Chapter 5: Be Sensible and Do It On Your Own (2)
“I’m just going to say hello. It’s just a simple greeting.”
Keter quickly slipped out of his room when Jacques was occupied. Jacques was a quick learner; he was soon going to learn how to counter Keter, so there was no need for Keter to go easy on him.
First, Keter headed to the west mansion, where the family resided. He had six brothers, but there was one person he wanted to meet first.
“Anis.”
Anis El Sefira was the third son of the Sefira family. In Keter’s previous life, unlike the other siblings who ignored and avoided him, Anis was the only one who didn’t. He challenged Keter to duels, getting riled up when Keter made a dismissive remark about archery. Of course, Keter destroyed him.
They became close after that, as they fought whenever they met. By Keter’s standards, people were close friends if they fought without killing each other.
Well, that didn’t matter anymore. Keter was at the mansion now, but he wasn’t sure if this life was exactly the same as his previous one. It was the same so far, but he expected some things to be different. He thought that seeing Anis would make it clear; maybe Anis would welcome him with kindness and warmth.
Keter didn’t know where Anis was, but he had an idea. As far as he knew, Anis was a training fanatic, and he always trained underground like a creep, so he might be there. If not, Anis was probably in the training room above ground.
As Keter was walking there, he could feel people’s gazes. The soldiers knew to keep their eyes down, but the maids were secretly glancing at him. When he looked at them, they avoided his gaze. He couldn’t help but say something.
“If you want to look at my handsome face, look me in the eyes. You’re not going to be able to get a proper look like that.”
The maids ran away, squealing like chickens. That was when Keter heard a familiar sound.