The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Oxtails
Chapter 39: The aftermath
Escorted by Charade and Els, Lorist, Marlin, Reidy, Potterfang and his children all returned to the residence of the Dawn Academy Gold ranked instructor. After returning Instructor Marlin to his house and asking Charade to call the academy shaman to see Potterfang's wounds, Lorist heaved a sigh of relief.
Pulling the rope connected to the bell at the management office, Lorist called Kelly and ordered her to look after Potterfang and his children for the next three months. He let Potterfang and his children use the guest room on the first floor, while Reidy brought his luggage to the maid's room on the ground floor and went to guard the Zeno Horse afterwards.
After everything was settled, an hour had already passed. Lorist also asked Kelly to have dinner prepared for the group before sitting on the sofa in the lounge. Carrying a bottle of unopened macks extract, Yuriy put an iron pot into the fireplace in the lounge and started making drinks and adding milk and honey crystals to the pot nonstop. After a while, a thick and fragrant scent spread throughout the house and even lured both the children and their father upwards to descend.
Each child poured a cup of drink to the children and told them to go check what Kelly was cooking for dinner in the kitchen, Lorist began to describe the entire meeting with the attackers to the group, he said, including the fact that one of the attackers said that their junior apprentice brother wanted them to take only one hand of Lorist. However, Lorist did not know anyone he was vengeful for.
"No one has a grudge against you?" Charade said mockingly before laughing coldly. “It's not about revenge or anything you know. You may not realize it, but you've become a big pain in the neck for many people, especially with dueling cases. Your relationship with most of the Silver ranked instructors in the academy is already bad enough, and right now, it is, it is no exaggeration to say that you are an existence like a nightmare for other Silver ranked instructors across the Academy Sector. After only dueling for a month, you have defeated all the Silver ranked instructors from the 13 academies. It is likely that the people who turn next want to knock you out to end this whole duel event prematurely.
“As for the challengers who do not represent the academy, do you know how many people have lost their wealth from betting against you? Over the past month, we managed to make a profit of 18,000 gold Ford from the betting pool! I'm sure many of them hope that you will lose so they can get some of their money back. For that, they will not hold back at all and will throw everything they can at you. From today onwards, you must be absolutely careful for your safety. The Enforcement Division will have a group of people following you at all times to ensure that nothing bad happens to you. Terman, send some elites from the Sword Science Institution to accompany Locke as well. With so many people following him, I doubt that many people would dare to cause trouble.
"All right" replied Terman.
“Don't do that, it's really troublesome for me to have so many people following me in and out all the time! It'll be fine as long as I don't leave the academy right? I'm pretty sure that at least I can keep myself safe here, ” Lorist said quickly. I can't have a horde of people by my side all the time! Imagine how it felt when I had to go to the bathroom!
“Although it is indeed safer in the academy, it is still not completely safe. Don't worry Locke, I'll just have people follow you in secret without crowding around you. If we don't do at least that, the elder will actually give us a loud scolding by the time we report the incident to him tomorrow. Who asked you to be such a valuable money maker for the academy? the old man likes you enough, you know. "The group laughed out loud as Charade said that.
"You don't really have to tell him about that, do you? Can't you not spread it at all? ”Tanya Lorist.
“We should let the news out as best we can! That way, we can allow others who are plotting against you to rethink their plans. If we hide this, it will only make them think that you are afraid of future attacks and they will try harder to hurt you! ”Kata Charade's. "Also, Els, make sure you get rid of the bodies of the assailants and spread the word that they escaped after seeing reinforcements coming for Locke, but still managed to injure him quite badly. Put a gift from both if you have to. Make sure no one knows they were killed by Locke. ”
"Huh?" Els did not understand why Charade wanted it done.
On the other hand, Lorist already had a premonition about Charade's plan. "Sol, the fat one is going to rip people off again …"
As expected, Charade said, "If word gets out that Lorist managed to kill 2 Gold-ranked fighters, then who will continue to bet on his defeat ?! Think about it, who would bet on a Silver rank victory against someone who had killed two Gold Swordsmen ?! ”
"Oh, I see," said Els as she slapped her head to understand. He then asked, "Fatty, does anyone believe that Locke survived the attack unharmed like him?"
