When the training is over, I can't see a single soldier standing on the training field. I don't understand what is going on to be honest. What I remember was on the middle of their training Sir Dilan got more energetic because of Klein. Then from there on it can't be called a training anymore, it slaughtering. With Klein, and Sir Dilan as the butcher and soldiers as the chicken. All I see was they got trashing, beaten up, and more trashing until they can't stand anymore. No, it not only that, they keep get beating until the losing their consciousness before being poured by cold water, then got another trashing again. It keep repeating, what scarier at one time I can see a secret platoon shooting an arrow in the middle of mock battle. Whoever got hit by the arrow will get paralyzed. What kind of training is it?! It completely a torture... No it real life hell! What scarier was the magic evasion training, it my second time watching magic bombardment... I don't know when or how, but all I know a magician corps suddenly coming to the training ground, and make a rain of Fire Ball, Fire Arrow, Fire Lance, Wind Blade, and many other. All I could said was it a disaster.... But seriously this soldier is like a cockroach since no one dying from it. Well I can see some support team using a barrier like magic at the last time before they could get a direct hit. It not like they're unscathed tho. Scary... It really a scary military training, no it a torture. Somehow I got a feeling this thing happens because the old man dissatisfied for not able to beat me up, since he got a refreshing face as he done all of them.
"Alright today's training is over, go back to your position." He still able to said that when the training is over. Then all medical personnel immediately took them away. I guess they won't be able to train for awhile. While those that little bit more lucky, immediately running away for their life. Even for Glen, he is now laying on the ground full of sweat. He didn't get any direct hit or even physically wounded, but I am sure he got a mental scars.
"Now then since I am done training this bunch, let's go to my mansion." He said those refreshingly, while Klein following him like it is normal. So we can only followed him, and on the side of the street I can see a magnificent carriage with an old butler standing beside it. When he seen Liefa grandfather, he bow at him and give a towel at once.
"Good work there milord. Please used this to wipe your sweat."
"Thank you Charles." The old man answer him as he took the towel from him. Then the butler shift his gaze to Liefa.
"It been a long time young lady. Please forgive this one for not greeting young lady at once."
"No, it okay grandpa Charles."
"Thank you for your understanding young lady."
He bow down once again, then opening the carriage, and taking a small stair. The old man getting in the carriage with that, while pulling Liefa. Then he inviting Klein inside. As Klein get in, then without any word the butler closing the door. Followed by a knocks from inside, as if it a signal the carriage starting to move... The hell... I can hear Liefa loud voice from the carriage as the carriage moving fast... Yep she definitely don't know about this old man plans. Well I remember how Liefa and Klein mana wave. So it wasn't problems for me to chase them but... I look at Zilver Ondiep, which got a speechless face.
"So what are you guys gonna do?"
"...."
".... We should probably go back to our inn."
"Indeed... That definitely a gesture that mean 'we don't have any business with you'..."
Glen keep his mouth shut since he completely speechless. While Rose and Drat voicing their opinion. Guess it only me left, my guts telling me to chase them.
"... Alright then, I'll meet you guys later on in Kitten Lounge."
"...."
"Yeah just do your best."
"I never thought that Sir Dilan was that shameless. Do your best sir Klein."
Then they goes to Kitten Lounge direction, while I am activating sonar with 100K mana. I can cover the entire Houten with those, then with mind map, I can choose my target. Found them, they already on intersection 400 m away to north-west. Sigh... To not made a commotion, I am running while activating stealth. The things is I can enter high class district with my identity card. Since all those people that can entering it must be a noble or a wealthy merchant or a high rank adventurer which mean at least Rank A. Other then those, only people with recommendation and quest from guild that can entering the district.
Not too long they finally stopping 400 m away from me. What standing there is a gorgeous mansion around 600m² maybe... The hell is this.... So big... There even a training ground around 150m² , a stables, and a beautiful garden... Seriously... While the mansion building itself only around 250m² still it big... All I could said was it big and look like a gorgeous old building, it wasn't old tho. I can feel many mana reaction inside, around 10 people standing by the mansion door when 3 people goes in. Hmmm there also one reaction staying in the center of the room. But seems like no one forcing them to come in? Is that mean Liefa got coaxed to come in? Also I can see 2 guards by the gate, and that old butler. Other than that I can also detect tens of man waiting on the garden. Are they waiting for me? Errr should I come from the front? Or is it a trap made by that old man? I keep thinking what is this mean, but what's I am sure is forcing my way won't be a good plan, since it will made a commotion. Also won't it become a bad rumor that might be tarnishing Liefa and her household name if there a commotion in the Kingdom General house? Yeah let's not rushing in, and try to talk about it.
So I cancel my stealth and walk to the front gate normally. The old butler which standing there smile upon seeing my figure. He then bow down to me.
"I've been waiting for you Sir Charavgi. Please forgive this butler rudeness from before. Young lady and Sir Klein has been expecting you to chase them, and come by front gate. But I apologized I can't let you in since milord order me to send you back."
