9 Chapter 9: P-P-Please Stop...

During the past month, the travelling party had already passed several small kingdoms.

There were very few people in the wilderness. It was only a desolate stretch of sand, with fresh markings from vicious beasts and horse mounted bandits.

Ever since the travelling party had first entered the area, they had already encountered danger several times. Danger that even Seely wouldn't dare to handle just to get experience points. Although nobody had died, Leylin's sense of crisis had slowly grown stronger. He could not wait to quench his thirst for power.

When the rays of dawn shone brightly, the travelling party once again resumed its journey. Leylin sat with his brother Seely, in a corner. Seely was humming a tune that's wasn't familiar to either to Leylin or the youths with them.The youths around them had all avoided the two brothers with disgust, allowing Leylin to have quite a bit of space and making Seely uncomfortable but still glared back at the youths.

"I don't know what method Bessita used. The people in the carriage are still isolating me. If it were a regular youngster, this would've most likely driven them crazy ages ago! It's just too bad that they met me instead!"

'I hear you...that Bessita knows how to start trouble for us. I know it's not your style but it would be easy just to silently teach her a lesson...or not.'

Leylin looked at me like I'm someone who became stupid. Brother, those eyes are so hurtful.

'Brother Seely, its not worth it. Also I know that it's safer to talk via mind link but you don't have to do it all the time. People might suspect you're a mute haha.'

'Let them think what they want and you're also talking to me using mind link so don't reprimand me about that brother.'

'Of course I talk to you via mind link, wouldn't it be weird for me to talk to you with my mouth when you don't even move your mouth at all?'

I definitely don't like those eyes Leylin is giving me. Im not a stupid!

"Fine. Fine. I'll talk this way."

People looked at me like I was stupid.

Then I heard my brother beside me trying to hide his laugh.

"Ahhhh stop stop! I won't laugh anymore Seely! Stop!"

"Hahahaha serves you right brother! hahaha"

Brother, although your an MC don't underestimate the power of an insulted family member haha.

After being let go by Seely, Leylin contentedly stretched his back. He had trained late into the night yesterday, which had made him extremely exhausted. This empty space was sufficient for him to rest for a while.

"Here brother, rest your head in my lap."

"Thanks for lending"

"No problem, I just wished we would arrived at our destination much faster."

'Yeah me too, however, this world sure is huge; the travelling party has been travelling for half a year, but they still have not reached their destination yet. We haven't seen the ocean yet either...'

As Leylin thought, he entered slumber with half closed eyes.

"I should get some rest too" Seely said before closing his eyes.

Ding ling ling!

At this time, the travelling party had already stopped. The black robed man shook the bell in his hands: "Ladies and gentlemen! It is time to get off the carriage to have lunch!"

"It's that time again?" Leylin opened his eyes.

"Its already lunchtime? That was fast. Get up brother. I'm kinda hungry too". Seely said.

"This kind of lifestyle is really boring!"

"I'ts free food, I don't care it it's boring."

"Brother, although we're not of high nobility, isn't it improper to act like you're not being fed properly by our father, a viscount?" Leylin half-jokingly said.

"Y-Yeah...haha" I forgot for a moment. Me and my hungry stomach.

After alighting the carriage and receiving their own portion of food, Leylin chewed on a piece of white bread as he walked towards the grassy area beside the camp site while Seely was carrying his food so he can eat it after sitting.

Leylin had already used up the previously gathered substitute herbs, so he was preparing to restock.

As they walked, Leylin casually observed the surrounding plants. "This is a Jade Root Fruit, there are already files of it in the database. It is useless to me!"

"Mn! Samun Grass, this is a kind of plant that can only be found in the wilderness. It can be harvested!" Leylin plucked a dirty, brown coloured stalk of grass. There were extremely sharp thorns on the grass's sides. Leylin carefully broke the blade in half and used his fingers to dab at the jade coloured liquid that had been constantly flowing out from the grass. An expression of disappointment appeared on his face as he placed his fingers in his mouth. "I found it, Flowerless Snake Fruit!" Leylin threw the Samun Grass on the ground. As he casually walked over, he noticed, through the corner of his eye, the same yellow coloured fruit that he had eaten yesterday, growing on a shrubbery. His face expressed happiness.

Oh that's the Flowersnake Grass that can help Leylin's cultivation. If that's here, then according to the 6th chapter.. those guys should be coming here as well.

"Hehe! What's this I see? Leylin! Should I be saying 'as expected from a minor noble of the village'? Are you actually eating wild fruits on the roadside? You have really tarnished the reputation of the nobilities..."

Speak of the devil. 'Ourin and his gang are here brother.'

Just after Leylin had plucked the Flowerless Snake Fruit and placed it into his pocket, an annoying voice was heard.

"Ourin?" Leylin raised his head and saw the murderer who had killed the previous host of this body.

Seely went to his brother's side already know what's going to happened next and is prepared to take advantage.

"and you... Such a weakling, couldn't even defend his brother and doesn't even talk much... Useless."

'Idiot.' Leylin and Seely both thought.

Ourin had fiery red coloured hair, and there were ripped muscles all over his body. His arms were as thick as Leylin's thighs. He currently had his arms crossed in front of his chest as he smiled mockingly at Leylin.

There were a few nobility youths at his side, which had all coordinated to jest at him.

