"Wait, you bastard!" Alex shouted, but Gray still didn't respond. Furious, Alex looked at his maid. Realizing his gaze, the maid used a movement technique and quickly stood in front of Gray.
"You can't leave without accepting the duel," the maid said.
Gray narrowed his eyes.
From behind, Alex shouted again, "Whore's son! Fight me, you vermin!"
Upon hearing this, Gray unexpectedly felt anger. Normally, he wouldn't care about such remarks, but this time it burned inside him. Maybe the body he was possessing was reacting on its own.
"What did you say!" Gray turned toward Alex with murderous intent.
"What? Your mother used to sleep with other men. That's how she got those dark materials and attracted the Patriarch."
Gray narrowed his eyes. He had heard this rumor before. The Patriarch had been so enthralled by Gray's mother that he scarcely paid attention to his other wives. Out of jealousy, those fools had spread such vile slander.
Tsk. Should I kill this bastard?
"Accept my duel and come tomorrow. Defend your sluty mother's...."
Before Alex could finish, Gray pulled a sword from his System Inventory.
Ding!
[System Inventory]
[You have taken out an F-Rank Dull Sword]
"Whaat!!!" Both Alex and his maid were dumbfounded.
"How did you do that?" Alex asked, stunned that Gray could summon a sword without a single chant.
However, seeing Gray's expression made Alex freeze. A menacing smile spread across his face as a vile, dark aura seeped out of him.
Alex's maid sensed the ominous energy and quickly stepped between Gray and Alex.
"Don't come any closer!" the maid shouted, trembling as she felt his killing intent.
But Gray didn't stop. He continued to approach them step by step, his eyes locked on Alex. Desperate, the maid swung her dagger at him.
Swing!
Gray skillfully dodged the strike and countered with a swift punch to her abdomen.
"Euughh...!"
She staggered, but before she could recover, Gray angled his fist downward and slammed her into the floor.
Thud Crack!
She was slammed hard, hard enough that a heavy crack spread across the floor.
Seeing this, Alex was dumbfounded. In one punch, he had subdued his personal maid, who was at Sword Expert mid-stage—the same stage as Gray
Gray then looked at Alex. It was a look of gall. An arrogant look that told Alex that he was far superior to him.
Seeing his expression, Alex bit his lips. "You bastard, don't look down on me." Alex charged toward Gray with his treasured sword.
Clang, clang, clang.
Gray exchanged a couple of blows with him before slapping him on the face.
Slap!
At the sharp slap, Alex was thrown back couple of steps.
"You're this weak, and still you were sprouting nonsense." Gray said, looking down on him.
Alex looked at Gray with blurry eyes as he coughed up blood.
Khhk! Gaakk!
"Your mother hasn't taught you how to respect someone else's mother. huh." Gray clicked his tongue in disgust.
He remembered those noble brats who used to force their authority on him in his previous life.
Before he became the chief Eunuch, he was constantly thrown here and there by the later-generation palace descendants.
They were ignorant of their surroundings and commanded those with less authority as if the world revolved around them. Alex was no exception—just another brat drunk on his parents power
"Your mother should have guided you better rather than making you ignorant." Gray raised his blade to strike him.
Right at that moment,
Ding'
[Side Quest 02]
[Give Alex a Reality Check]
[Scenario: Alex von Ashborn has grown drunk on his mother's authority. Lacking talent compared to Gray von Ashborn, he used underhanded tactics to hinder Gray's progress. Thus, Break his bones so that he never dares to look you in the eyes again.]
[Reward: A Unique Title]
[Failure Penalty: None]
"Whoa." A delighted smile spread across Gray's face as he saw the quest window
After i reincarnated into this world, this stupid system made me do weird quest. But now, it's given me one that actually aligns with my thoughts.
'However.... Should I change my weapon?' Gray thought to himself.
Fzzzt
His sword slowly scattered into particles and vanished, resummoned back into his system inventory. Then he opened his system inventory to pick a suitable weapon to beat Alex.
Ding'
[System Inventory]
"Hmm..." After looking at the available weapons, Gray took out a spear.
[You have taken out an F-Rank ordinary Spear]
He picked this weapon so he could use it like a wooden stick and beat him to his heart's content. Moreover, he was interested in breaking his bones rather than leaving cut marks.
"Hey... Gray..." Alex looked at him with pleading eyes, but Gray's expression didn't change. He looked at Alex and smile gently.
In his previous life, he had killed many people, so beating a brat who challenged him was nothing to him.
As planned, he raised his spear, using it like a stick, and struck Alex with full force.
Bang bang bang bang
"Aaaakk..ghkkk..aaaa...ukkk." Alex fell to the ground and cried out in pain.
"Hohoho." Gray grinned, smiling wickedly as he continued to beat him.
His strikes were both precise and deadly. He was striking at the weak joints so he felt more pain.
Meanwhile, Alex's maid was lying on the ground, looking at the horrible scene.
"Young.. mas.. cough cough." She coughed blood. It seemed she had suffered a serious internal injury. But seeing Alex being beaten, she tried to stand up and help, but the pain in her abdomen was so severe that she couldn't even crawl.
Just then, a memory flashed before her eyes. It was a memory from after she had dueled with Gray and he had torn her clothes.
- "Don't worry, I'll challenge that pervert Gray and restore your honour."
- "But young master..."
- "Don't stop me. You're like family to me. So, it's my duty to protect you."
Alex's maid's eyes welled up with tears as she recalled Alex saying she was family. "Young master."
Just then, she remembered she has a smoke signal. It was a type of flare that shot upward with colorful smoke. If the family members saw it, they would have to rush here.
It was embarrassing that her young master would be seen by many people who would come to rescue him, but it was necessary, as Gray was beating him like a madman.
So she took the smoke flare out of her bosom and gripped it tightly.