149 Old Enemies Friends 2 (2/2)
”O-okay... Then, your grace... My next three requests are truly simple, I won't be asking anything difficult that you can't do, as I understand that your abilities, powers and wealth are truly too limited to be of any use... I understand and won't waste any more of your time, for your time is limited as well, but not as limited as your abilities, powers or wealth... And I understand that your time is also very short and precious, so precious that I would not dare to take up any more of it by speaking worthless words, no! Why, how dare anyone presume to take up your grace's precious time? It is like gold; no, worth far more than gold, diamonds or precious jewels! How great it is to be one who can bask in the glory of your presence for more than one second, how glorious and envious it must be for those who can ever-dwell in your abode! This humble one...”
”HURRY UP AND SHUT UP!!! SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!!” Duke Silvan roared and grabbed Lars by the collar, shaking him back and forth violently several times.
He lost his self control entirely and only after shaking Lars more than 10 times did he realise what he was doing - and that he might injure the boy severely and disqualify him from participating in the Nationals!
He quickly released his hands from Lars' collar, leaving him to drop to the floor in a heap. Nervous and worried that he had gone too far when blinded with anger, he fell to his knees and immediately channeled healing and strengthening mana into Lars' body. He focused and sent his mana to every part of the boy's body, focusing especially on the boy's internal organs to repair any internal trauma caused by the high-powered shaking rendered.
Normally his Legendary-level mana pool would be enough to heal more than a hundred peak-Experts; but to Silvan's shock, the boy seemed to be like a bottomless pit, sucking more and more and more of his mana! And before he noticed it, Silvan felt tired and drained; by his estimates, in just a flash and a blink of an eye, more than 20% of his mana had been sucked into the boy's black-hole body to repair his cells and rejuvenate his body!
Nevertheless, to his relief, despite the vigorous and aggressive shaking, Lars looked alright, merely turned pale.
”Thank the gods you're alright... What a scare! I wouldn't know what to do with my plans if...” Silvan breathed out a long sigh of relief and began to speak worriedly before he suddenly caught himself and realised that he was revealing too much to the boy! He gulped and quickly changed his relieved face to be a cold and angry face, scowling as he changed his tone immediately and shot to his feet, pushing the boy away roughly - but gently so as not to injure him.
”Scoundrel! That will teach you to mess with me! Now GET TO THE POINT!” He raised his voice to a shout for the last words as he turned away to regulate his emotions.
'What's wrong with me...??? Being toyed with by a kid! When I get back, I'll have to go into training for emotional, social, verbal and political exchanges once more - today has been a great failing on my part...' Silvan sighed and chided himself. Regardless of how he was aggravated, he as the bigger man should not be reacting as such. He shook his head in disappointment at himself and turned to wait for Lars to recover and finish his request.
”Al-alright your grace... Please, forgive me... I don't dare to do that again, never! I would by no means dare to ever again speak too verbosely just to waste your time; by the heavens, no! There's no way I would--”
”SHUT UP!!!!!! YOU DARE TO DO IT AGAIN???? JUST SAY YOUR PART OR BEGONE ONCE AND FOR ALL FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!!!!! AND I MEAN IT!!! JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE USEFUL FOR MY PLANS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE IRREPLACEABLE!!!!!!!!!! WANNA SEE ME RIP OUT YOUR BRAIN AND USE IT AS A SPONGE???????”
Lars looked shocked as a heaving, puffing, panting, enraged Silvan literally screamed this in his face - but the man did not dare lay a finger on him even in his show of rage.
Then Lars chuckled as he said, ”Alright, alright... Enough fun and games! Though I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did... I'm just worried that you'll be unhappy if I tell you my request... Maybe I shouldn't continue and just pay back everything; you know what, I feel bad to be taking advantage of you and all. I think I'll just withdraw and leave right now without making anymore requests--”
”NO!!!! NOT AT ALL!!!! JUST F***ING TELL ME YOUR REQUESTS!!!! I'M BEGGING YOU, JUST TELL ME ALREADY!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEE!!! P-P-P-PUH-LEASEEE!!!!!” Silvan did not know whether to laugh or to cry as he literally fell to his knees and was halfway between screeching and sobbing, turned insane by the boy that he had though would be a puppet dancing in the palm of his hands...
...Only to find that he was the puppet hanging on strings at the behest of the masterful manipulator before him!
Laughing jovially once more, Lars said, ”Well, since you asked...”
”My request is... I want a huge, tall, mountain-high cliff...!”
”?????”
Seeing Duke Silvan's look of shock and inability to process what he had just heard, Lars shook his head and laughed it off.
”Just kidding! What I actually want are...”