Chapter 9-Trouble

"Wh-w-why did you kiss my hair?" Rachel pulled herself away from me.

"Can't I do it? I did it because I like your beautiful hair, "I smiled.

Rachel was speechless, her heart racing and her head heating up. She was happy to be praised by Teo. But still, it was very embarrassing to see Teo kissing her hair.

'What happened to him today? He looks bolder than usual,' Rachel thought, confusedly.

Seeing Rachel's cute, shy face, I held back my laughter and grabbed her hand, pulling her into my arms. Rachel tried to escape from my embrace, but I felt like it was a small resistance because there wasn't much strength she was expending. It looks like she didn't refuse me to hug her.

"Rachel, would you be sad if we didn't see each other in a few years?"

Rachel stopped. Honestly, she didn't understand how she was feeling right now. But when she heard a few years, it sounded like they would meet again someday. She's not even sure if she can meet Teo again. The kingdom was huge, and the chances of them meeting again were very small. Furthermore, she was a noble.

"A few years? I don't know. I'm not sure we'll meet again. Next month, I will enter the Royal Academy. As you know, I'll be there for a very long time, " Rachel looked into my face.

"Ahh, you are worried about that. By the way, doesn't the Royal Academy also accept students from commoners? I have a chance to enter there, right? "

"About that, they only accept talented students, if not nobles. The difficulty of the exam is also high. After all, the royal academy accepts students from commoners when they are 16 years old. Unlike nobles, who will start studying when they are young. "

Rachel said, then pushed me. I let go too. She crossed her arms over her chest while looking at me. Before continuing her words.

"If you want to enter an academy, you must be able to learn at least half-knowledge possessed by nobles and have great talent, of course. The Royal Academy did not want to accept disciples who had no potential, as that would only be a waste of resources. This is why many students from commoners don't graduate, they are required to study the same learning materials as nobles. Which is where that will be difficult to learn if it is not learned from a young age," Rachel explained.

"Wait, you act as if I couldn't be a student at the Royal Academy," I grumbled.

"Isn't that so? Can you even become a talented student in just 5 years? Can you study learning materials when you are having trouble studying yourself? The textbooks are very expensive. I bet you don't have the money to buy them in your current state. "

I was speechless because everything she said was true, but if I was a commoner, unfortunately, I'm from the Alfons family. If it's just learning materials in the academy, I remember everything. Even without a peerage, I could graduate as a commoner if I wanted to. But of course, I won't tell her. I just replied with a meaningful smile.

Rachel saw Teo's smile and felt belittled. She was not happy and pushed Teo's shoulder until he fell, then bit his neck hard.

"Ack, Rachel, you hurt me," I pretended to groan in pain.

"I don't care.You are my blood bag, so let me suck your blood dry," Rachel snorted as she continued sucking blood.

Rachel sucked my blood regardless of my condition. After she was satisfied, she smiled proudly and went to practice. I felt funny seeing her behavior. I touched the bite marks on my neck. I don't know if Rachel noticed it, but the wound she inflicted on my neck healed quickly because of my body's abilities.

"Okay, let's see what lunch Rachel brought today,"

I smiled and opened the lunch box while watching Rachel practice. She looked like she was dancing with her sword, it was a beautiful sight.

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After Rachel finished training and parted ways with me, I headed back home. But I stopped immediately when I arrived at the village entrance. I saw a group of people in iron armor moving somewhere. Seeing this, I gritted my teeth. Without thinking, I immediately followed them and arrived in front of the house. There was a group of people surrounding the place in a circle. The villagers who were around were frightened and ran from this place.

"Where is that kid?"

A man with black hair and purple eyes stared intently at the woman in front of him. The man grabbed the woman's arm and dragged her by force.

"Let me go!! I won't let you take Teo!!" Caitlyn screamed, trying to get out of the man's grip.

"Damned woman!!"

*SLAP!*

The man became angry and slapped Caitlyn on the ground. Caitlyn's cheeks were red and puffy, with blood dripping from the corners of her lips. She endured the pain and tears.

"Wilfred Alfons, how dare he hit my mother. I don't care, even if you are my father. "

I saw my mother had just been slapped right in front of me, I felt very angry. I punched the blocking people flying and charged straight at the duke. My hands clenched into fists, and I gathered all my strength into them. When I arrived right behind him, I pressed my feet on the ground and punched him in the back.

But as soon as the Duke turned to look at me with a nonchalant look, he then caught my fist with one hand. The wind was blowing hard due to the collision of my fist with his hand. All the troops surrounding this place were confused by the sudden occurrence.

"What happened? Where did that boy come from? "

"Are you still thinking about that? Look at the guy he just punched. They all flew away and were unconscious. Prepare yourselves, we have to protect his grace, "

All the soldiers there stood ready with weapons in their hands.

"This power and killing intent you emit It looks like you've awakened your bloodline. " Wilfred smirked at the boy in front of him.

"I don't care who you are, if you dare touch my mother, I will kill you." I glared at him with killing intent.

"Teo!! Don't fight, run away from this place!!"

Caitlyn screamed, but when Wilfred's gaze was shown to her, her body started to shiver. Wilfred looked back at the boy in front of him.

"Is that so? A naughty brat like you dares to threaten me. Very interesting. Then show that determination you have. " Wilfred's purple eyes shone.

"No way, Teo!!" Caitlyn screamed hysterically.

Wilfred kicked me in the stomach with his knee. I blocked the attack with my hands and was thrown dozens of meters away. My hands were covered in blood. The pain was running through my arms. I gritted my teeth because I knew this wasn't over. A purple shadow fell from above me. It was a dark purple greatsword.

I immediately unleashed my bloodline power. Two orange katanas appeared. I then jumped to dodge his attack. The ground cracked and dust flew. Suddenly, a greatsword out of dust moved horizontally towards me. I shifted my left foot slightly to duck and dodge it.

Wilfred saw this with a feeling of excitement; he didn't expect the missing child to be this strong. And also this kid has awakened his bloodline power, which means this kid has killed people before.

"Heh, it looks like Caitlyn raised her child properly. I was thinking of punishing her, but seeing this kid become so strong even without my support made me feel better. I will forgive her this time," Wilfred was excited to see his son's progress.

Strong winds shattered the area around him with every swing of the sword he made. I tried to block his attack with my sword technique, but it was still too difficult with the strength I have now.

'He didn't even bring out his technique. What should I do now? '

I tried to dodge all the attacks he gave off. When I tried to attack him, he easily blocked it. Even though he was wielding a greatsword, it looked very light in his hand.

*Clang, clang, clang,*

I used two katanas, and my attacks were faster than hers, but none of my attacks hit him. I'm even getting cornered here.

'Damn, with my current body, I can't do much to fight it. I have to make an opening and attack him right then and there, '

My aura slowly changed. I let out my killing intent and focused it on the duke.

'W-what is that?'

Wilfred couldn't move because he suddenly felt an overwhelming killing intent towards him. A pair of eyes stared at him and he fell into the abyss of darkness. It was the first feeling of fear in his life. This was also the first time he had felt such a great killing intent. But that only happened in a fraction of a second, like it was just an illusion.

When Wilfred regained his senses, an orange katana came toward his chest. He quickly covered his chest with his hands. The katana stabbed into his arm, causing a bloody wound, but the wound was not deep due to his strong body resistance.