.... What the hell are you talking about? So they expecting me to come this way while the old man want me to go back? But they doesn't seems to know the old man intention. What is the old man planning to do? Should I force my way through after all? No, I can't do those I will be a wanted man if I do those. What kind of 'Villager A' become a wanted of a kingdom? It will made my plan to have a peaceful days crumbling. Also my conscience as a 21st century person telling me to turn back, it rude you know to get inside a house when the house master telling you to get in and he might sue me to trespassing. Yeah, I won't be like those hero that doing all they like.
"I understand. I will return for today, please told them to come to the west district tomorrow for shopping."
"Thank you for your understanding Sir Charavgi. This one will told your words to them. Then if you will excuse me." He then turn back to the mansion, leaving me and the guards which keep staring dagger at me and readying their spear. I can only shake my head and turn back my way.
Sigh... From the start it impossible after all and I am not someone from this world. I want to go back to Earth someday, even if it 50 years from now. My existence itself will bought disturbance to my surroundings. Yeah, I might be better to not involved to anyone after all. Maybe I should disappear right now? Or after I fulfill my role as a teacher for a year. Yeah, it much better that way, for me and those around me. I keep thinking about it as I walk.
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(Pov: Liefa)
As I goes in grandpa mansion all the maid and butler already standing by the door and to greet us.
"Welcome back milord, young lady and Sir Klein."
It been a while since I got this kind of greeting, I only nods my head like how I used to do. When will Charavgi coming? Sir Klein's said that he will definitely come chasing us. As we walk inside, there a figure of man standing in the center of the room. He got a blonde wavy hair, with a blue eyes, and face that can be said as handsome. His height around 190 cm, his figure is in a good shape anyway you see it. He smiling when he sees us, but that smile completely disgusted me. It the same fake smile that I used to see in a dinner party or ballroom. I know who is he at once when I seen him. He is my fiance, Marquis Solace son, Sir Thomas. Why is he here? What is the meaning of this? I shift my gaze to grandfather at once he never mention anything about this. But grandfather ignore my gaze and only look at Sir Thomas. Why? He said that, it wasn't good for noble lady to goes inside the same carriage with her lover before, so I obediently following him since he also said he will consider my relationship with Charavgi if he come to our mansion door. But what the meaning of this!? Why is Sir Thomas standing here? I realized that my grandfather been lying to me. All things he said in the carriage is used to fool me. While Sir Klein can only standing there frowning his brows.
"Welcome back Sir Dilan and it my pleasure to finally meet you Lady Liefa." Said Sir Thomas as he bow down and pull my hand to kiss it, which I didn't let him so. He confused by my act while this time grandfather frowning his brow.
"Good evening Sir Thomas. It been awhile since we met each other." I said those words with a fake smile. He changed his face back when I said those.
"Indeed milady, it been two years since our engagement." When he said that grandpa Charles come inside. Why is he back? Is Charavgi here? But I can't see his figure, only grandpa Charles figure can be seen.
"Milord, I already send him back." He said that to grandfather. What do you mean?! Didn't you said you will receive him by the gate if he come? Why did you send him back?!
"Good work Charles. Please made us some tea and snack."
"As your will milord."
Grandfather Charles then goes out the room once again, to make some tea for us as grandfather sit down on sofa while gesturing us to have a seat. But only Sir Thomas that following him to sit down, me and Sir Klein keep standing there.
"What the meaning of this Sir Dilan?"
Sir Klein that keep silent all this time finally opening his mouth with a seething anger as he conveying my mind to grandfather.
"Mind your tone Klein. There is no meaning, I only let them meet each other. Isn't it normal for future husband and wife meeting each other? Also it not your place as an outsider, to interference with my family decision."
Sir Klein immediately shut his mouth as he sat down on the sofa. His face still dissatisfied, when he gazing at me. Seeing him like that I can only seat down reluctantly. What should I do? Why is Charavgi didn't come? Why did he come back peacefully? Why didn't he make any commotion? I can feel my eyes getting red, I shouldn't cry.
"Please excuse me." At that time grandfather Charles come back with a tea set and snack on a tray. He then put it on the tables and pour the tea, before walking to the side of the room.
"So Liefa how have you been?" Ask grandfather as he sip his tea. But all I can do is stare at him blankly. He stare back at me with stern face.
"Staying silent are you? Is there anything that you dissatisfied?"
I keep silence at his words, and only stare at him.
"You haven't changed after all. Then I'll leave you with your fiance to catch up. You come with me Klein." He then standing up and took Sir Klein away, as Sir Klein can only follow him reluctantly.
"How have you been milady?" Ask Sir Thomas as they leave the room with his fake smile.
"I am good Sir Thomas." I answer his courtesy reluctantly.
"Then why are you look dissatisfied?"
"It is nothing Sir Thomas, I just got many things in my mind."
"Is that so? How was your adventures?"
"Nothing difficult."
He then thinking about something then looking at grandfather Charles.
"Sir Charles can you leave us alone for a moment? I wanted to talk something private with my future bride to be."
"I understand Sir Thomas, this old butler will be waiting outside."
No, grandfather Charles don't leave us alone.
"Thank you for your understanding."
Then grandfather Charles leave the room. When he left, Sir Thomas expression completely changed.
