Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: - -
"Anfey!" Christian smiled as he approached .
"Christian, why are you here?" Anfey raised his head in surprise .
"Mr . Ernest told me to . " Christian laughed . "You really aren’t easy to find . It took me a while . Eventually, I ran into a girl called Jenova and found out you were here . "
"What did Uncle Ernest say?" asked Anfey .
"Mr . Ernest asked me to accompany you home . He said he knew . " Christian looked at Anfey .
"Oh, yes, on the way to school today I found Maris following me quietly . Christian, you know that I am just a magic apprentice . If they wanted to hurt me, I would be screwed, so I asked for protection from Uncle Ernest," Anfey justified . He intentionally brought up Maris, or else he wouldn’t be able to explain his concerns .
"How dare they!" Christian frowned . Since Maris had been driven out of Saul's home, they were no longer family . Christian would not allow Maris to harm Anfey .
"They both probably hate me a lot . " Anfey shrugged his shoulders .
"Shameless people are everywhere!" Christian sneered . "They conspired against you first . If they want to frame someone, should that person just do nothing and wait for trouble? I think not! What do they want? Professor only kicked them out of his home, but I think that punishment was too light! If I was Professor, hum . . . "
"Oh, I felt very awkward too . Not much you can do . " Anfey smiled back wryly .
"But caution pays dividends . Anfey, do you normally come to the academy after breakfast?" Christian became Saul’s student long ago, so he rarely went to the Mage Academy . There was no wonder that he was not familiar with the school schedule .
"Yes . "
"I'll accompany you to school starting tomorrow . "
"Thank you, Christian . " Anfey grinned .
"You're welcome! Let’s go . Anything else you need from school?"
"Nope . " Anfey shook his head . They took their time and left the Academy side by side .
Although the day’s classes had been over for a while now, the nearby street was still quite busy . Anfey and Christian were carrying a quiet conversation while enjoying the night’s view . Anfey appeared to be poised, as he was used to following instead of being followed, but Christian acted a bit nervous . From time to time, he would look over his shoulder, seemingly looking for something .
"Christian, relax . There are so many people around, they are not going to bother us right now . "
"I know—" Before Christian could finish, they saw a carriage in the distance rushing toward them . The people on the street dashed to the sides to make way for it . Anfey was more alert, but Christian also gathered his magic power and pulled out a scroll with his left hand .
The curtain in the cart was blown open while the carriage flew by Anfey and Christian . A sharp, hawk-like gaze laid on Christian, and then turned into a mild smile .
Though the carriage passed Anfey in a flash, he saw exactly what happened . He could not help but start observing Christian covertly .
"Why did he come back?" murmured Christian .
"Who is he?"
"Baery . "
"You know him?"
"You know him?"
"I . . . " Christian had recovered from the shock . He smiled and shook his head . "I do not know him in person, but I know his name . Everyone in Maho Empire heard about Master Swordsman Baery!"
Anfey chuckled . "I don’t . "
"You . . . Go to the library and check it out . Books about him will take you days and nights to read!"
"That famous? Fill me in with a summary, please . "
"He is the vice marshal of the Maho Empire East Corps, and the commander of the Death Roar Legion . I couldn’t list all of his meritorious services within a day even if I tried . " Christian regretted that he negligently revealed the name of Baery . Baery secretly returned to the Sacred City, apparently a result of a new deployment by the empire . The spread of this news could be very unfavorable to the empire . But since Anfey already knew, Christian could not just blow it off . He needed to find ways to make it up . "Anfey, what I just told you, please keep it to yourself and don’t tell anyone . Anyone! Ok? "
"You can rest assured that I will keep this secret . " Anfey rubbed his nose and concluded the conversation . He felt that Christian and Baery must have a tight relationship, and that Christian was lying . However, since Christian did not want to talk about it, Anfey needed to not pursue an answer . Especially since he was new in town, even if he wanted to collect information, he would not know whom to go to . Anfey planned to just drift along .
"Go here . " Anfey suddenly pointed to an alley .
