Quest: Book 2

by Yufeng Zhuang

7

  After I gave a good lesson to Waldi, I bring a pile of weapons which are made by the master with me on my way home.

  It's still not bad that Waldi this guy gets two horses for me, even they are not some great horses, I still can barely to use them. Think of the eyes when he hands the horses to me, I just want to laugh. Fool me? It will be unbelievable if I don't show the true color of his boss to him!

  It is so great to meet my brothers who I haven't seen for a long time, even I get asked tons of questions when we meet again.

  When they see the black swords that I bring back for them, all of them begin to yell and scream.

  "Mew, mew..." Jack purrs like a cat, since when he gets this kind of problem? "Is this the real black iron?"

  "Mmm..." uncle Turnasi holds up a two-hand sword and check on it very carefully, “it's a black iron sword!”

  "Boy, Boy..." Marf blows a whistle, "I have a good weapon belongs to myself now."

  "It looks like that you have some good gains this time." uncle Webber says, "how is your magic?"

  "Magic?" I laugh, "I make some progresses!"

  "Why are these several swords so magnificent?" Kelly looks up at me and asks. Almost a year not seeing, she and Feline are getting more and more beautiful, shining faces, fair skins, gook looks, and the figures... very hot...

  "This one is for my father, these two are for Lef and Sefta!" I explain to them, "because they are used as the walking rapiers, thus we make them very magnificent. But all the materials are the same."

  "Shua!" Hairt hacks the sword on a wood pole, the wood pole is split into two pieces.

  "It's so sharp!" Moah strokes on the sword blade, "boss, how is your one like?"

  "Mine is the same." I have my sword held in my hand, "I will use it to fight a world belongs to myself!"

  The Saint Capital's June is very hot, under the dazzling sunlight, nobody can gets his spirit up. In the ears are the annoying cicada sounds, feeling no winds blowing at all, my heart is in a fret.

  We live in the place where your majesty Krimer arranged a month ago. Yesterday Feshert came to give me some encouragements, this guy has nothing changed on him at all, he is still the way not serious. But, I still feel very thankful for his coming.

  "You must be very careful." Feshert says, "Ricard graduated from the Royal Institute as the first place student."

  "Does he have any very special skills?" I ask, "Magic? Fighting skills?"

  "Fighting skill! I watch that he showed it one time," Feshert plays the wine glass with the absence of mind, "he is very fierce!"

  "Oh, right! I have something for you." I remember the sword that the master made for Feshert, "it's a good thing."

  "I can't accept it." Feshert looks at my confused face, he smile and says, "I'm a prince, as a fact of that, I can't accept any gifts at the ordinary times. If you want to give me that, you can wait for the day when I am crowned!"

  "Huh huh, that's alright!" I said, "but you don't expect that I will kneel down for you this stinky guy..."

  "No kneel down?" Feshert smiles evilly, "be careful that I will pull all your hair off!"

  "You can try it," I don't give a step back, "it's still not sure who will get his hair pulled off!"

  "Let's talk about the competition that you will have against him tomorrow!" Feshert says, "in fact, I do have some worries."

  "I don't worry. What's the worry used for?" I answer him, "I still have to face anything that I supposed to face!"

  "You will be successful!" Feshert comes to me, "when you have your own fiefdom, let's make your dream come true together!"

  "You go to get something ready for the celebration!" I push him away, "I definitely will succeed."

  It's nothing wrong to say the words like these, but I don't have the absolute confidence that I can defeat Ricard.

  "Let it be!" I talk to myself, "everything has its own solution!"

  In the noble formal attire, the rite walking rapier which is the master made for me with his heart is hung on my waist, I have neither humble nor pushy on my face. It's the first time I walk into the Palace behind my father.

  The Palace is very huge, very beautiful, and very oppressive.

  "Sir Vassel Cada, please walk this way with your son." the Palace servant who leads us says.

  My feet step into a hall which is decorated very luxury, I look up there, the walls are hung with the big oil paintings and decorations in golden and silver two colors, on the ground are the red carpets knitted with fine patterns, all of the things are put in a good order.

  "Here comes Your Majesty!" the long tail tone from the Palace servant makes me annoyed. Especially I am on the carpet with my knees down.

  "All," this is Your Majesty's voice, "get up!"

  "Today is a good day," Your Majesty has the whole royal suites on, he looks very dignified in this kind of dress, "because our Empire will have two more new nobles today."

  I have a step forward, I stick out my chest, and I do not take a look at the guy who stands next to me.

  "Kone Cada!" I put my right hand on my left chest, "my regards to Your Majesty!"

  "Good! Hah hah," Your Majesty laughs, "it looks like that you are in a good spirit! Have you learned the fighting skills?"

  "Your Majesty! I did learn!" I answer loudly, "and not bad neither!"

  "Good!" Your majesty stands up, "no wonder you are third son of the Dark Moon's viceroy. I hope that you never lose your father's face."

  Your Majesty walks to me, he has the confer title in his hand.

  I get down on my right knee, I pull the rapier out with my right hand, and hold it up right close to my face.

