Black String of Fate

Xavier now looked at the young master, who looked stupefied at the developments that just took place. He couldn't believe that such a thing was happening to him. He, who lived high and noble, was getting absolutely cooked by a ragtag adventurer who was just messing around with him now.

"What more tricks do you have that you can pull off now? Will you call the elders of your clans, or will you now start throwing hands with me directly? Come on, I have all day now."

Xavier would not admit it out loud, but he was having more fun than he should be. He was mentally around 95, practically an old man compared to this immature kid, but bullying an arrogant child gave him a guilty pleasure that he could not describe.

"...I don't need to call my father for this, I can take care of a Novice like you MYSELF!" The kid shouted, releasing his aura throughout the reception area. The staff who were just watching till now, wanted to interfere, but Xavier, the one whom they assumed they'd be shielding, waved his hand in dismissal. As such, they stopped in their tracks.

"Hm, an Initiate Elite. That's acceptable for your age, I guess. You must possess a bloodline too, right? You'll need it, so charge that up."

"I don't need my bloodline for the likes of you!"

Saying that, the kid rushed in while taking out a simple sword. Xavier was disappointed, as he expected him to at least be a mage for him to be entertaining. He stood still, observing the sword coming for his throat as he raised his own sword, except, it was sheathed.

*Clunk*

The sharp metal collided with the leathery scabbard and completely neutralized the strike. Xavier swung the scabbard out even more and disarmed his opponent, whose grip had loosened from shock.

"Tsk, you're a noble, can't you use magic or something?"

*AARGH*

Instead of replying, the young master screamed and tried to punch Xavier in the gut, for which he just stood still and withstood the whole impact.

*Thud*

Young master felt like he hit a hard rock instead, and as he tried to pull back his hand, it was grabbed harshly by Xavier.

"Urgh!"

Xavier crushed that hand hard enough so that it'd be painful, but wouldn't leave permanent damage. Young master kneeled from the pain, but Xavier lifted him up and brought him to eye level. Your next read awaits at m v|l-e'-NovelBin.net

"Be nice to others next time, kid. There are more like me out there, but they won't give you any mercy like I am doing today."

"A-Alright, I'm sorry! Please, let me go!" The young master begged with tears in his eyes, as Xavier just sighed and let him go, shooing him away with his hands. The kid took the opportunity and made a run for it, hoping to reach his mansion before that demon changed his mind.

Xavier wryly smiled as he saw the kid's antics as he thought inside his mind,

'Well, even if I like bullying spoiled, arrogant children, I don't like kicking down those who've already learned their lesson. I'm bad, not evil.'

As Xavier thought about these things, the silent atmosphere of the hall finally began to regain its gossip, and it was even more lively than before due to Xavier's antics. The staff also came and talked with Xavier regarding the situation, charging him a fine for disrupting the business with a booked customer. They also assigned him his room, and a steward guided him to it.

Meanwhile, throughout all this drama, a dark-skinned girl with orange hair, covered with a black hood, watched everything with extreme attentiveness. She had seen that even when he negotiated with the expert bodyguards, he never once had the fear of his well-being.

'Even in the worst-case scenario, he was sure of his victory. Even though he's just a Novice, he possesses strengths and gifts that can put him on par with a regular expert…

Maybe… He can help me. Someone like him doesn't look like the type to deny requests when offered a sufficient reward, so I can try my luck. Also… I'm pretty sure he glanced at me for a moment. I could tell it wasn't a casual look-over, but something more. There's a chance that he might've figured out that I'm a bit different from the others over here.'

The girl's orange eyes glowed with determination, she was sure that her gut feeling wasn't leading her wrongly. She did not have much choice in the first place, since she couldn't take her sweet time in finding help, not when there were masters chasing after her.

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As soon as Xavier reached his room, he took out a short-range communication talisman, one that was connected to Arkham on the other end. It was a one-way communication device, and it was at these times he missed that convenient 'Tellphone' he used during the trials. He shook his head, not thinking about it further as he used this talisman.

'Arkham, I'm not sure, but I think there's a Pyriel Tribe member over here. It'll be nice if you could hurry up and come over here.

Also, I messed around with a young master because I was bored, so if someone comes looking for trouble with me, just show them your scary face and they'll become as obedient as a puppy. That's all, see ya.'

The talisman burned away into magical particles and headed toward the direction where Arkham's inn was located. The particles entered his room, and the talisman started glowing as Xavier's words were inscribed directly onto the parchment of the magical item.

It caught Arkham's attention as he began reading the small letter, and his expressions changed every line.

'This kid… I thought he was mature, but why the fuck is he doing childish shit like this?

Anyway, a Pyriel tribe member all the way over here, huh? There must be someone chasing them for them to be driven out of the forest they love so much…'