[Objective: Conquer the Female Earl]
[Details: Nira Lyndel, a cold-blooded Earl with an unbending spine, is single... and your searching.]
[Bend her over and remind her the true meaning of dominance.]
[You may use any means possible.]
"What?" Sith subconsciously blurted out.
The woman turned her head slightly to look at him, causing him to awkwardly clear his throat. However, her brows raised in confusion.
What's with that look in his eyes?
Sith retracted his burning gaze from her and looked at the message gloomily.
What the fuck?! -10 PP size? Wouldn't there just be a hole there instead? Thinking about that really made cold sweat run down his back.
But he soon picked up on another information from the message.
She's... the Earl?
His expression turned strange. He had no idea this graceful woman with a mouthwatering figure was the Earl. Besides, wasn't Earl a male title? It should've been Countess, right?
Then again, wasn't he ogling at the Earl just now? His heart jumped.
"You called for me, mother?" He suddenly greeted, wondering whether the system wanted him to commit incest.
"Come," she spoke softly.
Hearing that, he wasted no time and approached respectfully. Seeing this, the Earl had an amused smile. The boy was indeed funny.
"I'm not a ghost, there's no reason to be scared," she assured.
Just as Sith was breathing a sigh of relief, a sudden force struck him in his chest. In that instant, all the air left his. His body shot backwards before landing like a sack of potatoes in the distance.
"But that doesn't mean I wouldn't discipline you," she finished, putting her fishing rod back into the lake.
Sith crawled up miserably from the ground. His chest was aching and his head spinning. He was going to complain but he kept quiet and walked back pitifully.
"Thank you..." He weakly muttered.
Saying thank you after a beating was really a bitter fruit to chew. The Earl nodded with a beautiful smile that looked like a devil's grin to him.
"Sit down," she said, patting the spot close to her.
Sith begrudgingly sat down. However, the dissatisfaction at getting hit suddenly disappeared. Instead, a cool and calm sensation entered him from every pore. He felt refreshed and satisfied
The Earl smiled upon seeing that. She pulled out a fishing rod from who-knows-where and gave it to him. She didn't give him any instructions and simply allowed him to put it into the water.
Then, her smile suddenly faded, her expression cold.
"As for the reason I summoned you..." She begun.
"Hm?"
Sith was confused at her seriousness and mysteriousness. He looked at her when their eyes met.
"Someone wants to kill you."
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In a secluded room in the manor, a elegant beauty stood in stillness. The beautiful scene looked like one from a painting. However, it was tainted by the beauty's distressed expression.
Nobody could tell what was currently going through her head.
Suddenly, the room became a multiple degrees colder. A silent cloud of thin white mist condensed.
"Aren..." Upon hearing that cold voice, Aren turned around.
"Master?" She asked, surprised.
"Do not come to the academy tomorrow," the voice said.
"Why?" Aren asked, her beautiful brows furrowed.
"Don't bother, it's just a minor issue," the voice assured, "You may come in 7 days."
Aren had questions but since her master had concluded the topic, she decided not to push it. Moreover, she had something she wanted to ask.
"Master..." She began hesitantly.
"Is it about your brother's condition?" The voice finished.
Seeing Aren nod seriously, the voice sighed, "I can't. His condition is too... Anyway, you shouldn't dwell on that. He would never be able to use magic.i"
Hearing her master's reply, Aren was disappointed but she nodded.
"The only option is for you to get stronger. That way, you will be able to protect both him and the Lyndel household."
Aren was in thought for a moment but her expression became resolute. Her drive was further strengthened.
"Okay, master."
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Fishing didn't seem so calming to Sith anymore. Instead he felt a tension in the air. He just sat in silence.
From what he knew, the Earl, Nira Lyndel became the Earl when her late husband, the former Earl, died 14 years ago. Ever since then, she had ruled decisively, showing no mercy to her late husband's enemies.
Her method had also incited the ire of many. From what she had said, the person who wanted him dead could be from one of these enemies.
He felt downcast.
"No matter how you look at it, a single bolt of lightning cannot strike a particular person from a completely cloudless sky, yet leave no harm," she calmly said.
Meanwhile, Sith was having a hard time figuring out just why the Earl's tone was so indifferent.
Still, he was inwardly unnerved. In the transmigration webnovels he'd read, the MC would transmigrate into another person's body just when that person dies.
That would mean their attempt might have been successful...
He looked at the stunning Earl absentmindedly. She is so beautiful yet she caused so much trouble for him. Just how?
But he soon suppressed his messy thoughts. Aren had emitted a powerful presence. This Earl should be much more stronger but like those hidden monsters.
"Your sister would be leaving for the Academy at dawn tomorrow so you shouldn't bother her with this discovery," the Earl warned, looking at him, "She doesn't know what's going on," she said.
