The God of Jesters
Chapter 273 - 5.01.5 My Love;My Omen.

Chapter 273: 5.01.5 My Love;My Omen.

"Hoo... Hoo!"

With the day over, Henry was back to his usual self, forgetting the morning drama, including his talk with Crow, who appeared as a harmless kid in his eyes.

"Hoo!!"

"Enough, go and take a break."

"Yes, teacher." But for some reason, his mind was distracted during his training.

Unlike the aristocratic families, he was not blessed with a unique totem to follow or possessed a secretive knight’s combat method. Everything was public due to the popular nature of his bloodline and it was why he didn’t mind training among others like him. Which was really good as he didn’t need the help of an elder or true master. Just the Knight training instructor from the college will do.

"Henry, still thinking about that dwarven boy?" Rashid asked, but Henry thought for a while, before shaking his head. "Oh, it’s not that." He spoke, before suddenly recalling the face he saw while coming to the class.

"Then what is it?" There were barely seven students in this class, so everyone was close to each other, and when they heard that something juicy was going on among their friends, the other Knight trainees also surrounded Henry. Who looked at their curious eyes and said. "Guys, it really is nothing."

"Just say it, we won’t bite... it’s unlike you to be this silent." One of the other students pointed it out, as it would seem Rashid hasn’t been the only person who found his actions odd.

"Did the words of the dwarf hurt you that much?"

"It’s nothing... I just saw a cute woman at my father’s office last night."

"Oooh, it’s really something juicy. Tell us about her." Rashid seemed overly enthusiastic about this subject and asked in wonder over what kind of person Henry saw.

But Henry just shook his head. "I don’t know... I just saw her from a distance and she seemed to have a bodyguard with her, so I didn’t dare approach her." A bodyguard might mean someone important, and with her flawless beauty and the sword hanging on her side, which had a decorative sheath with a silver lining, it was easy to see that the identity of the girl was not simple.

"What a pussy... at least give it a try."

"It would seem you fell for her at first sight, tell us... how did she look?"

It was at this point that Henry got confused again. "Tha.. that’s the problem... all I know is she was beautiful, but I can’t recall her facial features at all."

"Hah! Excuses... you just don’t want to tell in case we look for her."

"Hoarding her to yourself?"

"No, I seriously can’t remember her face."

The banter continued until the instructor came back and the students went back to their training.

But Rashid’s mind was on something else. He looked at Henry, then in the distance, before a small smile formed on his face.

’It’s as they say.’ He thought in his head.

*****

Violence is one of the best forms of entertainment in the world and is prevalence in virtually everything.

The pivotal moment for most stories also ends with violence in most cases, and this is how most legends of the past ended as well.

No, one should say that a civilization’s whole foundation was based on violence. One used violence on a tree or animal to obtain food, they did the same to obtain a mate or land.

Violence was used in each aspect of a civilization’s existence and multiple civilizations clashed with the very same violence as well.

Violence was such a drug that even gods and monsters were not free from it. It was the greatest form of entertainment known to humanity.

It was why I wished to experience it for myself, with my own hands.

So, with the free day, I had obtained today after my recent missions. I used this moment to learn more about violence.

And it was not as a watcher from the side, but an active participant, just like Jester has once said.

’Besides, I need to make sure if what I am learning is working or not.’ With those thoughts in my head, I left the house and looked for signs of violence wherever I could find, before learning that I lived in a bit of a posh area, with good security.

All of it was due to the Boss’s suggestion who wished to ensure my Master’s security. "The port?" I wondered, there were loads of drunkards there. Even during the day, there should be some who might be driven stupid by alcohol and do something bad.

A perfect chance to learn if I can fight or not.

Though, much to my surprise, the moment I entered that area. There were countless eyes watching me.

’Much more derelict than I had thought.’ Of course, there was the construction district just around the corner where ships were built enmasse. But that area required proper identification before one can enter due to ships still being considered a strategic resource. And hence had one of the rare presence of the Military.

But that was not why I was here.

"What is a piggie doing here?... Come to eat our shit?" A comment came from a man on the back, younger than others walking on the streets, one can see that he wasn’t healthy due to his weak stature and yellow eyes.

"You will go down in one hit... go eat some lemon, old man." Scurvy, this man seems to be someone who stayed on seas for longer, making him suffer from good old vitamin C deficiency. And fighting a man as ill as him would be stupid and not that worth it.

But it didn’t seem that the man was interested in my suggestion, he came from behind me along with his small gang and started to threaten me.

"Seems like your parents forget to teach you manners." One of the men spoke, obviously the leader of the ill man. Which actually made me happy.

’Finally someone with meat on their body.’ There were a total of five of these men, with most of them barely having any muscle on their body.

But considering how they have to manage sails and old goods, I shouldn’t look down on them, no matter how weak they appear to be.

No, from the way they handle their small knives, it would seem they were more than capable of threatening.

’Cut marks, they have gotten into gang scuffles and probably used to fighting, more than me.’ The more I looked at these men deeply, the more I realized just how good these people were for me.

Perfect in some sense, absolutely perfect for my goal.

"Take out everything you have on yourself, now... or say goodbye to your fingers." The leader threatened. Though, I don’t need threats, I need some action. "Seems like your parents forgot to teach you manners... but well, can’t depend on a bunch of whores and their clients... you guys probably didn’t even know who your father was."

"Thi..." Hearing such words, the face of the thugs twisted.

These words did hurt them a bit, as most of them truly were sons of whores who were thrown aside the moment they were capable of fending off by themselves, which mostly amounted to living on ships for low wages and none at all.

As long as they were fed, they didn’t mind it.

"I will cut out that tongue first." With those words, the thugs slowly surrounded me and then tried to push me into a corner, while I put on an act of struggle and panic. While saying sorry and speaking about how great my dad was.

But I didn’t say that he was so great that he could move the city, it was just that he knew someone important in a lower position of the government.

All of which would make me a perfect material for kidnapping. Or at least these men would highly prefer to do everything they wish with me in the dark instead of in the open.

And it was such dark places with no one in sight that I wished to go to.

But who would have thought that at such an opportune moment, my luck would return to dust, while a voice shouted towards me. "KIDNAPPING!!!" The screeching sound of a child who I was very much familiar with came from a distance. Causing many eyes to turn towards me, including those that had earlier chosen to ignore my plight in fear of being dragged into the issue.

But with those shouts, they can’t ignore, ignoring the military that was not too far off in the distance that rushed here.

"Fuck, that is the kid of a Knight!" One of the men shouted, before all of them threw me to the side and bolted from the sight.

"These bastards... the security of this port is getting shitier by the day." It was Henry, who came here, while tagging along with him was none other than my omen, who was Rashid.

’This was bad, this boy and Rashid, why were they here? Why were they here at such a monumental moment of my life?’

’I wished to experience real pain, how it feels to inflict the same pain you feel on others, how it feels to hit someone, kill them.’

’Hah, these bastards... Henry.’

"Hey, are you alright?" The Duo rushed towards me and then asked with some worry. A worry that turned to surprise when they finally saw who I was. "You are that bullied dwarf..."

I didn’t speak, but just acted a bit scared and tried to get up, but then fell down on the ground. "Hey, let me help you up." Rashid came towards me, but I stopped him before he could touch me and then got up from the ground on my own.

"No.. no need... an.., and thank you." I spoke in a stutter, while trying to hold back my tears, which flowed out of my eyes naturally.

"Man, you get bullied in school and you get kidnapped in public... you really are unlucky."

’Fuck you... the bad luck is you.’