Chapter 137 Edward

Henry's House, Family Room.

Henry was currently talking with his second son, Edward. Edward was a young man in his mid-twenties. Like his father, he had red hair and blue eyes.

If someone saw them together, that person would know right away that Edward was Henry's son.

Not only did they have similar faces, but their personalities were also similar.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

That was the right proverb to describe them.

If they were the same age, it would be hard to tell the two of them apart because they had similar faces.

The difference between them was that Henry was a mage while his son was a knight. That was why Edward could pretend to be his father if he wanted to.

"That's what you have to do tomorrow." Henry explained his evil plans to his son.

Previously, he told his son everything, including about Sean. Sean was a part of his plan, so Edward had to know about this.

"So, I only need to challenge him and beat him up, right?" Edward was not surprised by his father's evil plan because he knew how much his father hated Ace.

"Yes. But don't kill him. Just injure his legs or arms. With this, the possibility of him dying when we attack the Red Ogre village is high." Henry was sure his son could beat Ace because Edward was an awakener at Elite rank.

Ace was only a weak boytoy, so the possibility of him losing against Ace was zero.

"Don't worry, father. I will injure his legs so that he can't move normally and freely later." Edward still did not know that Ace was much stronger than him.

He still believed that defeating Ace was as easy as turning his palm. After all, Ace only had a handsome face, nothing more than that.

"Good!" Henry was pleased with his son's support for him. "I will reward you handsomely if we manage to kill or injure him heavily later."

"Hehe. Don't take back your words later." Edward laughed happily because, in his eyes, the reward was already in front of him.

All he needed to do was take it and open it.

"You don't need to worry about it." Henry responded immediately.

"Oh right, father. When will elder brother return home?" Edward asked curiously.

"I don't know. Maybe a week or two. Why do you want to know about this?" Henry asked curiously.

"Nothing. I just want to spar with him. I want to show him that I'm much stronger now." it had been a month since his elder brother went on an adventure, so Edward missed sparring with him because they often had friendly matches when he was at home.

"Well, just wait for him." After saying that, Henry rose to his feet. "I will prepare for tomorrow's mission. Just go to sleep if you have nothing to do because we will fight many ogres and goblins tomorrow."

"Alright." Edward listened to his father's words and headed to his room.

Henry's lips curled up into a grin as he headed to his office.

'I can't wait for tomorrow to come.'

He laughed happily after that.

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Next Day, 06:00 AM.

Ace was currently standing before a mirror.

Unlike usual, he was wearing armor this time. More precisely, he wore black leather armor.

Actually, he had three armors in his space ring. He decided to wear black leather armor because he wanted to.

Yes, there was no particular reason for this!

He just simply wanted to wear it.

'Good!'

He nodded his head in satisfaction when he saw his reflection in the mirror.

He looked handsome!

And he looked more mature!

No!

That was wrong!

Ace was an attractive young man, to begin with, so he would look handsome no matter what he wore.

[Several divine beings hope you will entertain them later.]

[Three evil beings want to see blood!]

Ace ignored the notifications and checked his space ring.

'Phoenix sword, black bow and one hundred arrows. Good!'

He did not have staff because he could not find good staff.

As he was checking the items in his space ring, someone suddenly opened his door.

"Ace, are you ready?" Scarlett stepped into his room as if it was hers.

Like Ace, she also wore black leather armor as if they had agreed to wear the same armor before.

"Lady, even though we are lovers, but you should knock on the door first before entering my room." Of course, he was not angry at her.

He just wanted her to knock on the door first before entering his room because her actions could give him a heart attack.

She covered her mouth. "Ops. I'm sorry."

When Ace was about to say something, Scarlett suddenly walked out of his room and closed the door.

Ace was startled.

'Hmm? Why did she suddenly walk out of my room?'

That was the question that appeared in his mind.

As he was thinking about her actions, he suddenly heard her voice from the opposite side of the door. "Ace, it's me, your beautiful sugar mama."

Ace finally understood the reason why Scarlett suddenly walked out of his room.

