Count Rubel looked between Arthur and the letter he was holding. Then, he showed Arthur the contents of his letter.
"This must be your work, right? You sent a proposal to the royal family on my behalf and the recent rumors are also your doing, right?" Count Rubel said very quickly.
He looked at Arthur, who was still sitting down. "Why are you sitting there?"
However, Count Rubel ignored Arthur's behavior. He was just engrossed in himself, smiling happily at the letter. "Gosh, I didn't expect that my idea would be accepted."
Just then Arthur stood up from his seat. That man looked at the letter that Count Rubel had gotten. He could see that Count Rubel had gotten the same invitation but with a different point in it.
"Count Felix Rubel ...."
Arthur called Count Rubel's name in full. That red-haired man immediately looked at Arthur. Arthur, he was already smiling broadly.
"You remember our bet, right?"
Count Rubel's smile slowly disappeared. He dodged, "Which bet? Don't make false accusations!"
"Oh, should I report to the royal family and say that it was my idea?" Arthur threw a threat.
Of course Count Rubel snorted. "I can say you submitted a fake proposal in my name and I won't be guilty of it."
Arthur grinned. "You forget that I still have royal blood? Then, since your official schedule contains teaching me, I could say it's a sample assignment you gave me and I did it on your behalf. I wonder who would win? Count Rubel with his arrogant reputation or Arthur Rudolf, the generous and kind Future Duke?"
Yes, Arthur restarted the game of who was the asshole and who was the bigger asshole.
Count Rubel was at a loss for words. For the first time, there was someone who could reply to his words.
Arthur, who was still wearing his pajamas, whispered, "I'm not telling you to leave the faction. I'm just asking you to report on what the upper nobles are doing over there and asking you to do the work on your own behalf."
Then, he looked at Count Rubel's clothes. Count Rubel's semi-formal clothes had become messy from running. Arthur said, "It's not your schedule to teach today. You were in such a hurry to declare your defeat against me."
Arthur laughed, it was a laugh that sounded very loose. Then, at the end of the hallway, Arthur's personal maid, Milly, came there and prepared Arthur's personal care items.
Milly asked Arthur to clean up, while that man continued to laugh and occasionally glancing at Count Rubel. Arthur said, "I will leave first, please wait in my study, Great Teacher-nim."
Just then Arthur and Milly disappeared from sight. Count Rubel who was left alone immediately let out a small curse.
"Damn you Arthur!"
***
In the days since the shameless incident between Count Rubel and Arthur, Count Rubel had become more guarded. He did not want any nobleman who was just like Arthur to take advantage of him even though Arthur's case had also made his name better in the eyes of the old nobles and the Crown Prince.
Arthur deliberately did so because as a side character, Count Rubel suffered quite a bit. In the novel, when the Crown Prince failed to perform the ritual, Count Rubel, who knew nothing about the summoning, was accused of being the mastermind of summoning the demon race and stripped of his noble title.
That was the initial story in the novel "Word of Level Up", whether Woo Jihyuk changed it or not, the important thing is that now it will be change. Arthur, who used to be Kang Seongje, didn't pay much attention to his best friend's work.
After finding out that he was invited to the nobles' banquet, Arthur was a little busy as Duke Rudolf provided the best for his son. For days, after Arthur's lesson schedule of memorizing all the identities of the nobles, he was tested and passed by Count Rubel.
Duke Rudolf immediately allowed him to attend the banquet. Several famous boutiques were called in to make a suit to fit Arthur.
The banquet was held at the Royal Castle of Marithus Kingdom. As representatives of the Rudolf Household, Arthur and Duke Rudolf were required to attend. Since the journey between Sivan City and Heonith City, the capital of the Marithus Kingdom took five days by horse-drawn carriage, Duke Rudolf hired a circle 4 mage who could perform teleportation magic directly to the the Marithus Royal Castle.
Arthur, who was already dressed in neat clothes, asked his father. "Dad, where will we spend the night?"
Duke Rudolf, affectionately replied, "Marithus Royal Castle has many rooms for high-class nobles. We will have one private room."
They gathered in front of the gates of Rudolf's residence. Duke Rudolf and Arthur brought one personal maid. Arthur brought Milly who was saying goodbye to Daniel.
The circle 4 mage hired by Duke Rudolf had arrived earlier. She was busy drawing a teleportation magic circle.
That mage smiled when the circle drawing was ready. She said to Duke Rudolf. "The circle is ready, Your Grace!"
"Aren't you having trouble with this many people and baggage? Or do you need mana stones?" Duke Rudolf asked.
Mana stone is a device that can store mana from outside. Circle was a storage place in the mage's heart and had a limited capacity according to its class. A circle 3 mage had more mana than a circle 2 mage, that's what it meant. Then, if the mage needs a lot of activities that use a lot of magic, then the mana in his circle is not enough, he can use a mana stone.
That circle 4 mage replied, "No need, Your Grace. I have enough mana to transport twice the amount to be moved. Let's just move straight away."
Duke Rudolf nodded and asked whoever was leaving to follow the mage's instructions. Arthur stood beside Duke Rudolf.
Swooosh!
In just a few seconds, they changed places. They had arrived inside the main hallway of the castle. Arthur felt uncomfortable in his stomach during the transfer. That man tried to move his feet.
'Oh shit, my stomach ....'
"Huweeek!"
Arthur felt his head was dizzy and his stomach was upset. As he moved to walk, it felt like something was running out of his stomach. He accidentally vomited the contents of his stomach on the spot.
Milly, his personal maid, quickly took handkerchief and helped Arthur. Duke Rudolf was also worried and massaged his son's shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Duke Rudolf asked worriedly.
Arthur just nodded. After vomiting, he felt his head lighter and fresher. Milly handed him a handkerchief and Arthur took it, wiping his mouth.
That mage they hired explained, "Those who have weak bodies or are first-time teleporters will usually feel nauseous. It feels different from teleporting using magic scrolls."
'Damn it, this weak body.'
"Then, let's go inside."
Arthur wanted to ask his father why he had brought so few maids from the manor. Usually the higher the noble rank, the more workers and luggage would be brought. However, that question did not come out after seeing that there were several people welcoming them.
Several royal maids and knights greeted them. Some immediately cleaned up Arthur's vomit, while others made a line to bow to their way.
The hired mage had taken her leave. So, only the people from Duke Rudolf's household were left.
One of the people who wore neat clothes and looked authoritative, welcomed them. "Welcome, Your Grace ...."
Duke Rudolf seemed to recognize that woman. "Madam Radia, good to see you again."
Arthur watched the person. He remembered memorizing the noble identity when he was pranked by Count Rubel. Madam Radia entered the identity of an influential noble because she was a chaperon for Queen Cosette in the past.
'Her welcome is no joke. Why is it that we, the Neutral Faction, are always supported by the Queen's Faction?'
Madam Radia commented upon seeing Arthur, "Ah, this is Young Master Arthur Rudolf, your son? It seems like Hone is educating him well, especially since the succession is coming up."
'It seems like those two people are related and are eager for me to reach the succession soon.'
Seeing that Arthur still looked uncomfortable, Duke Rudolf stopped Madam Radia. "Radia, please stop the speech. Arthur is now ill and still traveled here as his responsibility as successor. Let him rest."
Madam Radia nodded gracefully. She instructed the other maids to help carry their luggage.
Arthur, who was walking after Duke Rudolf, took a good look at Madam Radia. She was very graceful for an old lady of her age, but she looked like Madam Hone. Arthur, who was walking, received a notification.
Ting!
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'Damn, the plot is getting wider than I knew because it's outside the character I created.'