Chapter 196: 196

196 Uneasy Kaka

The stranger seemed rather cocky .

He reminded Roland of Bard when they first met . At that time, Bard was as condescending and sarcastic as this man .

But Bard’s attitude gradually changed after all the incidents that followed, and he and Roland finally became friends .

So, Roland had deja vu when he saw the man, as if he were back to months earlier .

“Felwood, why are you in my manor?” Bard seemed unhappy, if not angry .

The man slowly walked toward Bard and mocked, “Isn’t it perfectly normal for an older brother to care for a younger brother who is about to be kicked out of the family?”

Roland was slightly surprised to hear that .

Bard looked at Roland guiltily and said, “Stop being a hypocrite, Felwood . You should be the happiest to see that happen . ”

“Hahaha!”

Felwood burst into laughter, then focused his eyes on Roland . Observing him for a while, he asked weirdly, “A Golden Son?”

He seemed both disrespectful and somewhat scared .

So, the smile on his face became very odd .

At first, Roland didn’t understand why he was wearing such an expression, but then he realized that it was probably because of the players that Antis mentioned .

Stabbing themselves for money, resurrecting again and again after death, and running about naked, the players did leave an impression that they would do anything for money . But they also made everybody envious because they never died .

Furthermore, Roland was dressed differently from the previous players, who were all Warriors or agility classes .

Roland was a Mage, and every spellcaster was revered even if they were from a different race .

For example, even though people hated orcs, nobody dared to underestimate a Shaman diplomat in the human world or make any racist comments in front of him .

Thinking that through, Roland smiled and said, “Yes . ”

Felwood observed Roland for a while longer and said with much less mockery, “Mr . Mage, you probably don’t know the latest news yet, but your friend, my brother, is about to be kicked out of the family . If he lied to you, you’re free to visit my manor . It’s not far away from here . Anybody on the street knows where it is . ”

It was blatant poaching . Young Bard’s face was dark as if it had been dyed with ink . He glared at Felwood furiously and clenched his fists, but in the end, he didn’t do anything .

Roland nodded . “Got it . ”

His voice was as casual as before . There was no telling how he felt .

Felwood couldn’t figure out Roland just yet . After waiting a few seconds, he looked at Bard with a gloating smile, before he returned to his carriage and left .

Bard didn’t say anything until Felwood’s carriage disappeared at the end of the street .

Roland heaved a sigh and asked, “How many brothers do you have?”

“Two,” Young Bard said . “He’s my second brother . ”

“But I’m curious about one thing . ” Roland thought for a moment and asked, “When Antis sent for you, I only mentioned Bard . Since you’re all surnamed Bard, how did the envoy find you precisely?”

“When Antis’s envoy arrived, we were all in my father’s manor,” Bard said . “He mentioned your name, so I came to you . ”

Roland immediately got it . “No wonder he arrived the moment we reached your manor . He must’ve been eager to find out who your guest was and if your guest could help you make a comeback . ”

Young Bard couldn’t have looked more awful .

Roland asked again, “Since you’re all surnamed Bard, I think I’d better distinguish you . His given name is Felwood . What’s yours?”

“Kaka . ”

“Well, that’s a simple name . ” Roland nodded .

“You mean a stupid name . ” Young Bard, or Kaka, looked at the sky and said grimly, “It was my mother who gave me the name . My mother is the daughter of a merchant . I was mocked a lot for my name when I was little . ”

“Is that really important?” Roland asked slowly . “Even if your name is Kaka and it’s unsophisticated, it doesn’t change the fact that your father is a grand noble . I think you’re too emotional . ”

“You wouldn’t understand . Anyway, I don’t quite understand the Golden Sons . ” Kaka sighed and said, “I’ve met a few other Golden Sons besides you . You have different personalities, but your eyes are similar . You stare at everybody as if they were loot . ”

Roland burst into laughter . “Just a while back, Antis said that we looked at everybody as if they were gold coins . ”

Kaka was briefly stunned . “I didn’t know that Antis felt the same… But it does make sense . He killed three Golden Sons in person . Also, he’s smarter and more gifted than me . It’s not unusual that he saw through things so clearly . Besides, the Golden Sons who were here a while back were truly… indescribable . ”

Roland had been observing Kaka Bard and realized that he was truly not as confident as a few months earlier .

Roland looked at the manor and asked with a smile, “Are you not going to ask me to come in?”

“Oh… right . ”

After a shock, Kaka led Roland to the gate of the manor, and two guards opened the gate and let them in .

At the entrance, Roland found that the guards were respectful but unnatural, as if they were only pretending to show respect .

They passed the courtyard and entered the study on the top floor of an extravagant three-story building .

There was the vague aroma of lavender in the study .

Looking around for a moment, Roland’s eyes stopped briefly on the bookshelf, before he asked, “I’ve been meaning to ask since just now . Why are you being kicked out of your family?”

Kaka Bard’s mood had obviously been improved, but he was depressed again after hearing Roland’s question .

After a long silence, he finally said, “My father asked me to be the mayor of a town next to Sisilia, which is one of our family’s fiefs . ”

“Inheriting a fief is not exactly being kicked out of your family, is it?” Roland asked again .

“The town only has a population of fifty thousand . The environment is terrible and the place has few yields . It’s always been the place where the members of my family are exiled when they make mistakes . ”

Roland nodded and said, “Now, I understand why you’re buying derivative spells from me and even their copyright . ”

Kaka Bard sighed helplessly . He had intended to keep it a secret from Roland, so that he could better negotiate with Roland .

However, now that Roland had learned the secret, he could only accept whatever prices that Roland gave him .

He only hoped that Roland’s price wouldn’t be too much for him to pay .