Chapter 4 Enemies
This brilliant and sincere smile, like the warm sunshine in the rainy winter, also made the future Queen of Magic Bomb and her two loyal companions speechless.
At this point, they can be sure that the guy who came to his team who is said to be ignorant and level 16 is definitely not simple. Not only does he have strong strength, but he is still at ease even when facing the aura of the Queen of Storm.
No matter what kind of thought he has, just this demeanor and this kind of mind are enough to be admired.
"It doesn't seem bad to have such a person who becomes a companion in the trial." Sigmund gave his own advice.
"But if you are really an undercover agent, you can't just leave it alone." Lilian's eyes flashed, and her tone was a little eager to try, "Miss Fina, do you want me to try him?"
"There is no need." Fina shook her head, "I said from the beginning that if you can pass the assessment on the training ground, you will be a member of my team. Since it is a promise that has been made, it must naturally be followed."
Besides, Fina didn't think Midi was really malicious. If that was the case, he wouldn't have to act so strong and conspicuously as soon as he came up. Instead, he should be in a low-key manner through the assessment of the six dolls, and then wait until the critical moment to suddenly attack.
Midie was honest, and Fina's intuition told her.
"Medi Asrex, from now on, you will be one of my team." Looking at the black-haired boy who was wiping the sweat on his forehead in front of him, Fina finally spoke, "The next thing to do is to get the first place in the trial. Can you keep up?"
"I will do my best." Midie replied, calming her breathing.
Sigmund's admiration, Lilian's suspicion, and this recognition from the Queen of the Storm made a hint of warmth appear in Midie's heart. The victory that he had won without hesitation to expose his strength and spent all his energy was finally rewarded.
Even if it is not as good as "trust", at least I have truly entered Fina's vision. If something happens in the trial next, the suggestions I put forward will at least have a certain amount of weight and will not be directly ignored.
This is the first goal that Midi wants to achieve.
However, this battle once again made Midi realize the current limit - the boy was actually far from as relaxed as it seemed on the surface - the dodge alone had exhausted most of his mind, and then he relied on years of skills to fight. He used the human swordsman to perform such a ghost slashing move. The battle of attrition with the eight intermediate dolls was almost as fast as he could breathe.
After all, this body is still a playboy now. Perhaps the soul that is staying in it is full of rebirth, but its physical fitness is still far from keeping up.
Power, now I need more power.
Just as Midie was thinking, accompanied by a heavy roar, the door to the training ground was suddenly opened.
The sound of uniform steps of the attendants rang one after another, much heavier than the continuous rain, hitting everyone's heart. These well-trained guards lined up in two rows, with a straight road emptying out of the training ground, on the luxurious carriage pulled by eight pure blood horses that had just stopped.
A blonde boy slowly got out of the car. He was very tall and similar to an adult. His short hair, like a golden ear, set off a handsome and cold face.
The moment the boy walked into the training ground, the warm air, which was originally filled with dampness, for some reason, was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Even Sigmund and Lilian, who were usually calm, had their eyes solemn, and only Fina, who was not afraid of the world, still showed a sarcastic smile full of spare time as always.
At this moment, Midi's black pupils suddenly contracted violently.
"Fenriel Seth..." He murmured this name softly in his mouth.
Scenes of past and present life emerged from the depths of memory, making Midi's fist clenched.
This young man named in the legendary Ice Wolf is the chief heir to the Seth family, who is the representative of the MPs. At this point in time, he is barely considered a "comrade-in-arms" on the same front as him. After all, the Asrex family is still from the MPs.
It was precisely because of Fenriel's instigation that he had never had any ambitions that he wanted to participate in the dispute between the two major factions of the Queen's Sect and the Congressman's Sect. In addition, the pressure from the Seth family was put into both soft and hard, and both kindness and power. Even if Midi's father felt helpless about the behavior of his playboy son, he had to nod and surrender.
In this way, the Asrex family, who was just the title of Earl, became a pawn in the factional struggle that could be abandoned at any time. Midie was completely unaware of it and thought he had received attention.
Looking back now, how ridiculous these behaviors are.
If you just do this, it would be fine, but stupidity cannot be blamed for others. The aristocratic world is originally a cruel and ruthless world decorated with luxury, etiquette and smile. It is normal to have both losses and wins and losses.
But what Fenriel and his family did was much more ruthless.
After Queen Faye Fina was injured in the trial, the Seth family not only launched various political offensives, but also pushed all the responsibility to Midi's family, and did not fulfill the intention of the initial agreement.
When the Delos Empire launched an invasion, the Seth family, which had always been righteous and had called themselves the "national spokesperson", immediately turned against each other and became a traitor and handed over the entire country. Fenrier became the vanguard who worked for the empire, cruelly killing and suppressing a large number of people in the Principal of Belmar.
