Everyone who saw the scene was speechless, however, me who was facing them while taken away, smiled innocently and let Keaton drag me.
Keaton tossed me behind one of the houses where we, only the ones were around. "What are you doing here?! Did you just sneak out by yourself?!" He looked at me from head to toe and made his brows crumpled "And what are you wearing? Are you impersonating me?"
Tsk tsk tsk… I fought the urge of hitting him, what the heck is his problem? Is he the only one who can wear styles like this?
"You wish. I am the model of this clothes' style, if you don't know yet. You must be one who's idolizing me." I smirked
I seemed to have nothing but myself and a small bag, but this bag has 500 slots inside where I can contain anything, plus the inventory that contains most important items.
"Model? Ha-ha-ha go on, I'm the only one who can hear your nonsense here." He waved in disbelief, yep… no one's gonna believe me if I say so. "Tell me how you get all the way here." That wasn't a question but a command, this little bastard really wanna taste my wrath huh…
"…duh. You are so careless that you didn't even notice my presence, blame yourself." I huffed and rolled my eyes. "Anyway, do not address me as Tania, I'm the 1st son of Artenza Family, Randall, one of your cousins. Aunt Madeline let me borrow the name. So what now? Are you going to expose me?"
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Flashback.
Ugh… I should've at least rested before heading out but I have received my uncle's response to my request.
"To my beautiful niece,
We have received your letter, and I admit, my wife and I were taken aback by your sudden request. Have you been in a fight with your father? Why the sudden request of adoption?
However, regarding your request of adoption, whatever your reason was, you and your siblings are welcome to our house. But we are contemplating the new identity you were talking about.
But if you really want to move freely around, then I suggest you take on a male identity, your face is quite known if you happen to forget about it. But before that, are you perhaps thinking about cutting your ties with your father? Or perhaps, planning to do something dangerous with this new identity? I don't think either of those was the reason.
But… if you ever find yourself in trouble, feel free to use our family name, whatever it is under two conditions. Tell us the reason why you need our power and often visit our house. We will discuss that later on. So for now, use the identity, Randall Crues Artenza as your Aunt's suggestion. It was such a coincidence that she also loved to have a son with that name, since all of our children were named by their grandparents, she thought about it for a long time. As for the background, you are the 1st Son of Artenza House.
I hope this helps you, so do not forget about visiting us, alright? Be safe as always.
From your Strongest Uncle and Gorgeous Aunt."
Why do I get the feeling of being tsundere from them? Anyways, my smirk didn't vanish from my lips. Randall huh… what a coincidence. I didn't know they were this optimistic about me being part of their family… Although they seem to be hesitating because of Marquess Trastius, I don't know their other reasons why they're this kind to me (Tania). I'll ask them that later.
Furthermore, I shall focus on my task today… because today is the day of 'my' departure. The Cavelier knights departed yesterday afternoon, however, I learned Keaton's schedule of departure and I planned to slip into his carriage without him knowing.
End of Flashback.
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"Just… What madness are you thinking?! Do you think raiding a dungeon is a joke? We're risking our lives to explore and raid it. Is this a park to you where you can sightsee however you want?!" He furiously glared at me, but I returned it with an innocent smile.
"What is it to you? It's not that I expect you to come to my rescue if ever I was in danger. Did I not sneak out myself? Then whatever happens to me, you can always turn away and pretend you didn't see anything, since it was my fault being in danger or dying. What's the point of getting angry?" I explained something uninteresting that made him flinch and looked at me with a full shocked reaction. "If there's any, one of the nuisances will vanish without a trace inside that dungeon, you should hope for that instead of getting angry, then it'll be good for you and the Marquess."
I patted him on the shoulders while whispering to go back into the breakfast hall.
Keaton silently followed behind me with an unrecognized look on his face. We sat back down on our respected seat, I roamed my eyes around until I felt shiver, so I immediately turned to that 'guy' who spoke…
"Say sir Keaton, who is this young man with you. It's rare to see anyone near you aside from my brother, Prince Megastar." A voice with full intimidation and authority said and I traced it to see who owned the voice.
Well-built, tall body, wavy and long platinum hair, handsome face, and dangerous silver eyes staring at me…
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♤Character Status♤
Name : Polestar Brimo Roscendev
Age : 20
Gender: Male
Title :
Job :
Family : Roscendev Family
Status :
Level : 100
Next Lvl. : 45.99%
⌸• Stats •⌸
Health : 320/320
Stamina : 300/300
Agility : 250
Power : 500
Intelligence : 150
Wisdom : 65
Magic : 200/200
Luck : 80
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Description:
Cruel prince of this Kingdom. He is the Crown Prince of Cartania Kingdom, beware of his cleverness. He is also arrogant and boastful, he hates losing. Likes to take revenge.
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I felt goosebumps after that, and I noticed Keaton looked at me.
"Tch." Keaton said in low-tone, he too is afraid of the Prince's personality. And I don't think he'll help me… Of course, he will not… But I'm still hoping… a bit.
No one dared to butt in. I even noticed our house's knights stood up in surprise after they saw me, they must have not expected me to appear with Keaton. I clenched my jaw and shifted my gaze on the Prince who's still waiting for Keaton's response.
'…As I thought, Keaton.'
