The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 458: Cracked

“You have to really take care of Margret from now on!” Elena, who sat on a couch in the living room next to Axel, told him. “And make sure to do a DNA test once the baby is born…” she whispered in his ear making sure that the others in the room didn’t hear a thing.

“Ah… yes mother…” Axel who was acting as Victor nodded then turned to smile at Margret who clearly heard what Elena said and was shooting them a glare. Damn, it… a Player daughter-in-law was not to be underestimated.!

“Also, I want you to see my other daughters-in-law pregnant as soon as possible…” Elena said. “Especially Lily! I am sure her child would be the prettiest thing ever,” she explained.

“Ah… Yes…” Axel sweated a little. Just what was that deal with that Lily girl? Was she really that pretty making everyone mention her?

“I am sure he would be fine Elena!” Luna who was sitting on a nearby couch with a healthy baby boy in her arms said. “Stop worrying and let your son manage his own family!”

“Yeah…” Elena sighed and nodded. She became a little agitated after learning that Margret was pregnant so soon!

“Honestly mother… I wish you cared about my family even half how much you cared about Victor’s!” Mike, who sat on another wide couch with Alice and Lara, said with a chuckle.

“...” Elena glared at him. “Maybe I would have if you took my advice in the first place and married that princess instead of spending your wedding night with these twins….,” she held the word ‘Hookers’, noticing that Lara was listening.

“MOM! This is already an old story! That princess never loved me… She wanted to marry me to strengthen the position of her brother in the fight for the throne… She threw herself at Cusin Morris right after despite his dark history with her best friend!”

“I don't care... Do you think those twins you chose over here married you because they loved you? If you were a poor bum would they ever look at you!?” she spat.

“MOM!” Mike got a little agitated. “Honey and Bunny are nice girls! They just had rough circumstances as kids!”

“Like that would change a thing!” Elena flared. “Why didn’t you get them pregnant yet anyway? You have already been married for 2 years!”

“Ah… I can’t control that… You know how it is a little hard for our family to conceive…” Mike was flustered. He was really trying.

“Your father didn’t have a problem… Look outside… Your half brothers and sisters are having to sleep on couches despite this mansion having more than 50 bedrooms!” Elana flared again.

“Ah… I am not my father, Ok…” Mike was agitated. He should really ask his damn father what his secret was!

“...” Elena sighed again. She was really venting on him. She turned to the side. It was his sister's turn now. “And what about you? How is your relationship with that nice guy… Yulian was his name right?” she asked Alice who was for the 13th time regretting being here.

“Ah… He is doing some vocational training overseas… “ Alice made up an excuse. “He said he wanted to be good enough for me…” she added quickly. She sent her men to check on that guy, but it was as if he completely evaporated. Hopefully, Caspian didn’t get to him…

“LOOK! That’s how a man should be!” Elena told Mike. She really liked that Yulian guy, he seemed like a decent guy! “That’s the quality of partners I expect my children to have!”

“Ah…. yes, mother…” Mike nodded as he looked down. He was clearly depressed.

Axel who watched the drama could only sigh. He had just come to a few conclusions.

1. Elena really Pampered Victor extensively.
2. Elena really didn’t approve of Mike’s marriage choices.
3. Elena hated Hookers and Sluts… Margret included.
4. Elena didn’t trust Alice.
5. The little sister, Lara who was sitting to the side and glaring dagger into him, clearly knew that he was not the real Victor.

Axel couldn't help but smile a little. Despite all of those, he felt a little warm inside. In his past lifetime, he had never felt such familial intimacy until he got married.

“Elena, calm down a bit… It is not good for the baby!” Luna sighed reminding her that she was pregnant.

Elena nodded.

“Lara… Why don’t you take your brothers and sister to meet the others,” Luna turned to the little girl and said. It would be best to end this meeting.

“Ah… Right… Let’s go… Iris told me that she needed to tell us something!” Mike quickly stood up. “Do you know where she is?” he asked Lara. He was not really familiar with his father's new mansion!

“In the Rosette hall… Follow me…” she said, bowing to her mother before she hurried out of the room… Not forgetting to shoot a random glare at Axel as she turned her head.