Christian immediately understood Anfey’s idea . Even if Maris had the nerve to do something, he would not dare to publicly take Anfey down in the middle of the Sacred City . Anfey was trying to lure Maris out . Gutsy move!
Christian followed Anfey into the alley . He turned to Anfey seriously . "You are not afraid of Maris’ assault?"
"I have you here, why would I be?" Anfey smiled . In fact, the truth was "I have Ernest here, why would I be?"
"Do not lower your guard," Christian warned Anfey .
"I don’t want to be too bothered by it . I just want to get it over with . Christian, if Maris really does attack, and there's a casualty . . . what should we do?"
"It doesn’t matter . Maris has become a joke . His deed was well-spread, and even the Mage Union wouldn’t support him anymore . " Christian shook his head . "But . . . Anfey, are you sure it was Maris?"
"It has to be him . "
"I didn’t feel any magic fluctuations . " Christian frowned . "Did you just accidentally run into Maris?"
"He followed me along the entire street . It can’t be an accident," Anfey said firmly . "Let’s slow down . They might not have kept up with us . "
Anfey and Christian reduced their speed . But even after they passed the entire alley and waited for a while at the end of the street, nothing happened . They did not sense anyone approaching them either . What a headache! Anfey felt himself being tracked for sure, and those people must be after him for something . The problem was that he had shown himself, yet the enemies were still hiding in the dark . Ernest could protect him for some time, but not every day going forward . If those people really had the patience, then they would find their opportunity soon enough .
"Anfey, it didn’t seem . . . there was anything . " Christian looked at Anfey .
"Maybe they didn’t think today was the right time," Anfey muttered . As an assassin, he was used to hiding in the dark . Suddenly becoming someone else's target, Anfey was very unsettled .
"Anfey, do not worry . I will send you to school and pick you up every day . You have my protection . You will be OK . "
Anfey grimaced . He was not a kindergartener and really didn’t need to be babysat every day . What he needed to do was find ways to solve this problem for good .
"Come on, let's go home first," said Christian .
"OK . " Anfey nodded . Go home first, then come up with something .
In Saul’s dining room, Niya was sitting at the table and talking with the other students . Ernest was not here, as he had not yet returned . Niya was cheerful and was dancing around . She seemed to be very content .
Anfey and Christian took their seats, as Niya shouted, "Anfey, do not blame us for starting without you . It was Christian that told us not to wait . "
Anfey and Christian took their seats, as Niya shouted, "Anfey, do not blame us for starting without you . It was Christian that told us not to wait . "
"It’s alright . " Anfey smiled . "Look how happy you are! What are you chatting about?"
"Miss Niya was talking about her future . " Blavi laughed .
"Future?"
"Miss Niya said her future Prince Charming would be the most powerful, most handsome man in the the Pan Continent . He will protect her and bring her—"
"Shut up!" Niya disrupted him .
Anfey was confused . Hadn’t Niya's prince already been chosen? The second prince, Granden, wasn’t he? Why was she still daydreaming? "Granden—"
Blavi kicked Anfey under the table before Anfey could finish his sentence .
"I am warning you all! No one will ever mention him again!" Niya's face turned cold .
Anfey snickered . Niya's mentality was still far from being mature . Her so-called "love" was just like a child’s new toy . Anyway, based on her reaction, she must still think very highly of Granden .
"Miss, Prince Wester is here!" A servant hurried into the dining room .
"Lead him to the living room and wait for me . I'll be right down . " Niya pushed the plate aside quickly and ran to the stairs .
Christian and the rest of the students looked at each other . To be fair, Niya was blessed with exceptional beauty . Otherwise, she would not be known as the Sacred City Pearl . There were all young men here, and inevitably, they all more or less were fond of her . But the status disparity between Niya and the students, on tops of Niya’s bad temper, made everyone think twice about romance and suppress their inner desires . Reality proved that they were correct . Niya would never pick them for a relationship . The younger prince had just left, and now came the oldest prince . . .
Chapter 31: FruitlessnessTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: - -.
