"Alina, do you think Kent will agree to an alliance with my auction house?" Lady Lani asked, sitting under a blossom tree sowhere in the Gate Master's residence.
She is with Alina, Kent's woman who was acting just to maintain her cover...for now.
"He will, big sister. He gave you the ambrosia fruit, didn't he? So I doubt he will reject your offer to beco partners," Alina replied, already waiting for how she would react when Kent arrived.
"Then do you think he will agree to also join the expedition to the Ancient Battlefield of Passing? He has proven to have what it takes to survive there."
"Just relax, big sister. I am here with you, so let do the talking in case you cannot handle it," Alina said with a smile.
The look and behaviour of the auction master weren't sothing new to her.
She could tell Lady Lani was both eager to see him yet still shy and perhaps afraid, considering she still hadn't recovered from the events during the auction.
In fact, instead of recovering, she seed to get worse every single day. The ladies ensured she got a good view of the action, so she could never recover that easily.
Not that she would ever want to recover. In a way, this was sothing new to her, so her curiosity was piqued.
Kent, who was on his way, had to stop and glare at the disciples of the Gate Master, who were proving to be stubborn.
"You do know that I can beat you all senseless, and your master wouldn't do anything to , right?" Kent said to Zayn and the rest of Gate Master Mara's disciples.
"Master is not here, so go back," Zayn said.
"I am not here to see your master. I ca for the two ladies currently living here," Kent replied.
"Unless Master allows you to enter, we cannot let you in," they said. They wouldn't allow him in simply because they still hated him for what happened during the sword trial.
They still hadn't recovered from that traumatizing event yet.
"Fine." Kent turned around and left the gate. The five disciples smiled, seeing they had made the brat return.
However, Kent, who had only moved 209 ters, smirked and blinked away. The next second, he was inside the large mansion, 3 kilotres from the five brats.
He had been there before, so teleporting inside wasn't too hard.
The mont he appeared inside the mansion, he felt soone scan him.
He imdiately recognised the person was much more monstrous, considering he barely felt their presence wash over him. He moved toward the direction of the presence, and soon, he could see two beauties sitting.
Lady Lani quickly covered her face with a veil when she felt Kent's presence, considering she removed it before. But even so, Kent could already see her beauty. And this ti, it was up close.
'Keep hiding your beauty, lady. I will see that face by the end of today,' he smiled as he approached them.
"Ladies," Kent said, moving closer to Alina.
Without any hesitation, he took her hand and landed a kiss on her lips, shocking Lady Lani to the core. Even Alina never expected sothing like this to happen.
"No need to look so shocked, Lady Lani. Alina and I are together. She is my woman, and I am her man," Kent said, sitting beside the stunning beauty.
Lady Lani looked at Alina and then at the smiling Kent, sighing.
"Then I assu you are the perfect alchemist... There's no way my Alina would hide his identity if he didn't an sothing like this to her."
Kent smiled.
"She had to keep a secret so I could grow my strength. You already saw what happened during the auction. Back then, if they ca after because of how extraordinary I am, I would have been dead by now."
"I guess that makes sense," Lady Lani nodded, then glared at Alina. "Why didn't you tell it was him? I would have protected him."
Alina smiled. "Sorry, big sister. I just didn't want to take any chances since he wasn't ready to make his na known just yet."
"I see. I guess that also makes sense. But in the future, let know, and don't worry—I'll do my best to protect him."
"Oh, I have no doubt you'll be able to protect . As the disciple of a Kingdom Protector, you are more than capable," Kent smiled, making the veiled lady raise an eyebrow.
"So, you've t Master already," she sighed. The brat is just too monstrous for soone who isn't even half her strength.
"I t Big Sister Vari. She's a wonderful lady," Kent smiled.
"Big sister?" both Alina and Lady Lani asked, their eyebrows raised.
"No need to look so shocked. Our relationship is a special one. If you don't believe , you can ask her later and see," Kent said, still smiling, while the two ladies looked both shocked and shaken.
"You do know Master is one of the strongest people in this world, right? How were you able to stay calm before her? I expected you to be shaken by now," Lady Lani asked.
Kent smiled.
"A wise man once said, 'A cultured man is never shaken when thrown into the lion's den, for he knew he will walk out chewing the bones of the lion.'"
"Unbelievable," Alina said, shaking her head. She had heard of the Kingdom Protector before and knew she was soone only a few people had the privilege to et.
For her man to have t her and walked away, even reaching the brother and sister stage with her, was just too much. Kent was simply extraordinary for soone his age and strength.
"Just don't be too shocked, ladies. Sotis, you can only accept what has happened and move on," Kent decided to end the teasing there.
After ensuring they had cald down, he looked at the veiled lady and asked, "I presu coming here wasn't just to listen to how amazing I am. So, why don't we take the conversation to the Tasty Ho Pavilion? We can talk over a hot al."
Lady Lani glanced toward Alina, who she knew would be going with her man. This ans she could only nod.
The next conversation would be about her attempt to recruit him. But then she rembered what Alina had said and could only sigh.
Alina told her she would do the talking, and with the sudden discovery that she was Kent's woman, it was only natural to assu this conversation was already in the bag.
However, she also wants to try to make her voice heard, and since this was more like a formal request, she will try her best to get him on board.
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