***

“Finished?” Aerith asked as soon as she saw Victor, who was waiting for her with a bright smile in front of the reading room.

“Yes!” Victor nodded. “I thought this world wouldn’t have anything to interest me… But my eyes were really opened, that technique…”

“Keep what you learned to yourself!” Aerith directly interrupted him. She was not ready to hear him discuss such matters in the open yet. “Hopefully you didn’t damage the books! I don’t want you to get flogged in public!”

“How could I damage such treasures!” he exclaimed. “Wait… They flogged people for damaging books?”

“Yup… Didn’t Mirai tell you about that?” Aerith sighed. “Flogging is the lightest punishment for Nobles, commoners might lose their heads!”

“Ah…” Victor was shocked. No wonder there was no line to check those books, no one dared to even come close! “YOuU…. You didn’t tell me on purpose… RIGHT!” he asked in shock.

“Who knows... Let’s go!” she said then turned and began heading upstairs without answering his question.

“AH… WAIT!” he chuckled as he followed her like a domesticated husband. Thankfully he didn’t damage anything and was only content with stealing an entire floor. He couldn’t wait to get some alone time to check the stuff he got from the chamber below.

They reached the floor level quickly where they found that old woman waiting for them.

“I hope you found what you were looking for…” Germina said politely.

“YES!” Victor nodded. “That book about the….”

“Why do I feel that the atmosphere here is a little strange?” Aertih asked, interrupting Victor before he could say something very inappropriate.

“Oh… “ Germina sighed. “Just some stupid guy had an accident while secretly fooling around…”

“Oh… Hopefully, nothing was damaged?” Aerith asked.

“Nah… They would have been sent to the gallows instead of the hospital if that was what happened!” the old woman said.

“Um…See you later…. Let’s go… “she turned and told Victor.

“Ok… Ah… WAIT! I remembered something!” he said as he began moving then stopped and turned around. “ Do you have this book here?” he asked, taking a piece of paper and giving it to the old librarian.

“Master chef's cookbook of the old days?” the old woman asked with a frown. “One moment…” she said as she reached for a thick index book to the side and began to flip through it. “Ah… Yes… We do have this one. It can also be checked out if you want…” she said as she looked up.

“Ah… Then please get it for me!” Victor said with a smile. Hopefully, those two cannibals would be right about this thing.

“One moment please…’ she said as she put down the index, then turned and headed toward one of the side rooms.

“A cookbook? What do you need that for?’ Aerith asked with a frown.

“Ah… Well… In the contest, I heard one of the guys brag that in it there was a recipe for a certain dish that…” he hesitated and lowered his voice. “It would make a man last 3 days straight!” he whispered. “I wanted to try it!”

“...” she glared at him.

“Come on… I need to eat well if I have to keep up with you…” he added. “I learned some new things that we should try together!”

“...” she just kept glaring.

“Well… You will see…”

“AERITH! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD MEET HERE!?”

Someone called out loudly, interrupting Victor and making him and Aerith both look at the young man who stepped proudly into the Library followed by three others behind him. Clearly his lackeys.

He was tall and slim with pure golden hair and a handsome face. Dressed in blue gilded robes, he had a very regal look!

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NAME: LIZOR STORMBRINGER LEVEL: 153 CLASS: STORM RIDER, S AUTHORITY: 14+2 HEALTH: 4010 STAMINA: 4220 MANA: 4500 Strength: 401 Agility: 422 Intelligence: 450 Luck: 19 Charm: 35 Order: 1711 SKILLS : STORM RIDE, S WIND BLADE, S RAIN SHADOW, S SWORD ARTS, S HOWLING STEPS, A WIND CASTING, A DRAGON RIDING, A CHARM, A ARCHERY, A POLE ARTS, A MARTIAL ARTS, A PAIN TOLERANCE, B COLD RESISTANCE, B STUN RESISTANCE, B POISON RESISTANCE, B FISHING, B CROSS-DRESSING, C MOON DANCING, C SHIELD ARTS, C MAGIC RESISTANCE, C PAIN TOLERANCE, F MUSIC ARTS, F Bloodline : MOON ELF, 25% FATE: FATE’S POWER: C DEFINED FATE: DIE WHILE SHITTING YOURSELF AT THE HANDS OF ZIFR THE GREAT! DESTINY LIST < 10 ORDER POINTS TO UNVEIL>

“Prince Lizor… For the 100th time, stop calling my name casually…” Aerith replied coldly.