  "I, under the name of Krimer Harmer, with the right given by the deity, name Kone Cada the title viscount." Your Majesty begins to read it out, "wish viscount Kone Cada obey all of the noble rules, give..."

  The long, long confer ceremony is very depressing, but the poor me still have to give a very devout look. Boring, very boring!

  After me, Ricard has the same ceremony as mine. There is only one thing left, that is the decision where our fiefdoms will be.

  "Your Majesty!" the Prime Minister speaks first, "there are not that many vacant lands in the Empire now, where do you want to confer two lands as the territories to these two viscounts?"

  "I think," Your Majesty on the high place says, "the land next to the Dark Moon city will be conferred to Kone Cada, and for Ricard... I will confer him the land which is not far from Kone Cada's fiefdom."

  "Your Majesty! I think that this is not the best idea," the Prime Minister says, "there are so many alien races in the land next to the Dark Moon city, their folk customs are very tough, and viscount Kone Cada's actual strength… Hah hah, seems like not that strong."

  The Prime Minister takes a look at me who has no any expressions on the face, he keeps on talking, "and viscount Ricard will be not the same, our this new viscount has the excellent tradition and tough character, and he graduated from the Royal Institute with the first place score. Having this kind of talented people to manage this land for Your Majesty, I think that it's the best choice."

  I have no any waves on my face, I take a look at my father with the corners of my eyes, my father has a smile at me.

  "Then," Your Majesty speaks to the Prime Minister slowly, "you think that Kone Cada doesn't have the quality to manage the place?"

  "Of cause, viscount Kone Cda has some abilities," the Prime Minister says, "the folk customs on the other land are unsophisticated, the business is flourishing, that's the right place for the civil noble to develop!"

  "Fuck you!" I scold in my heart, "you just still think about the ores in the Dark Forest!"

  "Didn't viscount Kone Cada just say?" Your Majesty speaks, "he has already learned the fighting skills, and not bad as well."

  "Yes, I heard that." the Prime Minister has the smile on his face, "and I don't have any doubt about it. But... I think, viscount Kone Cada shouldn't reach the degree that viscount Ricard has yet.
"

  Fuck! What a wicked person with a hypocritical smile. If I let you to keep talking, I think that I don't even will have a territory as big as my ass at the end.

  "Your Majesty!" I take a bow at Your Majesty first, "I do have an idea."

  "Viscount Kone Cada," the Prime Minister smiles and says, "before you have your own fiefdom, you still can't call Your Majesty yet!"

  Fuck! I get taught a lesson by this wicked guy again!

  "Oh! I am very sorry and shameful for my negligence." speaking in this way is very difficult and nauseating, "but, I still hope that our Majesty and every official can listen to my suggestion."

  "Well," Your Majesty nods his head at me, "you can go ahead."

  "Yes." I take a bow to Your Majesty modestly, and then I straight up my body, "I want to have a fair competition with viscount Ricard, the way how to do it, I will let viscount Ricard to pick. If I lose, I will give up my fiefdom! But I don't know viscount Ricard..."

  Seeing my provoking eyes, the blood vessels are shown on Ricard's head obviously...

  "Good! I agree! The fighting skills!" this guy gnashes his teeth in anger and says, "I will give up my territory too if I lose."

  Hey hey, it looks like that Ricard this guy's self-cultivation is not that great. Good, let me pour some more oil into the fire.

  "Our Majesty, every highness. I am glad that viscount Ricard can accept my suggestion. But... Viscount Ricard's leg seems got hurt," I smile and say, "I don't know that he got it recovered yet or not..."

  "You!" Ricard is totally fooled, the angry fire that comes out of his eyes is going to get me melted.

  "Viscount Ricard, this is the Palace." my smile is still the same, I keep provoking, "please pay attention to your self-cultivation, alright?"

  The Prime Minister give a hard stare at Ricard who is going to scold out bad words, "I totally agree with viscount Kone Cada's suggestion."

  "Good! Since all of you agree, then let them compete." Your Majesty says, "to make it more interesting, putting their two territories together to confer to the winner, and the winner will be titled the earl."

  Everyone says that Your Majesty is an old fox, it is absolutely right. After he sees that I get Ricard angry successfully, Your Majesty adds more betting chips in. Very good, I like it!

  "Then let it be like this," Your Majesty stands up, "after the lunch, we will watch these two viscounts' competition in the west garden!"

  ............

  Under the Palace servant's help, I put in the armor. I never put in the things like this before, it is very heavy and very inconvenient. Seeing it is almost the time, I grab the knife and walk out of the preparation room. I didn't bring the knife to here at first, the knife is that my father ask a guard to bring to here from the place we live.

  There are some words like "cheer, beat Ricard like shit" on the scabbard. Just taking a glance, I have already known those words are the fellows wrote down a word by a person. Some writings are still alright, but some writings can't be complimented, it makes me feel that it is funny and laughable.

  Ricard gets to there a little bit earlier than I do, he drops his head and close his eyes, no one knows what he is thinking. What? No more incitation? Fuck! Let me make you burn up again!