The Devil Inside

Chapter 25 #025 Inferiority

That’s…interesting.

The words constructed by the golden sand slowly faded away, and Han Solo showed no fear. He looked at Lyra and moved closer to Rachel.

You can touch it, but I can’t?

I met Rachel secretly, and you were meeting with Her Royal Highness the Princess secretly. We are both dirty, so don't blame each other.

If he wasn't afraid that Leila would go berserk and completely break up, Han Solo would even want to put his arm around Rachel's waist. It wouldn't be clean anyway.

"..."

Leila narrowed her eyes, becoming more and more unhappy.

"Ms. Rachel."

A soft voice sounded, and the girl in a blue and white dress and gold jewelry on her head smiled.

Rachel saluted to her: "Your Highness Masina."

"I'm discussing the 'Gathering of Heroes' with Leila. Leila hasn't decided on the entourage yet... Do you have any good suggestions?"

Masina Zeslia went straight to the point.

She had a gentle smile on her face and her attitude was very friendly, as if she was just asking for advice and had no other intentions.

But her coaching team has studied Rachel thoroughly and came up with an ingenious tactic: put five Galios and four Mammoths, and win is guaranteed.

They think that Rachel's biggest problem is that

She has low self-esteem.

This conclusion is ridiculous. Who is Rachel? Darkwood's heir.

99% of the cattle and horses in the whole continent work hard all their lives, but cannot compare to what she has when she is born. It is truly a lucky start that wins upon wins. She has nothing except the moon in the sky.

Masina just laughed when she heard the conclusion.

What a rubbish coach you are, go and lead the youth training team. You can't even handle this high-end game.

After hearing the analysis, Masina was shaken.

Rachel's background is indeed amazing, but her talent is very average. At almost 20 years old, she only has the combat power of a third-level engraver, which is not worth the resources she has.

More importantly, she is very ambitious.

The blood lion Leonardo gave her his sword Bloody Ming as a school admission gift.

This may seem like a small matter, but it actually caused a sensation and created a commotion in Zeslia’s political arena.

Everyone is asking——

Who is Rachel?

Blood Lion gave the Blood Roaring Sword to her. Does that mean that she is a natural talent and is the designated next head of the Darkwood family, the Marquisate of Zeslia?

In the years that followed, Rachel continued to be the subject of attention, both overt and covert.

Many people even approached deliberately and showed their enthusiasm.

People soon discovered that this woman was unremarkable. She did not have double pupils, supreme bones, or a peerless holy body. She was just very hardworking.

I tried my best, but it’s just average.

The attention soon faded, and those who were trying to please him no longer bothered, and when they came to their senses, no one was interested anymore.

Masina's coaching staff believes that the Blood Sword is a curse.

Leonardo's spur of the moment action created the current situation.

He gave Rachel unrealistic and false hope, but she couldn't afford it. Over time, she developed an inferiority complex.

"I see... I am a mediocre person."

Rachel would have thought so.

Especially when holding the Blood-Roaring Sword.

It is incisive, easy to understand, and well-reasoned.

Masina was convinced and resolutely implemented the coaching staff's tactics.

Seeing Rachel silent, she continued, "Rachel, you are the descendant of Darkwood and have a noble status. You and Leila have a close relationship like sisters, and your friendship is envied by others. I think you should accompany Leila to the brave gathering. What do you think?"

Now that we are at the point, Leila puts the rest aside for now.

She smiled and said, "Rachel, will you come with me?"

"I……"

Of course, I want to go together.

Just as Rachel was about to speak, Masina added, "Including Leila, there are now five heroes in Zelmon Continent, and each of them is a dragon among men! Their teammates are all heroes. I heard that there is a boy who is not yet an adult this year. He is just a commoner, but he has already been called a swordsman. His talent is really amazing."

Rachel closed her mouth and her eyes dimmed for a moment.

Leilaqi said, "Not yet an adult? Sword Master?!"

"Yes, it's incredible. I was also surprised when I heard it."

Masina took in Rachel's expression, her smile becoming more charming, and she turned to talk to Leila about the boy.

The biggest characteristic of people with low self-esteem is that they will not take the initiative to fight for something.

——Will doing this affect other people?

——Do I have what it takes to accomplish this?

——As long as I don’t fight for it, I won’t have any expectations on me, and it doesn’t matter if I fail. If I actively fight for it, what will others think of me if I fail?

Because I don’t want to disappoint others, I try to reduce my presence as much as possible.

Even if he has accomplished something perfectly, he will never publicize it. He will just wait and hope for the affirmation or praise from others.

Just like what the coaching staff said.

