"My mistake?"

Rant Valo turned to Floriana Sabina in confusion.

"Yes, it was your mistake. He was the one in line after you."

Floriana Sabina explained to him who was totally oblivious that it was his fault.

"Ah… I forgot about my curse after not affecting anyone for so long."

Rant Valo just remembered it now. Floriana Sabina and Veia hadn't been affected by it that it already slipped past his mind.

"Go on, Disciple. This will be the first step in removing the effects of your unique constitution towards others."

Floriana Sabina urged him.

"Okay."

Rant Valo nodded his head before approaching the now squirming-in-pain young man.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Rant Valo asked him with worry on his face. Just looking at the way the young man's leg was bent made Rant Valo feel pity and guilt towards this young man.

"Y-you think?"

There was a helpless expression on the young man's face. He doesn't look okay at all! Why does he have to ask him that? It sounded like mockery in the young man's ears.

"Uhh, yeah. I'll help you get home."

Rant Valo felt awkward from the young man's reply. He crouched down and offered his shoulders to him.

The young man looked at Rant Valo's shoulders for a few seconds before finally deciding to take him up on his offer. He has no one to help him go back after all. It would only make him more ashamed by staying in this street a second longer.

"My name is Nale Narene. What's yours?"

The young man introduced himself. He grunted in pain as he hopped his way with Rant Valo's help.

"My name is Rant Valo. A villager."

Rant Valo replied with a smile. This guy was very likable in his opinion. He was unlike the villagers that shunned him. He was also the type of guy that people would like just by looking at his oval face.

"Oh, what village are you from? I know most of them. And are they your friends?"

Nale Narene chatted with Rant Valo as his interest was piqued. He then noticed Floriana Sabina and Veia following after them and his curiosity was immediately attracted after he glanced at Veia's face under the black cloak.

"I… My village is far away from here. And yes, they could be considered my friends."

Rant Valo decided to not tell him which village he was from. He still felt bitter about it after all. And he was also aware that revealing that Veia was his servant and Floriana Sabina is his master would only confuse Nale Narene.

"Really? That must have been a long journey then. Could you introduce me to that young beautiful friend of yours?"

Nale Narene grinned at Rant Valo. He glanced at Veia one more time and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Hearing what Nale Narene said made Rant Valo have the urge to drop him to the ground.

"W-wait, why did you stop supporting me! I'll fall down! I can't support my body with only one leg!"

Nale Narene panicked as Rant Valo slowly moved away from him.

"..."

Rant Valo watched in silence as Nale Narene pleaded for help. Floriana Sabina and Veia was stunned by what Rant Valo was doing, and Veia chuckled at the scene.

"Hehehe, Master, you're being too overprotective of me. I'm so happy… Ow! Grandmaster, why did you hit me!?"

Veia was fidgeting shyly before Floriana Sabina smacked the back of her head with a fan.

"Oops, my hand moved on their own."

Floriana Sabina pretended as she looked away.

"Grandmaster… you keep bullying me!"

Veia looked at Floriana Sabina indignantly. She had been bullied by Floriana Sabina too many times now.

"I get it now! She's your girlfriend, right? I'm sorry, Rant! It was just a joke, okay? Help me before I fall over!"

Nale Narene immediately understood when he saw Veia acting like that. He realized that Rant Valo was upset because he showed intentions of courting Veia.

"Hmph. As long as you know."

Rant Valo snorted a bit and continued supporting Nale Narene.

"So petty…"

Nale Narene murmured with a wry smile. If only he knew, he wouldn't have said something so insensitive.

"Where are we going?"

Rant Valo asked him after they encountered an intersection.

"Just straight. My household is just straight ahead."

Nale Narene pointed and they continued going ahead until they reached the entrance of a huge mansion. There were burly guards with swords hanging from their sides lined up on the gate,

"Are you sure? This looks like the house of a noble."

Rant Valo looked at Nale Narene and asked him in confusion. Nale Narene doesn't have the features of a noble in his opinion. He immediately became doubtful after seeing it.

"What? Do I not look like a noble to you?"

Nale Narene pulled his head back in bewilderment. He was bewildered that Rant Valo didn't think of him as a noble.

"Are you?"

Rant Valo was shocked by his words. He looked at Nale Narene more carefully and he was immediately able to notice from his tattered clothes that they looked somewhat expensive looking.

"Young Master Nale!"

A guard noticed them and was able to recognize Nale's face. He shouted towards them as he ran over.

"Sebastian."

Nale Narene greeted the guard with a wry smile. Being seen like this by one of his guards embarrassed him.

"Young Master Nale, what happened to you?"

The guard asked with worry on his face. He looked all tattered over and dust was all over his clothes. There were some bruises and wounds all over him. And his left leg was bent! It was like he was run over or something.

"I got ran over by an idiot."

Nale Narene gritted his teeth in anger as he was reminded of what just happened earlier.

"... I- I see, I'll help you get inside."

The guard was speechless after realizing that his guess was actually correct. He then helped Rant Valo take Nale Narene inside the mansion.