* Pitter-Patter...! * * Pitter-Patter...! *
Just as anticipated, it didn't take long before it started pouring down heavily.
Thankfully, Keith had a raincoat with him. Well, it wasn't really a raincoat just a straw hat with a long leather vest, but it still did the job.
* Pitter-Patter...! * * Pitter-Patter...! *
As time went by, the rain became heavier and heavier.
Although it wasn't that late, but the dark clouds covering the sky made it seem like it was already night.
* Tap..! * * Tap..! * * Tap..! * * Tap..! *
The heavy rain, damp soil, and accumulating water made it difficult to move, but Keith still slowly made his way towards his destination.
" Huh.... Ahuh.... huh..."
The darkness was exacerbated by the rain, resulting in a further decrease in visibility.
"huh... It would have been great if I had an oil lamp at the very least. "
Keith had an old torch inside the bag pack. He hoped it would function in emergencies, but the batteries died out due to being kept for a long time.
" System, How far is it? "
All this time Keith relied solely on the system's guidance to find his way.
[Host, The Lin clan should be around 500m more.]
Keith sometimes feels like he's too reliant on the system, but ultimately, the system was like his partner and he had no other option at the moment.
" System, is that the location? "
Despite the low visibility, Keith was able to identify a large gate at a significant distance.
[Yes, Host]
As he moved forward, he saw some motionless flickering light sources around the gate. Soon it became evident that they were guards stationed near the gate, but honestly, they were just slacking off sitting inside their shelters.
As he arrived near the gate, Keith was perplexed since none of the guards seemed to notice him.
" Should I just avoid them and move inside? "
Keith was unsure, but he eventually decided not to do it.
" Maybe not "
As ignorant as these guys were, even if he sneaked inside, they probably wouldn't notice, but he needed someone to inform the matriarch about his arrival, so he decided to follow the formalities.
"Will they just ignore me?"
As he stood near the gate in their view, he hoped that someone would come and see him. Although he could simply yell and call them, but he found it awkward since they were supposed to be guarding this place.
He was soon spotted by a pair of guards and they made their way towards him.
" You, stop there. What are you doing here?"
It was weird to say that when he was literally standing there from a couple of minutes.
Turning in the direction of the sound Keith saw two muscular ladies. The outfit they were wearing was a little odd and strangely highlighted their muscular physique. Additionally, they wore a chest plate and held a lance in their hand.
' Those are some brawny women. '
Keith was quite astonished when he saw them. After coming to this world, it was his first time meeting a woman other than his master, and well, he had to say that they were quite different from the previous world.
' System, are all women in this world like this? '
Though Keith liked strong women, but being strong doesn't mean being masculine.
' These women look more manly than most of the teens out there '
[Host, a significant proportion of the female population is like this]
' Then... '
He had more questions, but they were scuttled when one of the ladies suddenly began speaking.
"Handsome guy, What are you doing here? "
" Don't you know this is the area under Lin Clan, not an inn. If you are looking for a place to take shelter, you will have to go to the next city. "
'Hmm... that was quite uneventful '
Keith was not sure what he was expecting to happen, but he was happy to see the lady being polite to him.
" I.."
*Ding...! *
[Triggered a Common Choice Event]
[Option 1: Follow the dog blood plot, be arrogant and tell her to inform the matriarch about your arrival.
Reward: Reputation in Lin Clan (+increased)]
[Option 2: How dare she speak to you like that, beat the hell out of her and teach her a lesson.
Reward: -100 Karma; Title - arrogant fool]
[Option 3: Avoid the dog blood plot, remove the jade slip and present it to her.
Reward: +100 karma]
' Huh.... And here, I was wondering what was missing. '
The crappy plot, which Keith had not really planned to follow, it was quite fortunate that the system allowed him to choose whether he wanted to follow the plot or not.
" Speak up, don't waste our time. "
Seeing Keith not speaking anything, the other woman became restless and spoke rudely.
' Option 3 '
Opening the inventory, he got the jade slip out, while he put his hand inside the pocket and made it seem like he removed it from his pocket instead.
