Gossip.

To recover his physical strength and increase the amount of life energy his body currently holds. A few minutes later, Nick stepped out of the medicinal bathtub and took a deep breath then exhale hot air from his body.

Then continued to practice the breathing method till it was dinner time and then he opened his eyes and summoned the upgrade panel to see his improvements.

[ Name: Nick

Race: Human(12/100).

Level: Beginner Knight.

Soul: Undead(Max)

Body: Excellent(17)

Energy: Life Energy(52/1000)

Energy Practice: Raging Red Tiger Breathing Method Advanced(37/500).

Skills: Basic sword Intermediate(13/250), Mad Tiger Intermediate( 1/250), Wind Tiger Intermediate(1/250). ]

Nick looked at the new upgrades in the panel with a contented expression on his face. As his body value increased by about two points and his life energy also improved by a few more points.

Then he closed the panel and concentrated on sleeping to rest his body for another day of intense training that awaits him. As usual, after waking up Nick started to practice secret skills.

But in the afternoon while stopping his practice for a moment to eat lunch he heard gossip from his maids who are standing outside the underground arena. As his senses are very sharp after breaking through the Knight realm.

Outside the underground arena.

A young girl of fifteen to sixteen years old wearing a black and white maid costume listening to the older maid who's conversing with her In a quiet voice that only two of them can hear.

" Did you know Lord Robert doesn't come to the mansion last night? "

The young maid is Nick's maid. She doesn't know much about Lord Robert because she recently became a maid. So she listened carefully to what the older make is saying to her.

The young maid asked the older maid with a puzzled expression on her face " Isn't it normal to be not present in the manor for people like Lord Robert? "

Hearing this the older maid answered with a smile on her face " Yes, it's normal for Lord to be not present in the manor for a night. But do you what's so special about yesterday? "

The younger maid is a little impatient with all the roundabout talking by the older maid. But she asked the older maid politely without showing any negative expression on her face as this is one of the basic qualities of a successful maid.

" Could you tell me what's so special about yesterday? "

The older maid explained to the younger maid with a victorious smile on her face " Because yesterday Lord Robert went to the city Lord's mansion to spend a night with the city lord Scarlett. "

The younger showed a false exaggerated smile on her face and said a little excitedly " Really! "

The older maid showed a knowing smile on her face. Then Younger maid showed a genuine curious expression on her face and asked the older maid " Isn't it normal for a husband to spend the night with his wife? "

Hearing this question the older maid said with a mysterious smile on her face " Don't you know when Lord Robert returned home? He looked like he fought with thousands of people all night. Lord Robert always returns like this whenever he spends the night with City Lord. "

Then she showed a meaningful smile on her face and raised a question to the younger maid in a strange tone " Don't you know what this means? "

The younger maid's face is flushed red upon realising the real meaning of the older maid's strange happy expression and lengthy conversation.

Seeing the younger maid's expression the older maid laughed a bit at her with a smirk On her face and then she said in a worshipping tone " Don't you know most of the women in the city idolize the city lord Scarlett because city lord Scarlett is legal wife of every strong man in the territory of Crimson Rose city. "

" And every woman aspires to be in City Lord position. Imagine how much strength A woman needs to have to squeeze a grand knight Lord Robert like that. "

Hearing all of this the younger maid also showed a longing expression on her face. As who doesn't want all the handsome men she sees as her husband?

The younger maid and the older make bickered with each other outside the underground arena and the Nick who heaves dropped on their conversation showed a helpless expression on his face.

As he wasted his time listening to this useless information and at the same time he was speechless about Scarlett's ability to make all the women in the city idolize her.

But Nick isn't going to judge anyone and waste his time on this. As every world has its own culture and who is he to educate about right and wrong to them?

So after finishing his lunch Nick continued to practice the Raging Red Tiger Breathing method with a physical move. A majestic red tiger vision began to appear above him covered in red and green lines.

The red and green lines are manifestations of Nick's success in the Mad Tiger and Wind Tiger's secret skills. The majestic Tiger also appeared more and more like a real mythical tiger.

Just like that Nick practised till the time for taking a medicinal bath in the afternoon and then he continued to practice the breathing method till dinner time.

After freshening up in his room Nick walked towards the common dining hall where his father ate's dinner with curiosity about how people can see that his father was tired from spending the night with Scarlett.

Because Nick doubt's that Scarlett may be using some method like dual cultivation to increase her strength. If so Nick what to see how much damage is happening to Robert.

Because by seeing how Scarlett treats her husband Nick can deduce how she will treat her children like him. According to Nick, City Lord Scarlett doesn't need to be kind towards him.