“Come on Aerith… Don’t be this rigid… We have known each other for ages, if you give up your pride, we might even be able to be husband and wife!…” he said casually, but for a strange reason keeping his eyes on Victor. The hostility in them was well hidden but the pale Death Fate thread was not. “Is this your new servant?” he asked casually.

Victor raised one eyebrow. It was clear that this Lizor guy had a crush on Aerith, and it was also clear that he knew that Victor was her husband. Probably some little rat told him.

“He…” Rosette hesitated not knowing what to say.

“Hi, I am Victor White!” Noticing her hesitation, Victor directly stepped forward. “I am both Aerith's Step-brother and husband!” he said. “Two in one…”

“Well in that case…..” Lizor paused. He wanted to say something that he had already prepared, but Victor’s answer made him glitch a little. “ WAIT! Stepbrother?’ he asked, looking at Victor and then at Aerith in shock. “Did Lady Rosette marry?” he quickly asked. This was big news!

“AH! Not your damn business…” Aerith replied coldly. The fact that They came from a different world was not a publicly known fact. Only the storm Lord knew it. Damn stupid Victor, causing unnecessary trouble!

“...” Lizor frowned. He needed to inform his father about this. “Then it is my duty to congratulate you… Congratulations!” he said with a forced smile.

“Thanks!” Victor replied despite the fact that Lizor was not speaking to him in the first place.

“I really appreciate it coming from you… I am sure we will get along a lot in the future…” he nodded as if they were best friends!

“...” Lizor frowned.

Yesterday, he got the news that Aerith, whom he was trying hard to take as a wife, got married when someone won the bet against her!

He was so enraged and intended to hurry and fix this guy by himself but his father stopped him, explaining to him that this might be a trap set by Rosette to get rid of his frequent requests to marry her.

Although Lizor was not convinced, as further information about this said husband was collected it was clear that this might be really just a scarecrow!

Name Victor… Origins, Unknown. Descriopin: A Pervert!

An hour ago, one of his men came running to inform him that Aerith had shown up with her new husband at the Royal Library. Figuring out that this was his chance to check things out personally he hurried here.

His planned method was simple. It was to humiliate the said Husband and see how Aerith would react!

But to his disappointment, this guy had thicker skin than he expected. “I am also looking forward to getting along with you…” he told Victor after some thought. “Where does your Family come from? The ‘White’ surname doesn’t sound familiar…” he asked casually.

“Ah! We come from our mothers’ wombs like everyone else!” Victor explained in a serious tone.

“...” Lizor frowned. This was not funny! “I meant the location!” he asked patiently.

“Ah… Oh… “ Victor hesitated, then lowering his voice he approached Lizor “Not your damn business!” he whispered in a loud hiss, making sure everyone in the hall could hear him.

“AH…. YOU…” Lizer barely contained his anger. “I…”

“Ehm… Young master… This is the book you requested!” someone said from the back diffusing the situation. And forcing Lizor to take a step back, clearly fearing the new comment.

It was Germina who came from a side room with a tray that had a thin red leather-bound book on top of it. “I need to remind you again not to damage the book, even if Lady Rosette intervened, you would have to spend a few nights in the Dark Prison!” she said as she presented the tray forward.

“Ah…Ok…” Victor said as he stretched his hand to grab the book, but someone beat him to it. It was Lizor.

“LIZOR!” Aerith wanted to scold him, but not wanting to create trouble here she stopped.

“Relax… I am just having a look…” Lizor said casually as his men stood in front of Aerith, obstructing her way. “Master chef's cookbook of the old days? What kind of book is this?” he asked casually as he turned around and began to flip through the book.

Then making sure that the book was hidden by his body, in a split second he created a wind blade at the tip of his finger and sliced along the spine of the book, just enough so that if it were to be handled with any degree of roughness, it would fall apart!

Victor who was, as usual, not where everyone perceived him but on the opposite side saw everything perfectly.

