He slowly lifted his head. Kneeling on the floor in front of the Emperor was already troublesome to him. Through telepathy, Night was asking him the reason that he was kneeling in front of the lowly human.

He had to explain to her that the emperor was the most influential person in the empire and that they needed to abide by their law. If he wanted to have a peaceful life together with his new family in this world, he needed to destroy the cause of disturbance and befriend those he thinks could help him. So showing respect to the emperor is a must.

Also, there was no enmity between him and the royal family, so Yeman would not dare to start a fire between them. Although it was surreal, If possible, he wanted to have a friendly connection with the royal family.

Right now, the people that had obvious enmity towards him were some of the people in the Gentlewind family.

The others just ride the flow.

In this world that he had no idea what the outside of the empire was like, he must be careful and avoid getting all the hate towards him, especially the royal family.

Aside from the Gentlewind family, there was also the Goldenlotus family that seemed to be suspicious, especially after reading on the information they acquired from the Oldman's brain.

"No, Your Majesty. I awakened in the middle of the battle and also killed the Rat Lord," he said in honesty. 

Amidst the whispers around him, his voice found a way to reach everyone's ears.

"A-awakened…?" Jura was the first to mutter. His face twitched and furrowed. The others had a slow reaction. But all of them had unbelievable faces upon hearing his reply to the emperor.

Even Hemina was surprised by it. She believed that it was Mayu's group who killed it. But… but it was truly him?! Mina's admiration towards him leaped another bound.

Hannah fell silent.

Mayu, on the other hand, sighed in relief.

However, "What?!!" Ru-Han exclaimed. Shockedness was visible on his face. With his face akin to a face that ate bitter food.

It wasn't surprising to find someone who awakened their magical energy later. There were even some cases when a person awakened at the age of 25. And Eman was only a 17 years old young man, so it was understandable if one thought of it logically. However, the issue was Eman had a broken Magician's Seed, and broken Magician's Seed couldn't be awakened anymore despite being healthy because until now there is no record of a medicine that could heal a broken Seed.

So those people who had their Magician's Seed broken were rather committing suicide or going away from their family and live in seclusion. But mostly, they died from too much stress. 

In this world where magical energy was everything, having a broken Seed was equivalent to dying. Only a few would have the courage to continue their life like normal. Some even lost their sanity.

Nearly all of the people present tonight have stupefied faces after hearing him. "Awakened in the middle of battle? And killed the Rat Lord? For real?!!!" Everyone's thought.

"That's impossible!" Ru-Han cried out in disagreement and Jura shook his head. He could not believe this trash still insisting on his lie. Ru-Han continued, "How can someone with a broken Seed able to awaken?"

Yeman's eyes glint from Ru-Han's words. 

"Broken Seed?" Yeman asked with a glint in his eyes. "Who said I have a BROKEN Seed?" He questioned once again and this time he was purposely emphasizing the word broken.

In a brief moment, Ru-Han's countenance showed a slight change, but it did not escape from Yeman's gaze.

Unawakened and broken Seed, although have the same effects, they have different causes. Also, aside from these two, there were some cases that a Seed was stolen, like his sister.

Upon the pressure coming from the curious gaze of the emperor and everyone, beads of sweat were starting to show up on Ru-Han's face. "H-honey..." Called by his wife. "I-It was my daughter who told me!" He successfully found an answer after scrutinizing his mind.

"!!"

"W-What? B-but I only heard it from the patriarch," said Hannah in puzzlement.

After Hannah's words, Yeman noticed the reaction on Ru-Han's face from the corner of his eyes.

"Ahaha…" Ru-Han suddenly laughed descendingly. "Uhm, I apologize, Your Majesty. It seemed like it was a little misunderstanding only."

The emperor looked at him with doubt. But soon returned his gazed at the kneeling young man. "I see. So you awakened. Congratulations! Fufu!" Amusingly said the emperor.

Dammit! Ru-Han exclaimed inwardly. He could not reveal that this kid had some connection to them. And if he kept on insisting that this kid had a broken Seed, the well-buried secret of his family has a chance to be uncovered. No matter what, he could not let the royal family know about it.

Tsk! Sigh. Yeman clicked his tongue and sighed regretfully. He knew that Ru-Han was hiding something.

However, it was also good for him that his broken Magician's Seed won't get revealed. It would be troublesome for him if Ru-Han kept on insisting that he had a broken Seed. If they find out that he truly had a broken Seed at first, and now it's healed, they probably bothered him later on, even worse if they decided to dissect him.

He immediately sent a telepathic message to the Elder Dark Priest to focus on discovering the medicine of broken Magician's Seed.

He needed it if ever his broken Seed was revealed. Luckily, aside from some members of Gentlewind and Goldenlotus family, no one else knew about his broken Seed. And he believed that those families were afraid to disclose the issue about him since there was a big chance that it may lead to something big that would uncover some bad secrets.

Yeman too could not disclose it as he had no idea how much his involvement in this and besides, he had a lack of evidence. And there was also the issue of trust. What if some member of the royal family had close ties to these two families? It would be him who would be at a disadvantage later. 

Looks like these coming days will be hard for him. He needed to prepare himself. Dealing with these great noble families was truly a pain in the ass.

This time, it was a draw. None of them wanted to disclose the issue in front of the emperor.

Jura was wondering why Uncle Ru had suddenly backed down. Regardless, he had no care if this worm had broken Seed or not. His only problem was the lie that this worm was telling. "Your Majesty, I think it's better to have this person prove himself that he awakened." Jura suddenly suggested which made everyone agree with him.

"Hmm… I see that's a good suggestion. Perhaps a duel between the two of you will be a good demonstration. What do you think?" replied the emperor after a second of pondering.

"A-A duel?"

"What? Jura of Grenn family against that trash?"

"Wait, he said he awakened so he's not trash anymore."

"Idiot! Even though he awakened, it doesn't mean he's better than trash. Besides, Jura is from the Gentlewind family and that person was just awakened recently."

"I-I see…"

"Right!"

People around started to comment.

"Hehe…" Jura grinned. "I think it is indeed a good idea, Your Majesty."

Even if this despicable person had truly awakened, it doesn't mean that he was strong enough to kill the Rat Lord alone. In the end, this trash will still embarrass himself after his defeat. Hehehe. Jura laughed inwardly. After this, Hannah's affection towards this guy would be 100% gone.

He will make sure to embarrass him. He will make sure that this person would rather choose to die.

"I see, if Your Majesty demands it, I will proudly accept the duel."

For some reason, he only came here to enjoy, but damn with this award thing. Well, he just needed to demonstrate. It might be a good chance also. Yeman thought.

Upon hearing him, everyone felt excited, but none of them were expecting good from him, especially that he was a newly awakened person. Most of them are still doubting his claim that he killed the Rat Lord.