William observed the atmosphere and he realized that he might have jumped to conclusions earlier.


    He nonchntly nodded and just decided to go with the flow since it was already toote to turn back.


    "You have good taste, Sir Rnd. The scented soap here is a unique product. As you can see, the nobledies love it." William had a wealth of experience so he managed toe up with a good topic.


    Rndughed awkwardly. "Uh, yes. You''re right, Sir William."


    At this moment, the young female worker whom they had spoken with earlier came back with a basket full of scented soap boxes.


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    She politely greeted William before she showed the products to Rnd. "Sir, these are our products. This one is the…"


    She introduced the different kinds of scented soap one by one.


    With her arrival, William immediately took the chance to leave after waving at Rnd and Fredrinn, but he didn''t step out of the store. He headed straight to the production room where the children at the orphanage were working.


    Meanwhile, Rnd was relieved now that the old man was gone. The pressure emitted by the old man was so intense that he thought that he was being targeted.


    "Please don''t mind him." Fredrinn''s voice drifted into his ears.


    Rnd stared at the Elite Knight as he continued.


    "Sir William is overprotective of the children of the orphanage since he treats them like his own grandchildren."@@novelbin@@


    Rnd smiled wryly while nodding his head. "I understand."


    A momentter, Vince came out of his office and handed the rmendation letter to Rnd.


    "Thank you for waiting, Sir Rnd. If there''s nothing else, I suggest that you leave while it''s still early. The weather might not be too favorable this evening." Vince beamed as he offered him his suggestion.


    "Is that so? Then I''ll take your advice. Thank you for your help, Sir Vince." Rnd cupped his fists.


    "No problem! You cane and visit me any time. I can offer you a discount if you buy our products." Vince chuckled.


    He then sent Fredrinn a knowing look.


    Seeing his signal, Fredrinn cleared his throat and made a ''this way'' gesture as he spoke to Rnd. "Let''s head this way, sir. I will prepare my men to escort you guys to North Pine Town."


    "Alright." Rnd nodded and followed him out of the store.


    ***


    Meanwhile, at the training ground of House Silversword''s estate.


    "My lord, I have already practiced stabbing thousands of times by now. Can you teach me a different move?" Aliya stared at ric with a pleading look.


    ric taught her the fundamental techniques of swordsmanship, but he had mostly taught her techniques rted to stabbing.


    He told her that it was necessary to build a solid foundation before learning other sword techniques.


    She followed his teaching methods and despite her frustrations for only learning stabbing techniques, she didn''tin. However, after the recent mission in the Evergreen Forest, she realized that she still had a lot of room for improvement.


    ric stared at the stubborn youngdy.


    Her skin had already be tanned after being constantly exposed to the sun and her body had also transformed from that of a skinny young woman to an athletic warrioress.


    He had seen her relentless efforts under his tutge and she was even more hardworking than her male colleagues.


    "Aliya… I only taught you how to stab because you are new to swordsmanship. Teaching you other techniques would only bring negative results, but you are right. I can see that you are now ready to learn another sword technique." ric smiled faintly.


    Hearing this, Aliya was pleasantly surprised.


    In truth, she only wanted to try her luck and she had even prepared herself for a cold rejection. Who would have thought that ric would actually agree to her request?


    "This time I''ll be teaching you how to properly sh your word. Try to observe my movements." ric grabbed his sword and performed a series of shes.


    His actions looked simple with no shy movements added.


    Whoosh!


    Whoosh!


    His sword made a tearing sound as he swiped through the air.


    Aliya watched him carefully without blinking her eyes.


    As someone who had received his guidance on stabbing techniques, she knew that ric''s movements weren''t simple. It might look like a basic sh on the surface, but the degree of control, the angle of the sh, and many other details were being followed. Together, they form an unimpressive-looking, but seamless sh that could bring out one''s full strength with every swing.