Suddenly Charade had an idea and turned to Lorist, then to Yuriy before saying, "Yuriy, get me a chicken tomorrow morning. We will help Lorist with his 'wounds'. Brother Locke, I'm afraid you should come with us on this. ”
Lorist furrowed his brows and said, "Hey, you guys are really too many!"
"" That's OK, we'll just say that you were injured during the attack and wrapped you up with some bandages and sprinkled a little chicken blood on it. Oh, and Terman, tell the herbalist not to tell anyone about Lorist's condition unless they pay. And if they do, make sure the shaman says that Locke got the wound Potterfang has right now. Locke, try harder to show that you were injured in the duel in the morning and make them think that you won't be able to keep up. Hehe .. Think of all the money that will fall into our pockets! "Charade's eyes and Els emitted a golden light.
Although this method was somewhat shady, Lorist did not oppose it because after all he would get a cut of the profits. As for the people who would lose their money to the betting pool, he did not care about them and even believed that they deserved it for not having the eyes to see his true abilities.
Charade poured another cup of drink and continued while sipping his drink. “There are two suspects in my mind who could have planned the attack just now. One of them is Saint Marceau Academy. The academy that challenges Locke tomorrow, Clearwater Academy, should not be a threat to him. However, the 15th academy to accept the challenge, Saint Marceau Academy is our academy's number one rival. That's why they're my prime suspects. Then again, if they were to get involved in this, I doubt they would send those two losers to deal with it. It doesn't fit the academy's modus operandi. ”
Lorist raised an objectionable voice. "Hey, those two are One Star Gold rankers, you know. ”
“Although so, they still lost because they were defeated by you. If I was there, maybe I would even manage to kill one of their own, ”sesumbar Charade.
"Ugh ..." Based on the performance of the junior attacker, Lorist had to admit that Charade did make sense and that he would probably win if he fought against juniors. Other than being extremely good at evading, the junior attacker had left no other impression on Lorist.
"Who is that?" Lorist asked while shaking his head.
"Oh, you .." Charade was really frustrated. “Don't I ever tell you that before? It was the Assistant Instructor that made the students of the elite double course besiege and attack you which you then beat up, remember? After recovering, he was accepted by the Kalia Kingdom Sword as a disciple and he was now at the peak of the Silver rank. This time, he returned to the academy to persuade you to take revenge! Sheesh, I even reminded you of him once before you knew. ”
"Oh, her name is Higuita or something, right?" Lorist.
"This is Sandoz Hirda, not Higuita," said the fat man, shaking his head. "You're even misnamed .. It seems you really don't consider it at all …"
Lorist's face flushed in embarrassment. Being dragged by a friend to watch a football match in his past life, goalkeeper Higuita left a pretty deep impression on him. Now, they were very similar to Hirda's name making him think about that goalkeeper.
“It can be seen that this guy is very ruthless in his methods from how he gathered everyone to hit you three years ago. Although he should be confident enough to defeat you during a duel, given his background as a noble, he should be proficient enough to use some other cheat plots to make his victory all the more certain. I wouldn't be surprised if he dared to try something evil. The next open match will be his 12th and he is on your 14th open match challenger list. He will probably try something in the next few days to weaken you before the game. The only thing I still can't figure out is the origin of both Gold ranked War Forces badges. Looks like they were also not expelled from the Kingdom of Kalia .. ”
“Oh well, let's stop worrying about our thoughts about something like this. With my ability, no matter what deception this person pulled, it would be as futile as what happened with the attackers earlier. It's getting late, so we all need to rest. ”
"Sol, you are only an iron rank yet you dare to claim that you are capable? For your safety, I'll stay at your place tonight just in case. You do have an extra bed, right? ”Tanya Charade. Now that Lorist was an important part of his money-making scheme, Charade had to make sure that he would not harm.
"No, the other waiter's room was occupied by Kelly. You can use the sofa or sleep on the floor, ” Lorist replied.
