Chapter 32: Hidden Enemies
Chapter 32: Hidden Enemies
"Master, after the investigation, the young man Miss Kylie has taken an interest in is named Rain. He is fourteen years old, the son of a farmer, and is said to have considerable talent in swordsmanship."
"Over the past few days, Miss Kylie has been giving him additional training, showing a significant interest in his swordsmanship talent."
The noble youth, with a slightly pale complexion, frowned slightly, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the smooth wooden armrest of his chair. After a moment's thought, he said, "Rools, so it seems that Kylie has taken a liking to this commoner's swordsmanship talent and wants to cultivate him as her direct subordinate, right?"
"Yes, Master Dennis," the servant named Rools bowed slightly.
If Rain were present, he would recognize the youth sitting on the deer leather seat as the emotionless noble he had once encountered.
"Have someone inform the eldest son of the Earl of Habsburg, Alonso, about this. He is much more ‘concerned’ about his sister Kylie than we are."
"If he learns that his sister is cultivating a direct subordinate, he will be much more agitated than we are."
As he spoke, a cunning smile appeared on the noble youth's face named Dennis.
"As for this commoner named Rain, his fate is certainly worth looking forward to, hahaha!" Dennis couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Master Dennis, your wisdom is truly unparalleled. This way, we can achieve your goal without taking any direct action," Rools smiled and flattered him appropriately.
Initially, he thought his master would have him quietly deal with the farmer's son, but that would risk directly offending Miss Kylie.
However, he didn't expect his master to come up with a 'borrowed knife' strategy so quickly, achieving the goal without causing any trouble.
The master can rest easy!
Rools is a retainer of Baron Norman. In his early years, he followed Baron Norman into many battles. Thanks to his formidable strength and a bit of luck, he survived and reached the level of a Knight Aspirant.
A Knight Aspirant is just one step away from becoming a Full Knight, a Third Rank Knight Squire.
However, the chances of breaking through to the Extraordinary realm with the extremely rare Advanced Potion are less than one in ten.
Therefore, Baron Norman ultimately assigned him as the bodyguard captain for his eldest son, Dennis.
"By the way, Master Dennis, a few days ago, the Baron asked if there is any possibility of establishing a romantic relationship with Miss Kylie before she leaves Master County."
Although he knew that asking this question might make Master Dennis unhappy, Rools had no choice. Baron Norman was waiting for a reply, so he had to ask.
The moment his loyal subordinate asked this question, Dennis's face darkened.
This was his sore spot!
He had pursued Kylie with great effort, but she only responded with, "If you can defeat me in a duel, I will consider it. Do you want to try?"
He would never forget that scene. For just three seconds, a mere three seconds, he turned red and was defeated!
Later, he tried every means to win Kylie's heart with sincerity and persistence, following her to the Habsburg Manor for Knight Squire training.
But after so much time, he made no progress. He hadn't even held Kylie's hand, let alone established a romantic relationship!
Use underhanded means?
In terms of status, Kylie is the daughter of the Earl of Habsburg.
In terms of strength, Kylie had achieved the rank of a Full Knight at the age of fifteen and was an unparalleled genius in Master County. She was now about to leave for the Dragon Empire Royal Academy.
Dennis had only just become a Third Rank Knight Squire, and if he dared to use underhanded methods, he would surely be dealt with harshly by Kylie.
Recalling the past beatings that left him bruised and swollen, Dennis shuddered involuntarily.
He had wanted to lash out at Rools, but upon further thought, realizing this was a matter his father wanted to inquire about, Dennis sighed and said, "Rools, tell my father that I'm working hard!"
"Go and call Tina," Dennis said, suppressing his anger and waving his hand.
"Yes, young master!" Rools bowed respectfully and withdrew from the room.
Soon after, a girl with a graceful figure and a face that resembled Kylie's by about seventy percent entered the room timidly, saying, "Young Master Dennis."
"Close the door and come here!" Dennis felt disgusted seeing the girl's fearful expression.
Although this girl named Tina bore some resemblance to Kylie, their auras and figures were worlds apart.
But as a substitute, one couldn't be too demanding; after all, if the standards were too high, no one would be found. This girl was the best that Rools could find in Master County after an exhaustive search, a daughter of a seamstress.
Whenever Dennis felt his anger bottled up with nowhere to vent, he would find her and unleash his frustration.
"Lift your head, Tina, and look at me! Imagine yourself as a noble lady from a prestigious family, steadfast and unyielding!"
"Young Master Dennis, I... I can't!"
"Useless! Then get on all fours!" At that moment, Dennis, overcome with surging blood, flipped the poor maid over, pressing her back against him and pinning her down on the desk.
After a ripping sound, the maid's pleas for mercy echoed.
"It hurts! Young Master!"
"Slap!"
"Shut up! No noise!"
The poor maid could only stuff a parchment into her mouth, tears streaming down her face like pearls.
When she was initially sold to Young Master Dennis by her father, she had secretly rejoiced, thinking she would become a noble lady's maid and enter a better life.
But her joy quickly turned to despair.
On the first day, Dennis treated her roughly, and she gradually realized that she was merely a substitute for the noble and beautiful Miss Kylie in the young master's heart.
No, even calling her a substitute was an overstatement!
She was merely a plaything for the young master to satisfy his bestial desires.
For three consecutive days, after Rayn's bow training at the manor, he would come to the castle to learn Grizzly Sword Technique from Kylie.
The recent lessons had felt like cramming for Rayn.
In just three days, Kylie had taught him three techniques: Fury Slash, Leap Strike, and Sweep Strike.
Currently, he had only grasped the first technique, Fury Slash. As for Leap Strike and Sweep Strike, he had only understood the methods of exerting force and striking, but his execution was still very unpolished.
To improve, he would need to practice continuously and enhance his skills.
That is, if he didn't use skill points.
At this moment, Rayn had a hunch that Kylie might be teaching him so intensively because her departure was drawing near.
"Rayn, I'm going to teach you a technique today—the only defensive move in Grizzly Sword Technique. Come, attack me!" Kylie instructed Rayn to attack her.
(End of Chapter)
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