    This was what she hadprehended after reaching a decent understanding of the stabbing technique he taught her.


    Whoosh!


    After one final sh, ric put down his sword and nced over at Aliya.


    "Did you see it well?" He asked.


    Aliya smiled in embarrassment while shaking her head. "Yes, my lord, but I won''t be able to execute the movements perfectly like you do."


    "That''s normal." Unlike him who had had the SSS-rank Swordsmanship trait, normal people had to learn using their ownprehension. He didn''t even need to train hard to understand and execute the mostplex sword techniques. It was like the sword had be a part of him, an extension of his body.


    It was the most urate description of what it felt like to have the SSS-rank Swordsmanship trait.


    "Show me what you have understood." He motioned for her to take out her sword.


    Aliya nodded and pulled her sword.


    Shiing!


    She felt a bit nervous now that ric was observing her.


    To calm her nerves, she took a deep breath and shook off all the distractions as she tried to remember ric''s movements.


    In the next moment, she lifted her sword and imitated what she had remembered.


    Whoosh!


    Whoosh!


    ric could see her ws at a nce, but he didn''t correct her immediately.


    She''s focusing too much on imitating me, but it''s quite surprising that sheprehended that much after only one demonstration.


    At that moment, he felt that she might be more talented in swordsmanship than he had imagined.


    Impressive. She just needs a little bit more training.


    "That''s enough." ric calmly uttered as he motioned for her to stop.


    Looking at ric''s indifferent face, Aliya didn''t know if she had performed below his standards.


    "Don''t focus on imitating me. My sword is different than yours and our physical characteristics aren''t the same. You must integrate what you have…" ric exined the principles of the movements to her in a way that made it easier for her to understand.


    Aliya listened with great attention. Soon, she revealed a look of realization as if something clicked in her mind.


    "I see. So that''s why it felt so weird when I tried to imitate it…" She mumbled something under her breath before she eagerly tried for the second time.


    ric didn''t disturb her and just quietly watched her performance.


    Whoosh!


    Whoosh!


    Hmm… The strength behind each sh is stronger now, but it still needs some work. She already has the basic principles so she just needs to incorporate everything she learned until it is deeply engraved in her mind.


    While she was absorbed in her training, ric sensed someone approaching from the distance.


    He turned his head and frowned when he noticed a few unfamiliar figures riding on horses together with Fredrinn''s team.


    With just a nce, he could already feel the aura emitted by the man who seemed to be the leader of the group.


    A peak Elite Knight.


    It was a level that wasparable to Fredrinn and Warrick, but still a bit weaker than Gnar.


    "Hold on… That person…" ric''s eyes trembled when got a clearer look at the man.


    It was a familiar face. One who had been with him for the longest time on the battlefield.


    It''s been a while, Sir Rnd.


    This man was one of the battalionmanders who led the crown prince''s army in his past life. He was a powerful warrior who would soon have his name etched in the Astanian Dragon Leaderboard!


    Clip-clop. Clip-clop.


    The clip-clop sounds of the horses made Aliya stop her training. She was a bit annoyed after having been disturbed, but when she saw the intimidating grouping towards them, her annoyance turned into rm.


    A few momentster, the group stopped in front of them and climbed down their horses.


    Fredrinn and his subordinates walked towards ric and bowed to him. "Greetings, my lord."


    Rnd''s group seemed to have realized ric''s identity when they saw this.


    "Can you tell me what''s going on here?" ric calmly asked.


    Although he already knew the other party''s identity, he had to pretend like he didn''t know.


    "My lord, this man is Sir Rnd, an Elite Knight under…" Fredrinn quickly made the introductions.


    "It''s a pleasure to meet you, Lord ric. I have been eager to see you in person after I heard tales about your amazing talent." Rnd stepped forward and gave him a standard salute.


    He''s just as I remember him. Scary on the outside, but a kind man deep down.


    ric''s lips curved upwards as he stared at his friend.