Chapter 17
Her Royal Highness The Princess has that coming, right?
“Henry-kun, please explain to me why there’s suddenly a maid by your side,” Jessica said with a ‘gentle’ smile on her face, though her tone was somewhat unfriendly.
Yesterday when she had parted ways with Henry, he was clearly alone. How did a maid suddenly appear by his side in the blink of an eye?
Could it be that the Rumelter Family learned of Henry’s defeat of Luning yesterday and sent someone to bring Henry back?
However, Jessica didn’t quite believe that Henry would accept anything from the Rumelter Family.
In fact, the Rumelter Family had been completely silent since Luning was injured yesterday.
Some Branch Children of the Rumelter Family kept their mouths shut about yesterday’s events, as if they had been given a gag order.
As for Luning.
He was indeed rescued yesterday. That Flying Sword didn’t directly take his life, but it forced him to lie in bed at home for several months.
This also saved Henry from the possibility of being bitten by a mad dog during this period.
However, Principal Merlin had presented a difficult problem for himself.
Henry walked through the academy with Jessica, and behind him, Lilith could stay in the academy’s public areas under the name of Henry’s personal maid.
Along the way, Henry also received many hostile gazes.
Among them were many of Her Royal Highness The Princess’s suitors.
Faced with Jessica’s relentless questioning, Henry finally opened his mouth to explain.
“This is a maid that Sherisa Noel gave me, responsible for taking care of my daily meals and living arrangements.”
“Huh? That woman sent you someone?”
Upon hearing Sherisa’s name, Jessica’s face looked as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly.
She kept taking deep breaths, desperately suppressing her emotions.
Why did Henry, this guy, have to accept a gift from that vixen Sherisa?
And this maid didn’t look bad either. Although her face showed no expression, her figure was excellent!
Jessica’s gaze silently moved to Lilith’s chest.
She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but Lilith seemed to straighten her back, fully displaying her advantages.
“No, Jessica! You’re a princess, you can’t compare yourself to others on this matter!”
Jessica kept hypnotizing herself, trying to make herself believe this too.
“Henry-kun, couldn’t you live without this maid?”
“Well, not really…”
“I’m very happy to take care of Henry-sama,” Lilith interrupted Henry’s words in time.
She turned her head, and that indifferent gaze seemed to not regard Jessica as a princess at all.
Looking at her eyes, Jessica became even angrier!
Now she could only curse Henry as a pig-brain in her heart.
Sherisa obviously had ulterior motives, but this old pervert was actually seduced by beauty.
Did he lose his ability to walk when he saw beautiful women?
Wasn’t she beautiful herself?
She gritted her teeth and didn’t voice her inner thoughts.
She snorted coldly, angrily kicked Henry once, then turned and left.
Henry covered his aching leg and looked at Jessica’s retreating figure with a puzzled expression.
“What’s wrong with Her Royal Highness The Princess? Why is she suddenly so angry?”
“Maybe that’s coming.”
Lilith’s words made even Henry unable to keep his composure.
If Jessica heard this, her sword would probably be chopping at Lilith’s head.
“Forget it, I need to go to town to buy some things. You go back first.”
“Don’t you need my help?”
“No need, I can handle it myself.”
Henry waved his hand and left the academy directly.
Lilith waited until Henry’s figure disappeared before walking to the shadows and vanishing.
*****
Rumelter Family.
Lore Rumelter stood silently in front of Luning’s bed.
Luning was wrapped in bandages all over his body, looking like a mummy, appearing to be seriously injured.
“Family Head, I…”
Luning opened his mouth to make excuses, but Lore Rumelter actively grasped his hand, stopping what he wanted to say.
“Luning, I know what you want to say. But you don’t need to worry. One failure doesn’t represent anything. More importantly, do you have the determination to stand up again?”
Upon hearing the Family Head’s words, Luning’s originally dim eyes immediately brightened!
He tried to sit up from the bed, but severe pain forced him to lie back down.
“Family Head, I won’t give up! That traitor just ambushed me, otherwise he absolutely couldn’t have defeated me!”
Recalling that scene, Luning’s heart was still filled with unwillingness.
But when that sword pierced through his body, he truly felt fear from the bottom of his heart.
He was afraid his life would end on that stage.
In his dreams, he even dreamed of releasing magic and blasting Henry unconscious.
Unfortunately, what happened in the dream didn’t occur.
In that duel, he had lost!
“Henry is just an ordinary person without Magical Power. In this world, lacking Magical Power determines his upper limit, while you, who possesses magical talent, can touch peaks that ordinary people cannot reach.”
Hearing Lore’s words, Luning felt his blood boiling.
He couldn’t wait to recover right now, then work hard to cultivate his magic and trample Henry under his feet!
Seeing Luning’s confidence reignited, Lore nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left.
Outside the door, the butler followed behind Lore.
“About Henry-sama’s matter…”
“He was indeed quite unexpected. I admit I misjudged him.”
Lore straightforwardly admitted his mistake, which somewhat surprised the butler.
But Lore didn’t regret it.
“However, this is just a small episode. Everyone will have unique experiences, but fate will ultimately return them to their proper positions. So, there’s no need to panic. We just need to wait quietly for that day to come.”
Lore removed the glove that had touched Luning and casually threw it on the ground.
*****
This time, without Lilith’s help, Henry changed into a set of less conspicuous clothes.
Mainly because Lilith’s technique wasn’t very good – she was too rough when changing clothes, making him feel some pain.
He came to the tavern in town and found a corner seat.
“Hello, customer, what would you like?”
The enthusiastic server stood beside Henry, her voice so artificially sweet it gave people goosebumps, apparently treating Henry as a cash cow.
No wonder the server thought this way – after all, Henry’s attire made him look like an outsider.
Facing foreign tourists, shouldn’t she fleece them hard!
“I’ll have a hot milk. My family doesn’t let me drink alcohol.”
Now the server’s smile couldn’t hold up.
She turned cold, and her voice became rough.
“We only sell alcohol here. If you can drink, drink. If you can’t, get out!”
Henry said nothing, just placed Gold Coins on the table.
The server’s attitude changed from disdain at one coin to enthusiasm at five coins!
“Coming right up! I guarantee you’ll have the best milk in town, sir!”
After saying this, she quickly pocketed four Gold Coins and handed one to the front desk.
Sister, taking tips like this, won’t the boss really cut you down?
Henry shook his head helplessly, but his attention focused on the table behind him.
“Have you heard of Blood Essence Stone?”