Death Guns In Another World

Chapter 168 - 161: Roman Fishburns

Letʼs rewind time back a bit.

As Alex was observing Freya.

On the other side where Leonardo and the others were seated, Katherina had already left to go to the emperorʼs side.

Leonardo was whispering something into the ear of one of the nobles sitting beside him.

This noble had brown hair and brown eyes, he was a little bit handsome. If Alex were to see this man, he wouldʼve identified him as being related to Larry Fishburns, because the two look alike, however, this man was more mature, more handsome than Larry, Roman Fishburns, Larryʼs Fishburns big brother.

ʼʼRoman, that man is the one that crippled your brother. To humiliate him, from what I see is currently Rank 5 at the best. Challenge him and beat him, the princess will allocate more resources to you.ʼʼ

Hearing Leonardoʼs words, Roman went into contemplation for a moment before raising a question,

ʼʼWhat about that silver-haired woman beside him? It seems that sheʼs her master, wonʼt she gets mad if I-”

ʼʼNo need to worry about her, she wonʼt be able to do anything. Remember this is the princess order. To ensure that there is no problem she went to stay beside the Emperor.

In case that woman will try something, the princess will ask the emperor to intervene.ʼʼ Leonardo cut Roman off and explained, he sent a glance to others besides him, having understood what this meant they nodded their heads as though to reassure Roman.

And as expected it worked, Roman did not doubt anything, he was too focused on the resources he would receive after completing this mission so much that he had not thought for a moment that he was being used by Leonardo, for him it was the Princessʼs order.

By the way, getting more resources meant he would have the right to dive into more dungeons, he would receive 30% of what he brings back. Because dungeons were under tight supervision it was impossible to trick the Princess. Only death awaits you if you were to try it.

As a member of the Second Princess faction, he was able to receive 20 % of what he brings back, an increase of 10% will help him to greatly amass wealth to further stabilize his position of next head of the Fishburns family and also to help him quickly increase his level.

Unlike the outside world, monsters inside dungeons respawn after some time when they are killed, this meant an endless supply of monsters.

Considering all these facts, Roman got easily tempted and forgot to think carefully about what he was trying to do implies.

Truth be told, Roman didnʼt feel hatred toward Alex for what he had done, on the contrary, it was gratitude, gratitude because Roman was planning to deal with his brother after he retrieves the money from one of their branch restaurant (Golden Nuggets, the restaurant visited by Alex and Leena (Elseria) when they were on their date).

Roman had already planned to send a bunch of bandits after his brother after the latter left the city, he was doing all of this because Larry was threatening his position even when being a thrash.

Roman and Larry did not have the same mother, Larryʼs mother was the legitimate wife of the Barron, now viscount. This meant Larry would be the next family head, however because of Romanʼs talent, he became the favorite to be the next family head.

Not everyone supported this decision, naturally, Larryʼs mother was included in this category, she was trying everything to the viscount chose her son, unfortunately, it became an impossible feat as Larry turned into a retard, no, worse than retard he was like an empty shell.

ʼSorry, if you want to blame someone blame yourself for offending people you shouldnʼt have. I will beat you and complete two objectives at the same time, one being the rewards Iʼll get and the latter being the favor madam asked me, she said she will support me if I thrash you and cripple you.ʼ Roman mumbled and stood up, four young men followed him. They were slowly walking in Alexʼs direction.

Looking at the Romanʼs leaving back,

Leonardo smiled.

ʼʼWhat are you planning? The princess has never made that kind of promise. What if she gets angry?” Camilla asked in a low voice, she didnʼt understand Leonardoʼs action.

Smiling as if this was nothing serious, Leonardo explained,

ʼʼDonʼt worry she wonʼt, that fool is just a sacrificial pawn. Iʼm using him to gauge Alex. The current him is giving me an uneasy feeling. I canʼt quite put my finger on it, but I have a bad feeling. Letʼs wait and see, I think Katherina will want to know Alexʼs current level. Like this, she will know how to deal with him.ʼʼ

Camilla thought about Leonardoʼs words but she was feeling uneasy for some reason, she looked at Katherina to see her chatting with the emperor, suddenly, the emperor glanced at Alex.

ʼThat it is.ʼ Camilla inwardly exclaimed, she now knows why she was feeling uneasy, it was the way Katherina looks at Alex, it was not because the latter fell in love but most likely she wants Alex,

ʼʼEh?” This time Camilla exclaimed aloud.

