Butler had some connections and due to his position, Harry had given him some help. The butler was able to avoid being caught in the battle, and he remained out of danger, only coming out after Rae had left.
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Gets lost along the way, begins to hunt for bandits on different routes. Goes back after spending two weeks outside of the academy.
"Hello, professor Gina." Rae greeted her with enthusiasm, the fit and sexy woman was the first woman he met after entering the academy, professor Gina, Daniel's wife.
"Hey, Rae!! It's good to see that you have returned all well. How was your mission?" Gina showed the same enthusiasm, her eyes twinkled as she asked Rae about the mission.
"It was fine. Easy to accomplish but the travel part took time." Rae informed her, not sparing the details of the mission.
The time that took him to complete the mission was indeed no more than a week but there were circumstances that led to him spending his time outside.
The major factor contributing to the reason was the bloodstone he had gotten. Since, Ekaros informed him about the usage of the artifact, Rae wanted to try it out.
But, he could not just go on a rampage and massacre people on his way. So, he decided to explore the roads and look for the bandits and other nuisance elements.
The ones he encountered were all dealt with by him, causing the bloodstone to become fully charged when he returned back to the academy.
"I can understand that. You should submit the evidence of mission completion and be done with it." Gina advised as she winked at him and walked back, her tight ass moved seductively.
'Hmm, really missed that ass.' Rae thought entranced by the curvy ass.
...
Rae walked into the hall to submit his mission completion record. The process was quick and did not take much time. Although Rae did notice the whispers and small talks after seeing him walk inside.
'I seem to have made a very good impression after that test.' Rae thought, his first impression in the academy had left quite the reputation.
People recognised him wherever he went.
"You have been quite busy these days. Did you forget the mission that lady Alice had given you?" A veiled lady came closer to Rae and whispered the words to him.
Rae was surprised to see the veiled lady, not even an hour had passed after his arrival and she had tracked him already.
"Why do you think so?" He asked leisurely.
"You would not have spent two weeks in the very first mission you got after getting into the academy if you were serious about your task." The lady suppressed her anger at Rae's nonchalance and rebuked him.
"I just liked the mission, and the mission took surprisingly longer than I had predicted. Anyways, the more I show off my strength, the less suspicious it would be when I join this new field of study under professor Natasha."
She recalled the conversation she had with Rae. Except for the part where Rae asked her to come along and she got flustered from the invitation, she mentioned everything else.
"It's good that he spent some time outside the academy. Many of the nobles are trying to reach him, and they have not yet calmed down." Alice made a remark.
She knew that if Rae had not went on that mission and remained, he would have been flooded with the invitations.
But now that he had come after almost two weeks, and reached the academy without causing any commotion, he would only be approached by the big players only.
"I wanted to meet him but it's better if he attends the class first. I would ask Serena to meet with him. She has a professor as a friend, and being a Viscount, it would be easy for her to meet him." Alice said
It was kind of prohibited for nobles to go to the academy, that too in case when they were going after one academy student who was a commoner.
Since Serena had connection, and she was the sponsor of Rae in name too, it would be much better for her to visit and have a talk with Rae.
"Let's hope that the other nobles take their time before reaching out to him." Alice sighed as she leaned back again, her thin robe dishevelled, revealed her beautiful skin.
From the neck to her belly button, the dress of hers was parted from middle and showed her elegant body.
"But isn't our main opponent the king's side? The other nobles anyways won't interfere." The veiled lady asked in confusion.
From what she knew, the only party that could counter their strength was the king's side, the unofficial coalition of nobles who were always against her master, the queen.
She was one of the queen's person attendant, and she knew a lot of insider information.
"That's true. But that is in case of normal affairs. This guy Rae though, he is someone whose aid would let a noble become Count."
Alice explained to the veiled lady in leisure.
There were two scenarios in which the nobles did not bother with the affairs. First, in the case they knew that there was no hope.
Second, in the case they knew that the opponent would be someone of higher hierarchy and participating would cause them to offend the other party.
In their current scenario, the nobles would still try to tempt Rae because he is associated with an Earl, and an Earl is not that big of a position in the kingdom.
Also, there are many more nobles, from the king's side that will try to chase Rae. The one who is able to recruit him first would be able to become further close with the king, and strengthen their position in the court.
The past two weeks, she herself had been approached by many nobles.
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"Oh... I was supposed to attend the class. It seems I have entered the wrong room." Rae muttered as he glanced at the class which he thought was classroom, but there was this one lady who was semi naked and working on something.