"The food was good."
Ian said. Rianne also had quite a satisfied look on her face. She didn't plan on having dinner with Ian in the first place. But seeing how considerate he was, and how there was no one bothering her when she stayed with him, Rianne changed her mind.
"Yes. I enjoyed it as well."
"What do you plan to do now?"
Ian asked casually. He initially wanted to leave the party as soon as the ceremony was over. But with the whole princess kidnapping case, he had to stay here till the end and look after things.
"I don't have any prior engagements."
Rianne replied. She didn't seem to have any intention of mingling with the nobles present at the party.
"Hmm.. You don't have any friends?"
Ian asked. Corner would've dropped his sword if he heard Ian speak like that, and Rob would've had a heart attack. The blu
"Young master, what are you trying to do?"Rianne asked in a small voice from behind Ian. She was worried a fight might break out here if Ian started throwing punches randomly. It may even sour the relationship between the two families."Have a conversation."Ian spoke, the nasty aura around him disappeared and his expressions returned to normal.'A conversation?'Rianne wondered if she heard correctly as she saw Ian approaching William. She wanted to stop him from causing trouble but amidst all that people, she was unable to do so."Young master William, are you okay?"Ian asked as he closed the distance between them within a few steps. William still wasn't paying any attention to him and he was grateful for that fact.When William was within Ian's reach, he looked at the girl. There wasn't anything wrong
The party hall was deadly silent as the confrontation between Ian and Vel took place.Ian was, from his point of view, trying to save Vel the embarrassment of getting his ass kicked by his own hostage, Rianne.But Venom and Vel both seemed to have misunderstood his intentions as someone who was trying to protect their lover.The nobles around also had similar thoughts. Adrian pursuing Rianne was a story well known to many people in the kingdom. Specially the nobles, they knew each other's every moves since it was in their habit to do so."You're wrong... Listen.. Let's not complicate matters more than necessary, okay?"Ian tried to negotiate."Since it looks like you guys want to take someone hostage, how about me?I'm one of the people with the highest importance and priority here, you know."
'Young master Adrian is hurt..'Rianne thought to herself. She could clearly smell the faint scent of blood coming from Ian's direction.But even when she asked if he was okay, he answered as if nothing was wrong. Just when Rianne was trying to figure out Ian's condition, she heard other footsteps coming from behind them.The three people that were with Venom was approaching them from behind. One of the three guys mumbled something to her ears and she chuckled."Not a bad idea indeed!"She spoke delightfully. Her eyes looked more vicious than ever as she twirled another small knife in her other hand.'What's she planning now?'Ian wondered, getting a bad feeling from the way she maliciously smiled."This'll keep you to your place."She whispered and moved her hand. Th
An hour later.Arthur and the other's of the special force were already inside the mansion. Since they didn't know where the princess was being kept, they had to check every corner of the mansion while maintaining their stealth."Stop. Hide."The leader of the team signalled and they quickly moved. An enemy went past the place they were standing moments ago. After he had disappeared from their vicinity, they all came back to the same spot once again."He came out of that room."The leader spoke. It was enough to tell the other's where their next target was. When they arrived in front of the room, they could see that it was locked from the outside.Click.But since no mana seal was applied, the lock was broken easily and they quickly went inside after confirming that only a single person was inside."
Inside the party hall.Ian was trying hard not to fall asleep. An hour or so had passed already. The noble kids were all on the ground a bit far away from him and Rianne.Their hands were tied up and were under constant observation of the five criminals. Rianne was currently right beside Ian since they decided that only one person was enough to keep an eye on both of them.'And it obviously had to be that bastard.'Vel was guarding them while the other three were in charge of the other noble kids. As for Venom, she was eating.That's right. She was eating. All the high quality foods prepared by the royal family was simply wasting away on top of the tables so she decided to have some for herself."Whoa... Isn't that her fifth bowl?"Ian couldn't help but exclaim as he kept watching her stuff her mouth. She was definitely
As Ian was learning about useless information, Miller and the others on the other side of the capital looked like they were finally done taking care of everything."Master, it looks like that was the last batch of them."Corner said as he hit someone's neck with the back of the sword, making them fall flat on the ground.There were piled up enemy bodies everywhere around them, many of them still alive and unable to move. They were to be taken in as prisoners, interrogated, judged and then sentenced a befitting punishment."We're also done with our sides."The two prince's replied simultaneously. Although victory was within their grip, none of them looked happy or comfortable. They all had a restless aura surrounding them."What about the Princess and the special force?"Corner asked. Since their teams weren't able to find them
"So it's true that he saved them?""What's his identity?""Is he from a powerful beast tribe?""Looks like a cat..."Everyone suddenly became curious about Louis' identity and started asking him various questions. He wasn't intimidated but rather shy since he never faced so many people by himself or became their centre of attention."Pipe down everyone.. He's no stranger.. In fact, he's one of us.."Arthur finally broke the news to everyone."What do you mean?""One of us? How?"They all waited for an answer enthusiastically. Even Miller was curious about the identity of this mysterious boy. But a few people already knew. Among them were Corner, Albert and two of Ian's close knights who always hung around him."This guy is under young master Adrian's direct c
A battle between Venom and Ian was about to take place. With Vel outside the scenario, the nobles who were too focused on the fire didn't have the time to see what was happening behind them.Clang!The two swords clashed against each other and Venom was surprised by the amount of force Ian had injected into his sword. It was just a simple strike, one without any mana or other properties.She managed to successfully block the attack and move two steps behind. Ian attacked once again giving her no time to counterattack, like that, they parried on sword for a while, testing each others skills and strength.And soon, both party came to a conclusion. For venom, she was shocked at how skilled Ian was in practical fights unlike nobles who only used the sword for show.But she also knew Ian's weakness, she knew that he was unable to use mana since his attribute hadn't a