Part 4

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The atmosphere of the room was silent as all eyes turned towards the person at the door

Standing there menacingly in front of the room was a child, He looked to be of the same age as Lia but the intimidating atmosphere presence that he emits didn't seem to match it

His black hair swayed for a short moment due to the small breeze that was created from the force of the door being opened as his crimson eyes darted around everyone who was inside the room

He was wearing a customized black suit and trousers that looked to be of the highest quality as one would expect from a noble family, Lia was trained to serve the Elite so she wasn't really surprised by this, but it reminded her once again of their disparity in terms of hierarchy in society 

  The thing that truly caught Lia's attention was the sword of the boy that was hanging at his hip, Lia could tell at a glance that the sword was well made, the golden linings of the Scabbard symbolized that it was created by the royal blacksmith, and the way the Hilt was made seemed to provide a good grip which is important for a sword

Woah, a weapon of this quality is quite rare...almost as good as Ms. Rosaria?...No this one is even better...at the same level as Sir Aurelion's perhaps?

When Lia finally took her eyes off the sword, he realized that the gaze of the boy landed on her, and they both locked eyes for a short while.

Grrrrrgghhhh! Stop looking at me like that with your pretty face!

Lia was absolutely dazzled by the appearance of the young boy, if this were a shoujo manga then his face would glow up even more and roses would start appearing behind him, and while at Lia's point of view that almost happened, she remained steadfast and focused because the child in front of her was no ordinary one, he was a part of the main cast of Fate of Lovers

Raiden El. Rosenblade

That was the name of the character that played as the antagonist of the first few parts of the book, Like most of the other students, he saw the main character as an eyesore and wanted her gone from the school as soon as possible, but after seeing  and experiencing her kind and noble attitude, he slowly fell in love with her and became one of the five that was chasing after her affection

Raiden in the book was known to have a mischievous and calculating personality, the way he bullied the main character would be so cleverly done that it even left the main cast wondering if he was truly the culprit behind it all 

Yes, that is the same boy that is standing in front of them right now

I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Lia thought of this as she looked at Aithne menacingly, Aithen seemed to notice this so she turned to her and let out a bright smile which irritated her and caused a vein to pop at Lia's forehead 

Raiden opened his mouth and was about to say something but was interrupted by a voice

"S-Sir Raiden please wait!"

From behind him came a tired-looking butler, his clothes looked raged and his expression showed panic and dread

"Hah? What are you still doing here?!"

Lia heard his voice for the first time, the pitch was still high enough for a child's but it still sounded controlling and authoritative

The butler looked even more scared but even so, he did not back down 

"P-Please I beg of you, Please overlook this just once, I have a family of three so I cannot lose this job...please sir I-"

"The audacity!"

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