Chapter 196 - Uneasy Kaka (2/2)

“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 n.o.ble. 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 pa.s.sed 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.