"I told you he would be here, hahaha."

"Shut up, Capri."

"Heh, look at that commoner filth, even having fun with his maidservants..."

"Guess even commoners without a penis still seek the feel of a woman, hahaha."

"Larn, stop laughing; you also don’t have a penis."

"Ah... you’re right, haha."

"But look, why’s that bastard glaring at us like that ?"

"I guess he still doesn’t know his place... he’ll learn tonight."

A total of six male servants, excluding Gildhart, swaggered into the vast room with several types of intimidation weapons in their grip.

Then, in pairs of two, they went to position themself on all four cardinal points, closing in on Ben and the girls as they conversed mockingly.

Two stood at the back, two stood to the left and right as well, and to the front stood two behind Gardhild, who was quietly staring down at Ben with a grin that did little to hide all the things he was going to do to him.

However, as Gildhart’s eyes landed on the twins, a touch of something flickered for a moment, which he quickly hid as he brought his attention to Ben, the grin on his face drawing wider as he spoke.

"I gave you a chance..... "

"A chance to come out of this with just a few corrective punishments."

"But you....."

"You refused my kindness; now you’ll have to pay the ultimate price."

Gardhild said, shaking his head with arms crossed leisurely over his chest, as his encircling men drew closer, snickering derisively, though one person amongst them looked very hesitant to be there and doing what they were about to do.

Entwin Brom.

The second son of Baron Brom from the small Brom barony.

Though he wasn’t the youngest of the gathered former nobles, he was the most recent to join the group, having been in the estate for only three months.

Just like the others, he was infatuated with the madame; it was nearly impossible not to be, but unlike the others, he lacked the same penchant for commoner hatred and going so far for what he considers to be not that grave an issue.

Maybe it was because he was from the smallest of noble houses, or because he’d had friends who were commoners; he had always found a way to avoid being included whenever this group went about doing as they pleased.

But he certainly couldn’t be the only noble servant in the estate not part of the coalition of noble servants; that would put more of a target on his back.

The fact that he was from the poorest barony was already a topic for whispered discussion amongst his so-called peers, so he always just tries to blend in.

However, their leader Gildhart had insisted that all should be present, and even went as far as instructing them to bring all their specialized weapons; that’s why he was currently here and holding a long-sword-type specialized weapon, of which his mastery was only at the basic level.

Why Gildhart would go so far as to employ such extreme measures against one young man, who, as Entwin was looking at him now, appeared mostly ordinary, though looking at his appearance, he could somehow understand why the mistress had taken a liking to this person.

Entwin was, of course, a little jealous, but he wouldn’t go as far as wanting to harm this person for such a whimsical reason, when literally all the other noble men were also head over heels for the madame.

Seeing as he’d been pulled in against his will, Entwin had planned to just stay back and avoid being a part of whatever they were going to do to this person.

But as he stood there, sword in hand, he wondered why he was exactly at the front, and right behind Gildhart.

’This person.’

Entwin thought, giving a quick side eye to the young man to his side who had his hands crossed behind his back, with squinting eyes, and a perpetual smile on his face.

Most would think that since Gildhart is the strongest, he was the most powerful in the group, but Entwin felt differently.

There was something off with this person standing next to him that others simply didn’t notice.

Even the smile on his face that had never been absent for the last three months he’s been in the estate felt completely fake to Entwin..... Like a carefully curated mask.

From Entwin’s observations, though Gildhart felt that the decisions he made were his own original ideas, in truth, most of Gildhart’s decisions were always strongly influenced by this person called Kylian.

Entwin was only at the Apprentice Knight realm and in the early stage, far weaker than others present who were at the mid to late stages, thanks to Gildhart’s generous resource distribution to those most loyal.

Yet Kylian had brought him forward to stand next to him and behind Gildhart, where he would certainly have to perform, and couldn’t wiggle his way through as before.

Entwin wondered if Kylian had noticed his hesitation through those barely open eyes of his, or was this simply an action carried out on a whim?

Either way, since he’d been placed here, Entwin had to steel his nerves and do the bare minimum to pull through this.

Doing anything heroic certainly wouldn’t bode well for his continued stay in this estate.

’I am sorry, man. I will just throw some light hits at you; forgive me.’

Entwin muttered inside, looking to Ben in the pool who was still glaring straight at Gildhart....

But strangely, it wasn’t with the look of fear they were all expecting....

The young man just seemed irritated by their presence.

And Gildhart too had noticed this, causing the veins to pop along his skull in anger.

He expected Ben to beg, to plead for his life, seeing this many people encircling him, but only the twins, latching on to him, appeared in fear.

Gildhart wanted to tear Ben apart instantly, but there were two people present he couldn’t allow to be caught in the crossfire, so he said to Ben, grinning....

"I will show a little mercy even though you don’t deserve it."

"Send those peasant commoners latching on to you, out of here....."

"This is your sin alone to bear....

"Unless you want to include them in your misfortune. In that case, I would be much obliged to do to them the same things I plan for you, hehe"

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