Chapter 100: Battling before the angel.
He was smart enough to realise that ones combat power increased far more quickly with actual experience.
Emily watched her father from the corner of her eye, as if able to notice his worries, she could tell at a glance that non of the n here wished to exchange swords with him.
" Papa, why don’t I help you?" The little girl gathered her courage and said with a determined look.
" You want to learn swordsmanship?" He asked, clearly bewildered. Was there nothing she wouldn’t learn?
Emily shook her head. " No, I an I do, but not now. Why not I help daddy find soone to train with."
" Ah..that.." Lucuis wanted to refuse her but seeing the eager look on her face to help, he let out a reluctant sigh and nodded his head.
" Alright, go ahead." He smiled lightly.
"Yes!" Emily said enthusiasticly before going off to find soone.
Lucuis’s found sothing to sit on and watched from a distance, but deep down he really didn’t want to see her hopes crushed when no one agreed.
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" Will you please spar with my father?" Emily asked a tall and gaunt guard who was holding a spear.
" Pardon?" The guard blinked, not understanding why the little one approached him.
" My daddy doesn’t have anyone to spar with, can you please help him?" Emily’s cute big eyes stared at the man with a pleading expression.
The man was taken aback but when he saw the person she was pointing at in the distance, he sucked in a breath of cold air and shrinked.
" I’m sorry little one, but I just happen to be feeling under the weather, I’m sure you wouldn’t want the young master to catch a sickness right?" He says nervously, already skirting off before Emily could say another word.
Emily’s shoulders dropped right after but she forced a smile on her face the next mont and went to ask the next person. She was well aware that it would be hard to get soone to willingly spare with him but that didn’t stop her from trying.
And that she did. Again.
" Could you please spare a mont to–"
" Umm I think it’s about ti I returned to my shift." A guard coughed before running off.
And Again.
" Might you–"
" What’s that dear? I’m sorry but your gonna have to speak up." Another denied.
And Again.
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The more Lucuis watched, the more his gloomy began turning to displeasure, seeing her going about the large Training grounds all on her own, working tirelessly for him only to be rejected ti and ti again.
Su who stood next to him had a slightly pale expression beca from this close, she could feel the dark aura slowly perating from him. Unbeknownst to her, the necklace around his neck was gradually absorbing this dark aura as well.
" Well aren’t you all a bunch of lazy sewer rats." An angry voice suddenly spoke just as Lucuis was about to stand up.
All eyes turned towards the entrance of the training grounds where the head guard could be seen.
" Can’t you all see how tired this young lass is, yet non of you would even step up to help her poor father." He said in an admonishing tone that had so guards shrinking backwards.
" Just who is her father by the way. I thought I trained you all to be comrades, don’t tell I wasted all that ti only for you all to suddenly develop this level of stigmatism."
" Sir... That’s."
" What? Got sothing to say?!" The head guard instantly silenced the guard who’d just tried to speak up. He then let out a breath and approached Emily before squatting Infront of her.
" Don’t you worry young lass, these cowards are nothing but re rodents who fear to face your father so don’t take it to heart. If they won’t fight him, then let ." He said with a charming smile which was unlike soone his age.
" Really?" Emily blinked her eyes, newfound anticipation growing within her.
" Of course." He said with a smile, Emily happily thanked him before running over to Lucuis’s side.
" Daddy, I finally did it!" Emily said with a smile. Lucuis’s negative emotions quickly dispersed upon her arrival, he smiled a little before giving her a soft pat on the head.
" You sure did, sweetheart." He said warmly.
" What in tarnation...." Rugbeard stared in disbelief. It was now that he actually noticed Lucuis and only then did he realise why the guards were so against sparing with the little lasses father.
How was he supposed to know that her father was non other than the ruthless young master?! He thought to himself.
But recalling his position, he cald himself before placing his hand on his swords sheath.
" So, are you going to sit there all day, or are you going to make this little angels efforts worth it." Rugbeard said. First of all, he’d spare with the young master, as for the rest.
’ I’ll have to figure it out later.’ he said to himself.
" I was about to say the exact sa thing." Lucuis said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. His eyes briefly glanced at all the other guards for a mont, causing them all to gulp down in fear. The aning was as clear as day, he would definitely rember what had occured here today.
" Are you always one to talk so much during a battle." Joked Rugbeard, trying to lighten the mood and save his ns asses.
At the sa ti, they all ford a wide encirclent around the two. Su took Emily out of the encirclent so the both of them could safely watch from a distance.
" Depends on who I’m fighting." Lucuis said back with a smile, causing Rugbeards eyebrows to twitch.
’ This bastards still as cocky as ever.’ he said to himself.
" Best two out of three then." Rugbeard said.
As the sun’s rays glistened off his bald scalp, he unsheathed his blade and entered a fighting stance.
Lucuis did the sa, the both of them began circling each other, their sharp gazes focused on one another.
[Authors Note: Congratulations to for finally pushing this work up to 100 Chapters. While the word count had long since been bordering 200,000 words, this is still a nice achievent hehehe, hope you continue to enjoy "Jobless Transmigration"]
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