Chapter 21 - I am Edgar Von Valvford

Edgar rushed hurriedly inside his mansion to check on the current situation. He noticed battle marks, probably from the fight with the intruder and immediately went to the guard's quarter.

As he arrived he notice ten guards currently resting on their bed. Being bandaged all over their bodies like a mummy. One of the guards saw Edgar and quickly greeted him.

"Lord Edgar!", the guards bows toward him.

"Who did this!", anger arise inside as he saw how bad the injuries were.

"It was that childhood friend of Ms. Anna!", the guard answered back.

"Roy?", unable to believe what he's hearing.

(This scenario is almost like when Roy save Anna from Edgar in the original game. But how can he had awakened his power without Anna's help? Regardless how he did, if it true that he is awakened, then this problem is more severe than I originally had thought.)

"Prioritized the safety of these men first and compensate their families."

"I thank Lord Edgar behalf of these men!", the guard was moved by Edgar's action.

"You can go back now."

"Yes!", the guard bow and went back to his post.

After taking care of the guards, Edgar went to his room.

The current state of his room was a mess, it like if someone intentionally wanted to destroy it. Edgar can feel the anger and rage of the one who did this. On the ruined bed, he noticed a letter. On the paper it say "Come to the woods outside of the town".

Edgar clench his hand with the paper in it.

"Hmph! You wanted to use Anna to lure me!?", Edgar doesn't take threats well.

"Milord", Frederick walk inside the room.

"See this", he handed the paper to Frederick.

Frederick take a look at the paper.

"Clearly a trap set for milord."

"Indeed", Edgar inhaled some air.

"Frederick, do you know the legacy of the Hero King?"

"Yes, it is said that our great empire was founded by Siegfried the Great after he defeated the demon lord thousand years ago. He left his power in form of a legacy that will chosen a worthy master when the demon lord returned. However, I believe most of these to be mere myths."

Frederick was a extremely well educated person.

"Why did milord brought this up now?", Frederick curious as to why Edgar is talking about this now.

"What if I tell you that the legacy is real and that Roy was the chosen hero?"

Roy dropped a bomb to Frederick.

"Milord, that is certainly hard to believe...", a little shocked by his words.

(That the privilege of being a protagonist in a JRPG.)

Edgar thought to himself.

"How does milord knew of this?"

"I will tell you next time, Roy being able to overpowered ten guards is one reason I think he is the hero.", Edgar replied.

Edgar knows that saying all these things is hard for someone like Frederick to believe but he can't risked exposing his true identity as a transmigrator from another world.

"You will believe it when we see him."

"Yes milord"

In the woods outside of the town.

"Roy! What the hell are you doing? Release me!"

Anna was bind to a spell casted by Roy. Unable to move and only able to talk.

"Anna just stay here until I get rid of that pest for you.", Roy said it in a calm voice.

"Who?", Anna confuses as to what Roy is talking about.

"You should know who, after all you two spent a night together."

"Edgar?"

"Just hearing that name now alone pissed me off!", Roy said it in anger.

"What are you gonna do to me?"

"Nothing, I just need you to stay here so that he will come.", Roy said it in a sinister voice.

"You are after Edgar!?"

"I will have him watch as I slowly and painfully finish him off in front of you, hehe."

"I will hate you forever if you do this!"

Anna horrified by her once sweet childhood friend.

"You will be mine after I am done with him!"

"..."

Anna could only hope her lover won't come.

(Please don't come Edgar, please don't...)

The day quietly went by and soon morning comes.

Earl Urlan has just arrived in the town with Yerman welcoming him.

Seeing Eliza with him, Yerman turn his sight elsewhere as he filled with guilt.

"This small lord dare to make me wait!?", he complained.

It is customary when a figure from the capital arrived to a place to be greeted by those in charge of it.

"This small lord apologize to Earl Urlan for waiting!"

A voice arrived with a young man coming.

"I, Edgar Von Valvford, properly greet Earl Urlan", he bow.

Edgar came with Frederick and some of his guards.

"Valvford!?"

Earl Urlan surprised.