'I see.'

He did not expect her to do something like that.

'Sometimes, she is really cute.'

He found her behavior cute.

"Come in." Ace uttered.

After opening the door and stepping into his room, she inquired, "Are you ready?"

"I'm ready." He nodded his head.

"Then let's go now." after saying that, Scarlett embraced his right arm.

To their surprise, they saw Layla when they were on the terrace.

"Scarlett, are you sure you want to go to the military headquarters while hugging his right arm like that?" Layla knew that Scarlett always maintained her image in front of others.

Scarlett only acted childish and spoiled when she was with Ace.

"Layla, you can embrace his other arm if you want. No need to tease me." Of course, Scarlett would stop hugging his right arm later because she had to maintain her image as city mistress.

"I accepted it gladly." After saying that, Layla hugged Ace's left arm.

Scarlett and Layla stopped hugging his arms when they walked out of her house. After walking for several minutes, they finally reached the military headquarters.

Lieutenant Valeria and the others were shocked when they saw Ace.

"Why is he here?"

"Does he want to participate in this monster subjugation?"

"I think so. After all, he is wearing armor now."

"Doesn't he know this mission is dangerous?"

"Maybe he will only watch from the sidelines later."

"But isn't that still dangerous?"

One by one, the city guards voiced out their curiosity.

When captain Noah saw Ace, he walked toward him and uttered, "Ace, it has been a while since the last time we met."

"Scarlett, is he a good person?" Ace asked in a low voice.

He only knew that person's name because his system did not know the target's personality or plans.

"Yes," Scarlett told Ace that captain Noah was a kind and easy-going person.

Captain Noah tapped Ace's shoulders when he was in front of Ace. "You look more manly now. By the way, why are you wearing armor? Are you going to participate in the monster subjugation?"

"It has been a while, captain Noah." Ace behaved as if he knew captain Noah. "Yes. I will be participating in this monster subjugation."

"Are you trying to protect your beloved city mistress?" captain Noah teased Ace.

"What are you talking about, captain Noah?" Ace uttered.

"Haha." Captain Noah laughed. "Let's talk over there. I'm sure other guards also want to talk to you."

"Sure." Ace agreed immediately.

As captain Noah was taking Ace to the chairs, lieutenant Valeria inquired, "City mistress, are you sure you will take him on this mission?"

"Yes." Scarlett responded instantly.

"But this mission is dangerous." Valeria still thought Ace was weak.

Of course, Scarlett knew what Valeria had in mind. "He is different now. He can protect himself."

"He is different?" Valeria did not get Scarlett's words.

'But he doesn't look strong in my eyes.'

She added in her head.

As Scarlett was talking with Valeria, the four families with their subordinates arrived at the military headquarters.

Ace turned his head toward the four big families.

'Sean?'

He was shocked when he saw Sean in Henry's group.

He believed Sean was not a part of Henry's family, so he was curious as to why Sean was in Henry's group.

'Does he want to use this mission to do something to me?'

He could not help but have bad thoughts because he had a bad relationship with Sean.

'Sean, I will kill you if you cause trouble for me later.'

Scarlett told him that he could kill someone outside her city.

"Ace, you need to be careful with Henry." Captain Noah warned Ace to be careful because he knew that Henry liked Scarlett.

Ace did not know who Henry was.

He looked in the direction that captain Noah was looking at.

'Is he Henry?'

He told his system to analyze the red-haired man in front of him because he wanted to know whether he was Henry or not.

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Name: Henry Howard

Race: Human

Age: 60

Class: Mage

Rank: Master

Talent: Grade C

Strength: Lvl. 42

Agility: Lvl. 47

Stamina: Lvl. 43

Mana Capacity: Lvl 60

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'I see. So, he is Henry, huh?'

When Ace noticed Henry kept looking at Scarlett, he knew the meaning of captain Noah's words.

When Henry caught sight of Ace, his lips curled up into a smirk.

'Just you wait, Ace. I will teach you a lesson today.'