"A.I. Chip, scan their statistics!"

[Scan Complete! Ouri., Strength: 1.7, Agility: 1.2, Vitality: 1.5, Status: Healthy]

The A.I. Chip feedbacked.

Looking at the data in front of his eyes, Ourin's strength wasn't bad. His strength was almost as strong as two adult men. It was no wonder that he had been able to fatally injure the previous Leylin but compared to my brother, Seely, his stats are nothing impressive.

As a child of nobility, as long as they are able to endure sufferings and persevere in their training daily, coupled with the breathing technique, it is not strange to achieve such results. The nobles who were beside Ourin were not that strong; most of them were below 1. Leylin had even seen a pale¬faced youth whose stats ranged about 0.5, giving a run for the money for the previous Leylin.

Leylin mentally calculated his stats and Ourin's strength did not differ much from his. But his sword technique and moves definitely couldn't rival Leylin's, as he had the help of the A.I. Chip. As for the rest of the youths, they were only there to increase their numbers. The disparity between his stats and theirs was too huge. It would be extremely easy to deal with them, like an adult bullying a child. Not to mention he still had his brother Seely with him that's basically has the strength of 2 adults.

"Is there a problem?" Leylin asked his voice calm.

'Let's stay quiet and enjoy the show.' Seely thought.

"You..." Leylin's reaction had obviously exceeded Ourin's expectations. He actually had no fury or fear, and that made him speechless.

Even his brother Seely is smiling mockingly at Ourein and that just made him angry.

"If it was the previous matter regarding Bessita, haven't I already apologised before? Bessita has also forgiven me..." Leylin added.

At the same time, his heart began to race; this could be a probe sent out by Bessita. After enduring for a whole month, had she finally been unable to endure any longer? "That's right! It's because of Bessita! She has forgiven you, but I haven't!" Ourin spoke loudly, his hands tightly clenched into fists.

'Idiot. Doesn't even know when he's being manipulated by that bitch.' Seely thought in his mind loud enough so that Leylin could hear.

"Alright! Then what do you want?" Leylin spread out his hands, as if helpless. However, there was a glint of mockery deep in his eyes.

Ourin hadn't imagined that Leylin would be so submissive, and struggled for a long time before spluttering: "You have to make an oath to never bother Bessita again in the future!" "Alright!" Leylin agreed immediately, and even placed his right hand on the crest pinned to his chest. The crest had a cross blade and a picture of a skylark on it, which was the emblem of the Farlier family!

"With my honour as a member of the Farlier family, I swear that I will never bother Bessita ever again on my own accord!"

Using a family's reputation to make a vow was the most serious oath a noble could take.

Those who had gone back on their words would meet with the disdain of all nobles. "So! Mister Ourin! Can me and my brother leave now?"

Leylin bowed slightly, with perfect noble's etiquette.

Seely followed with his brother's playful gesture.

"Hold on!" It had not occurred to Ourin that Leylin would show no resistance, and at this point, his eyes contained an avaricious glint: "According to the noble's conduct, you still have to compensate. Hand over all the magic crystals that you have!" "Magic crystals!" The surrounding onlookers gasped in surprise.

"Magic crystals?" Leylin repeated. According to his memory, the magic crystals were a kind of currency between Magi. They were items of necessity for acolytes with no credentials to enter the academy.

Leylin did not know the exact amount required to enter an academy because he did not have even a single magic crystal on him. Viscount John had tried several methods to obtain magic crystals. However, he was unable to get even one. From this, one could see just how precious magic crystals were!

[Chapter 7 is now available]

'Hmmm.. brother... Let me handle this.'

'Seely? Can you handle it?' Although Leylin knew this brother of his is a genius, he never saw him handling conversations with others before furthermore handling problems like this.

'Trust me, it will end well. Maybe we'll even get some benefits. No matter what happens. Don't interfere.' Even though Leylin couldn't hear Seely's voice physically, he knows that Seely is serious when he said to not interfere. Leylin is both glad and surprise to see that Seely isn't just your happy-go-lucky softie when it comes to unexpected problems like this and knows how to be serious too.

But what Seely did after almost made him shocked and regret that he let his brother handle this.

"P-p-please stop.. let my brother go! Its me that you want!" Seely said cutely while beginning to have teary eyes and fall in the grass with his shoulders exposed and his chest slightly seen.

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(Author: Yamete!😂)

Leylin: 'What?!'

Gang 1: Crazy!

Gang 2: Gay!?

Gang 3: Oh! interesting...hmmm

Ourin: Hell No!

'What are you doing?!!??' Leylin shouted in his mind so that Seely could feel the shame and embarrassment he is feeling right now.

"Hahahahahahahahaha your reactions were too funny! I cant-Hahahahahahahahaha You all look so stupid hahahaha" Seely was laughing so loud his stomach hurts.

"You....!" Ourin didn't know what to say.

'It was an act? That's a relief.' Leylin thought to himself.

"How dare you trick me!?"

"Okay okay...Joke's over" Seely straightened himself up from laughing so hard.

"What are you talking ab-"

Before the angry Ourin could finish what he was saying, he and his gang found themselves all on the ground all beaten and bruised all over their chest, arms and legs except for the visible parts of their clothes doesn't cover like their face, neck and hands.

"Now.. let's talk about those magic crystals hmmm?"