Ranking System - Chapter 270: An Interesting First Night

Going to the bathroom, it was the size of a public bath house. You could find anything in this place, from the hot tub to the sauna and massage parlor.

Now that I think about it, what was the previous city lord like? With how extravagant the house was, he must have been kind to spend without caring about the cost.

“Master, do you need help washing?” Following me in the bath was Kelsy.

Of course, she would be here. Kelsy wore a bath towel over her body and walked in after I did.

I could sense that she was nervous from the sight of my body. I was used to the sight of women, so compared to her nervousness, I was fine and unnerved.

“I can do it myself.”

“…”

While I washed myself, the room was silent, even with the two of us. I wasn’t purposely making it awkward between us, but I wasn’t in the mood to talk, especially with someone as pitiful as her.

Once I had finished washing, I went to the bath and relaxed. The water in the bath had the right temperature, and I felt the negativity inside of me wash away.

“Master, do you need me to do anything?” Feeling useless, Kelsy tried to help in any way.

“You can bring me a cold drink after I finish bathing.”

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[Third-Person POV]

“How was he?” The voice of a stern old man could be heard.

“He’s definitely interesting. Different from the previous city lord.” In contrast to the stern voice, this one had a more playful one.

“Whether he’s different or not doesn’t matter. All I need to know is how he operates. The previous city lord was a nuisance, and everyone agreed to get rid of him. And with a new city lord, we can’t have someone else like him.”

“We could only wait to see what the city lord does. If we get rid of him now, we will be facing more trouble with the goddess’ wraith.”

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[Charles POV]

With bath time over, it was time for me to sleep. Sleep itself wasn’t required, but it helped pass the time. Kelsy, who had bathed with me, still wasn’t leaving me alone.

“Kelsy. What are you doing?” I asked as she began to strip.

“Everyone in the house said it’s my job to please you during the night…” Anyone could tell she was nervous about doing this.

I didn’t care about being faithful toward my wives when I wouldn’t see them in a long while, but how pitiful the vampire was taking her didn’t interest me.

“Just go back. You’re clearly not up for it, and neither am I too interested in it at the moment.”

“But…” Before she could say anything else, I interjected.

“If anyone says a word, tell them that I’m not in the mood.”

Sending Kelsy out of my room, I locked the door, leaving myself alone. I wasn’t strictly alone due to unfamiliar guests looking at me from outside the window. Still, since they had no bloodlust, they weren’t hostile.

Even so, their stares bothered me. I then created an illusion of my room, making them think I was asleep.

Locating one of them from a distance with an artifact, I forcefully dragged him into my room.

“What’s your business with me?”

“…” Shocked by what had happened, the assailant stared at me, unable to say anything. He was freaked out by what just happened.

“Are you going to answer? Or do I have to force you to?”

Coming into a man’s territory was unwarranted. It was even weirder when they looked at you while you were asleep.

Before he would answer, the stalker launched an attack. I find people these days incredibly stupid, jumping to conclusions.

I was nice enough to give him some time to talk. Now he could die for all I care, even if it was in the most tragic way possible.

The needles the attacker sent were all aimed at my vitals. I didn’t need to defend, and the needles that were supposed to pierce through were deflected by the defense of my skin.

If it were me a year ago, these needles would definitely have pierced through. Seeing that his attacks were invalid, his heart started to beat rapidly. I took the chance and grabbed him by the neck, lifting him in the air.

“Whether you talk now doesn’t matter. All the answers I need will be given in due time.” Without wasting a second, I started to use my nails to dig into the man’s skin.

“AHHHHHHH!!!” The stalker tried his best to resist the pain, but from his expression alone, I could tell that his mind was immensely drained.

No one would know what was happening with the room covered in an illusion. Not even the people who live in this castle.

“I still haven’t torn your skin apart. The suffering is just the beginning.” After I finished saying those words, I slowly removed his skin.

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The night was still young, but to the man before me, it was the worst thing that could have happened. The room was covered in a bloody mess. As for the stalker, he stared into the abyss without making a sound.

I had gained all the information I needed from this spy. He was only supposed to observe me from a distance.

He decided to kill me out of his own free will because he was afraid. If his employers had found out that he had been found, this man would have been immediately executed. How pathetic. He wasn’t suited for this job.

The blood I had on my nails was immediately washed away with the water god’s blessing. Next was the room, and everything here was now cleansed.

I looked at the man’s body and decided to throw it in the trash bin outside. While it may cause a scene first thing in the morning, I will just tell them I did it. As for the man’s employer, I can’t wait to see how they would react to this.