Volume 8 Chapter 7: I Must Inform Him.
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 8 Chapter 7: I Must Inform Him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Aghh," Keith sighed as he returned to his room. What Violet said was correct. That was what he did; he wanted to avoid opening a bakery in the duchy. Well, not right now. The duchy was unstable.
<span style="font-weight:400">Opening a bakery didn''t make sense right now.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, he wasn''t going to tell Cedric about this. This guy would probably do something crazy for the bakery.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Ugh." Keith''s body slumped on the bed.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Wow, are you okay?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm, just got chewed out by someone." Cedric''s words were ringing through his head. Staring at the great spirit of wind,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Nephele, thank you for helping me with the incident." Keith had called Diana and told her to get Nephele the moment he met with Rodrick. One look, and he understood this guy was shady. Nephele was sneaky and could make herself into the wind, allowing her to listen in on their conversation.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Of course, Keith! I''m always here to lend a hand." Nephele''s smile was warm and reassuring.
<span style="font-weight:400">"By the way, Keith. Are you going to tell them about the cloaked person?" The culprit was Rodrick. However, he was only a pawn in this game; the true person was the cloaked man.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I will, but for now, I think they need to focus on the duchy." Stabilizing it first; then tell them about it.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"How did tailing him go?" Hearing about this cloaked person, Keith had asked Nephele to tail the guy. She had been doing this for a few days now. So her being here was a little surprising.
<span style="font-weight:400">That question caused Nephele''s expression to contort, "I did. But that person realized it and was able to lose me."
<span style="font-weight:400">"He lost you?" Keith blinked. For him to escape from the great spirit of wind? That person had to be skilled.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m sorry."
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s fine." Keith patted her head, "We at least know that there''s a mastermind involved." This was an excellent clue for them.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm."
<span style="font-weight:400">"You should go home now. Also, take these." Keith then handed the girl a group of fruits, "I''m sure Diana could do something with this."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yippe! Gotcha!" Nephele quickly disappeared. Keith was about to go to bed when a knock came,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Who is it?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Keith, can Ie in?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"No."
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." There was a few seconds before Krystal entered.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hey! Didn''t I say not to enter? What if I was naked?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s why I gave you a few seconds."
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." This girl was prepared.
<span style="font-weight:400">"... He''s my grandfather," Krystal muttered. She couldn''t hide anything from him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"At least you gave me a head start." That was the only saving grace with all of that. Keith then questioned, "What do you need?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Remember what you said about helping me with my face?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Oh yeah! Come sit down." Keith took something out, "I''m going to smear this on your face."
<span style="font-weight:400">"The honey?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm, surprisingly, it''s really good for the skin. It even clears pimples and red spots."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…Put a lot."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Didn''t peg you to be this worried."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"When I''ve been working so hard, of course, I would be worried," There were some sleepless nights she had to go through because of paperwork.
<span style="font-weight:400">"But you still look beautiful." There was really nothing wrong with Krystal''s appearance.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Just put it on."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Close your eyes." Keith started to smear it on.
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s cold."
<span style="font-weight:400">"I chilled it. It''ll tighten up your skin."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"So nice."
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<span style="font-weight:400">"You really rxed a ton." Keith chuckled.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because of you." Krystal realized he was the cause.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I''m d that I made you really rxed." The two didn''t say anything as they rested with the honey. After a while, the two needed to wipe it away.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Why are you rubbing your face so roughly?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"That also messes up skin." Keith shook as he helped her wipe. Krystal went silent as she let him do it. While he did this, what they didn''t realize was how they were being watched,
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<span style="font-weight:400">"That damn yboy."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Father, calm down. Also, I think I need to talk with Krystal." Those two were just wasting coins left and right! Not even nobles would dare use dragon honey for something like that! It was considered to be a powerful medicinal ingredient!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Dear, what''s the matter?" Edmund stared at his wife, who was silent throughout all of this.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I wonder if I can ask Keith to do that for me." Seeing how her daughter''s face was so smooth, she felt envious. She wanted to be like that as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Am I the normal one?
<span style="font-weight:400">...
<span style="font-weight:400">While Keith did this with Krystal, things were not doing well for the cloaked man. He showed a tired look as he hid in a room.
<span style="font-weight:400">Who was it that was protecting him? Nephele wasn''t only tailing the cloaked person; she was trying to take him back! The cloaked person looked down at his arm; well, the area of it.
<span style="font-weight:400">Over the past few days, he had felt something staring at the back of his neck. It was unsettling and dangerous. That was why he devised a n to escape from there today. Yet,
<span style="font-weight:400">That magic sliced off my arm. He didn''t know what it was, but he used a mana barrier to guard it. Even with it, he survived with a missing arm and wounds etched around his body. He stared at his right hand; it had been shaking uncontrobly even when he escaped an hour ago.
<span style="font-weight:400">How strong is the Bradley? With such a protector beside Keith, it only made the Bradley and Freed family''s power unimaginable.
<span style="font-weight:400">If they join with the Rustchil, everything will be turned to shreds. The power the two had together would make them unbeatable.
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