Chapter 17 (1/2)

Chapter 17: Reina’s Crisis 5

“The rider… can I be the one?”

Reina suddenly looked at the other person.

The boy looked to be around 17 years old or so.

The impression that he gave out from his clothes were quite familiar.

“Ah, you helped those kids downtown yesterday.”

“I’m Luke de Rakan.”

Luke respectfully introduced himself to them.

The feeling of excitement was very similar to the first time that he met Katarina.

‘I can’t feel the energy that I felt yesterday.’

He looked closely at her again and again, but he wasn’t able to feel that huge surge of energy that resembled the great nature.

Was that an illusion?

“Luke de Rakan? Are you the young lord of Rakan Viscount?”

“Yes, that is right.”

At the answer from Luke, a strange light shone in the eyes of Reina.

Victor and Pavel were looking at Luke with suspicion.

“I’m very sorry for interrupting, are you really Luke, the young lord?”

“I heard that the young Lord, the lord of Rakan was in a big accident and went unconscious a while ago.”

“I have recovered recently. That story hasn’t come out yet.”

Luke spoke while rubbing on the ring that was on his right hand.

In the ring, a small spark came in, and the crest of the Rakan family appeared.

The ring was made of nonferrous iron and was a token from the lords of the Imperial house, it was a ring that couldn’t be tampered with.

And that way, Reina and her party knew that Luke was real.

“Excuse me. Please forgive me for the rudeness.”

“No. it is fine.”

The two old men bowed to Luke.

The reason why they had doubted the identity of Luke was because of the rumors that they heard about the viscount.

In that situation, they were wary of whether the boy was a part of the conspiracy of Count Monarch.

It was a trick to pretend to be of help for those who were in a desperate situation but turn out to be a terrible rider.

‘I can’t believe that we’ll be getting help from a Rakan lord!’

The two old men had reason for their actions.

Lamer originally belonged to the Rakan family and the Libiya family.

However, a large number of lands and cities were lost in the revolt caused by Karno de Baroque, who later became the first emperor of the Baroque Empire.

At that time, the ancestors of the Monarch were handed down the land by the Imperial Court, and from then on, the original families were displaced.

Thinking of those past evils, it was unlikely for Rakan to help the Count Monarch.

In addition, they heard that the family of Rakan was a small scale family and yet has continued to grow in spite of the small scale.

“But you want to be as a rider for us?”

Luke nodded at the question from Reina.

“Yes, when I heard it, it seemed like the situation was quite desperate.”

Princess Reina, who resembled Katarina, was in a very similar position as her.

Katarina refused to be a plaything for the filthy noble and chose death.

‘But it will be different now!’

He wanted to help Reina.

Whether it was a coincidence or a bond of some sick destiny, he just didn’t want the results to be the same.