Among them, the persecution suffered by Midi's family was particularly serious. Both parents were sentenced to death, and the entire earl's corpse was burned to white ground, and not even a single person was left.
Even after Midi was in exile for several years, finally established the "Falcon Group" and started his life again on the Arad continent as an adventurer, Fenriel, who had already awakened for a second time, still suppressed himself in various large-scale strategic battles without mercy.
What must be said, the deaths of Fina and Alice are more or less related to Fenriel's interference.
Is it because the two of them are both ghost swordsmen, but by chance they have gained a stronger ghost?
Or is it that Belmar's most eye-catching flower of the high mountain, the unattainable magic bullet queen, finally chose himself?
Midi didn't know why Fenriel hated him so much or was jealous of him, but there was no doubt that the deep hatred between the two was absolutely impossible to untie. He had no doubt that in this life, the young man in front of him would still give up himself as cannon fodder without hesitation, and would still ruthlessly crush himself to ashes as he had the chance.
In fact, have you been treated as cannon fodder?
A cold and self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of Midie's mouth.
In the memory of the previous life, I and Fenriel had very little interaction in the academy. In order to avoid suspicion, the other party simply adopted a disregard for Fina's team combination.
But this time it was different. There were many eyes and ears on the training ground. The news of Midi through the "Fire Challenge" must have reached the other party's ears. The reason why Fenrier rushed over must be because the original cannon fodder had become a powerful combat power, so he had to appear in person. On the one hand, he tried to shake Fina, and on the other hand, he was to win over himself.
However, how could Midi, who had known the other party's ruthlessness, be hit again?
"It's just right, so why not take this opportunity to completely separate the relationship with the MPs and stop acting as a frontman!" Midie thought, and took great strides to meet him.
"I heard that someone passed the famous 'Fire' challenge, so I came here to take a look." Fenriel said with a smile, with a calm expression, "I didn't expect it to be you."
"Thank you for your praise from Lord Fenriel." Midie answered calmly with standard aristocratic etiquette.
"It is worth celebrating to pass the Flame Challenge. I will call a group of friends to congratulate you tonight." Fenriel said, thinking about it, then smirking and adding loudly, "And I will bring the girl you said you wanted last time, and I will bring it together. Anyway, I am tired of playing, so I'll give it to you."
This is more like an order than an invitation. As for the purpose, it is not really about celebrating Midi, but about reminding and intimidating Fina. The strong man in your team is mine. Of course, Midi can also expect that at the banquet, Fenrir will definitely try his best to find out his own details.
Just a few simple words can achieve the effect of sowing discord and soothing. This Fenrir is indeed not simple.
But this kind of noble game is meaningless to the reborn Midie. When he thought of the misery of his previous life, he had no intention of being vain and silence. Instead, he shook his head directly: "I don't have time to attend your banquet, Lord Fenriel, and I don't have that interest either."
Fenriel blinked, and a hypocritical aristocratic smile appeared on his expression, and he thought he had heard it wrong for a moment.
As the chief heir of the Seth family, no matter where they go, they are not the ones that others have flattered? Not to mention among their peers, even if they are real nobles, there are definitely many people who bow their heads in front of him.
If it was Queen of Storm, it would be fine. What is Midi in front of me? Just the son of the earl, the territory is not far from the Duke of the Seth family, and there is no choice at all. He can only become a vassal of the great nobles and a pioneer of the MPs.
But this kid dared to be so rude to him. Fenriel's handsome face was a little distorted.
"You're crazy." Fenriel pursed his lips slightly, regaining the condescending attitude he had just now, and sneered, "In front of the Seth family, you are just a little nobleman! You just pass the flame challenge, what do you really think of yourself? As long as I move my fingers gently, you and your family will be worse than death!"
"If you want war, then I'll give you a war." Midie replied lightly, looking at Fenrir's gaze, calm and sharp, without any emotional fluctuations.
This is not because he was blinded by hatred, nor because he was impulsive and passionate, but because he had calculated it.
Whether from an individual or from a family perspective, the Seth family and its own family have irreconcilable contradictions and will break sooner or later. If we continue to delay now and still maintain surrender to the Seth family, the result will not be to obtain any protection or benefits, but on the contrary, we will only pay more and more costs.
After all, the other party has never had any sincerity, and it just wants to squeeze out a character who is considered cannon fodder in their eyes.
Since that's the case, it's better to come up and break completely and shatter all the invisible shackles.
Although the Earl's Corps of the Family is indeed not far from the Duke of the Seth family, it is not directly connected. Even if the other party really uses the troops, it will take some twists and turns. Now it happened that during the academy trial, the forces of all majorities in the entire Principality were extremely sensitive, and even the Seth family dared not act rashly, which won time.
As long as you survive this period of time, soon, with the arrival of the Grand Forest Fire, the value of the Earl's Corps where the Midie family is located will continue to be revealed.
Chapter completed!