ʼʼWhat it is?” Leonardo stopped observing Roman and his men who were about to reach Alexʼs table and asked.

ʼʼWhat if the princess tries to recruit Alex into her faction?” Camilla asked fearful of this possibility.

ʼʼImpossible, why would she? She has me and you three, it is already enough. Iʼm the Hero, why would she need a thrash for? Alex may have changed but he is still too far from us. Our talents are a world apart, what if he became a little bit handsome? What if he became a little bit powerful?

All of this doesnʼt matter because he can never be a dragon-like us. Doesnʼt matter if he has some kind of mysterious master. Did you think that a snake will suddenly turn into a dragon after two months? Not to say him a crippled snake it is impossible. Youʼre also forgetting an absolutely important matter, isnʼt it Alex is Katherinaʼs enemy.

Did you think sheʼd forgotten that and bring him into her faction?”

Camila thought for a moment before shaking her head, she had a hard time imagining that prideful princess lowering her head to take someone in, someone she had previously discarded, will Alex even accept? Unlikely, but just the fact that Katherina may think about approaching Alex makes her feel uneasy.

Even with all the arguments Leonardo advanced, she was still feeling uneasy, call this womanʼs intuition.

Suddenly, Kevin who was watching from the side decided to step in as he knew his little sister was still not convinced.

ʼʼLittle Camilla, no need to think so much about it. There is no way the princess will want Alex back. They are enemies, knowing the two of them I can assure you that none of them will try to become the other partyʼs friend, so donʼt worry. Even if he progressed a bit, Alexander is still a nobody without any backing like us.ʼʼ

ʼʼI understand. I hope that Iʼm just being paranoid.ʼʼ Camilla decided to drop the matter when she saw everyone trying to convince her that she was overthinking. Even the silent Dodolus seemed to share the same thought as Leonardo and Kevin.

ʼʼLet watch, things are about to become interesting. Roman and his men have already arrived in front of Alex. Letʼs see what you will do, will you cower or will you fight?” Leonardo wondered while observing Alex. He was smiling.

The others also stayed silent to observe what would happen.

•••••

~Back to Alexʼs table.

Roman arrived in front of Alex, coldly looking down on the latter while completely ignoring the others present.

ʼʼAre you Alexander, the Rookie from Eriaʼs city?”

ʼʼIntroduce yourself first before asking me a question. Itʼs the basic of etiquette.ʼʼ Alex replied nonchalantly.

The four men behind Roman became furious, when one of them was planning to insult Alex, Roman stopped him, he smiled and he said.

ʼʼIʼm Roman Fishburns, eldest son of the Viscount Gareth Fishburns. Iʼm also the next head of the Fishburns family.ʼʼ

While saying so, Romanʼs smile widened, he waiting to see the awe inside Alexʼs eyes, however, Alexʼs words froze him in place.

Clap Clap!

ʼʼHow wonderful, Iʼm in awe. So, mister future head what did you want with this humble one?” Alex clapped his hands before asking with a sarcastic smile on his face.

By now, everyone had stopped talking and were focusing their attention on what was happening. Even the Emperor was looking with interest, the happiest about the current situation was Elseria, she leaned against her chair legs crossed, her lips were curved upward.

Freya, the headmistress of the Imperial Magic Academy stared at Elseria for a moment, being Elseria long-time friends, she knew when the latter smile like this, it meant she was up to something, that someone was about to suffer under her schemes. She decided to observe a bit, previously she was not interested, however now she decided to watch.

Katherina was surprised seeing Roman standing in front of Alex, judging by the latter behavior she knew what he was planning, he was planning to challenge Alex and there was only one person besides her that could make Roman go challenge Alex, itʼs Leonardo.

Staring at Leonardo for a moment, Katherina shook her head and thought that she may use this chance to gauge Alexʼs strength, she had tried numerous times appraising him since the moment he entered but wasnʼt able to. Something seemed to be obstructing her, when she appraised Gracier she was able to only see her Level, Level 45, nothing more.

She became more interested in Alex after noticing that she could not appraise him.

While everyone besides the Emperor was eager to know what going on the younger generationʼs side, there was someone who was not happy at all, it was the current head of the Fishburnsʼ Family, the Viscount Gareth Fishburns, he was currently furious as he knew nobody good gonna happen if they mess up with that young man named.

Remembering the warning he received, Gareth glared at his son,

ʼWhat that idiot is thinking about?ʼ

Unfortunately, at the moment, Roman was too focused on Alex to notice this.