Capítulo 16: The Guardian Families
In a certain room in the academy, a man was sitting on his bed.
But contrary to someone who would be peaceful while in bed, this person's body was shivering continuously.
His face was blue and pale and his eyes were of someone who was depressed.
Yes, it was none other than Derek Prankster!
Yes, it was Derek.
He was nothing like when he was in the canteen.
It was as if he was a different person altogether.
And why he was like this... It was simple.
He got disowned by the prankster family.
His biggest backer, due to which he became arrogant and spoiled disowned him.
It was like a huge thunderbolt to him!
As for the reason?
It was because he offended Azul, the 7th prince!
Derek's family was a viscount family and held some power.
Even if their genius offends a prince they would not disown him but just punish them lightly to uphold the Royal family's face.
And that was also one of the reasons Derek faced off against Azul.
Thinking that he will be just left with some minor punishment.
But Derek miscalculated one thing.
Only a Genius could escape with light punishment by offending a Prince.
For others, they would be dealt with harsh punishment.
Derek thought himself to be a genius, but that was only an illusion he escaped himself into.
For his family, he was just better than most trash but not a genius.
Even his father, the head of the prankster family didn't find his son worth the cost to offend a prince.
You have to note that they were just a viscount family and cannot fight the royal family in the truest sense.
One wrong move and they are dead.
( The noble rankings, from low to high,
Baron-->count-->viscount-->marquis-->earl-->Duke-->Royal.)
So without any hesitation, they disowned Derek. Anyway, they have many better candidates than Derek.
Cruel right? But this is how just the world works. If you want to have power, then you have to show your usefulness.
Or else, you will be like Derek.
Derek became disheartened. He never thought his family would abandon him.
But he still had hope and that hope was the minister's son, Kain.
You should know that Dukes were not the only ones with the highest power aside from the Royal family.
There were also two other families aside from the Duke family and had the same status as a Duke family.
They were also called the right and left hands of the royal family.
The two Guardian Families.
Who guards the Royal family in times of critical crisis.
They were also the ones with the most merits during the times of war against the demons.
It's just that their ancestors were not there with the team that faced off directly against the Demon King. But you could also say that there would be no team to face off against the demon king if it was not for the protection of the Guardian families.
That's just how powerful they were.
Even the monarch of humans had to respect them.
And Kain was one of the heir candidates of one such Guardian family, The Schaeffer family!
Derek went to ask Kain for help and he was sure that Kain would help him.
But what he was not prepared for was that Kain completely ignored him.
He gave Derek a cold shoulder and abandoned Derek.
And that was the last thing that brought Derek to his knees.
He understood that he was used. He understood that he was just a chess piece and was thrown away when he was of no use.
What would happen to a high and mighty noble, who used his powers to bully those whose noble rank was beneath him, losing his position and prowess?
He would be mocked by those who he bullied. He would be looked down upon by those who were once his equals. Now he would not be the bully but one of the victims of bullying.
And that is what had broken Derek and brought him to such a miserable appearance.
He was afraid. From when he was a child he was arrogant.
He trained but that was to a minimum degree. He Didn't train till the limit. And thus he was not so strong. He knew that but he didn't care.
Why?
Because he knew that his family would take care of any trouble for him.
His status was his biggest root for arrogance. It was his pillar.
But now that pillar was broken and just like that he was also broken.
Immense regret washed over Derek's heart. Thinking back to the past he slacked and oppressed others, he felt regret.
He also shouldn't have taken the job of offending Azul due to Kain.
And now even his family abandoned him.
He felt regret but more than that he was depressed. He knew that the news of his being disowned had spread to every other ear.
And it would also not be long before he would be expelled from the academy.
Why?
Because he could only enrol in the academy due to his family.
Now without his family, it was only a matter of time before he would be expelled.
And when that happens his future would be over.
All of his roads are blocked by just one action of his.
Now he knew what power could do.
Now he knew how others felt. Now he understood how stupid he was.
If he had another chance he would not offend Azul again.
He would not do what he had done previously.
But now it was all too late.
Thinking that, seed of despair started to take root in his heart.
This setback was too much for him!
And just when he was gonna drown in despair he heard a deep and creepy voice...
"Do you want to take vengeance?"
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