Chapter 112 - More Problems (2/2)

Nathalia's red eyes are intense, and you can almost feel pressure in your chest just by looking at them, and if the Strogueher were not afraid of red eyes like that, they would certainly be as ecstatic as anyone else who sees beautiful Nathalia for the first time.

Unlike the twenty-plus Elves who recoiled at the sight of Nathalia's eyes, an old man approached. He was wearing a casual, somewhat stuffy white shirt, and a side belt with three empty knife holders. For some reason, the old Elf was wearing a gauntlet only on his right hand and on his left a thick leather glove.

”Oh! She's beautiful, Ayumi!” He complimented Nathalia as if the young girl were a little girl.

Nathalia picked up the side of her dress, bent her knees, bowed her head, and introduced herself in a tone loud enough for everyone to hear:

”Nice to meet you all, my name is Nathalia Strogueher, and I am about to turn 20. I look forward to meeting each of you.”

Nathalia's silky voice, combined with her good manners, surprised many who were one foot behind her.

During the meeting that morning, Luke eventually discovered that within the Strogueher Family there is a fear about the color of their eyes because they believe that the color of a person's eyes says a lot about who they are or will be.

Black eyes mean rigidity; Blue eyes mean talent; Brown eyes mean virtue; Green eyes mean love, and from the moment the first red-eyed Elf was born, Akai Strogueher, red eyes came to mean anger.

This did not affect Nathalia emotionally; she was already prepared to be belittled. In fact, ever since the Return Stones she bought in that Magic Items Shop in Vasconcelos didn't work, Nathalia decided not to believe in any kind of superstition anymore.

However, to some superstitious members of the Strogueher Family, the politeness Nathalia displayed was not enough to convince them that she deserved to be there.

From a distance, Luke saw the man Wang Strogueher walking towards Nathalia, who was having a nice conversation with her cousin, Jilly Strogueher.

The man's appearance was intimidating, to say the least. In the middle of summer, he was wearing a thick coat made of white bear skin. He was also very large, easily exceeding two meters in height.

”Mister Wang, I'm afraid you won't be able to get past here.” Luke said, breaking his walk. ”Nathalia is busy talking right now.”

Wang measured Luke from head to toe and made sure that Luke was who he thought he was. ”Hunf... So you are the new puppy that Ayumi hired? You're pretty well known around here, you know that?”

Luke looked at him inexpressively. At the same time, the lockstep of the two men began to attract attention from a few watchful eyes of the family.

”If you wish to converse with Miss Nathalia, you must wait for her to finish the current conversation.”

”Actually, I'm here to challenge her, not to talk.” Wang exclaimed loudly and impatiently. The huge man's pointed ears swiveled simultaneously with his roar.

Class-S, who had a considerable amount of snacks in her mouth, was amazed as she watched the scene from afar.

Nathalia had to suddenly stop her conversation with Jilly to see what was occurring, but before she could approach, Ayumi stepped in front of her and stopped her. ”Leave it to Luke. It's dangerous now...”

The half-wolf looked briefly over her own shoulder and, with assent from Ayumi, was allowed to continue.

”What kind of challenge are you talking about? Nathalia is young and learning a lot still, so you're not thinking of challenging her yourself, are you? That would be ridiculous coming from a man almost forty years old like you.” Luke said, this time being the one who analyzed Wang from head to toe.

A few sympathizers laughed low for a second and held their breaths soon after. Wang Strogueher's eyes looked lost for a moment as well.

”Hunf... Actually, the annual Tournament of Legends will take place in a fortnight and I want to see how she will do. Considering that she has Strogueher blood, she shouldn't embarrass us.”

Then, Wang snorted once again, turned his back, and walked away without giving any further details.