At Dracarius’ mansion in the capital city.“I can’t believe that the Knight Beater was the one who stole the national treasures,” Dracarius was saying, “but it makes sense now. He’s so strong. He must have been the one who stole those items and then disappeared just like how he vanished after the dragon showed up.”“It’s even more hard to believe that he killed Alveron before escaping,” Nirvan blurted. “There’s no way he could have defeated Sir Alveron by fighting fairly. He must have made a sneak attack.”“Losing Alveron surely is a big loss for us,” Dracarius sighed. “But there’s no point worrying about what if he was still alive. Since he’s dead, we need to think about filling his spot. I want someone who’s on our side to be Princess Brianna’s personal knight. She’s going to become the empress sooner or later, so having our man close to her will benefit us immensely. We don’t have to personally visit her every time we want to know what she’s up to. Her knight will keep us updated w
At Ayana’s house.It was so silent and peaceful right now. Dustin and Robin were sitting together, with the latter combing Suki’s hair.Kale was drawing in his book, but when Ulmer went to him, he hid it. After Ulmer requested him by touching his chin, Kale eventually showed him.They were the drawings of their house, with their whole family together, or with everyone doing their own things in the house. The faces weren’t accurate, but the drawings were cute enough to make Ulmer smile.“Good work. I’ll treat you with something good for drawing these pretty pictures,” Ulmer told him.Kale smiled and gave him a little hug.Ulmer had never seen such a soft, delicate boy before, which made him want to protect the boy all the more. He gently rubbed Kale’s hair, making the boy feel more comfortable around him.Ulmer then went over to Ayana who was cleaning the garden, where the lightning had struck. Ulmer kept watching her from a few feet away.“Instead of looking, can’t you give me a hand?
At the Foster family’s mansion.By the time the knights arrived there to capture the entire family, Mirianne and her mother had already escaped somewhere with Rever guarding them.Only Edward and Zebron were left in the mansion.Because Zebron was there, Drake had to personally come to capture Edward.“This is just a procedure, Zebron,” Drake said. “You know that he will come back soon if he’s proven innocent. So please don’t make this complicated. If you fight us now, you will be stripped off your title, and you will be considered a criminal. Even if Lord Edward proves himself to be innocent later on, your crime will still not be pardoned. Meaning… you will lose your knighthood forever if you raise your sword against us now.”Zebron gritted his teeth and grabbed the hilt of his sword.“Don’t do it,” Edward told him.“But, Lord… This whole thing feels ominous,” Zebron said. “I think some people are conspiring to get you to rot in jail.”“No matter what the people may plot,” Edward sai
Mirianne didn’t want to go to her grandfather’s house, so she ran away before they could get to the destination.Rever, bound by his duty to take Mirianne’s mother to safety, had to keep heading toward the destination. After all, she didn’t want Rever to go look for Mirianne, saying that she’d learn from her mistakes.However, when they reached her father’s house, he greeted her well but then the officers that were hiding came over quickly and arrested her.Mirianne’s mother was utterly stunned. Her daughter’s words kept playing in her mind. She looked at her dad in shock. “How could you do this to me?”“You’re no longer part of the family after you got married,” he replied indifferently. “If you and your family are proven innocent, I will be among the first to come and greet you.”“If I’m no longer part of the family, then why would you come to greet me?” she spat toward him, and then she was quickly taken away.Rever, on the other hand, couldn’t fight the officers because it would m
Nirvan came to meet Brianna in the corridor and kneeled before her and put his sword on the floor.A knight doing this only meant one thing.Brianna stared at him for a while before saying, “Pick it up.”Nirvan picked it up.“Did Dracarius send you?” she asked.“I don’t think I can fill Sir Alveron’s shoes, but my lord Dracarius believes so,” Nirvan said. “If you are not satisfied with me being around, I will return back to him.”“I’ll keep you around for a few days,” Brianna said. “After that, I’ll decide.”“Thank you for giving me this chance,” Nirvan still kept his head lowered. “I will do my best to not disappoint you, Your Highness.”Brianna walked past him. “Let’s go. We have lots of work to do.”At the central prison in the capital city.Hessia and Felix were standing at the entrance, demanding to be allowed inside so they could talk to Oscar.“How could you not even let us talk to him?” Hessia growled at the warden of the prison, Urea, a woman who was at level 87 and was known
In the outside world.Almost 400 kilometers away from where Ulmer’s home used to be, Ulmer’s clone just arrived at his uncle’s house.It was Sunday, so everyone was at home. A twenty-year-old girl was washing the car with a crying face because her dad was forcing her to do it, as she was getting more and more lazy lately. Ulmer recognized her. She was Ruth, the girl with an extra canine tooth, as far as Ulmer remembered her.She saw Ulmer coming, but then completely ignored him and continued washing the car.“How are you doing, Ruth?” he asked her, carrying two bags on his shoulders. He even put on a simple smile for her.“Why are you here?” she said, without even looking at him. “We all thought you ran away from home after that incident. You didn’t even tell us when you came here the last time. Daddy is really angry at you for not even telling him.”“He and my dad hate each other, though,” Ulmer said.“But they’re still brothers!” Ruth snapped at him. “He would have at least seen him
Ulmer’s clone entered the house, and the first person he saw was Jamie, his uncle who was reading a newspaper.Jamie looked somewhat similar to Ulmer’s dad, except that Jamie was shorter and had slant shoulders. Seeing Ulmer, Jamie froze for a second.Ulmer also stopped in his tracks. Both of them kept staring at one another for a little while.Jamie put the newspaper down and got up from the couch. “Where were you all these days, Ulmer? I’ve been visiting the police station every week, but they said the same thing. They couldn’t find you. The last time they found you on CCTV was at a seashore, so we’ve all thought you…committed suicide.”“I went out on some work,” Ulmer replied, “Uncle.”“Work? What work?” Jamie came closer. “You grew taller from the last time I saw you. You also look more manly and handsome.”Ulmer somewhat smiled. “I brought sweets.”Jamie took the bags from him and took Ulmer along to the couch. He made Ulmer sit next to him. “It’s really unfortunate what happened
“So what if he's my nephew or my own son if he’s utterly useless?” Ivy hastily retorted, with an even louder voice. She had to prove a point there that she would always be the loudest person in the house. “You don’t raise a cow that doesn’t give you any milk. Even dogs protect the house from thieves. But what can this guy do?”It angered Mollie very much that Ivy compared Ulmer with cows and dogs. “I’m sure he’ll eat less and work more than a pig like you ever can.”The entire house fell silent. Even Jamie’s eyes widened in a bit of shock.“W-What did you just say?” Ivy couldn’t process it quickly because Mollie had been living like a dead snake ever since she heard that her eldest son Wilson died. On top of that, Mollie was also under the belief that Ulmer also died because he had come to visit her once, and then even the police couldn’t find his whereabouts. Everyone made her believe that Ulmer died as well.However, now that Ulmer was back, Mollie found her voice again.“Are your e