Chapter 577: 13.75

"I—I WILL DUEL YOU FOR WOLF!"

[Pupa: Ding! Wolf Dietrich's Fatemeter increases to 80%.]

Wolf's jaw dropped when he heard Young Master Jean would duel his big brother for him. He was delighted that his Young Master wanted to fight for him, but he was also scared that his Young Master would do it for real. 

"Young Master… don't…." Wolf tried to hold his Master. He wouldn't let anyone touched his Master's skin. He would rather die than seeing his Master getting severely hurt. 

"No, I want to show your Big brother that I treasure you a lot!" Jean insisted. He didn't want it to be empty words either. He stared at King Alric with his serious gaze and then said, "Your Majesty, I will show you that I'm serious about this. If you want to take Wolf by force, then I will defend him with my force as well."

King Alric was surely impressed by Young Master Jean's words. He didn't expect the pampered Young Master had enough guts to challenge him on a duel.

"Heh, I admire your courage, Young Master. But I think we already know the result even without doing it. I will no fight against a pampered Young Master like you," King Alric put his hand on Wolf's shoulder. "Let's go, Wolf. We need to leave soon."

"No, don't touch my knight!" Jean yelled as he tried to pull Wolf away from King Alric. 

Meanwhile, Wolf was too shocked to react. He didn't expect that his Young Master would be this attentive for him. He couldn't even think that his Young Master would even spare any thought about this, let alone defending him. 

King Alric's gaze darkened. He started to think that Young Master Jean was challenging him seriously on a duel, "Young Master, do you know that it's dangerous to do a duel, right?"

"I still won't let you take Wolf!"

King Alric stared at Wolf, who started to cry. 

"Young… Master… Wolf… Wolf will stay… for you…." Wolf said, with tears streaming down on his cheeks. 

"Wolf will not leave anywhere. You will stay with me!"

King Alric sighed. He didn't expect that his little brother could be this dramatic. Yet, it also proved that Young Master Jean had taken care of Wolf for twelve years. Because Wolf couldn't even cry back when he was just a kid. He looked so inhumane, just like a silent hunter that didn't have any remorse. 

But King Alric still wanted to test this, "Young Master, since you're serious about Wolf. I will challenge you in a duel. If you win, then Wolf can stay here. But if you lose, then I will take Wolf with me."

Wolf glared at his Big brother, "Big brother… enough…."

"Wolf… won't… let you… touch… Young Master…"

"This is a challenge from your Master, not me. I'm just here to accept his duel," King Alric tilted his head to stare at Young Master Jean, who was standing behind Wolf. "Are we going to do it or not?" 

"Yes! I will show you that I can fight, especially for Wolf!" Jean claimed. "Don't worry about me, Wolf! I can handle him just fine!"

"Young Master…" 

Jean sighed and then snapped his finger. There was a sudden light chain that circled around Wolf's body and tied him to the ground, "Wolf, you just need to watch, okay?"

Wolf was startled, but he didn't fight back or struggled. It seemed that Young Master Jean's decision was absolute. Wolf predicted that he could break this chain easily.

But he would do it if his Big brother was about to hurt Young Master Jean for real, "Young Master… Wolf… trust you…." 

**

Jean and King Alric were facing each other. Their distance was quite far, far enough for Jean to give a reaction time if he got attacked first. 

King Alric's hands heated up as he burned his body, just like what Wolf usually did. 

"Young Master, this might burn a bit, but I will take full responsibility if you got hurt. Archduke can punish me however he wants it," King Alric warned. 

"Don't take me lightly, Your Majesty," Jean said. He glanced at the bushes beside him, and water from the bushes was extracted. Jean started gathering water all around him, and it circled around like a protective barrier for Jean. "I have a lot of tricks on my sleeve."

King Alric smirked full of amusement, "I didn't expect Young Master can fight. Do you also inherit your big brother's water magic?"

"I know a few stuff, including my brother's magic. Do you think I can enrol at La Fleur Academy without any combative skills? I know few things, and I will show it to you," Jean raised his chin, full of smugness. 

[Pupa: Whoa, look who's the big guy here.]

[Heheh, for real, though, Alric and Wolf have the same capability, right?]

[Pupa: They do, but Wolf relies more on brute force. While Alric relies more on a tactic. He is a lot smarter and tactful compared to Wolf.]

[Well, Wolf is already a low standard as an intelligent fighter, if I can say…]

[Anyway, what's the percentage of me winning against Alric?]

[Pupa: 20%.]

[On my favour, right?]

[Pupa: On his favour, obviously.]

[Pupa: Be careful, he is an experienced fighter.]

[You don't help at all, Pupa.]

[Pupa: I know.]

Pupa disappeared into the portal, leaving Jean alone facing Alric. 

King Alric smiled at Jean's seriousness, then he said, "I'll go first then!"

Jean's eyes were focusing on Alric, thinking that the king would charge him. 

But when he blinked once, King Alric teleported right in front of Jean. He was about to attack Jean. Alric's burning hand was only one each from touching Jean when the Young Master used his water to push Alric away. 

Jean used the water to create a tentacle and started attacking Alric. But the king swiftly dodged and tried to attack again with his punch. 

"Hyah!" Jean used his water tentacles to push Alric away, distancing himself. He had to admit that King Alric was incredibly fast. His movement was so unpredictable, it felt like he was teleporting instead of dashing. 

King Alric chuckled, "Young Master, you need more than playing with water to defeat me. But I acknowledge your skill in magic. You do have a combat skill, although not good enough."

Jean was still in full caution because he felt that King Alric was still playing around right now. 

"Your Majesty, I'm not here to play. I'm here to defend my knight, and I will not give up until I can't stand any longer."

King Alric nodded, "I understand your seriousness, and I appreciate it. Young Master." King Alric created a ball of fire with his hands and then said, "But I don't think you can defeat me yet."

King Alric threw a fireball towards Jean. Jean didn't budge at all. He stood in place and then created a ball of water. He expanded it, and the ball of water swallowed the fireball from King Alric. 

He tried to extinguish it, but King Alric chuckled and snapped his finger. 

BOOM!

"AAHHH!" 

The fireball exploded inside the ball of water that Jean had created. Jean's body was thrown away by the explosion, and he landed on the ground roughly, "ARGH!"

"YOUNG MASTER!"