Chapter 275: Discussing With the Marquis

Stella was oddly sad about the fact that neither of them wanted the tea and biscuits that she loved so much. However, that only lasted for a few moments because the moment he offered the rest of his to her, she brightened up considerably.

After that, the three of them left and went on their way to House Easten’s estate.

When they finally arrived at the gates, Julius realized that he hadn’t contacted any of them yet like he was supposed to.

Instead, he was going to be showing up with two Tier 5s in tow. When he got to the gate, he saw one of the guards that he had gotten to know while he stayed there.

“Julius is that you?” Larry asked as he approached, squinting his eyes to make sure he was seeing things right.

“Hey, Larry! Yeah, it’s me. Kind of a long story but do you know if Richard or Rebecca are around?”

“I know Richard is gone for something, but Rebecca should still be around,” Larry said while already preparing to let him through the gates, but before he could, the guard finally spotted the two people with him.

“Are they with you?” He asked questioningly, looking surprised that Julius had strangers with him considering that during his entire time at the estate, he hadn’t brought back a single guest of his own.

“Yeah, I would like to bring them to talk with Rebecca.”

Larry gave the two of them a closer look. The two Tier 5s had shrouded their auras with such skill that even Julius was fooled. If he hadn’t already known how strong the both of them were, he would never think they were Tier 5s.

It made him wonder just how many people he had walked past down the street who were much stronger than he thought.

Still, it was important to note that his aura senses had improved with his new epic skill. Even before this, his aura senses were better than most. At least that was what he liked to believe. But the fact that they were skillful enough to display their aura, which felt like a bunch of normal Tier 4s, was something he wanted to learn.

They also chose a believable level of power. If they pretended to be a bunch of Tier 2s or 3s, he doubted anyone would believe that. But choosing to be Tier 4s was the perfect balance. Just powerful enough to be respected but not strong enough to be overly feared or stand out.

Larry himself was a Tier 3 and a pretty good one at that. However, he didn’t seem to be able to see through their aura shrouds.

“What are their names?” Larry asked.

Julius looked at both of them and waved at them, directing them to give their names to Larry. He didn’t want to say their names himself because maybe they wanted to be a little anonymous.

“My name is Marcus and this is Stella,” Marcus said, surprising Julius with his truthfulness.

It would seem that the man had no fears about sharing his real name.

A weird face appeared on the guard’s face. “Just one second. I am going to check in with my captain real quick,” he said to Julius.

The three of them patiently waited as Larry went off to find Justice, one of the captains of House Easten. Well, Julius thought it would be Justice, considering that Justice was usually the captain of the team Larry was a part of.

He was glad to see that he was right when Justice swiftly approached the three of them, the usually stony-faced and calm man showed a hint of nervousness as he beckoned them to follow him through the gates and the enchantments.

The three walked with the guard captain through the estate.

“It is good to see you two again soon, Lord Marcus and Lady Stella. I have notified the Marquis about your presence and he is waiting for you at the same place as last time,” the man said very politely, as if the two of them were a moment’s away from biting his head off.

Julius didn’t understand the man’s panicked behavior. As far as he could tell, the two of them were very nice people. Sure, his perception was a bit warped because of their earlier aid, but even his conversations with the two of them showed that they weren’t bad people. Except for some eccentric things he noticed, they were pretty normal. Marcus was even kind enough to allow him to examine his own constructs without issue.

Justice then finally turned to Julius. His face visibly relaxed as he saw him, a stark contrast to how he looked when he was talking to the other two.

“It’s good to see you back and safe, young Julius. I hope everything went well.”

Julius smiled at the man, apparently Justice knew some things about what Julius was up to. Not that surprising though, the man was a highly trusted retainer of House Easten. He and his entire family worked in some capacity for the House.

“Some surprises certainly, but nothing too out of expectations.” If fighting against multiple Tier 4s and Tier 5 was within expectations, that is. He didn’t dare say that to the man though.

He did notice that both Marcus and Stella gave him matching disbelieving looks. As if they were baffled that he had the gall to say something like that after they found him in the position they did.

Thankfully, Justice didn’t notice these looks. “That’s wonderful to hear. Should I let Lady Grace know about your arrival as well?”

“She’s here too?”

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“Yes, she got back a couple of days ago.”

“Then that would be great. I forgot to let her know that I had come back already. It was all a bit sudden,” he said to Justice while rubbing his head, already predicting the scolding he might be getting in the near future.

The man grimaced. “I don’t envy you son, but I will let her know for you.”

“Thanks, Justice.”

“Don’t thank me yet,” the man said warningly.

“What’s the worst she can do to me?” He asked in a joking manner.

The silence he received in return was worrying.

***
Marquis Easten was sitting at his desk when they entered.

“I see you found the boy,” the Marquis said to Marcus and Stella, not sounding the least bit surprised.

“We did, it would appear our fates aligned,” Marcus stated with a firm nod.

“Well, I am glad that you did.”

“No thanks to you,” Stella grumbled.