Scum-lesse Oblige, I Have Been Reincarnated as a Scum Villain in an 18+ Game World, and I Absolutely Want to Grasp the Mob Life with the Power of My Knowledge of the Original Story - Chapter 7

A Former S-rank Adventurer Who is Astonished by His Overwhelming Ability

Enrique’s POV

“S-So this is what a genius looks like…”

The former S-rank adventurer, Enrique, mutters in astonishment as he watches the back of a certain young man.

Even after taking a kick from a former S-rank adventurer, he still can walk as if nothing has happened.

Moreover, what’s with that calm smile on his face!?

Looking around, the all of the soldiers are just as shocked as me.

I may have been careless in the fight, but I didn’t hold back.

“What the hell is going on…”

Enrique gulps as he stares at the mansion.

“That young lord…”

The young lord—Randall Ultos’ has a bad reputation.

Or rather, I should say that he used to have a good reputation.

Once, there was a rumor saying there is a ‘prodigy child in the Randall family’,

He possessed abundant magical power, intelligent, and has exceptional physical abilities.

Such rumor was once spread all across the kingdom about the existence of a genius.

To begin with, the Randall family is one of the most prominent and prestigious families in the kingdom.

Moreover, the current Randall duke is very competent, their fiefdom income is good, and their management is excellent.

Even though there has been an increase of monster attacks lately, the Randall territory is considered one of the safest territories in the kingdom due to its good reputation.

With a successor like Randall Ultos, people will likely think that the future of the Randall family is in good hands.

However, when the soldiers and adventurers come to the Randall family seek employment, to their surprise, the young lord said,

“I won’t train unless there is a busty female adventurer in bikini armour around!”

Most of them reacted with anger saying,

“Are they mocking us?” and leave.

But I chose to stay because the pay here is great.

Besides, if the successor of the Randall family turns out to be incompetent, I can just slack off without a single worry about the world.

I can just earn money without risking my life.

Then, if the Randall family seems to be in trouble, I can just quit immediately.

That’s what I thought, but…

Today, out of the blue, Ultos appeared at the training ground.

Everyone there burst into laughter.

Furthermore, he was carrying a wooden sword challenged me to a mock battle.

‘Hey, this is just ridiculous.’

I thought to myself.

Ultos may be the legitimate son of the Randall family, but I was an S-rank adventurer myself.

Furthermore, the words around the house says that Ultos is just living his life off lazily, neglecting his sword training and magic studies.

There is no way I would lose to someone like that.

I thought of going easy on him, and maybe he would be happy with that—

But…

“What the…!!!”

My composure was effortlessly shattered by the young lord’s strike.

(What’s with that speed…he’s fast!!!)

The young lord’s strike is heavy, powerful and most importantly, incredibly fast.

Frantically, I guarded myself.

Fortunately, I managed to block his strike.

However,

My momentary relief was short-lived as the young lord swiftly maneuverer to my left.

Composedly, the young lord executed his next step.

(No, I won’t be able to block his next move…!)

When was the last time I panicked like that?

My sword wouldn’t make it in time to block his attack.

So, I desperately swung my leg.

“D-Did I manage to counter him in time…?”

I look at the young lord who flew a few meters away, trying to calm his breath.

It seems that my counter kick somehow worked.

It felt like my body moved on my own.

But then, I realized that I made a grim mistake.

I just kicked that infamous selfish little boy of the Randall family.

It’s a terrible thing to embarrass him in front of all this people…

“Are you okay, Ultos-sama?”

I wear a bitter expression on my face as I hurriedly approach him.

“Y-Yeah, I’m fine.”

He just casually replied so.

“Huh…!?”

I can’t believe my eyes as I stare the boy in front of me.

He seems completely unfazed by my kick.

He is able to stand up and talk so calmly after taking my blow.

“Thank you for the training today. I was quite confident of my moves, but doing it in a mock battle is not as easy as I thought.”

“Umm, well…”

“Well, I’d be happy if you are willing to continue to train with me in the future.”

At a loss for words, I can do nothing but to see him leave gracefully.

“M-My strike…”

After a while, the soldiers begin to approach me.

“Hey you. Do you think you can take a blow from me and get back up?”

I ask one of the soldiers so.

“What are you talking about? You were an S-rank adventurer, taking a blow like that from you is impossible.”

“Then, do you think you still can calmly smile like he did after taking a blow from me?”

“That’s even more impossible.”

“Yeah, I guess so…”

The way he moves clearly shows that he is no amateur.

Moreover, on his way back to the mansion, it seemed like he mumbled to himself saying something like,

“—grateful for having been in a kendo club.”

Kendo club, I’m not exactly sure what it means, but it’s probably activities related to ‘martial skills’ that he has been secretly practicing for years.

Maybe that’s why he is so strong.

The more I think about the boy, the more I am confused.

His behaviour is contradicting, he has a behaviour of a clueless arrogant brat on one side, and the overwhelming strong genius on the other side.

“Perhaps, what he said the other day was just to fool everyone?”

“What do you mean?”

One of the guards ask me so.

“It’s simple, his foolish statement the other day was probably just a bluff to make a fool of himself.”

That’s right.

After what he said the other day, all of the serious adventurers left.

But when you look at it from a different perspective, it doesn’t look so bad.

The ones who are serious may sound good, but sometimes they can’t perform in practice.

On top of that, most of the high ranked adventurers don’t care about getting stronger anymore, they just want to get easy money.

That’s why, people who are motivated by money can be more useful than those who are serious about getting stronger.

“I see…so he purposely did that to make them leave. But why?”

“I don’t know, but something is fishy. There has been a massive increase in monster activity recently. Perhaps, the boy is on to something.”

Then I stare intently at the mansion.

A powerful and formidable boy has suddenly appeared before my eyes, and for some reason, he is purposely hiding his fangs.

“Heh…this is getting interesting.”

The former S-rank adventurer, Enrique, can’t contain his excitement and grins.