After getting all the items, Ron left the auction. He didn't want to stay in the auction house anymore. After reaching the hotel, it was already night. He ate his dinner, then slept.
But on the other side, Lila was standing in the middle of the corpses while holding Jackson Termor by the neck. His condition was miserable; his hands and feet were broken. His eyes were dull from the torture, but you could tell these injuries were likely inflicted overnight. The next second, his wounds healed themselves. This was not the first time.
"He...he," a demonic laugh sounded from his mouth. Jack came to his senses. Seeing Lila, his body started shaking miserably.
"You dare to be impudent in front of the master. Should I kill you? No, I will make your life more miserable. I will make you remember whom you shouldn't provoke."
Then the voice of Jackson was heard throughout the night, but nobody heard anything. When morning came, people found him sleeping in an alley. Nobody was around him. Last night, the corpses disappeared. But when people woke him up, he became dull. His body couldn't stop shaking. He went to his hotel while walking.
I woke up early in the morning, ate my breakfast. While serving my breakfast, Lila informed me, "Master, the selection will start at noon."
"Hmm." I started eating. Suddenly, I looked and found my grandpa sitting in front of me. My mood became happy.
"Good morning, Grandpa."
Then we ate our breakfast. After breakfast, we talked for some time. I informed him about the custom magic weapon.
"Oh, Mad-Smith. This solution is also good. I will look for some rare material. If I get a token, then I will take you to the Elf Kingdom."
"Hmm, I want to visit some dungeons before that."
After that, Grandpa left. He went to Lila for some personal conversation. Looking at the time, I went to take a bath.
In the Inkstone Duchy, the Duke was sitting in the chair. Lila was standing with her mage outfit.
"How's the day going?"
"It's good."
"Earl Termor informed me that half of his elite guards vanished overnight. He asked for forgiveness."
Lila just kept looking outside the window. The Duke sighed.
"Lila, I already asked you to control your bloodline. When are you going to mature?"
"Because of my bloodline, it will take 50 years to mature."
"Sigh, whatever. Can I go? Master is waiting for me."
"Ok, go."
Lila vanished from sight. Albert appeared where Lila was standing before. The Duke looked into his eyes.
"Inform Earl Termor to change the heir. And don't kill other relatives of the Earl House."
Seeing the Duke's serious look, Albert just nodded. He also vanished.
'What is happening in the Duchy? Everyone is just doing whatever they want.' After some time... 'Should I kill the Earl? This way, all the problems will be solved. No, this way there will be unrest throughout the kingdom. It will create problems in Ron's normal study life. I will kill him when Ron goes to the World Academy.'
If King Roadsmith learned that the Duke was thinking about killing an Earl, he would puke blood. And, unknown to the Duke, he was also becoming crazy.
On the other side, last night it was late, so Leonardo and Asuna didn't go to see Jack. But in the morning, they went to Jack's hotel immediately because they were Jack's childhood friends. Outside the room of Jack, a Rank 9 guard was waiting. Seeing Leonardo and Asuna coming, he didn't say anything, just gave a salute, then he went away. But Leonardo could definitely find some discontent in the guard's eyes.
Knock... Knock...
"Brother Jack, I am Asuna."
But not getting any response, she opened the door. Inside, it was dark, but she definitely noticed a man sitting in the corner of the room. Leonardo then opened the window. When they looked at the man sitting in the corner, they couldn't believe their eyes. Jack was shivering, his face pale like white paper. His eyes were red, and his hair was disheveled.
"Brother Jack, what happened?"
Hearing Asuna's question, Jack remembered the previous night. A crazy woman's face appeared in his mind. He shivered from the horror.
"No...thing."
Then Leonardo took the lead, "Dude, have you eaten?"
"No."
Then the three of them sat on the sofa.
"Brother, outside we found the commander, Helis."
Jack just sat there with his head down.
"I was revoked from my heir position. Jonathan will take over."
"What!!" x 2
Leonardo couldn't take it anymore. He seriously looked at Jack.
"Jack, what happened? And why did you go against the Duke's heir? I couldn't understand. You are definitely not a dumb person; I know that."
Jack didn't say anything, just lifted his head and looked at Asuna.
"I just wanted to help you two."
But seeing Jack's reaction, Leonardo's face darkened. How could he not understand Jack's indication? One couldn't tell what he was thinking.
After some time, Leonard and Asuna left the house. In the room, Jack's face was no longer pale. No, he wasn't the previous Jack at all. He took out a conversation stone.
"Yes, Master, I am ready. I want to worship you as your student."
An eerie laugh could be heard from the other side.
"Hoo...hoo... Have you made up your mind? After you join the Dark Guild, you can't change your mind."
"Yes, Master."
After putting down the conversation stone, Jack thought, 'I will definitely become worthy of you, Ronald Inkstone. I will remember this grudge.'
In the carriage...
"Asuna, don't interact with Jack anymore."
Asuna couldn't understand.
"But Brother, Jack is a good person."
Leonardo's face darkened. Seeing her brother become angry, she just looked down. He put his hand above her head.
"Sigh, my silly sister. Leonardo likes you. That's why he bid against Ronald to gain your attention."
Hearing her brother's words, a look of disbelief appeared on her face.
"But...but I just thought of him as a brother."
"Ok... Ok... I understand."
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On the other side, there were still 6 hours until the competition started. I was lying on the sofa. In my hand was the broken sword that I got from the auction. It's a double-edged sword. I could see some runes.
[Same as potion-making, Rune Master is also a popular profession. To build a mana shield, protective barrier, and open the door of an ancient rune, a mage specialized in Rune Magic is mandatory. These professions are divided into 3 stages: (1-3) Initial, (3-6) Master, (6-9) Grandmaster. Above that are the same ranks as a Magister: Void, Semi-Divine, Divine...]
This sword is broken in the middle.
"Hmm, what is this?"
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