3rd person Pov:
Sylvia's whole body was trembling visibly now, and she looked like she was on the verge of breaking into tears. Seeing that Yven just gave the final push, "But Sylvia I just remembered now, you didn't greet me when I came here, did you? Well, that Is not good. You are an undisciplined child. Well, I guess that is not your fault. It's your parent's fault. They should have taught you manners. They are the ones who should be punished. But since your father is no longer in the position to take even a punch, your mother would have to take it all. I will ask my uncle to punish her well. In front of everyone. Naked." And that was the final push. Sylvia broke down in tears while holding the hem of her dress. No one was there to protect her. She wanted someone to do that. anyone.
But she knew no one would help her. That's how all they are. So, she just endured. That was all she could do. Well, she was right, no one was going to step up for her. Even though Steven saw all of this, he did not interrupt. The same went for Alice, even though she felt pity for her she could not do anything for her. Even though she wanted to help her, her hands were tied. The same went for everyone present there. Even if equal in status, they could not easily meddle in another household affair. Well, almost everyone. In the midst of all this, there was one child making his way toward Yven with a dark expression.
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1st person Pov:
I saw Yven walking in the direction of Sylvia, the scared girl from before. He was going to bully her, and that was written all over his face. "There he goes again." I heard Sierra say. I turned my head in her direction, "Again? He has done it before?" I asked her. "Yes. Last time at my birthday party he did the same. It was some verbal bullying though. He could not hurt her because she was our guest. But he still said many mean things to her. It looks like he is going to do the same today. Or today could be worse." She said in reply to my question.
"And no one does anything? Why? And what do you mean by worse?" I threw a series of questions at her. She replied like it was normal, "Because no one can. He belongs to a duke household. Even though members of the same status can go against him, they would never do that for someone else. Or the other party, in this case, the Heraiz family could use that as a pretext for unfair treatment and create trouble for them. And for the worse part, of course, he can. His aunt is a member of the Revstein household, your mother. Last time the girl was my guest so he didn't do much but this time she is technically their guest, considering your family and Heraiz's family are tied by marriage, he could use that to do worse."
By this time, I heard him saying something about Sylvia's father. I wasn't quite aware of her circumstances, but from her trembling, I could tell, those words hurt her very much. "Ignore it." Noticing my attention, Sierra said to me. When she had my attention she continued, "She will endure it. You must too. Remember if you do something right now, the issue might escalate greatly involving both families. Then even if the Heraiz family cannot do anything about you, they will do far worse to the girl's family than what Yven is doing to her right now."
What she said was reasonable. Andreas Heraiz is already after me and is looking for a reason to snatch me. if I do something to Yven right now, it would be the same as aiding him in his plans. I know that this is the most logical thing to do now. At the end of the day, they are just words.
But I know, I know very well what words can do to a person. I have experienced it myself many times. And that was when I heard him say that made me remember something unpleasant, "Well, I guess that is not your fault. It's your parent's fault. They should have taught you manners. They are the ones who should be punished. But since your father is no longer in the position to take even a punch, your mother would have to take it all. I will ask my uncle to punish her well. in front of everyone. Naked."
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"So, you are the new disciple. Why didn't you greet your seniors huh?" a bulky-looking kid said to a timid guy standing in front of him. The timid-looking kid was alone, but the bulky-looking guy was not alone. He was with many of his friends. "His parents must not have taught him anything. His whore mother must be busy pleasing other men and must not have taken care of him." Another guy said out loud. Hearing him everyone else laughed.
The timid-looking guy shouted when he heard this. "How dare you insult my mother?" and with that, he hurled a fist at the guy who had insulted his mother. That was a wrong move. They beat him up together while saying all kinds of insulting things about his mother and in the end when he could not move anymore, they pissed at him. All of them then left.
A young man was standing near the scene who saw it unfolding from the start to the end. He knew who the timid-looking guy was. He was a new disciple who wanted to cure his sick father and help her mother get out of a Courtesan house. He was there to achieve all that but when he started doing well, his seniors got jealous and started bullying him.
They always kept it physical but even after that he showed no signs of fighting back and always smiled in the end. But today, covered in piss and spit, he had lost the light in his eyes. The young man standing didn't understand it any better and just thought that his move was stupid. "He should have just endured it." And with that, the young man left too. He had checked him with his Ki, and he wasn't gravely injured. He was a cultivator and cultivators have strong endurance. They can take a beating like that every day so there was nothing to worry about.
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The next day when the young man woke up, he heard that a disciple had died. He thought that maybe it was someone who couldn't endure the training and gave in to injuries. He saw the same group from yesterday, but the timid-looking guy wasn't there. He didn't see him for the whole day and went to ask his fellow Disciples about him. "You mean Wan-ho senior? Didn't you hear, he jumped off the mountain last night. He committed suicide."
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