The next morning, Brad, the Head of Clearwater Academy, heard about how Iron Locke, the Invincible Silverman, was ambushed on his way home the night before by two One Star Gold Swordsmen. Although eventually help came for him and chased away the two attackers, Lorist was also unsuccessful and sustained several injuries.
This is music in the ears of the head of the academy. The only complaint was that they did not manage to take his life as well. If that were to happen, the Clearwater Academy's strange matter would instantly disappear! Too bad! Academy Head Brad let out a long sigh and sent people to Dawn Academy to check whether the duel would still be held today or not, with his real purpose was to find out the extent of the injuries caused by Lorist.
Academy Head Brad decided that if Lorist was really seriously injured, he would not agree to delay the duel to another day and insisted that Lorist would lose by default for not showing up. If he did not do something like this in the time when Lorist was weak, there was no telling whether the Clearwater Academy would become a laughingstock like the other 13 academies before them. Given that Lorist had defeated all 260 Silver ranked instructors from the academy before, Academy Head Brad was quite confident that his instructors would also not rise much better. He was somewhat pleased with the timely attack that left Lorist in an unfavorable position. It was better if he did not show up at all and acknowledged his victory. Well, even if he is planning to fight, I should make sure to encourage the 20 instructors representing my academy to do their best, the academy head thought.
If the 20 Silver ranked instructors could not even defeat the injured Iron rank, then the logical conclusion would be that the instructors from Clearwater Academy were useless weaklings. Academy Head Brad wallowed in frustration once again and decided that he would fire these Silver ranked instructors if they all lost to Lorist.
Without much delay, the people he sent back with the news that Iron Locke would not delay the date of the duel despite the advice of the Dawn Academy to do so. He was quoted as saying that he would only fight against Silver rank instructors and not Gold rank instructors so there was no need to move the duel to another day even though he was injured.
This news alarmed Academy Head Brad as he wondered if it was deliberately leaked by the old Dawn Academy. However, the people he sent to the shaman paid 1 gold coin for information stating he was indeed injured. The shaman even described Lorist's injuries: there was an incision wound on his left shoulder and a puncture wound around the upper right trunk. He even emphasized that while the injuries were not life-threatening, it would affect Lorist's mobility quite clearly, especially the one on his right trunk, that made it difficult for Lorist to even raise his arm and would require at least two months to fully recover.
Academy Head Brad eagerly takes his academic instructor to Dawn Academy for the duelers only to return in an afternoon filled with anger and frustration. Although the fight was very close and Silver's instructor in his academy had given the best of their efforts and was doing much better than usual, for some reason, they were all lost by the breath. For some reason, Iron Locke's luck was excellent and he managed to clinch the victory by the thinnest margin despite his mobility being impaired.
In the case of the final fight, he even managed to win by using the scabbard he threw on the ground before the duel started. Who would have thought that with his longsword blown away, he would be able to take out his scabbard and sheathe his opponent's sword when the attack came and swing his short word around his opponent's neck? No one would be satisfied with such a victory! It was just luck!
Aside from Academy Head Brad, the other academy heads also wore unpleasant expressions when Levins received the report from the finance department of Dawn Academy.
The report stated that a group of instructors led by Instructor Marlin had purchased 100 gold coin tickets from the bookmaker, while the members of the Sword Society had bought 300 gold coins as well with the Enforcement Division also contributing 500 gold coins into the betting pool. . The reason was that they wanted to show support to Instructor Locke who had so steadfastly decided that he would continue to duel despite having been injured the night before.
After the duel in the morning ended, the academy's finance department had to pay 180 Ford gold prizes for the 900-gold-Forde bet while the money earned for the spectator ticket and those who bet on Lorist's loss amounted to only 63 gold coins, 1 Big silver and 3 small silver. That meant that the academy had lost 116 gold Ford for the day.
In the afternoon, Academy Head Dawn issued a new notice stating that the finance department will no longer accept bets for Instructor Locke's winnings. That means that one can only bet on his future defeat.
"Tsk, who would be so stupid as to hand over their money to an academy like that?" Charade said as he threw the notice into the trash.