*sigh*
He doesn't have the courage to lie in front of the Prince and does not care about me being punished. Fucking coward, I'll do it…
"Stay still Keaton." I whispered.
"I apologized for not introducing myself, Prince Polestar. I am his cousin Randall Crues Artenza. Marquess Trastius let me tag along with Keaton, because I insisted on joining the raid. Pardon me for not greeting you when we arrived." I respectfully and carefully stated with a proper bow/salute. Ignoring his intimidating aura.
Keaton seemed surprised with what I said. Or surprised to see me standing up with the Prince's intimidating eyes. Regardless, in terms of WHO has a stronger intimidation, I may say we are on par.
"Oh? Why haven't we known Sir Keaton has a cousin? Sir Randall, please have a seat. Sorry for testing you." He said in a less colder tone, "I'm surprised to have someone have the spine to answer me without showing any fear."
'Ha? You damned bastard, you think everyone is afraid of you?! Don't lump me up with those cowardly shits! I may be afraid of dying twice, but I'm not afraid of you.'
I forced a smile and pat Keaton on the shoulder.
"We all know sir Keaton is not talkative, it'll be a miracle for him to mention me, however, it's thanks to him that I got to have a chance to raid a dungeon for the first time in my life." I casually said, not bothering who I'm talking to. So what?
Stares of surprise, and confusion were written on the faces of all knights and Keaton… talking casually to a Prince is a sign of disrespect, but none of them stopped me. While amusement was seen on the Crown Prince's face, I innocently looked around…
"Why are they looking at me like that? Am I not welcomed here?" I softened my expression and focused on my empty plate.
"No, sir Randall. They are just amused by your personality, we did not expect you to be this… approachable." He sounded friendly but I can sense the sarcasm in it.
"Oh my, is that the truth? I am also amused by the Crown Prince's unexpected personality. I never would have thought you were this kind towards a newcomer like me." I smiled warmly… but my aura is saying otherwise.
The Crown Prince's gaze was like shooting ice, but I returned it back to him even more coldly and smiled innocently. There were invisible sparks between us, and the air was a bit heavy for the bystanders. But we remain acting like nothing is happening.
"You flatter me too much, sir Randall." He motioned for me to go on and eat. Does he think I'm dumb? Letting me have the first bite instead for a Prince like him?
"After you, Crown Prince." I said warmly with a smile.
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After the showdown with the Prince, everyone finally got to eat their shares. Halfway through the breakfast, I excused myself and got a clean plate, filled it with food and a drink. The lady from the back woods must be starving.
*growlss*
"Here, have breakfast." The lady shyly took the plate, and I sat beside her.
"Thank you." She simply said with much gratitude. She looks frail, why is she here in the first place?
"What are you called?" I asked out of nowhere and she stopped eating. "Sorry, I won't ask anymore." Yeah, I am a little nosy
"I'm Amelia." She answered. And my mouth immediately dropped mid-air.
'Amelia! She's Amelia! One of my favorite characters in this story!'
Amelia Yorez Escantena, the daughter of a greedy Baron. Sexy, intelligent and talented. She was always wanted by the noble guys because of her body, but she's a bit of a loner and timid. She is also a powerful summoner, she can summon god level beasts and divine beasts to fight for her, but not known to others… She is a fool when it comes to love.
She offered herself to an opportunist, ambitious, jealous, greedy and homo-guy who only kept her for her powers; he controlled Amelia using the false love he gave her. Later on the story, Amelia will sacrifice a huge amount of her life force to achieve greater power like how she was ordered to do by the guy. She'll die 6 months after the main story started, and the last thing she witnesses is her beloved fiancè announcing his love to her brother after kissing intimately.
I liked her because she is kind and talented when it comes to magic. She has a soft heart for those who are in need of her help. And in terms of power, I'll say, she's a bit short compared to the Grand Sorceress (approx. 9th-circled Wizard), Sapphire.
And she's definitely here hiding because she was ordered to by the man, Yoren Falco Terraste. Yoren used her to his disposal when on the battlefield, pretending to summon a divine beast in front of the witnesses when in fact, it was Amelia who summoned it in the shadows.
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♤Character Status♤
Name : Amelia Yorez Escantena
Age : 17
Gender: Female
Title : <1st daughter of a Baron>
Job :
Family : Escantena Family
Status :
Level : 100
Next Lvl. : 32.22%
⌸• Stats •⌸
Health : 350/350
Magic : 9,050/9,050
Stamina : 250/250
Power : 50
Agility : 50
Intelligence : 60
Wisdom : 60
Luck : 13
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Description:
Dreamed sexy hardworking intelligent lady among the Kingdom's beauty. A fool when it comes to love. A Grand Summoner who can summon Divine Beast and the only one who can currently summon God-Level beasts in exchange for lifeforce and a hefty amount of Magic Energy.
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9,050 magic stats… Haa… As expected to the 'Real' Grand Summoner. If she wasn't blinded by love, I'm positive she can kill that bastard Yoren with just a flick of her summoned divine beast.
"Amelia Yorez Escantena… Please, treasure your life, and don't entrust your heart to anyone who just wants to use you." I bitterly smiled, "You have the right to show the world who you are. Don't hide yourself just because you feel you are abandoned and neglected. I know nothing about you but please take this advice from someone who looks up to you." I stood up, she was quietly listening… and trembling.
"I'll take my leave."