Chapter 112 – Making them wait.

“Uff…”

“Hey, what’s your problem?”

“You think that just because you can sense mana that it makes you better than me?”

“What are you even talking about? I never said anything like that, is your head made out of mush?”

“Shut up!’

“Hey, stop it!”

Two children of young ages were seen fighting. One was clearly older than the other and the height difference was apparent. The smaller child was covering their head while the larger one was hitting it. Soon some servants came and were able to pull the larger boy of the smaller one.

“Let me go!”

“Young master Robert, you musn’t. The lord has forbidden such behavior!”

“Young master Roland, are you okay? Does it hurt anywhere?”

While the youth by the name of Robert was pulled away while flailing around an older maid could be seen hugging the younger boy.

“What took you so long?”

The boy replied while rubbing his bloody nose. It was a bit odd that the younger boy was more composed and was not even crying. The older boy on the other hand burst out in tears the moment the adults arrived and started reprimanding him.

“What happened?”

“Lady Francine, young master Robert attacked master Roland again…”

The lady that arrived now started tending to the older boy while just giving Roland a side glance. Without saying anything she started walking away, it didn’t seem like she would punish the boy named Robert nor did she help the one called Roland.

“Heh…”

“Master Roland?”

The boy that was close to six years of age gave out a sigh while dusting off his clothes.

“It’s fine Martha, I’m used to this.”

“Oh, Master Roland…”

The old maid quickly gave the young boy a hug while tearing up. The boy on the other hand looked more annoyed than sad at the small cuts and bruises that he had suffered.

This was one of the many memories that were now rushing into Roland’s head. He had just stepped out from the guild’s corridor and saw someone that he didn’t expect. It was one of his older brothers, the youngest of them called Robert Arden.

Just like him, he was someone that came from a mistress. He had no claim to the main Arden estate and was treated more as a resource. The last time the two had seen each other was during a family gathering that was more than six years ago.

Robert then was already at the knight academy working as a squire. The young teenage boy that he once knew was replaced by a large imposing young man instead. Even though he hadn’t seen him for so long he instantly recognized his older brother.

‘The hell is he doing here… why would he be here so far away from home? Did he recognize me? No, there is no way for him to know, I’m still wearing my armor. ’

Roland was now backing away from the corridor while slightly panicking. There was no reason for his older brother to be here, he should have been in a knight academy that was deeper inside of the mainland.

There could be a few possibilities why he was here of all things. One of them was to find Roland which he was the most afraid of. The other one was the more bearable explanation which would make this only a coincidence.

The young lords could transfer from academy to academy and also perform tasks to gain merits. The academies worked similar to schools where you gained credit. This dungeon expedition could have been one of those assignments that would give a lot of credit. It might have been the best option for him to finish his knight academy.

Robert was three years older than Roland. The trainee knights would be done with school at around this age. This could really just be the last assignment for him. He would even get more merit points for crossing the sea and getting on this island on his journey. Which would then allow him to be done with the academy sooner than most other young lords.

‘Calm down… this doesn’t have to mean anything…’

*Whine*

While still being a bit shocked he felt Agni poke his leg with his nose. He was finally able to snap out of it. Lobelia was now standing next to him after he had come to a stop. It was clear that she was confused after bumping into his red armor.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Soon Armand appeared from behind and just walked through the door through which the guildhall was. Roland flinched a bit while backing off, still a bit afraid of showing himself.

“So that’s one of the nobles? Doesn’t look that special to me…”

“Hey be quiet, he might hear you.”

Lobelia elbowed Armand in the stomach that caused him to flinch a bit. The two were now looking at the knight that had come to the guild. Luckily for everyone Silvio was there as well, he was the team leader and had already been clued into this meeting.

“Good day, I’m the leader of the party that has been hired for this expedition.”

He stretched out his hand towards this young man in shining armor but instead of a handshake, he got an empty stare. The young man continued to look over the people here before answering.

“Good, we have decided to rest for the day, you are to meet us at the dungeon entrance tomorrow.”

Silvio retracted his hand while keeping his cool as the conversation continued.

“At what hour should we meet?”

“Just wait for us, we will arrive.”

It seemed that they wouldn’t be getting a proper answer and that this knight might not even know when they would be there. They were not in a position to complain, they were already hired for a large sum of money. Waiting for a few hours outside the dungeon entrance was the least they could do.

“Very well, we shall wait for you at the entrance tomorrow.”

“Good.”

The young man nodded and then quickly removed himself from the guild. He seemed to be in a rush while also having the look of disdain on his face. The moment he left the guild Roland finally decided to peek out.

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“Who does that prick think he is?”

“Yeah, he was being awfully rude to Mr. Silvio!”

Armand and Lobelia commented after seeing the scene being played out. It was strange to look at the young knight be disrespectful towards a person that was in the position of a tier 3 class.

“It’s fine, you know how those nobles are, no respect for anyone other than themselves.”

Silvio didn’t seem too concerned though, he even had a slight smile on his face as he continued to look at the door through which the young knight left.

“Listen up everybody, it looks like we will have to postpone the departure as our little noble guests have decided to stay for the day. It would be better if you avoided them altogether, we wouldn’t want any incidents to happen, now would we?”

Silvio said while looking at a certain muscle-bound person.

“Hey, why are you looking at me like that?”