The person paused for just a mont before nodding.
"Sure. Sure."
Skynder walked forward. "I'll call you Fatty from now on. Is that fine with you?"
The Fatty smiled with resignation. "That's what my father calls , of course your esteed self can."
Skynder stopped in shock. He looked at the Fatty with sympathy before continuing forward.
Besides Li Youcai, there were now a few other servants and guards with them. These were the Fatty's.
He seed to be from quite a rich commoner family. However, no commoner family was truly equal to even the lowest of nobles.
Even with that, the Fatty may not be so kind to any other Baron, but the Sky Barony was different. They had a special status, especially now with a potential Sword Master among them.
Skynder walked around for a minute before spotting another noble.
"Fatty. What family is that?"
The Fatty walked up to his side and spoke. "That should be the Grayn Barony."
"Do nobles usually co to these places?" Skynder asked.
"You can usually see one or two. After all, even nobles can find things of use here."
Skynder began to think.
"Fatty, what level of nobles are they?" Skynder asked.
The Fatty wasn't sure. "What do you an by that?"
"Compare them to the Sky barony in terms of status."
The Fatty thought about it for a mont before speaking. "Technically, your families are equal. However, the Sky Barony gets special treatnt and has a long history. It wouldn't be unreasonable to consider you a level above them."
Skynder nodded. This seed fair.
He walked towards the noble as the noble looked at so items from a shop.
This was obviously one of the more popular shops, but everyone cleared the way for the noble.
The noble was a bit older than Skynder, probably 14 or 15.
As they got closer, Skynder heard the noble speak. "What is this item?"
The vendor responded. "That is an unknown badge. There is a design on it, but we aren't sure where it ca from or what the design represents. It could be from so ancient family lost in history, or perhaps so old toy made for kids."
The vendor did not hold back any information when dealing with the noble.
The noble nodded. "How much is it?"
"Young Lord Grayn, you can naturally have it for free if you want it."
The noble snorted and spoke. "Do I look so lowly as to take a freebie from a commoner. Give a price."
The vendor hesitated before speaking. "One silver."
The noble nodded and reached into his bag.
At this ti, Skynder arrived.
"Hello noble boy."
The noble turned around with a frown. He saw Skynder co towards him. The entire area around him was cleared, with commoners leaving a sort of circle around him, but Skynder entered this area.
Following behind him was a fat boy and a bunch of servants.
The noble looked at the crest on Skynder's clothes, and his expression lightened slightly.
"Who are you? How dare you call that."
Skynder inwardly sighed. He hated forcing himself to cause trouble, but it really had to be done for the sake of the future.
Skynder ignored his words and looked at the badge in his hand. "That is mine. I'll be taking it now."
The noble's frown deepened.
Before he could speak, Skynder snatched out of his hand.
He opened his mouth, but Skynder kicked to the side. His foot landed on the noble's stomach. Although the noble was older than him, and their builds seed similar, Skynder's sister was a potential Sword Master.
He had been beaten up by her a lot, and he was far better at fighting than the vast majority of people.
Although he was just a weak small child to her, to everyone else, he was an unnaturally skilled child.
The noble clutched his stomach as his eyes widened.
He coughed, barely stopping himself from falling on the ground.
The vendor's eyes widened. Not just him, but so did the Fatty's, all of his servants, and even Li Youcai.
Even the surrounding people stopped moving. Such violence among nobles was unheard of.
Without a doubt, under usual circumstances, Skynder would face punishnt from his family and the noble's.
However, Skynder had a trump card. His sister.
"You dare hit !" The noble scread.
Skynder tossed a gold coin at the vendor while speaking. "I don't keep money lower than gold. Keep the change."
He ignored the noble and walked off, even as the noble's servants and guards crowded around him.
Nobody had ever expected such a thing to happen.
As Skynder walked away, the Fatty and Li Youcai regained their senses.
They looked at each other for a mont before catching up with Skynder.
The Fatty instantly began to praise Skynder. "Your actions are incredible, sir. I am in admiration of you."
He spoke but Skynder did not listen. He was thinking about the results of that small action.
"You did well, Fatty. I'll see you again in the future." The Fatty, seeing this as an opportunity to leave, said goodbye and jogged away as fast as possible.
This left Li Youcai and Skynder.
Li Youcai spoke. "What was that for?"
Skynder responded after a mont. "To set the future stage."
Li Youcai could not understand why Skynder had done it, but seeing him deep in thought, he felt as though Skynder truly wasn't so random nine year old noble.
Upon their return to Aunt Skyless's house, they were instantly greeted by her raging face.
"What in the hell is wrong with you?! You can't go around hitting other nobles. If you want to beat soone up, at least find a commoner."
"Sorry, Aunt Skyless. He was provoking ."
Aunt Skyless took a deep breath, clearly knowing he was lying, before speaking.
"It seems you truly know nothing about nobility. I've talked with the Grayn Barony and they have let this matter pass on the condition that I punish you. So, for the rest of your stay here, unless your sister needs you elsewhere, I will be strictly teaching you what nobility is."
Skynder inwardly sighed. It had sohow worked.
To advance smoothly, he needed to get into the "Noble Circle". However, being viewed as a country bumpkin, his Aunt clearly did not want to bring him into it.
The only logical way for him to get her to bring him in was to prove that he would damage their reputation even more if he was not brought into this circle.
Skynder's first ever plot had succeeded, and his confidence grew.
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