Having sorted his emotions together, Duke Eldar had been ready to tell Kieran everything, but he almost choked when Kieran gave him his direct reply .
Cough, Cough
The elderly duke coughed multiple times and tried extremely hard to get his emotions back in check before sizing up the young man before his eyes with a judgemental gaze .
There was a mature temperament that covered his youthful face . His words and actions were habitually stiff, and even his back was as straight as a pole when he sat down .
If Eldar hadn't taken a precise look at Kieran's face and had only looked at Kieran's back, he might have taken him for a well-educated, law-abiding, middle-aged man .
However, the young man before him had restraints that a middle-aged man was lacking in .
Just look at the room .
Any young man with sufficient financial power would have preferred to live in something more extravagant than this plain, simple room, let alone those well-educated bastards .
Those nobles flaunted themselves as kind and humble during normal times, but the arrogance that was hidden in their eyes was natural-born . Besides that, their arrogance would seep into many aspects of their lives, creating a drastic contrast from a normal person; they would also unconsciously seize the chance to set off their own outstanding features .
Eldar had seen a lot of these hypocrites throughout his life .
Kieran?
He savoured bitterness like malt sugar without the slightest complaint .
Eldar looked at Kieran's calm, dull features with his stern gaze and couldn't hold back his sigh when he once again thought of Kieran's powers .
He had heard of his powerful abilities and also witnessed them first hand before .
A man that rivaled an entire army!
Standing alone on the battlefield and frightening an entire army, it wasn't a feat achievable by any John Doe .
"You are different from the common person . Whether it is your peers or your elders, you are really different from them all . The way you think, the way you do things . You have your own rules that you play by… You must have been through something in the past, otherwise, you wouldn't have emerged as the person you are now . I am quite curious about the things you experienced, though I can bet that you won't even spill a word to me . " Eldar sighed once more .
Kieran didn't even care about what he said .
What Eldar thought of Kieran was exactly the same as what everyone else thought of Kieran and wondered about . It was complete nonsense .
Rather than continuing to think about such nonsense, Kieran might as well think about what kind of supper Mary was preparing for him . It was much more interesting anyway, so Kieran did just that .
Sitting there, his eyes started to drift away . The tip of his nose sniffed ceaselessly .
Kieran hoped to use his powerful Intuition to pick up the scent of food .
The elderly duke was stunned once again when he saw Kieran's little movements .
He didn't know what Kieran was doing, but it didn't stop him from continuing his speech .
"At first, I still had scruples about telling you this secret, but judging from your multiple performances, I know that I am just overthinking . You…"
"Add more water when you are preparing stew meat . Increase the fire as well . "
Kieran's sudden words stopped Eldar's confession .
Even an idiot would know what his words were meant for, and it allowed the elderly duke to finally understand what Kieran was doing . Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click for visiting .
"Food is incomparable to the secret that I am about to tell you," Eldar said with a serious look .
"What you are going to tell me is truly incomparable to food," Kieran also replied seriously .
Kieran then turned around and looked at the elderly man .
He knew that if he didn't say it straight, he would have to face endless nagging from the elderly man when he went to go have his supper later .
For the sake of having an undisturbed supper time, he said, "Thank you for your trust in me, but I really don't want to know about the secret of King James VIII . He still has a daughter, who is also my friend . I am very open to helping my friend and I don't think this secret of yours should skip past her," Kieran said in a solemn tone, which shook Eldar once again .
"Is this the reason why you rejected me? Because I came to you instead of Mary?" Eldar asked with an inconceivable look .
"Yes . Mary is my friend, therefore, some respect should be shown to a reasonable extent . She has more right to know than me . " Kieran nodded .
"But you are more qualified to bear this than her . " Eldar frowned .
"Qualifications aren't determined by one's words . It exists as it is, and it will never surpass the name, bloodline and will to inherit," said Kieran before standing up and opening the door .
"Mary will soon be bringing over my supper, so choose: leave now or find another appropriate time in telling her the secret . By appropriate, I don't mean during my supper time," Kieran emphasized .
"You are really an eccentric one . " The elderly duke shook his head with a bitter smile before walking out the door .
Two minutes after Eldar left, Mary appeared with a tray . The aromatic scent of food on her made Kieran approach her unconsciously . He breathed deeply .
"Beef, pork chops, asparagus lettuce and corn," said Kieran with his eyes squinted, his face looking strangely pleased .
Marry blushed when Kieran got close to her and quickly placed the food on the only table in the room as if she were offering her treasure .
Kieran wasn't the least bit courteous, or rather, he never knew how to be courteous when in the face of food .
During battles, Kieran preferred offense over passive defense . Similarly, during a meal, he emanated that invading presence .
It was part of his own, part of Gluttony's effect .
Five minutes!
The food that was enough to feed three people was devoured into nothingness within that time .
"Much better than I was expecting . I didn't know you could cook so well," Kieran said with slight surprise .
"As the heir of Swurster Castle, I had to learn not only martial arts but cooking as well . "
Mary tidied up the dinnerware and winked at Kieran before returning to the kitchen happily .
A princess entering the kitchen was surprising enough, let alone washing the dishes, but for Swurster Castle's heir, it was nothing short of a common occurrence .
Kieran smiled as he saw Mary take her leave but he quickly turned away when he heard footsteps .
The elderly duke had appeared again after the meal .
He stood in front of the opened doors, knocked, and said with a smile, "Good evening again, Sir 2567 . "
"I thought I made myself clear . " Kieran frowned .
He didn't want to tangle with the duke anymore; he had no time for that .
"Assuring Mary Ascends To The Throne In 30 Days", it wasn't all just sitting back and watching, efforts had to be poured in, too .
"Yes, yes, you made it clear enough . As gratitude from before, I want to tell you another secret that is related to you . It's about the Viper Sect," said the elderly duke before entering .
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