Chapter 129 Volume 3: Chapter 32 - End of Volume

(Marquis Bahod's Perspective)

"It's all truth."

I looked at the green Gemstone handing on the lamp which didn't change colour and my mood worsened.

"What a trash? He can't even do one thing right."

Previously, when I received the letter from Robert claiming he was still alive, I was extremely shocked.

As someone with real power in the Empire, I already knew that a Crowned One had dealt with a Evil God's Projection.

And according to news, the Shadow Guards found two life signatures after investigating the battlefield.

Since Robert was alive then the Second life signature most likely belonged to the Crowned One.

Regarding the fact that Robert might be rescued by a Crowned One and escape my control, I wasn't nervous. Instead I was excited.

If the Anglus family could make connections with a Crowned One, it was totally possible to for them to go from Marquis to a Ducal Family.

Even if they couldn't make connections, if they could provide clues regarding the unknown Crowned One to the Empire, they could still gain many benefits.

Unfortunately, trash is trash. He couldn't even provide any clues, much less build a connection.

"Forget it, it was my fault for having any expectations. But I really need to do something about Robert. He is too close to Lia. I can't let Lia go out of my control."

In my opinion, Robert is too unstable and is completely unlike an Anglus Family child.

Compared to Anglus family, he is more like a Commoner with his own values and kindness which a Noble doesn't need.

His nature makes him inherently rebellious. I believe if he had the power, he wouldn't hesitate to overthrow the Anglus Family.

But if I am being honest, I don't care about Robert's thoughts or rebellious tendencies.

Rather than Robert, I care more about Lia.

Lia is too close to Robert and cares too much about it. To Lia, Robert maybe, no he definitely is far more important than the entire Anglus Family.

If one day Robert rebels, Lia will definitely rebel together with him. Not only her Aisha is most likely to follow them as well.

"I remember my dear son made a friend in the Royal Academy, didn't he?"

"In that case, I can try to spice things up for him..."

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(Robert's Perspective)

In the following days, Lia often asked me to practice sword fighting with her every few days.

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In just a few months, both her magic and sword fighting seemed to have improved significantly.

In terms of Magic alone, she has completely surpassed me, reaching Third Order and her Martial Arts hasn't fallen behind either, firmly staying at the Second Order.

Her combat was also unconventional and unpredictable. It was impossible to fight her based on prior experience.

Fortunately, my basic stats weren't low and after forming the Spirit Contract with Elize, my basic stats had far exceeded what a Second Order should have.

Otherwise, I would have lost face when sparring with Lia.

But if I am being honest, Lie's progress made me feel gratified and happy. Even if I lost, it didn't matter. However, I still wanted to save face as the big brother and maintain my image in Lia's heart.

During these days, I didn't have any noteworthy interactions with my family members other than Lia.

Sister Aisha wasn't at home and my mother no longer came to look for me after that incident with Carol. Lucius was also not home.

So, I mostly spent my time honing my skills, and the one-month vacation was quickly coming to an end.

Although there's no such thing as a "first semester" or "second semester" in the school of this other world, by my standards, the school's "second semester" was about to begin, though the first semester lasted for only two months.

I packed my luggage again and walked towards the private carriage waiting at the entrance.

"Brother, you must be careful and come back earlier next time."

Lia, the only one seeing me off, reminded me of this more than once. A

s a brother, I truly hoped she would make other friends soon and not rely too much on her brother.

"I'll try my best."

"You didn't say 'definitely.' Brother, you must promise to be careful of any danger.*

"Definitely. I promise Lia." I smiled and solemnly made a promise with my cute little sister.

"Hehe, Brother is the best." Lia chuckled but then she said something which shocked me.

"By the way, Brother who do you think is more important, me or your friends?"

The sudden question caught me off guard but I also knew children were very possessive. After all, I wasn't called King of Children in my past life for nothing. All my cousins liked me for a reason.

So, I said the answer Lia wanted to hear the most.

"Of course, Lia is the most important. But Lia, when you go to school and make friends, you'll understand. Family is certainly the most important, but friends are equally important. Don't compare the two."

If possible, I really wanted to bring Toke, Reina, and Aina home as a guest; that would be a proper reciprocation.

But if they met my family members, it would surely be a disaster. So, I decided against it.

"But I want to further refine my sword skills, and if Brother isn't here, no one will practice with me."

"I've been wanting to ask, why are you so obsessed with sword fighting now? Has it become one of your hobbies?"

Please, don't turn into a sword fanatic like Shinika. One such character is enough.

The Lia in the novel didn't have any Swordsmanship at all and wasn't very physically fit.

The current her is a completely different person, both in personality and daily habits. The person who brought about this change is undoubtedly me. But this isn't a bad thing, so I'll just let her be.

"Of course, it's to become stronger and protect Brother."

"Oh..."

A brother protected by his sister... Isn't it usually the other way around?

But hearing Lia say that certainly makes it hard not to be moved. If others think I'm a Sis-con, it's not my fault at all!

However, many examples show that little sisters and grown-up sisters are completely different creatures. For example...

When little — "I love my big brother the most! I'll be big brother's bride when I grow up!"

When grown-up — "Why don't you just die, you stinky old brother? You actually took what I said as a child seriously? How disgusting!"

If it really turned out like that, the mental blow to me would certainly be immense.

"Lia, even if you don't like your brother when you grow up, I hope you won't hate him."

"Huh? How could I possibly hate my brother?"

"Having you say that now is enough."

"Sometimes Brother says such strange things... I actually like that about him, though."

"Yes, yes, yes, your brother is that strange. Well, I'm leaving now. You take care too."

"Okay, bye-bye, Jeno."

Entering the carriage, I once again embarked on the long journey to school.

However, this time my mindset was completely different from last time; I was eagerly anticipating the start of the new semester.

At that moment, I couldn't have imagined that the second semester would be the most difficult beginning of my life as an "evil" noble.

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