The fate of scarlet family

The Scarlet Family sat down before me and Eve shortly after they entered the room with Edwin being the only one standing, as he was a servant.

Sitting before me was a middle-aged man wearing a pair of sunglasses on his head that was covered in dark black hair. He had a naturally cold face, sharp, sword-like eyebrows, brown eyes, and a disgruntled expression on his face, giving off the feeling of a gangster.

"Oswald, correct?" The middle-aged man asked.

"Yes, that is correct."

"I am Xander Scarlet, and I came all the way here to receive an answer for one question."

He sat forward and glared at me like a lion staring at its prey.

"Oswald, what is your relationship with my daughter, Lia Scarlet?"

"Lia scarlet is an important person in my life and alos my future wife." I declared.

Xander's body suddenly began trembling, and his face flushed with redness.

When she saw this, Eve prepared to defend me from any sudden attacks.

"You bastard…" Xander growled in a low voice.

"How dare you think that you can marry into scarlet family so easily?! What do you take us for?!" Xander roared, causing the whole room to shake.

"Lord Xander, please tone down your anger." Eve said to him in a calm voice.

"Calm down?! This bastard, he—!"

"Please wait a moment." I suddenly interrupted with a frown on my face.

"I never said that I am going to marry into your family."

"So you're calling me a liar now? I clearly heard you saying that she is your future wife!!"

"I did say that she will be my future wife but I never said that I am going to marry into your family. Your family is too worthless for me to marry in it."

Edwin's eyes flickered with killing intent after hearing my words, and his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, which only happens when he's filled with anger.

'Just what does she see in this boy?' Xander scarlet wondered inwardly.

After a long minute of silence, Xander looked at me and said, "Let's have a spar."

"Are you seriously trying to fight a student, Lord Xander?" Eve asked him with a slight frown.

"Fight? I will not be fighting him. It's more of a test than anything. I want to see what he's capable of. Although I've heard rumors about his prowess, I want to confirm it myself."

Eve turned to look at me and asked, "What do you think?"

"Why should I spar with you?" I said.

Xander showed me a cold smile and spoke, "You can get two things out of this— my approval, or my disapproval."

"If you don't spar with me, I will consider you as an enemy of the Scarlet Family. When that happens… I don't need to explain to you what will happen to the enemies of my family, do I?" Xander glared at me with killing intent in his gaze.

I looked straight into Xander's eyes. Although Xander's killing intent was strong, it immediately disappeared the moment I looked at him.

"I would appreciate it if you stop threatening my student in my presence, Lord Xander." Eve spoke, emitting her own pressure after Xander's pressure disappeared.

"Alright, I will spar with you." I suddenly said.

Xander nodded with a solemn expression, and he said, "Take us to your strongest training room."

Sometime later, Eve brought the Scarlet Family to the training room behind her living quarters.

"Master… There's no reason to test him. He should be eliminated as soon as possible before he corrupts the Young Lady any further." Edwin said to him while they prepared for the spar.

"Are you questioning my decision, Edwin?" Xander suddenly glared at him with a cold gaze, causing his body to tremble.

"This lowly servant has overstepped his boundaries, Master. I deserved to be punished."

"Open your eyes, Edwin. The purpose of this spar isn't to test his capabilities. It's to see how much of a threat he could be to our Scarlet Family if he decides to go against us. And since he appears to be in a good relationship with my daughter, we could potentially acquire his power for ourselves."

The Scarlet Family prioritizes power over everything else, so it made sense for Xander, the head of the family, to covet my power.

"I am ready to spar." I said a few moments later.

"Good." Xander approached me and stopped a few meters away from me.

"Before we begin, let's lay down some ground rules." I said to him.

"What kind of rules do you want to set up?." He raised his eyebrows.

"First and foremost, you are not allowed to hold back any strength. This will reduce the risk of me wanting to kill you. I will use no weapons, as my weapons are too dangerous to be used here. Killing each other between the match will be forbidden." I spoke in a calm voice.

"Second, since I don't want to waste any of my precious time here, this spar will only continue for five minutes or until you are able to scratch me."

"If you can hurt me before three minutes, I will rethink my decision to end Edwin's life. If you are able to keep standing after one minute, I will not destroy your family."

"You basterd!!! You dared to underestimate me!! Do you think I will accept your conditions?!" Xander roared.

I glared at him and said, " Are you daring to go against my authority?"

A invisible pressure surrounding the whole training center and shook it.

"N-No... Edwin, timer." Xander said while gritting his teeth.

Edwin proceeded to take out a stopwatch and said, "I am ready. Master be sure to teach this brat a lesson!!"

Xander then looked at Eve and said, "I will let you start the battle, Headmistress Eve."

Eve nodded, "I will cast a fireball. The spar will begin the moment the fireball explodes."

She summoned a fireball and tossed it between us.

This fireball hovered in the air between me and Xander for three seconds before it exploded.

Whoosh!