This bastard was definitely trying to frame him! Maybe he wanted to send him to prison and deal with him there!

Thinking for a moment, Victor stepped forward and extended his leg in Lizor’s path, waiting for him to turn around and then stumble and fall, dropping the book!

Really childish play, He was…. WAIT!

Victor almost gasped as he looked at Lizor’s face, for a split second he seemed to lose his eye pupils before they reappeared again with a reddish hue that quickly faded.

The Name and Fate entries of the appraisal screen changed simultaneously.

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NAME: LIZOR STORMBRINGER (TANGERINE THE GREAT) FATE: FATE’S POWER: S DEFINED FATE: NONE DESTINY LIST < 10 ORDER POINTS TO UNVEIL>

Victor quickly pressed the Destiny list, spending 10 order points.

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DESTINY LIST : >> <SELF SET> : EAT THIS WORLD <A> >> <SELF SET> : EAT WHAT’S BEYOND THIS WORLD <A> >> <SELF SET> : EAT WHAT’S BEYOND BEYOND THIS WORLD <A>

Victor opened his mouth wide. This bastard had definitely turned into a demon! He had seen this before with Poe! Damn, That demonic book had a demon inside of it…. IT WAS A TRAP ALL ALONG!

“Ah… Nice book…” Lizor, who turned around again to look at Aerith and began to move his neck in a strange way said, his accent was a little forced, but no one noticed. “I think I… AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH….”

Sadly, the demon didn’t get to enjoy his new body as Victor, who thought fast and acted faster, threw a well-practiced Kick right into his crotch.

Demon or not… No man can stay sane when his balls crack!

Lizor screamed like a bitch dropping the book in his hand and causing its pages to scatter on the ground!

“Prince Lizor!” Germina gasped in shock, as did Aerith but before they could realize what just happened the pages on the ground all suddenly burnt in a black flame, then turned almost immediately into a black smoke that drilled into the Lizor’s ears, nose, and mouth!

“AHHHH…” Lizor, or rather Tangerine, who was experiencing inhuman pain also saw this and was absolutely flabbergasted. WHAT THE FUCK JUST DRILLED INTO HIM? WASN’T HE THE ONLY ONE HIDING IN THE BOOK?

“Boss… Are you alright…?” one of the lackeys asked worriedly as he stepped back.

. “I…” Lizor didn’t continue as when he looked up the only thing he could see was Aerith who held the tip of a giant lance right in front of his eyes.

Germina to the side was busy activating a talisman to summon the guards.

“WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THIS?” Lizor asked as he looked around. WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED? He realized that he might be screwed.

“Prince Lizor… I am not sure what just happened, but according to the protocol I need to arrest you and test you for demon possession… Please cooperate!” she said, ignoring Victor who was looking fearfully from behind her back.

“Ah….” SHHHHHHHHHHHHHIT! “ I understand…” he said in a low voice as he stood up with difficulty being extremely wary. He was not sure what had just happened as he just devoured this body’s memories… Did this body suffer from the kind of illness that made his balls hurt like crazy? Or was it someone’s doing? No matter what he needed to get out of here as he could feel the auras of a few warriors encircling the building!

“I appreciate your cooperation…” Aerith began to speak, but in the next moment, she grabbed Victor who was behind her, and ducked to the side.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

A huge explosion shook the library's main hall as Lizor activated a Destruction talisman that he had, then before anyone could come back to his feet, jumped and quickly ran out of the Library using a very strange skill.

Everyone could tell that there was something wrong with him, why would he run like a man, who had just got his balls kicked, otherwise?

“CALL THE KNIGHT!” Aerith yelled at Germina who seemed fine and just a little shaken despite being the closest to the explosion... “STAY HERE!” she commanded Victor as she jumped up and then dashed toward the door using a speed skill to hurry after the runaway Lizor.

She was gone in a split second.

“Ah… Ok… Be safe!” Victor yelled after her in a flustered manner as he dusted himself and began to arrange the pages of the cooking book he had just collected after they scattered on the ground. Yes… The entire thing with the flame and smoke was his doing!

The book had never really burnt it was all an illusion.

The pages that could contain a demon's soul was not ordinary and would differently have more secrets, that's why he decided to keep them for himself for now!