Sacrifice: Time of Mine

The crowd almost jumped from surprise when they heard Streson's words.

A noble is here!

Not just any noble, it is one of the rising stars, Van, one of the Idiotic Rivals!

However, that is only the title of the fellow nobles to the two of them. If the commoners would say that in front of Van, it would be offending and inappropriate. It would shame any of the two and either of the noble can bring punishment to the commoner.

Even if it is unfair, power is the law. Nobles became nobles because they have a talented bloodline. If laws were to disappear, they are strong enough to make the commoners their slaves while the commoners won't have any power to fight back.

So thinking about it carefully, the commoners bowing their heads to the nobles is nothing out of the unusual since nobles are physically stronger. Law of the jungle!

The reason why these people were shocked was that these nobles are too proud to be with the commoners. They have their own place and neighborhood in the capital which is a land that they bought for themselves.

The capital is big and all the nobles have their lands in there. These nobles are either a branch of the main family from any of the three kingdoms or they are nobles specialized in business. 

Meaning, these nobles have their own place and it isn't there out in the streets of the commoners. It is rare to see a noble walking around here or even their vehicles. The only time that it was common was the arrival of any of the crowned children just like when Princess Alisera came into the capital.

Back to the scene, it was shocking to see that Van was there. With a confident look and since they were all men, he was not the least bit shy which gave him a complexion of a ruler walking between his subjects.

Streson had to be respectful to Van since this young noble has a superior bloodline. Although Van just got to Rank Dih, he has a lot of potentials. Meanwhile, Streson is already past his middle-age. It just doesn't look that way because he is already Rank Cee.

The higher your rank is, the longer your lifespan, and the middle-age of a commoner is like adolescence for Rank Cee. If commoners have an average lifespan of 60 then Rank Cee has 120.

However, it still depends on a lot of factors.

"What is happening here, Sir Streson?" Van casually asked as he walked into the circle.

"Young Noble, we are just taking information from these three. It is regarding about Avion Teller." Streson was not too overly polite, after all, he is still a senior and a genius if compared to other commoners.

In truth, it was Van who should be respectful but it seemed that he was too young to understand that.

"Oh, they know the whereabouts of Avion Teller?" Van said as if he was expectant, suggesting that he is interested in this.

Seeing that there was a noble in front of them, the three lowered their heads even further.

"That is what I am asking them." Streson smiled, tolerating Van's attitude. After all, even though the forces behind Van wouldn't have Rank Bih, Rank Cees are countless.

"I want to catch this Avion too." Van exclaimed with a huge smile as he looked at the three with their heads on the ground.

Hearing this, the crowd remembered that Van is one of the greatest contenders in courting the princess!

"Seeing that you are still here, does that mean these dogs still haven't answered your questions?" Van arrogantly said. His demeanor was too different in front of the commoners. Only when in front of Jhin would he retain his gentlemanly image.

Streson didn't mind this and explained to Van about them being Avion's friends and about what Mettany told them.

Mahon wants to say what he said earlier again but couldn't since in front of him is now a tyrannical noble.

"What? Why don't you ask that Mettany then?" Van seemed familiar with this name, 'Is she that one who defeated Prince Harold back then? The one who is always cleaning?' he then became interested but since he knew he's awkward in front of women, he cleared the thought of searching for Mettany himself.

"But first," he then looked at the three and walked to them, "Say, where's Avion Teller?"

"Young Noble...." Naron whispered and answered, "We don't know. Sir Streson had already said everything we kne-"

Pak!*

Everyone's eyes widened as they saw Naron got his head kicked hard that he tumbled sideways. But that was not the reason why they were shocked, it was because they could feel an energy coming from the kick.

Meaning, Van had used Body Strengthening to a Non-Elementalist!

"Young Noble..." Streson frowned but then shut his mouth.

"Don't worry, don't worry, lying to a noble is a valid reason to punish them." Van confidently said before he dropped on the ground without him realizing it.

"You dare kicked Naron?!" Fobo tackled him while Temon ran to support Fobo. There was evident anger in their faces. 

If compared to Mettany who has her Conditioned Elesk whom they knew had almost no control of her actions when in her horny state, this guy just kicked Naron out of nowhere. But the key difference was, this guy is not as terrifying as Miss Mettany!

"Wait, guys!" Naron felt his jaw dislocated as he felt hardship in talking.

"Insolent!"

"Ack!" Fobo was thrown away while Temon was kicked to the ground.

With a red face and a fuming expression, Van stood up and was raging from embarrassment. He was not prepared for the sudden attack. Nobody was. Being pushed to the ground by a measly commoner, if Jhin was to learn about this, Van would be mocked for life!

"You dare! You dare! You dare!" after Fobo was thrown to the ground, he was endlessly kicked.

Fobo groaned for the first few seconds until he became silent. Naron rushed to the scene while Temon followed, shouting:

"Stop! Stop!"

Van's every kick was a force of a Rank Dih Elementalist. A commoner had no defense against such attacks.

"Die!" Van kicked the incoming Naron and further punched his face to a pulp. Temon who was just about to cover Fobo's body was in a dilemma. Would he ran to Naron and leave Fobo or would he stay there?

Not thinking anymore, Temon cried and charged at Van. If he can choose the third option, take the noble's attention, he would.

"You!" seeing that this guy was blocking his path even though Van had already shown his strength made another nerve popped out of his forehead. After beating Fobo unconscious and Naron unrecognizable, it was then Temon's turn.

After the three laid on the ground like dead dogs, the entire scene which was filled with commotion earlier was silent.