"Anfey!" Christian smiled as he approached
.
"Christian, why are you here?" Anfey raised his head in surprise
.
"Mr . Ernest told me to . " Christian laughed . "You really aren’t easy to find . It took me a while . Eventually, I ran into a girl called Jenova and found out you were here . ".
.
"What did Uncle Ernest say?" asked Anfey
.
"Mr . Ernest asked me to accompany you home . He said he knew . " Christian looked at Anfey
.
"Oh, yes, on the way to school today I found Maris following me quietly . Christian, you know that I am just a magic apprentice . If they wanted to hurt me, I would be screwed, so I asked for protection from Uncle Ernest," Anfey justified . He intentionally brought up Maris, or else he wouldn’t be able to explain his concerns
.
"How dare they!" Christian frowned . Since Maris had been driven out of Saul's home, they were no longer family . Christian would not allow Maris to harm Anfey
.
"They both probably hate me a lot . " Anfey shrugged his shoulders
.
"Shameless people are everywhere!" Christian sneered . "They conspired against you first . If they want to frame someone, should that person just do nothing and wait for trouble? I think not! What do they want? Professor only kicked them out of his home, but I think that punishment was too light! If I was Professor, hum . ".
.
"Oh, I felt very awkward too . Not much you can do . " Anfey smiled back wryly
.
"But caution pays dividends . Anfey, do you normally come to the academy after breakfast?" Christian became Saul’s student long ago, so he rarely went to the Mage Academy . There was no wonder that he was not familiar with the school schedule
.
"Yes . ".
.
"I'll accompany you to school starting tomorrow . ".
.
"Thank you, Christian . " Anfey grinned
.
"You're welcome! Let’s go . Anything else you need from school?".
.
"Nope . " Anfey shook his head . They took their time and left the Academy side by side
.
Although the day’s classes had been over for a while now, the nearby street was still quite busy . Anfey and Christian were carrying a quiet conversation while enjoying the night’s view . Anfey appeared to be poised, as he was used to following instead of being followed, but Christian acted a bit nervous . From time to time, he would look over his shoulder, seemingly looking for something
.
"Christian, relax . There are so many people around, they are not going to bother us right now . ".
.
"I know—" Before Christian could finish, they saw a carriage in the distance rushing toward them . The people on the street dashed to the sides to make way for it . Anfey was more alert, but Christian also gathered his magic power and pulled out a scroll with his left hand
.
The curtain in the cart was blown open while the carriage flew by Anfey and Christian . A sharp, hawk-like gaze laid on Christian, and then turned into a mild smile
.
Though the carriage passed Anfey in a flash, he saw exactly what happened . He could not help but start observing Christian covertly
.
"Why did he come back?" murmured Christian
.
"Who is he?".
.
"Baery . ".
.
"You know him?".
.
"I . " Christian had recovered from the shock . He smiled and shook his head . "I do not know him in person, but I know his name . Everyone in Maho Empire heard about Master Swordsman Baery!".
.
Anfey chuckled . "I don’t . ".
.
"You . Go to the library and check it out . Books about him will take you days and nights to read!".
.
"That famous? Fill me in with a summary, please . ".
.
"He is the vice marshal of the Maho Empire East Corps, and the commander of the Death Roar Legion . I couldn’t list all of his meritorious services within a day even if I tried . " Christian regretted that he negligently revealed the name of Baery . Baery secretly returned to the Sacred City, apparently a result of a new deployment by the empire . The spread of this news could be very unfavorable to the empire . But since Anfey already knew, Christian could not just blow it off . He needed to find ways to make it up . "Anfey, what I just told you, please keep it to yourself and don’t tell anyone . Anyone! Ok? ".
.
"You can rest assured that I will keep this secret . " Anfey rubbed his nose and concluded the conversation . He felt that Christian and Baery must have a tight relationship, and that Christian was lying . However, since Christian did not want to talk about it, Anfey needed to not pursue an answer . Especially since he was new in town, even if he wanted to collect information, he would not know whom to go to . Anfey planned to just drift along
.