"So, how about we cut this courtesy and goes right to the point? Our marriage date has been decided." He said those with a disgusting smirk.
"What?"
When I heard that I can hold back my surprise. What does it mean?
"Yes Lady Liefa, our parents has decided it to be on the 1st day of fall this year." He said calmly with a disgusting smile. I can only frowning, I don't want to married with him. There is few bad rumors about him, but all of it pressed down with his good reputation. But I am sure there is something wrong with him, he never make me comfortable like how Charavgi is.
"I come to Houten this days to inform you by myself about it." He continues.
"I'll never–"
"Even if you disagreed with our engagement and marriage, your family already deciding it. Isn't it better for you to get to know me better? Or even fall for me?" He cut my words, with a meaningful smile. Disgusting, he really is. Then he lean to my side and whispering something to me.
"I'll been waiting to hear your sweet scream on our first night. I'll made those unforgettable moment for you, as I devour you and your family territories. You know what my family can do if you said anything about it right?"
"You–"
He shut my mouth with his finger as he stand up.
"Since I already informed you my business I'll take my leave. Until we meet again milady." He change back to his gentlemanly manners, as he walk out.
As he leave I can only cry.
"Where are you Charavgi? I don't want to married with him"
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(Pov: Charavgi)
In the end I am sneaking inside the mansion, teehee. Well, I am learning something new tho called optical illusion. As I cover my body with Mana Coating I made the light around me disperse so no one can see me. Combined with stealth I can walk around without sound and smell making me able to sneak in easily. When I get inside I can see that old man and Klein goes out the room. Whoa Klein facial expressions is really scary!
"So what the meaning of this?!"
"You really don't have manners after this 10 years. Well for you I can said it tho. I don't plan to stop their engagement if Liefa herself didn't said anything. Why should I stop it if the person herself didn't said those?"
"That... Sigh.. old man, you really twisted. You suspicious with that guy and you knew that Liefa dislike him as much as you. But you won't stop it because something like that?"
"Indeed, I dislike that lad. But I am still a noble, I can't do that without any justification. What more that lad family is also a Marquis, it will only tarnish our family if there is no reason. Except Liefa said herself she disagreed, maybe I can force it but she never said anything about it."
They keep walking along the hallway as they talking about those. I see, it will become problem if he cancel the engagement without any justification. Well he seems to consider Liefa feeling tho, but seems like Liefa never told her disagreement.
Sigh... But where is Liefa? Then at that time the room door opened as the butler goes out the room, so I slipped in perfectly. Well I can move 20 times normal person after all. Then what I heard shocked me.
"So, how about we cut this courtesy and goes right to the point? Our marriage date has been decided." Said the figure which sitting in front of Liefa.
"What?"
"Yes Lady Liefa, our parents has decided it to be on the 1st day of fall this year."
Liefa seems shocked by the information too. I see so there is her fiance inside that's why I am being chased away. Indeed considering the other family, it won't be good if I am coming with her.
"I come to Houten this days to inform you by myself about it." He continues.
"I'll never–"
"Even if you disagreed with our engagement and marriage, your family already deciding it. Isn't it better for you to get to know me better? Or even fall for me?"
He cut Liefa words with that words. I am also agreed with his words, since it will be much better for their marriage life if that happen. Hmm he doesn't seem like a bad guy. Then he leaned to Liefa then he whispering something that I can heard with sharp hearing.
"I'll been waiting to hear your sweet scream on our first night. I'll made those unforgettable moment for you, as I devour you and your family territories."
The fu**! I take back my words he is the worst. What the hell...
"You–"
"Since I already informed you my business I'll take my leave. Until we meet again milady."
Then he stand up and walk to the door, at that time I finally able to see his figure fully. He look like a gentleman, but his inside definitely rotten. I am holding myself to not make a commotion until he left the room. When he left Liefa suddenly crying and calling my name.
"Where are you Charavgi? I don't want to married with him"
Hearing those words I suddenly move and sit beside her then cancel all my magic.
"Indeed I won't let you married to him." When I said those Liefa suddenly shift her gaze to my direction with a shocked face as if seeing a ghost. She then crying louder.
"Now.. I... Even see... His figure... Am I delusional now..." She then shifting her gaze back keep crying making the butler get in. So I immediately turn on all my magic once again...
"Are you alright young lady?!" The butler coming while running.
"I'm... Fine..." Liefa then standing up.
"I understand. That right Young Lady, before he goes back, he left words to me."
"He... Did?"
"Yes young lady, he said I'll leave for today and also don't forget we got a plan to shoppinh in West district tomorrow."
"Ah... Yes.." her face got a little bit better when she heard those.
"Then Young Lady, may this old butler recommend you for a bath first? Since it won't be good if Young Lady eyes is swelling when you meet him tomorrow."
"Thank you, grandpa Charles." She stopped crying.
"Then please excuse me, since I need to prepare it for Young Lady. Milord has been waiting for young lady on the other room with Sir Klein." He then leave the room again, so do Liefa.
"...." I followed them outside the room silently.
I seriously want to curse right now... Isn't it supposed to be a touching scene when the MC hugging the heroine?! But what with me? She thought herself to be delusional! I guess this how reality is... Danyum...