Actually…
What he should be doing right now is lying low… waiting until they reached the city to find an opportunity to reveal his identity, and then proceed with his plan…
Breaking away from Ileya’s group, with his system and his identity as the second son of a duke, improving his power would be a piece of cake!
Once he became strong, he would find these people again, settle the score, get his revenge, defeat that arrogant woman on the spot, and fulfill what he had said: “Don’t bully the young and poor!”
But… but after enduring Ileya’s insults these past few times, after suffering these injustices, Franlot simply couldn’t hold back any longer!
Even though he was a transmigrator, even though he harbored great ambition, before crossing over… he was just a young man, not yet twenty, living in a harmonious society.
Right now, he felt he had suffered enough humiliation…
With this opportunity, he no longer wanted to endure!
He would use his identity first to order these military men to return all the humiliation and injustice he had suffered to Ileya…
Franlot’s thinking wasn’t wrong in itself. Ileya’s father was a marquis, a status naturally less noble than a grand duke, but…
His mistake was his current location.
If they were in the southwest of the kingdom, the name of Grand Duke Kelvidi would indeed be thunderous, and the soldiers might truly switch sides.
But this place was the East County. And while Marquis Batius was only a marquis, he had another name.
[The Uncrowned King of the East County]
Having controlled the East County for so many years, Marquis Batius was only missing royal blood from being a duke.
“Franlot!”
Before Fukadi could even react, Arthur, standing nearby, spoke up with a darkened face.
“Shut your mouth now and follow behind me obediently.”
“Why should I?! Senior Arthur… I can see that little brat doesn’t treat you very well either, right? Since we get along, why don’t you just follow me…”
Whoosh—!
Before Franlot could finish his sentence, the team leader Fukadi standing beside him stepped forward and slapped Franlot across the face!
“Huh?!”
HP -5
He sent the young man who had just revealed his identity as a duke’s second son sprawling to the ground.
“You dare insult the young lady?! You really deserve to die!” As he spoke, he went up and delivered another kick to Franlot’s abdomen!
HP -12
“Cough… you… you… are you insane?! Didn’t you hear who I am?”
“Hah… you say you are, so you are? You’re the second son of a duke… then I’m the king of the kingdom!!” Fukadi curled his lip, then kicked Franlot directly in the face!
“I’ve seen plenty of scumbags like you!”
This kick, combined with his mild heatstroke, caused the young man to spray blood from his nose and pass out.
“Pfft (>口<)!”
HP -30, Negative Status: Dizzy 60s
Actually… Fukadi had unconsciously saved Franlot’s life.
Because Amisa had already drawn the knife from her bosom.
If he hadn’t given Franlot that lesson, and if Ileya hadn’t controlled Insmouth to stop her for a moment, this head maid might have already gone to send this Son of Destiny away from this wonderful world.
Facing all this, Arthur could only hold his forehead and frown.
This young man he had taken a liking to had ambition and seemed to have some talent, even reminding Arthur of his own past resilient self.
And…
But… he was completely unable to read the room, his mind wasn’t clear, he lacked gentlemanly manners and was a bit too foolish, his character also seemed… sigh…
But could someone he had taken a liking to really be so worthless? He was probably just a bit delirious from the sun exposure on the journey.
Arthur shook his head and finally bowed slightly to Ileya with resignation.
“Young lady… what do you think…”
“Alright… don’t beat him to death~” Watching the eager Fukadi, who seemed ready to call a few soldiers to join in kicking Franlot, Ileya curled her lip… and waved her hand, speaking softly.
This seemed like giving Arthur face, but in reality, it was because killing Franlot might cause the situation to slip from Ileya’s control.
“Yes! Young lady.” Fukadi instantly put away his arrogant expression upon receiving the order, bowing his head respectfully to Ileya.
He then personally stepped forward, opened the carriage door, and invited Ileya and the others inside.
“You did well…” Ileya reached out and gently patted Fukadi’s shoulder before getting into the carriage.
Instantly… a wisp of barely perceptible black energy seeped into the team leader’s body.
“This is all what a subordinate should do!” Fukadi suppressed his excited emotions and said modestly.
If he could be noticed and taken away by the young lady, perhaps he could leave this desolate kingdom’s east city gate, no longer have to face those crude foreign races every day, and take his family… to the bustling Crystal Capital!
Click…
Only after the carriage door closed did Amisa frown and slowly speak.
“Young lady, that Franlot… I didn’t pay much attention before, but after he revealed his identity, I remembered some things…”
She had been the personal maid by Lady Shudrian’s side before. Although she didn’t have many opportunities to interact with the master, she knew some things.
The relationship between their own marquis and Grand Duke Kelvidi was actually quite good.
The two had been friends since their youth. Amisa had also seen this grand duke with the young master before Lady Shudrian’s engagement.
He had a mustache and, compared to Marquis Batius’s icy expression, he seemed much more amiable.
The sense of familiarity Amisha felt when she first saw Franlot probably came from that time.
“He really should be the second son of Grand Duke Kelvidi… He probably already hates you to the core, young lady. Otherwise…” Amisha’s eyes darkened slightly, and she made a throat-slitting gesture towards Ileya.
Better to cut the weeds and dig up the roots quickly. Find a crevice to toss him into in a place like this, and no one would ever find out.
“No need for that~ I say, why are you always thinking about fighting and killing all day? Is your young lady such a cruel person?” Ileya glanced at Amisha, then curled her lip with a look of disdain.
Huh? Isn’t she?
Inside the carriage, everyone except the still-unconscious Holly looked at Ileya with somewhat strange expressions.
“Ahem, anyway… regarding his matter, without my orders, none of you are to interfere.”
“Mmm… yes!” Amisha nodded, but in her heart, she thought…
Could it be the young lady is still giving face… to that old thing Arthur?
Clip-clop, clip-clop…
With the escort of the carriage and soldiers, the group arrived at Gillis City late at night.
Although the city gates were closed, under the young lady’s name, the city guard soldiers immediately opened the gates and welcomed the travel-weary “Eastern District Jewel” into the city.
“Young lady! You’ve finally returned! I was so worried…”
The plump, fair-skinned, and burly Gillis City Lord, seemingly to express his urgency, was waiting at the gate of the courtyard arranged for Ileya and her group in his pajamas and slippers late at night.
His face, usually terrifying, now wore an extremely amiable smile, even causing the two rows of maids standing by to shiver involuntarily.
“This time… I truly must thank the City Lord~” Ileya smiled and nodded.
“After I return, I will definitely speak with my fa… father and elder brother about this adventure~”
The City Lord was momentarily stunned. These words… were they subtly telling him she acknowledged this favor?
This… was she really just a thirteen-year-old girl? Sigh… if only one of my dozen children had half of this young lady’s…
Thinking this, he smiled somewhat helplessly.
“It’s only natural for the young lady’s first long journey~”
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