke of luck."
Having encountered Yuri, who had so kindly saved his life, Reiger certainly felt that his luck was quite good.
Of course, to those present, his words took on a different aning.
They assud that when Reiger said this, he was referring to his connection with the Franzel family.
To have ford a connection with the legendary talented young lady from the Franzel family would make many other noble youths die of envy if the news spread.
She was soone who had beco a national treasure of the kingdom at a young age, one of only eight strategic magicians on the continent!
The young lady of similar age to Reiger, among the noble youths present, was already heading her own household as a Marquis, second only to a Duke!
Countless people, including the fathers of these noblen’s sons, yearned to form even the slightest connection with this rumored beauty, possessing both appearance and strength, whom even the royal family needed to win over with kindness.
Indeed, they had no standing to form such a connection—it was their fathers, the heads of the households, who were desperately trying to make those ties, and these younger generations didn’t even have the right to queue up.
Yet this legendary and talented young lady had taken in Reiger.
Thinking of this, it was certain that so of the noble youths present felt deep jealousy.
Only Aquil remained as enthusiastic towards Reiger as ever.
"Anyway, I’m glad you’re okay," Aquil patted Reiger’s shoulder and smiled, "I’ll treat you today to celebrate properly, to celebrate your smooth recovery."
"Celebrate?" Reiger paused in his speech and then said with a peculiar tone, "Where shall we celebrate?"
"Do I even need to say it?" Sena picked up on the topic, flashing a knowing smile known to all n, "Of course, we’re going to a place that will make everyone very happy."
This remark made the tall, short, fat, and thin quartet all reveal knowing smirks.
Seeing this, how could Reiger not know what these people were planning?
Even Marilyn knew that the forr Reiger often went out with these people to indulge in pleasure; having the original host’s mory, Reiger was all the more clear about what kind of people they were.
"Forget it," Reiger imdiately shook his head, "If that’s the case, then you guys go ahead without . I won’t be joining."
"Why not?" Sena exclaid in surprise. "Weren’t you always fond of that sort of thing?"
To be honest, Reiger was rather puzzled to hear such an assessnt of himself.
That was the original host, not . Don’t talk as if I’m always out there causing trouble for honest won, okay?
"It would be better if you didn’t look for ," Reiger simply stated, "I don’t want to get kicked out the door."
With that, everyone understood.
"That’s true," Aquil said with a wry smile. "If I were you, I definitely wouldn’t dare to fool around either."
"Heh," Sena said with a sour tone. "It’s different when you’ve climbed up to the big shots."
At that mont, the red-haired young lady, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.
"It’s just that your thoughts are too dirty," the red-haired girl huffed. "And, have you forgotten that we’re also here? Do you really want to take us along to indulge in debauchery?"
The little girl who had been looking around also shot a contemptuous look toward Aquil and the others.
"Hey, hey, hey, don’t take it seriously," Aquil’s wry smile deepened, and he quickly said, "How could we really go? It was just a casual joke!"
"Exactly, exactly!" Sena and the tall, short, fat, and thin group imdiately nodded vigorously in agreent.
"Let’s do this instead, let’s go to the marketplace," Aquil suggested, "I heard that there have been a lot of great new arrivals recently, and it’s been a long ti since I’ve been there. Let’s go have a look."
"That’s more like it," the red-haired girl was finally satisfied.
User Comments
0 comments from readers