109 3.21 You lost the sword?! - Part 2

"Arica, stop!"

"Ooh Eliane, those are so big."

When I reached downstairs, I could hear noises coming from the hot water bath behind the dormitory. The sound was arousing, but after everything I had to go through, I could handle that level of arousal.

It wasn't my fault that I felt a little excited when I heard them. It was basically the fault of this 17-year-old body of mine. Even though my mental age was a little more than this, the hormones produced by this body of mine were still as that of a teen.

I suppressed my urge to peep and walked towards the sitting room.

When I entered the room, Miss Lilith was sitting on the sofa. Even though she was just leaning on one of the arms and resting, I couldn't help but admire that mature beauty of hers complimented by her open red hairs.

It was weird that I was getting all these urges right when I was getting ready to submit myself to meditation and spirituality. But then I realized these are the challenges one needs to face before going to sainthood.

"Oh, you are here. I was about to come to you. There is something that we need to talk about."

It had been a while since I heard something like that from Miss Lilith. And since in this case, she was saying she wants to talk to me, it must be something concerning me specifically.

"What is it about?" I asked since I was curious. It might be regarding everything that happened, but as far as I can tell, she must have heard about everything from the black dragon king already.

"It's about the duke, he wants to meet with you."

This wasn't something unexpected considering all the events that happened. But the question here is: how much does he know about everything that has happened until now? And how much does he know about me?

"Is there anything specific that he wants from me?"

"Well, at this point, even though I tried to keep a lot of things secret, he has the basic understanding of all that happened. And as far as I know, he is smart enough to figure the rest from that basic knowledge."

That made sense considering what kind of person he was. He even figured out what Goro and other nobles were doing under his nose back then, so it would be foolish to delude myself with the thought that we are still keeping things a secret from him. But that being said, I still had to play my cards carefully here considering the fact that he was still a nobility.

"Anyways, just go and visit him tomorrow. He is decent for a noble, if you are able to get along with him, he can help you moving ahead."

"Okay, that makes sense. But will this meeting be just between him and me, or will there be other nobles?"

That was my expectation as well. If I was in their place, I would obviously be anxious about the move that king was suddenly making. Especially considering the fact that this could be their one big chance to expand their influence towards capital.

"Then I guess I need to be careful about how I speak."

"Yeah, but as long as you aren't weak against wine and women, you are fine."

'Oh damn! The things that I am most weak against.'

I hadn't tasted the wines of this world before, but I was definitely weak against them in my previous life. Even a small amount of alcohol used to leave me lulled for hours. And women, they have always been something that I had been weak against. Even though there weren't many instances where I was near to women in my previous life, but by what I experienced here, I could say that I was definitely weak against them.

"I-is there anything else that I need to know?" I asked since it felt like there was still something missing here.

"Yeah, they may ask you to show your strength. Give them a good show."

Well that was expected since they would obviously want to see my strength, but the catch here was: how much of my strength should I show?

I could go all out, but I think I would scare them instead if I did that. And if I hold too much back, they may just consider me too weak and insignificant. I couldn't afford to do both that. Maybe I could just show them the fusion of several elements, I remember showing a few during our fight with the knight squad.

"Okay, I think I can handle that. By the way, can I take Sam with me there?"

"I see no problem with that, he didn't specify that you should come alone. But I don't recommend taking any other girls there, even if you do, take either Arica or Eliane."

That made sense considering how nobles could be at times. I had even heard that things like on the spot marriage arrangements and engagements are also common in noble society. And considering how other girls were, it wouldn't be wise to take them there, especially considering the fact that they wouldn't be able to handle themselves emotionally.

I even had doubt about myself, but since I could take Sam with me, he could cover me in places where I slip.

"Okay, I will go and ask Sam to arrange some free time. At what time does he want to see me?"

"I guess he was saying something like the morning. You can be a little late though, that would make you look like some kind of hotshot."

"Ha-ha! I don't think I would be able to handle that level of attention though. So, I will just be there on time."

"Wise choice."

After this conversation with Miss Lilith, I walked towards the kitchen to inform Sam about this development. Considering the fact that it was almost dinner time, he must be there at the moment.

"Hey Sam," I said as I walked in.

It looked like he had already finished preparing the dinner. He was arranging the dishes and cleaning the glasses with a small white towel.

"Hello master, what brings you here today?" He replied when he saw me walk in.

"Can you arrange some free time tomorrow morning? I have been invited to the duke's castle, and I think I will need a lot of your assistance the way I am now."

I got to the point without beating around the bush. Considering how busy he was, I would only be wasting his time if I tried going around things. They used to say, 'never hide things from your doctor and lawyer' in my previous world. The same applied in the case of butlers in this world.

"Yes, I think I will be able to. Though for now, I think you should get ready. It's almost dinner time."

It was only then that I realized that I had been late during my past two meals. 'I need to be careful not to anger him by repeating that frequently.'

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