Rosie's Games

Chapter 334: Lachlan Blaize's Excitement

"The Duke is coming?" Lachlan Blaize lifted an eyebrow when he heard Martin's words. "Federico agreed to let the man come? Is he not afraid that Lucas would embarrass him in front of his people?" Lachlan beamed. He looked at the other people sitting around the circular table. All of them have their Blessings except for the Emperor who was sitting next to Martin Lux.

Right now, they were discussing the arrival of the Duke in a few days.

Apparently, when Lucas received their invitation, he immediately responded and told them he is coming to Aster to help.

They expected him to refuse to see them, perhaps make some demands. He did not. Instead, he sent them a very prompt response and even offered to come to Aster. Naturally, the members of the seven families became very suspicious, and that was the primary reason for this meeting.

"I think we need to think this through, the rumors of Rakha are already very popular in the streets. Kids are making songs out of his courage and bravery. How could we let that happen?" Miss Myra Gliss said. "I agreed to come here thinking this would revive the reputation of the seven families. What would happen if the Duke would do something flashy and—"

"And end the tide?" Douglas Quarris asked. "Do you really believe those rumors?"

"It is not a rumor," Lachlan uttered. "I was there. The man is clearly stronger than me. Of course, I would never care about this matter. I am just here to fight." Lachlan always saw himself as a very strong individual. He knew that he was powerful and he was never shy in saying that to anyone who would listen. In fact, he would immediately challenge someone who would declare themselves stronger than Lachlan Blaize.

As a member of the Blaize Family who had received the Blessing of fire, Lachlan had trained since he was a child. This was even before he received the Blessing of the Goddess. His path had always been about his strength.

Even now that he was already older, he still thought that he was unmatched in the seven families and he was willing to die just to prove it to everyone.

Then he saw Lucas Rothley.

That man killed beasts as if he was cutting vegetables. He was quick and strong, his movements almost felt like a blur. Watching him fight made Lachlan speechless.

How could someone his age fight as if he had been fighting like that for centuries?

That did not make sense!

Moreover, the ones following behind him were comparable to Martin. They wield axes and swords and move in sync with the Duke.

They were a group of killers who could literally wipe out the tide if they wanted to.

Lachlan had no doubt that the beasts ran away because of the Duke's killing spree. After all, those beasts should have sensed the danger that the Duke brought.

Sadly for Lachlan, the Duke vanished along with his people when the beasts started retreating. It was as if they just… disappeared into thin air.

Because of this, he was not able to converse with him or even challenge him to a friendly duel!

A fight against a monster like Lucas Rothley would have been very— very fun.

Since the Duke was coming this time, Lachlan was pretty excited. He wanted to challenge the man into a fight. He needed to see who was stronger between them! Moreover, even if he lost, Lachlan would be very honored to fight against him once! He started beaming, which only made the others frown.

As people who had known him since he was younger, the people around this table must have already guessed that Lachlan was planning to ask the Duke for a duel!

"We cannot exactly rescind the invite now, can we?" Emperor Goosebourne looked at Martin. He ignored the smile on Lachlan's face and just focused on Martin.

"No. I do not think the Duke would appreciate that. Clearly, he is planning something. We need to know what it is." Martin said. "Moreover, we can use this opportunity to check and see if he really has some sort of secret when it comes to the beasts."

"Are you saying that he could control the beasts?" Brinley Fleur asked. "That— Only the Dark Lord can do something like that."

"I did not say that. However, isn't it very suspicious that the tide in Rakha would end after he appeared?"

"It was not because of his appearance! It was because of how he fought against them," Lachlan Blaize leaned against his chair and smirked at Martin. "Duke Lucas Rothley is stronger than most of you around this table. If he wanted to, I am confident that he would be able to end your lives. I saw him fight. I know most of the things that he is capable of."

Everyone's faces turned ugly. Seeing this, the smile on Lachlan's face turned even brighter. Seeing them like this was very entertaining. At first, Lachlan did not want to come, but he was pretty bored and he wanted to make some people upset. So, he decided to 'visit'. Right now, Lachlan would not interject in the conversation and would just observe from the sidelines. He was not planning to join them right now as all he wanted to do was have fun.

Clearly, the arrival of the Duke would give him the fix that he needed.

"So, what are we going to do about it?" Myra Gliss asked. josei

"We observe him," Martin said. "The Duke should not be left alone. One of us is to accompany him everywhere."

"And you think he would allow that to happen?" Lachlan knew how difficult it would be to do that. Lucas Rothley was not someone they could control. He had no known weakness and was a very stubborn man. He was blunt and would not hesitate to insult them if they said something stupid.

Accompanying him would be akin to exposing themselves.

Lachlan was certain that no one at this table would want something like that.

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Class starts tomorrow. I will be having a crazy mass release this week as well. However, I cannot promise the days. Someone asked me what changed and what motivated me to write so much. It's the large monitor that I borrowed from my partner. I am buying myself an even larger one. Apparently, writing in a small screen is not as good as writing in a 27 inch monitor! hahahaha