Sith wanted to ask why but a more important question came into his mind. "The Academy?"
"It's the royal institution situated in the capital. All noble children are required to attend for a period of 3 years," the Earl casually explained.
"Would I go there?" Sith asked.
The Earl didn't reply, only absentmindedly staring into the pond. Sith felt awkward and just turned back to fishing. His mind drifted to Aren's beautiful yet cold expression.
"What are you going to do next? After all, someone is after your life," she suddenly asked.
"Uhh... I guess I'll stay in the manor for now," Sith replied. That was really the only thing he could think of.
"Or you could become stronger," she suddenly suggested.
Sith turned to her in surprise only to see her looking at him with a peculiar yet beautiful smile. He had a strange expression.
Why would I want to fight 'bloody' battles if I can just mooch off you?
As if guessing his line of thoughts, she said, "I lost my powers tragically 15 years ago. Now, I'm just an old lady by the pond all day."
Girl, if you're old, every other woman is just shit. Sith thought.
"So you're a fraud?" Sith blurted.
"Eh..." Her previously sad and melancholic expression stiffened. "What did you say?"
Sith looked at her strained smile. "So you're this beautiful?"
In response, Sith saw her raise her hand. He wanted to beg for forgiveness. However, she lightly twirled her slender fingers in the air.
Nothing seemed to happen at first. But suddenly, the silent pond began to move.
Sith was alarmed. However, he wasn't harmed. Instead, the pond's movement became faster and faster until a whirlpool began to form.
"Follow me," she said, directly stepping into it.
Sith's heart leapt. She was crazy but he wasn't. Just as he was about to turn around, a jet of water suddenly shot out of the pond.
As if with a mind of it's own, the water instantly formed into a cluster, grabbed him and returned back to it's source with a defenseless Sith.
"Ah—!" Just as sound left his mouth, he felt buckets of water enter. His eyes widened in shock.
The whirlpool, however, did not give him any room for rest. He soon got dragged, stretched and turned in a dizzying cycle. His head turned blank and his consciousness almost shut off.
Then, a sudden force appeared from nowhere, slamming into his stomach amidst the wave. His entire body catapulted straight through the waves and into the air, a stream of water pouring through his nose and mouth.
What followed was a painful landing on the solid hard earth. At this point, Sith's consciousness was already long gone and his body twitched instinctively.
A noble beauty gently landed beside him from the air. As she stared at the half dead person on the floor, a light chuckle escapes her lips.
"That's for saying that."
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"Ughh..." A confused groan left his throat as his consciousness returned.
His scrambled head slowly calmed and his eyes became clear. His upper body shot up, his widened eyes roaming over his body.
Surprisingly, he didn't feel any pain. He moved his arms more but no pain could be felt. He wanted to believe it was a nightmare but his helplessness and the accompanying pain couldn't be faked.
Then, he noticed a beautiful figure to the side staring at him. She would've looked like a celestial untainted by carnal desires, however the evil smile on her lips gave her a dangerous feeling.
Without any explanation, he knew his plight was caused by her. His gaze narrowed. While he had been wondering how not to do the system mission, she had done this.
If I don't make you grab the sheets and scream my name, I'll change my name to cow.
But then his little guy appeared in his mind causing his expression to darken further.
"Anyways," the Earl begun, drawing his attention, "This is the Clearwater Valley."
Sith looked around when he heard that. Surprisingly, it was not the same location with the surrounding flowers. Instead, it looked more like a rough clearing in a forest.
He looked to the left where he saw a moving lake that was yet to settle down. It wasn't hard to figure out that he had flown out from there. If he had entered from the pond and come out from a lake, magic was obviously involved.
"It's the home of many creatures. Some might kill you with difficulty, others would kill you with a breath," she casually explained.
What sort of evil mother is this?
"Isn't it unsafe then?" Sith asked, a tremble in his voice.
"Yes. In any case, you're defenseless against them so you need a weapon. Do you want to go back to get one?"
"No," Sith replied without hesitation, he would be crazy if he wanted to go through that again. Besides, couldn't she just have brought one?
"Okay." The Earl surprisingly agreed, "Also, there are some recovery elixir over there."
She turned around while saying that then she stepped into the lake. Sith was stunned. She had already left before he could say anything.
Hm? Elixir?
He saw some bottles with dazzling red liquid inside them. Wondering whether she had used these on him, he began to walk towards the bottles.
*Snap*
A chilling shiver abruptly ran down his spine. His head whipped back. However, he immediately felt his body stiffen.
A ferocious beast stood there in silence, it's blood red eyes staring back at him. Upon noticing the human's alert, it let out a low growl.
In that instant, Sith felt all his strength vanish. Then, just when he was about to run, a system message appeared.