Rachel never reveals her true feelings easily. She expects Leila to discover and speak up on her own initiative.

Han Solo watched everything coldly and suddenly sneered.

The three people present all turned their heads to look. He looked at Masina and said, "What do you mean 'underage'? That man only has the ability to maintain his youthful appearance, but he is actually in his early forties. Your Highness, if you don't know the situation, you don't have to say anything. Where in the world is there an underage swordsman?"

Masina was startled: "Who are you?"

"My name is Han Solo."

"…I'm sorry. Your name is meaningless. What I'm asking is your identity."

"Adventurer."

Masina reached out, picked up the exquisite porcelain teacup on the stone table, and took a sip.

Times have really changed.

The dog also spoke.

She smiled slightly and said, "Do you know that young swordsman?"

Han Solo waved his hand, "I just heard about it. You are talking about the sword master of the Kingdom of Vaal, right?"

Is it?

What a hassle.

Judging from Rachel's reaction just now, the coaching staff's carefully prepared words had worked. As long as Rachel knew how powerful the other brave teammates were, she would be timid.

But I didn't expect that someone would show up halfway and actually know about the "Val Sword Master"...

She was keenly aware that this was not the place to get entangled.

This man is just an adventurer, and he may not be present during the next negotiation.

It’s better to avoid it first.

Leila could bring up to three people, but Masina thought it was enough for her to accompany her alone.

"The gathering of heroes is being held in the Kingdom of Elzlia, and there is a teleportation array to take us there. Rachel, I have already made an appointment with Leila to go together, and I hope you will join us."

Her Highness Masina stood up.

She smiled and said, "It's getting late, Leila. I'm leaving now. We'll discuss the details of our attendance tomorrow."

"Okay, Your Highness."

The three of them walked her to the door and watched Masina get into the carriage and drive away.

"call……"

Leila let out a long sigh and relaxed: "Finally she left. I don't know how to get along with her. She is the princess."

Rachel smiled and said, "You are a brave man."

"It's really amazing to be a hero. I've been studying here for five years and I didn't know many people. In the past few months, all kinds of big shots have come to me. Princess Masina invites me to tea parties, women's gatherings, and mountain climbing gatherings every day. I don't even know what they are for, but she keeps sending invitations."

"...The Heroes' Gathering, would you like to go with Your Highness?"

Rachel asked.

Leila folded her arms and said, "Her Highness said she had experience and knew the process, and would help me arrange everything. She asked me if I needed help. Of course I did, but I was embarrassed to ask her to help for nothing, so I asked her if she wanted to come along, and she agreed immediately."

Han Solo was a little speechless: "There are so many experienced people who can help you arrange it. It's a blessing. Leila, I think you should charge a fee. Her Royal Highness the Princess should be very rich, right? Charge her eight hundred and one thousand gold coins, she will pay."

"… So expensive? It's too dark."

Leila frowned.

Han Solo just felt that she didn't understand. Come to think of it, Leila was in the game and was a relatively simple person, so she didn't understand the reason.

A gathering of brave men, a super hot spot.

Her Highness Masina would not refuse eight hundred gold coins in exchange for the most comments in her lifetime.

She had to consider that this was her only chance in her life to be known and widely discussed.

"Come to think of it!"

Leila looked at Han Solo and became furious!

She turned her face black and asked, "Why are you with Rachel? Rachel told me she had something private to do, but she didn't tell me she was going to see you!"

Han Soloki said, "I have already made an appointment with Rachel. If we don't meet, what will happen to my recommendation letter? But you, Leila, you don't treat me as a friend! I'm here today, you didn't know, right?"

"I...no one told me, so it's normal that I don't know."

Leila's momentum weakened visibly.

"The world is so fickle and people's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. It's not worth it for me to risk my life in the death zone!"

"...Why do you say such harsh words? Okay, okay, I'll treat you to a meal later, is that ok?"

Chapter 26 #026 Black Mage, Monica Hastings

"Want to learn techniques from Teacher Monica..."

On the steps at the front door of the mansion, Leila was in a dilemma.

She glanced at Han Solo and said, "I don't know if my face is useful, so I can't make you a promise."

Rachel also said: "Teacher Monica is well-known, and many people want to become her disciples. Until today, she has only accepted four students. I have never known what she saw in me that made me become her student."

Monica Hastings was also a genius, and no one knew the criteria she used to select her students.

Is it about origin?

Professor Monica has four students, one boy and three girls.

Among them were two nobles, Rachel and another woman, and two commoners, Leila and another man.

Obviously, background is not the key.

So, is it talent?

The spellcasting talents of her four students vary.