Way of the Knights

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Alfred stood in front of a large mirror, he was wearing bathrobes while holding a cup of tea on his hands. He has this wide smile on his face, he felt giddy and excited. Finally, after this day the difficult part of his life will pass. In a few hours, he needn't to move and riches will just keep piling on his feet until he could literally swim in it. He turned around to see several maidservants entering the door.

Shivers ran through his body as he saw their revealing outfits and seductive smile. Their fair, soft and supple skin almost made him lose his rationality but he managed to keep it on his pants. With a lecherous smile in his face, he nodded to them and place down the tea on a nearby table.

He spread his arms wide open and immediately, a pair of slender and soft arms wrapped around him. Alfred felt blood rush to his head as he felt two round and firm cushions pressing on his back, the hands of the young maidservant skillfully danced and brushed on his body while also untying the knot of his robes. Her soft hands lingered a little to long on a specific spot between his legs before reluctantly pinching the edges of the robe to remove it.

Soft gasps and giggles escaped from the maidservants as they saw him on his birthday suit, Alfred blushed but just laughed it off, he was rather confident about his little brother down there so there's no reason to be ashamed. After some more rounds of flirting and groping, the maidservants finished helping him dress and left the room, at least not before giving him a sloppy kiss. Alfred sighed in bliss and thought:

'This is how men should live! I can't believe that I missed out on a lot! But no matter, starting from today and onwards, I shall live my life according to how I please. I'm sorry Richard, but living my life buried in stress is something that I could no longer go back to.'

He shook his head and took a brief glance on his appearance, once he was satisfied he walked out of his room and went towards the carriage where he found Lord Mort and Zelor waiting for him with wide smiles.

"I apologize Lord Mort, I hope I didn't made you wait that long." He said while smiling.

"Oh don't worry about that, we just arrived ourselves." Lord Mort said while patting his shoulders, "So? How about it? Ready to face the music?"

"More than ready." Alfred replied enthusiastically."Great!" Lord Mort laughed uproariously, "Off we go then!"

The three then hopped on to their fancy carriage. The carriage that they used was something that even Lord Mort himself treasured, it has gold plated all over its edges, a crest was visible on the doors of the carriage which depicts the badge of Mort Family. The wood used to build this carriage is called Elderwood Narra, which is strong enough to remain unscathed even if it was hit by a lightning, add the fact that each wood came from a thousand year old tree made it that much valuable.

There also a collectors edition of items hanging as mere designs on the carriage, the interior has a carpet lined flooring, a couch that is made out of pure Everglow Cotton, and there's even boxes of shining jewelries on each corner. The carriage is also being pulled by the finest breed of warhorses. Overall, this is the sign of the Mort Family boasting their wealth and status in the kingdom.

Today marks a new change happening to the kingdom, and the Mort Family will usher it. They sent invitations for almost every known individuals in the entire kingdom to attend their showcase. By the time they arrived at the venue, the settlement is already packed with people mingling with each other. The servants were order to deliver them the finest wine and fruits, as well as luxurious tables and chairs. Everyone who attended wore their fanciest clothes and jewelries to at least fit the theme around them. Every influential forces in the kingdom sent a representative.

The Royal Army, rich merchants, the famous clan heirs, and even the big five sent their own representatives to attend as well, of course minus the Pill Saint Pavilion as it was widely acknowledged that they will be replaced by the end of the month. Even more surprising is that the Crown Prince Balmung along with a few of his personal body guards attend this event as well. It's safe to say that everyone was moved and curious about the Mort Family's little showcase. With a deep groan from the carter, the horses neighed and stopped on their tracks catching the attention of everyone inside. The doors of the carriage opened and the center of today's event stepped out.

Lord Mort, Zelor and Alfred came down the carriage and greeted everyone with a smile as they walked down the red carpet. They basked into the limelight and puffed their chest out as a sign of pride and confidence. Not far away from them, Balmung was welcoming them with applause but he was inwardly smirking as he saw Alfred show up along with the Mort Family.

'So that's what happened. It seems that this pig seduced another victim to sink into depravity. It's too bad that this pig is too cautious and cunning, or else I would love to really make things difficult for him.'

'Just looking at them raises my blood pressure. Those fake smiles and humility are so irritating. I don't know why my father insists on keeping them within the walls.'

As much as he loathed everyone in the Mort Lineage, he can't be impartial with his treatment. He is the Crown Prince and every move he does is being watched by everyone. He still wore his kind smile and elegant demeanor even though he wanted to step on this man's face again and again.

He watched them step into the center stage, become the star of this place. Lord Mort waved his hands down and the applause died down. He gripped his cane and started his speech.

"I thank everyone for attending this very special day of ours. I know most of you definitely had better things to do but you still made an exception for this Old Man, I truly can't thank you enough." His lips seemed to spew flowers as he spoke.

"Today marks a change. A change that will truly mark the start of something incredible. And to usher this change, our representative Alfred, a Master Alchemist will show you our greatest creation yet."

As Lord Mort introduced him, Alfred shivered and nervously went up stage. Though this wasn't the first time that he did something like this, it was the first time that he did it with a different people and place. He smiled and shook Lord Mort's hand before pushing himself on the spotlight. He heaved a deep breath before speaking.

"People of the Final Haven Kingdom, I've watched how we suffer." He said, "Our home is surrounded with unknown dangers and unfriendly environment. We see our parents, our kids, and our people struggle to walk the path of knighthood, pitting themselves against numerous dangers just to search for a way to survive. We always kept it with us, but whenever we see them leave, we always wondered if they will ever return."

His words were well said and penetrated deep onto the hearts of the audience. Lord Mort nodded on the side while Zelor bowed his head to hide his nasty sneer.

"This is why I worked tirelessly to create new more medicines to aid our people. And after buckets of sweat and many sleepless night, I finally found a solution that will change many things from now on." Just like a cue, a crate appeared near him containing a stacked vials with green liquids in them.

"Ladies and Gentleman! I present to you, MY newest creation! The Healing Salve." Gasps and murmurs drowned the crowd. Alfred could somehow understand what they were trying to say so he made sure to quickly do a follow up.

"These Healing Salves are a true miracle medicine. Why don't I give you a demonstration?" He said as he took out a sharp dagger from his spatial ring. Beckoning one of his guards, he unhesitatingly plunged the dagger on his arms, embedding it deeply to show everyone the gaping wound that it left.

Collective gasps could be heard from the crowd as they became a little unnerved about the sudden display of brutality, yet before any of them could protest, Alfred took action and uncorked one of the medicine on the crate and splashed it on the man's wound.He lifted the arm and everyone watched in astonishment as they saw the wound regenerating and closing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing their reaction, Alfred lifted his head up to show his confidence. He was about to explain the true function of the Healing Salve and started selling them when he heard...

"Oh my god!! Look at his arms!!"