"Go here . " Anfey suddenly pointed to an alley
.
Christian immediately understood Anfey’s idea . Even if Maris had the nerve to do something, he would not dare to publicly take Anfey down in the middle of the Sacred City . Anfey was trying to lure Maris out . Gutsy move!.
.
Christian followed Anfey into the alley . He turned to Anfey seriously . "You are not afraid of Maris’ assault?".
.
"I have you here, why would I be?" Anfey smiled . In fact, the truth was "I have Ernest here, why would I be?".
.
"Do not lower your guard," Christian warned Anfey
.
"I don’t want to be too bothered by it . I just want to get it over with . Christian, if Maris really does attack, and there's a casualty . what should we do?".
.
"It doesn’t matter . Maris has become a joke . His deed was well-spread, and even the Mage Union wouldn’t support him anymore . " Christian shook his head . "But . Anfey, are you sure it was Maris?".
.
"It has to be him . ".
.
"I didn’t feel any magic fluctuations . " Christian frowned . "Did you just accidentally run into Maris?".
.
"He followed me along the entire street . It can’t be an accident," Anfey said firmly . "Let’s slow down . They might not have kept up with us . ".
.
Anfey and Christian reduced their speed . But even after they passed the entire alley and waited for a while at the end of the street, nothing happened . They did not sense anyone approaching them either . What a headache! Anfey felt himself being tracked for sure, and those people must be after him for something . The problem was that he had shown himself, yet the enemies were still hiding in the dark . Ernest could protect him for some time, but not every day going forward . If those people really had the patience, then they would find their opportunity soon enough
.
"Anfey, it didn’t seem . there was anything . " Christian looked at Anfey
.
"Maybe they didn’t think today was the right time," Anfey muttered . As an assassin, he was used to hiding in the dark . Suddenly becoming someone else's target, Anfey was very unsettled
.
"Anfey, do not worry . I will send you to school and pick you up every day . You have my protection . You will be OK . ".
.
Anfey grimaced . He was not a kindergartener and really didn’t need to be babysat every day . What he needed to do was find ways to solve this problem for good
.
"Come on, let's go home first," said Christian
.
"OK . " Anfey nodded . Go home first, then come up with something
.
In Saul’s dining room, Niya was sitting at the table and talking with the other students . Ernest was not here, as he had not yet returned . Niya was cheerful and was dancing around . She seemed to be very content
.
Anfey and Christian took their seats, as Niya shouted, "Anfey, do not blame us for starting without you . It was Christian that told us not to wait . ".
.
"It’s alright . " Anfey smiled . "Look how happy you are! What are you chatting about?".
.
"Miss Niya was talking about her future . " Blavi laughed
.
"Future?".
.
"Miss Niya said her future Prince Charming would be the most powerful, most handsome man in the the Pan Continent . He will protect her and bring her—".
.
"Shut up!" Niya disrupted him
.
Anfey was confused . Hadn’t Niya's prince already been chosen? The second prince, Granden, wasn’t he? Why was she still daydreaming? "Granden—".
.
Blavi kicked Anfey under the table before Anfey could finish his sentence
.
"I am warning you all! No one will ever mention him again!" Niya's face turned cold
.
Anfey snickered . Niya's mentality was still far from being mature . Her so-called "love" was just like a child’s new toy . Anyway, based on her reaction, she must still think very highly of Granden
.
"Miss, Prince Wester is here!" A servant hurried into the dining room
.
"Lead him to the living room and wait for me . I'll be right down . " Niya pushed the plate aside quickly and ran to the stairs
.
Christian and the rest of the students looked at each other . To be fair, Niya was blessed with exceptional beauty . Otherwise, she would not be known as the Sacred City Pearl . There were all young men here, and inevitably, they all more or less were fond of her . But the status disparity between Niya and the students, on tops of Niya’s bad temper, made everyone think twice about romance and suppress their inner desires . Reality proved that they were correct . Niya would never pick them for a relationship . The younger prince had just left, and now came the oldest prince
Chapter end
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