King Nalvon was utterly baffled by Kazien's refusal to become the leader of a territory. The other nobles were also stunned by his response.
"Hahaha. Your Majesty, my son just wants to live comfortably and peacefully with Alvin. To him, Alvin is more valuable than authority."
"What about the three of you who don't have the right to be heirs?"
"I'm not interested, Your Majesty!" Selena replied.
"I'm more comfortable in the Altavis territory with my future husband." Virena replied.
"I choose to support Brother William, Your Majesty." Davin replied.
"Don't you have the ambition to become the head of the family?"
The three of them shook their heads.
"I really don't understand how all the members of the Altavis family think like you!" King Nalvon said resignedly.
"Our role is only to support the chosen heir! Although William didn't agree at first, that is the decision of the four of us as his siblings, Your Majesty." Selena replied firmly.
And then, King Nalvon accepted their decision and chose to hold a vote upon arriving at the palace.
The unexpected incident that occurred at Marquis Jastiver's residence has spread throughout the Joltam city. Likewise, news of the annexation of Joltam into the territory controlled by the Altavis family. All the townspeople celebrated with joy. Cheers and shouts calling for the Altavis family continued to echo throughout the city.
Duke Elgard and Duchess Larina remained at Jastiver's residence to discuss the division of territory with King Nalvon. As for the others, they all returned to the villa.
"Young master Kazien, can you find a husband for me?"
Raliana's sudden request made Kazien startled so much that he almost fell from his seat.
"What did you say? Why do you want me to find you a husband?"
"Because I trust you! I'm sure you'll find me the best husband."
"Just Dave! He's the son of Vice Commander Waxler! I'm sure he'll be a good match for you!"
Victor was stunned by Kazien's words.
"Young master, are you sure you want Raliana and Dave?"
"If you don't believe me, just try bringing them together! Dave will definitely fall in love with Raliana's beauty!"
On the other hand, Raliana blushed at the compliment. She felt awkward and her face turned red.
Am I beautiful? Am I that beautiful in the eyes of Young Master Kazien?
"Then what about me?" Selena asked suddenly.
"When we get back, there's someone I'll introduce you to. But I have to confirm it first."
"What do you want to confirm?" she asked again.
"About his marital status, of course!"
"Why don't you just be my husband?"
Thump!
"Ouch! My head hurts!"
Selena burst out laughing when she saw Kazien fall from his seat.
Kazien glared at his sister: "You're my sister! How could I marry you! I've never wanted to marry a woman, let alone have any intention of cheating on Alvin!"
"Hahaha. I'm just kidding! If you get angry like that, your cute face will disappear."
Kazien straightened his seat, then sat back down in his chair.
"So, who do you want to introduce me to?"
"Just wait until we get back to Lazavis! For now, Virena has to keep her promise to me!"
Selena looked at Virena. And Virena said: "I promised to accompany her to the shop that sells lots of magic books!"
"Do whatever you want! I want to rest for a while."
And then, the two of them went to a shop that sold many magic books.
Kazien was feeling enthusiastic right now. He couldn't wait to study all the magic books he would later buy.
They stopped in front of a small and simple shop.
"Sis Virena, is this the place?" Kazien asked to make sure.
"Yes, this is the place! Let's go in!"
Creak!
The door opened and they entered the shop. And Kazien was amazed by the many books neatly arranged on the shelves.
"Good afternoon. Is there anything I can help you with?"
The voice of a man who greeted them kindly made Kazien turn his gaze to him. But his eyes immediately widened when he saw the figure in front of him.
Huh? Did I see correctly? Why is there another elf here? And since when was he here?
In front of him was a handsome elf man with long green hair.
"Good afternoon too. We're here to buy the various magic books you sell!"
Kazien was even more surprised because his sister didn't realize that the one in front of her was an elf.
Wait! Is this elf using illusion magic? Even Sister Virena didn't even realize who the person in front of her was.
"Sis Virena, who is he? Do you know him?" Kazien asked, feigning ignorance.
"This old man is the owner of this shop."
Huh? An old man? I'm sure this elf is using illusion magic.
Kazien didn't want to get carried away and mess things up. He decided to continue pretending he didn't know anything.
"I want to buy the best magic books sold here!"
The shop owner went to a bookshelf in the corner of the room. He took two books from there.
"These are the best ancient magic books I sell here!"
Kazien picked up and read one of the books placed on the table.
Wow! It was true that this was ancient magic that was said to be extinct. But, was he really selling dangerous magic like this so easily?
"It's true that this is an ancient magic book! But, why are you selling dangerous books like this openly?"
"I have no other choice but to sell all the books I've had since I was young to make ends meet!"
"How much are these two books?"
"50 gold pieces for both!"
"I'll pay 150 gold pieces for all the books you sell here!"
Virena and the shop owner were shocked by Kazien's words. The shop owner even tried to convince himself that he had heard correctly.
"A-Are you serious?" The shop owner asked in disbelief.
Kazien took out 150 gold pieces from his storage dimension and placed them on the table.
"Count it! After this transaction is complete, I don't want you selling something dangerous like this anymore!"
"Then, how am I going to make ends meet?"
"Why don't you just join the Altavis family army?"
Virena couldn't stay silent any longer after hearing her brother's sudden recruitment of the old man in front of her.
"What do you mean? Why are you asking such an unreasonable thing of an old man like him? Are you crazy?"
"That's right! Are you-"
Kazien didn't let the shop owner finish his sentence and immediately cut him off.
"There's no point in you using that illusion magic in front of me! If I wanted to, I could just kill you right here!"
The shop owner was shocked but tried to avoid his words. "Illusion magic? What do you mean?"
"Do I need to forcibly remove the necklace you're wearing so my sister can see your true form?"
The shop owner was silent. As for Virena, she was still confused by what was happening.
"Hahaha."
The shop owner suddenly laughed quite loudly.
"Are you sure you can kill me, young man?"
Zap!
Kazien was already behind him and pointing a magic sword at the shop owner.
"If this were a swordfight, your head would be rolling on the floor!"
Since when had he been behind me? I couldn't detect his movements.
"You can't detect my movements? You're still far inferior to the strongest commander of the Altavis family army and even weaker than the shadow tiger king I once fought! I thought your arrogance matched your strength. Turns out you were just boasting!"
The shop owner was completely helpless by him. He couldn't retort.
"So, do you want to stop selling these dangerous goods and join the magic army under the Altavis family?"
"Okay, I agree! But you have to promise to guarantee my safety and security!"
"Don't worry! No one will dare touch you if you stay in Lazavis."
Kazien canceled his magic and walked leisurely to a bookshelf.
"I've already bought all the books you sell here! I'll take them!"
He then put all the magic books and the entire shelf into his storage dimension.
"Pack your things! You'll come with us to the villa!"
The shop owner went to his room and packed all his things.
Virena still couldn't believe that her younger brother had done something so irrational.
What was he thinking? Why did he recruit this old man?
But Virena remembered the illusion magic that Kazien had once told the shop owner.
What if this old man was actually just a form created by illusion magic? Ah... Never mind! I'll find out for myself what the old man really is.