Chapter 107: Seeing Injustice

According to George’s plan, he should have dealt with this unsteady young master in a single strike. Unexpectedly, the result took three times longer than the planned time. It was hard for George to judge a person’s exact strength correctly, but it was easy to tell if someone lacked training in this area. As for magic-based classes, at low levels, they couldn’t even protect themselves against a Knight.

George thought that after this delay, the other side would make a reasonable response, such as the thug holding the girl he was dragging hostage. But that guy seemed to be stunned by the sudden attack, staring blankly. The more professional-looking guard further back, however, drew his sword and prepared to counterattack. But looking at his cautious manner, he would never be the one to attack first.

“Swish! Swish!” Taking advantage of this chance, George swung his left arm and threw the cow-hide money bag from his waist at the thug using the technique of a Flail. “Clang!” After the sound, the money bag hit the man’s forehead perfectly. George used the chance to move forward, lift the girl who was half-slumped in front of the thug around her waist, and toss her to Green, who was following closely behind. After George completed all this smoothly, the sound of the money bag hitting the ground came from the front.

Some might think a money bag can’t be used as a weapon. But in fact, in the era when metal currency was used, do not underestimate the weight of a money bag. Let me give an example: 100 Yuan in paper bills and 100 coins make a huge difference, let alone heavier Gold Coins.

Green, who arrived shortly after, had to put away his slender sword and move to catch the person flying through the air. For Green, whose strength was not his strong point, it took some effort to catch the girl George suddenly threw.

The moment he touched the girl, he tensed his waist muscles and bent his legs slightly to absorb some of the force. Then he stepped back four or five steps to stabilize his body completely.

Moreover, it was the middle of the day, plus the recent dragging and physical struggle. Forget about any romantic scenes of soft jade in arms or intoxicating scents; it would be a good thing just to avoid being bothered by dust and sweat.

After finding a clean spot on the road free of trash, Green put the girl down and quickly moved to George’s side and rear to provide cover.

“What are you people? Do you know the consequences of attacking a Noble?” The sword-wielding guard, though furious, did not dare to advance but threatened them loudly and severely. He seemed either worried about the safety of the Noble George had knocked out or lacked confidence in winning, or perhaps both.

“Hah! Hah! What a ridiculous statement. Baron Ignatius is not a title within the Nohan Kingdom! Did you not learn what you can and cannot do before coming to Nohan?” George mocked them without any mercy. At the same time, he thought to himself, ‘As expected, these are Exiled Nobles from abroad. But anyone who does such things as soon as they arrive in Karada is truly strange. No wonder their family was destroyed and they fled to a foreign land.’

“N-now we will have it in a few days!” The guard spoke with great confidence, not sounding like he was comforting himself. It seemed that as a guard, he had quite a bit of confidence in his master.

“Hmph! Hmph!” However, this brainless statement, obvious to the Noble class in Nohan, made Green behind George laugh openly without hiding it.

George made a quick decision: “Green, help me tie up these two lying on the ground. We will hand them over to the City Guard later.”

Seeing that the other side’s reaction was completely different from what he expected, the guard had to threaten them again: “Are you trying to make enemies of the Baron Ignatius family for good?”

“From now on, there will never be a Baron Ignatius again, at most a Lord Ignatius.” Although George’s expression had not changed much since entering the battlefield, his disdain for the person in front of him was clearly shown in his eyes.

During the time George was bantering with the other side, Green had taken a white silk rope, about the thickness of an index finger, from his leather money bag. He began to tie up the hands and feet of the so-called ‘Baron Ignatius’ from just now.

Knowing that this matter could not be settled peacefully, the guard immediately changed his demeanor and charged at George. It was not that he didn’t want to run, but if he ran, all his years of hard work would be wasted. Once the news spread that someone abandoned their master in such a dangerous situation, their reputation would be completely ruined. Not to mention the status he had worked hard to build within the Baron Ignatius family for so long.

Most importantly, based on the force George used and the tone of his words, he could draw this conclusion: Although his master would face some punishment, it would definitely be within an acceptable range. Plus, since he didn’t kill the two servants in front, this was already worth a gamble. Besides, the young man in front of him, although skilled, was not necessarily someone he would definitely lose to. If he won, this matter would be much easier to solve, perhaps not even reaching the judicial procedures as the other side said. If he could achieve that, he could be considered to have made a merit, even if he didn’t know what his somewhat dim-witted master would think.

Facing the guard’s sword strike coming straight at him, George did not retreat but advanced instead. He tilted his sword sheath to deflect the Longsword tearing through the air towards him. Borrowing the momentum, he rushed into the guard’s arms, using the guard’s body to block other possible attacks. Then, just like practicing a thousand times, he stepped into a bow stance, generating power from his legs, turning his waist, and pressing his right hand against the other’s chest, releasing a burst of energy. Immediately, the man’s face turned a deep purple. After opening his mouth several times without making a sound, he fell to the side.

After dealing with the potential dangerous figures in front one by one, George quickly began to check the unconscious male victims on the ground. After a preliminary observation and confirmation, George let out a sigh of relief. Those men were just knocked out; it seemed the attacker knew not to go too far since it wasn’t on his own territory.