" Miss "
Presenting the jade slip in front of her, Keith prompted her to look at it.
" What's that kid? "
" This..."
While one of the ladies was completely unaware of what it was, but the other one immediately became fear struck.
" Master, I apologize for our rudeness. "
" Please enter, I shall immediately inform the matriarch of your arrival "
....
Soon one of the guards led Keith inside the clan while the other went ahead to inform the matriarch.
' I wonder why it is still called a clan. '
Honestly, Keith never thought that the Lin clan would be this big.
There were numerous houses in the area, some big and some small.
As he progressed towards the inner part of the clan, the house became mansions, with luxurious courtyards.
Soon after, he arrived at a luxurious mansion that was located in the center of the clan.
It was notably the biggest and most luxurious building of the whole clan.
Although the mansion looked pretty big and luxurious, but as dark as it was, it really couldn't see anything in detail.
....
Navigating through the large mansion, the guard led him to a room.
" Sir, please wait here for a bit, the matriarch should arrive in a minute "
" Huh...! "
Keith was completely drained, only wanting to change his wet clothes and sleep.
Soon enough the door opened and an aged lady, who appeared to be in her 40s, entered the room.
' How disappointing '
When Keith looked at the old lady, the gleam of expectation he had in his eyes vanished.
Keith had a lot of expectations for the matriarch, but they just got shattered.
Standing before Keith, the old lady was a bit reluctant to speak.
"Sorry about the delay, sir, the matriarch .. "
The lady quickly cut off her words when she realized she was about to speak something she should not have.
" She might not be able to attend you for today"
" It's already night, so why not take a rest and meet her tomorrow? "
Keith quickly realized that she wasn't really the matriarch, but rather a servant.
" Sure, I don't mind that "
Keith was somewhat annoyed that he was not able to meet the matriarch after all the waiting, but he just shook his head to accept what the servant said.
" Rong'er, could you please accompany him to the guest house and ask someone to prepare clothes and warm meals for him? "
" Sure, aunt. "
Keith was immediately drawn by the sweet voice and saw a pretty little girl standing at the door.
All this while Keith didn't even noticed that there was a girl standing at the door.
Just a look at her and Keith was mesmerized, her short shoulder-length beautiful Blue hairs appearing bouncy and silky smooth, her sapphire blue eyes pure as water and dazzling even in the minimum amount of light, but what stood out most was her elegant face with her unwavering and seamless smile.
" Sir, I will be taking my leave. If there is anything else you require, kindly inform Xiurong. "
" hmm.."
Keith was constantly gazing at the little girl and didn't hear anything the servant said.
' This..... are all the heroines in this world are this beautiful '
Though Keith said so, it wasn't her beauty that piqued his attention. Heck, she couldn't even come close to how beautiful his master was, but there was something about her that he found mysterious and really fascinating.
Even after the servant left, Keith continued to look at her in a trance.
" Mister, please follow me. "
" Hmm.."
Keith nodded absent-mindedly, not paying attention to what she was saying.
" Mister "
This time her voice was a bit loud, causing Keith snap out of his stupor.
" Ugh... sorry that... It's my first time seeing someone so cute.. so I.."
Keith himself felt a little embarrassed, but the girl didn't show any hint of embarrassment, she has the same unwavering smile on her face.
" It's alright. "
" please follow me "
Keith quickly got up and began following her.
' That's weird that didn't go as I expected. '
Keith expected to get a reaction from her, but what he got was just disappointment.
* Ding..! *
[Legendary Quest Initiated]
[Mission:- Conquering the goddesses of Lin family
Rank:- S+
- Get Lin XiuYing & Lin XiuRong to fall in love with you.
-Resolve the conflict between the sisters.
Additional:-
- Get Lin Shiyun to fall in love with you.
- Resolve the relationship between the mother and daughter.
Time Limit:- 30 days
Reward:- Unknown Lotus Flower
Additional Reward:- Based on Completion rate
Penalty:- None ]
' Holy...'