Epic Of The Demonic Sage

Lucius had thought of a few things that he needed to talk about with the baron while he was waiting there. And now that the man had finally arrived, he could not help but smile. This was the first time he was seeing the man.

Baron Harrels was a slightly fat man who looked to be in his forties. He had dark brown hair along with a well trimmed mustache. He had no beard though and was clean shaves, giving the look of a proper noble.

But currently, his facial expression was nothing like that of a reserved noble. Nervousness and anxiety were visible on his face along with the air of a man who had been shaken off from his seat.

"What is the meaning of this Young Lord Asher?!" The Baron said in a slightly loud voice.

Lucius could tell that the man was trying to control his anger but was barely managing to do so. He looked at his daughter, who was now standing by Lucius' side and was a bit relieved.

The dead bodies that filled the hall were already quite terrifying for him. The baron was not a man who was a warrior or a soldier. He was instead a businessman who traded in various goods.

Lucius had read up about him before coming here and knew that their revenue came from the sale of various textiles and fibers that were manufactured in their territory. The goats and sheep that Lucius had seen while entering the town were one of the sources of the raw fiber.

"Well baron… that is the question that I'm supposed to ask you." Lucius said curtly.

"What! You are the one who has massacred my guards here." The Baron replied.

"Well, Baron Harrels… did you even learn what happened here?" Lucius asked the man again.

"Of course! You killed the son of Viscount Drew, Keith by pushing him and when my daughter tried to arrest you, you killed all the guards." The Baron answered.

"Ahahahah!" Lucius couldn't help but laugh upon hearing it all.

Kiana and Donald, who had heard it, were pissed and wondered if the Baron was stupid.

"And who was it that told you this?" Lucius questioned.

"My guards, of course!" The Baron replied simply.

"Your guards you say… but I don't see any of them alive here," Lucius replied with a smile.

"Or do you mean the guards of Viscount Drew that are standing with you right now?" Lucius said, eyeing the ten guards that were accompanying the Baron.

"I-… You… That doesn't matter! What matters is that you are the culprit here." The baron spoke hurriedly, as if something unspoken was close to being revealed.

"Baron Harrels… I wonder if you believe the words of these two bit guards or will you believe the words of other noble heirs that were here. They all watched it clearly and knew how the events proceeded. 

I'm sure if you ask them, they will recite it all from the very start and it should give you an idea of how it all happened." Lucius replied.

The baron looked at Lucius with a frown on his face for a second before speaking again.

"Fine!" The Baron turned around and spoke, "Call all the guests!" 

"Very good." Lucius chimed.

The baron gritted his teeth and looked at his daughter, that seemed to be scared. He had not tried to approach them yet, as there were two dangerous people around her. Both Donald and Kiana could kill her in less than a second if given the chance.

"You need to release my daughter too." The Baron spoke.

"Tut-tut-tut~ how can I do that Baron Harrels? She's my rightful prisoner, and I have arrested her for acting against the Heir of the Inanis family, the rightful lord of the Land Of Etara! The very land that you live upon!" Lucius said with a fierce look.

The Baron couldn't help but feel a bit fearful upon seeing the look in Lucius's eyes. They were far different from before. The baron had actually met Asher a few times before and could tell that the young man was now vastly changed.

Before he looked to be a lot more naïve and reckless. But now he had the gaze of a fierce warrior. And now that he heard Lucius's words, he couldn't help but be reminded of the Count himself.

'He's definitely the spawn of that viper of a man…' The Baron thought.

In about five minutes, the guests who had all run away were brought back. This time there were Andrew and Paul with them too. The two friends of Asher seemed to be confused about the entire thing.

The two young men had accompanied the injured Keith, along with a few more nobles. That was the reason why they had not had the chance to witness the violent scene that had happened earlier.

This was also the reason Lucius had been able to enact his plan. Lucius knew that Andrew and Paul actually were friends with Bethany and if they were here, they would have stopped Bethany from doing anything bad.

But now that they were not there, Lucius was free to manipulate the poor girl as much as he wanted to. Scaring her into submission was just one part of it. 

"My fellow nobles and noble heirs," Lucius spoke up.

"As you all witnessed here earlier, it was miss Bethany Harrels who had acted against me first and had fabricated the charges. I would like you all to attest to this. I assure you in the name of the Inanis family, that no harm shall come to you." Lucius announced while staring into the eyes of each noble.

The poor, inexperienced heirs couldn't help but shiver from his gaze. While Lucius did look young due to being in Asher's body, one must not forget the man was over forty years old in his past life. 

Not to mention he had spent who knows how many years wandering the countless dimensions and worlds in the form of a soul. The number of things he had seen and experienced in that time would put nearly anyone to shame.