Fangs

Arthur Writt is a well-known earl, his power is feared by many and some generations ago his great-grandfather was respected even by the king himself, however, two generations later Adam's father, the rightful earl, died of a mysterious disease, his wife, an unknown woman, fled the county and only the young man is left, motherless and with a dead father.

His uncle the only other close relative took the shire for himself and has since been trying to make a male child so that it does not return into Adam's hands, an action condemned by some nobles.

Arthur Writt Adam's uncle had 5 daughters and only 1 son, however, he died during a beast attack and left him with no heirs.

...

At dinnertime Adam was called from his room and taken to eat, silent he mentally conversed with his newly acquired, "servants", however, all silence was shattered due to the words of the earl.

"Today the representatives of each family were decided for the seasonal event and due to my lack of male children, Adam was chosen to represent our family"

The table that was quiet went into an uproar.

"Father a bastard can't represent our family"

A girl a little taller than Adam stood up, her skin was so white she probably never sunbathed in her life, she placed her hand against her chest and declared.

"I can go father, I am the oldest"

The man slammed his fist on the table and all the protesting girls immediately fell silent.

"I am not here to consult with any of you, I have already decided, Adam will go and that is that"

Everyone immediately looked at Adam at the end of the table and he shrugged his shoulders.

"Adam, I know you know the basics of fencing and you also have some skills inherited from your father, so I hope you won't embarrass the family, you will leave early tomorrow morning, get ready"

Back to his room,, Adam discusses his plans.

"Pawns 1 to 4 you will come with me, everyone else will stay and collect all the items I sent earlier, Fangs, you also come with me, dismissed"

Interestingly he was talking to a dog, four knight dolls and some other random dolls made of cloth.

"Fangs, stand guard, and Pawns pack my bags"

The dog nodded and stood near the door while the four dolls began packing their bags.

Lying on his bed he gave a command to the wind.

"Show status"

A small sound rang in his left ear and a small blue screen appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Adam Writt

[Titles: He Who Does Not Die Easily, He Who Descends From Another World

[Traits: Emperor's Path (inactive), Soul (awakened)

[Status: Healthy

"Details of my body"

[Strength: 05

[Intelligence: 06

[Stamina: 04

[Dexterity: 05

[Reflex: 03

[Charisma: 02

"Hm, quite common, of the four body related statuses 05 is the human base, while reflexes and charisma are indeed random, the higher the better..."

He put his hand on his chin and muttered.

"With my current skills I wouldn't win the event, I will have to get some new equipment and skill, but no matter, my goal is not to win"

He closed his eyes and when he opened them again it was already another day, his bags were packed and his dolls were sitting on top of them.

"Alright! Let's go"

...

It took three days of travel to reach the Spadan kingdom where the royal family lived, the current king has a great thirst for power and tries at all costs to expand to the east where the demons live, but without much success.

"Adam, listen, you don't have to win, just don't lose in a humiliating way, everyone here has been trained from a young age in family techniques, can read and write, and you, well... You've always been a little servant to us, so don't feel bad when you lose"

Arthur came too, for, it is courtesy for the head of the family to come each season in the royal city to pay respects to the king.

"Don't worry uncle, I don't intend to dishonor the family"

"You are a dishonor just by existing, a bastard would never have a place at my table, but I felt sorry for you due to your situation, don't forget your place"

Adam clasped his hands tightly, even though he wasn't really "Adam", being humiliated and underestimated was all they did to him in his past life, but this time it would be different, he would make it different.

Eventually the carriage stopped at a large church-like building near the forest, there were 10 more young men there, all no older than Adam, all dressed in expensive clothes and behaving arrogantly and there was one who emanated an aura of nobility above the others, a young red haired boy.

As soon as the boy spotted him he smiled warmly and walked up to him.

"Hello Adam, do you remember me? I'm Cain, your father introduced us once."

Without much shame and nervousness he answered him.

"Of course I remember, Cain Vermilion, the one who flies above the clouds, right?"

The guy let out a laugh that was soon muffled by another boy.

"Be quiet your majesty, and don't stand too close to that bastard either."

Upon noticing the boy. Adam inspects him from head to toe and notices his blue earrings as well as his green irises.

"Put your head down you bastard, I am Marcos Vain son of the bloodthirsty duke"

Adam gives him a royal bow, with one hand on his chest and the other behind his body, he slowly lowers his head and stops at about 150 degrees, but soon feels a hand on his head and that with brute force knocks him down.

"This is your place bastard"

Vain knocks him down and places his foot on his head, still on the ground Adam sees a red thread nearby and deftly he picks it up and calls for his protector.

"Fangs"

He just let out a word, and the dog appeared, its fur all standing on end, its fangs showing, walking slowly with its brown eyes staring at the boy as it growled.

"GRR"

The boy who thought he was superior fell down sitting on the ground due to fear.

Adam stands up and with a calm smile he speaks.

"Easy boy"

Vain quickly gets up and cleans his clothes and responds by shouting.

"I'm fine, I'm not afraid of mongrels"

Adam turns on his back and runs his hand over the dog's head.

"Oops, I was talking to the dog"

The whole room goes silent, cold air comes out of Marcos mouth, but everything was interrupted due to Cain's loud laughter, his laughter completely broke the hostile intentions that formed in the air.

Just then a man wearing golden armor entered the room, he clapped his hands and gathered everyone at one point in the room.

"Gather round here naughty boys, it's time to announce what this year's event will be"