Chapter 1089: 17.16 Fourth Violet Star - Training with the Old Pine Tree

What Silvan von Rosegard heard from the Second Prince, Christopher Klein von Imperlian, astounded him. He was well aware that he couldn't simply go to the Grand Marshal and request that he use his Healing Abilities on him. First, he had a decree of marriage with a royal family descendant, making it difficult for him and restricting his ability to meet other men or women. Because of the Imperium's reliance on Royalty.

So his next plan was to entice his fiance, the Second Prince, to accompany him to meet the Grand Duke. If a Grand Duke's nephew came to see his Imperial Uncle, he'd have an excuse to accompany Christopher. Who would have guessed that a sudden event from the First Military Imperial School would be announced, providing him with another official opportunity to meet the Grand Marshal?

Furthermore, he can use this event to demonstrate the capabilities of his healing ability and become one of the events' highlights. So he can catch the Grand Duke's attention. But now this cretin tells him that the Grand Marshal no longer requires healing?! Is he here to irritate him to death? That's his only way out, to get this man away from him while also protecting his family.

With a fierce glare on his handsome face, Silvan von Rosegard looked at his Second Highness and asked, "I wonder what the Second Prince is talking about?"

With a teasing grin on his face, Christopher Klein von Imperlian looked at his future wife with eyes full of affection and possessiveness which made the former tremble instinctively at such sight.

'What's with those eyes? Does he want to lock in somewhere?!' Thoughts of the Second Son of the Rosegard Clan when he met the eyes of the Second Prince.

Christopher Klein von Imperlian said as he pinched his fiance's chin and said, "That information involves the secrets of the Royal Family. Even though I can't just go around telling others that you are my future wife, it's not like I can make some exemption. Call me 'husband' and I will tell you~"

Silvan von Rosegard was bothered by the second prince's loving gaze. If it had been before, when he had still loved the second prince his entire life, he could have become the happiest person on the planet. Unfortunately, fate played them and allowed him to return to the timeline where his heart was ignored and even trampled until all of the love in it was gone. When he receives this person's love, he only feels disgust and nausea.

Silvan von Rosegard's eyes flash with loss and pain as he stares at Christopher Klein von Imperlian. After all, he can still vividly recall the scene of his back and the pain in his hand when this man forcibly removed the hand that gripped his arm and pushed him away when he inquired about the annulment of their engagement. He didn't say anything, just turned around and never turned his back to look at him. As if he, whom he abandoned, were only that.

A tingling pain made Silvan von Rosegard's heart throbbed just remembering that scene and this made his rejection towards Christopher Klein von Imperlian stronger.

With dull eyes and a cold expression on his face, Silvan von Rosegard fulfilled what the person wished and called him,

"Husband"

It was only a single word, but Christopher Klein von Imperlian didn't feel the joy he expected when his beloved addressed him as such. Especially when he saw Silvan von Rosegard's emotionless dead fish eyes staring at him. There is no longer any hatred or disgust. Only then did he realize the consequences of his decision to abandon this person in their previous life.

The Second Prince fulfilled his side of the promise and whispered the answer to Silvan.

'The Grand Marshal had found his fated mate.'

This response astounded Silvan von Rosegard to the core, and he looked at the Second Prince in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe what this man had just said. The way the second prince looked at him with such seriousness, Silvan realized he wasn't lying at all.

Silvan von Rosegard said in shock, "Impossible! He didn't have a pair with me last... Lipfft!"

He immediately covered his mouth and looked warily at the second prince. No one knew he had memories of his past life including his parents and big brother. But he almost blurred it in front of the worst person to learn about it.

The Second Prince looked at him with a strange gaze as if he said the weirdest thing in the world, "Last what? What is Silvie talking about?"

Cough.

"Nothing. You heard wrong. Please focus on the training. I still want to win in the event." Silvan von Rosegard instantly changed the topic and pretended he didn't say anything weird at all.

The second prince pretended to be uninterested in it as well. Though, in reality, he knew exactly what he was talking about because they had both been reborn and knew what was going to happen in the future. He, like Silvan, is aware that his Imperial Uncle did not have a pair in their previous life; additionally, this is the first time he has learned of the existence of the man, Yara von Chrysalis. He checked this man's record, and everything appeared to be in order, including his family history, which stated that he was born from a small star and led a small n.o.ble family of a baron.

They owned that small star and sold fresh food to the capital; the former king had given them the small planet, and they only needed to produce a quarter of their produce to send to the capital. Despite the fact that their clan is not well-known, the wealth of this small baron family rivals that of his Imperial Uncle. So he wasn't surprised when his Imperial Uncle added this person's name to the genealogy of the real royal family.

The second prince mumbled, "There is a need for me to meet this aunt-in-law face to face."

"Did you say something?" asked Silvan von Rosegard.

A smile resurfaced on Christopher Klein von Imperlian's face and replied, "Nothing. I didn't say anything."

Hmp!

Silvan von Rosegard takes a long look at the second prince before snorting and walking away. The detachment and sins of their past cannot be undone in a few conversations. The Second Prince knew that which is why he is willing to coax his beloved no matter how long it takes.

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Jace Green and his teammates put in a lot of effort during training. They chose an open s.p.a.ce near the garden so that Yara could continue his daily routine of planting, watering, and caring for plants. He has no reason to fight. After all, he was there to add numbers. Furthermore, only Jace Green von Imperlian knew he didn't have to fight, and all plants and trees in the area served as his protectors.

The event will take place in a small abandoned star filled with greens. After all, the Zergs enjoy eating plants and the like. Yara von Chrysalis is the strongest in such a battlefield because everything in it can be turned into a weapon. As a result, Jace Green never compelled his friend to train with them. The other three subordinates of the youngest prince were already aware that Yara von Chrysalis was protected by the Grand Duke. His position is the most n.o.ble after the youngest prince, so they don't mind bringing him around while protecting him. After all, it's their Master's, the youngest prince's, orders.

So scenes of two men fighting Jace Green can be seen near the garden, with another supporting the other two. The scene was thrown off by a slender young man holding a showering pail and watering a nearby flower. He's unconcerned about them fighting so close to him. Furthermore, in the eyes of others, he is just another student.

Jace Green suddenly complains, "Ah~ so tired. You guys are ganging up on me! Unfair! I'm going to use Rozen!"

"No. No. No. Your Highness, you can't use Rozen. It wouldn't be a fight anymore."

"That's right. Rozen's strength is almost equal to an A-ranked warrior at peak. He can defeat us all if he makes a move."

"He can also pierce my barrier so easily."

Jace Green said, "I think we should just fight as a group against Rozen. Let's pretend he is a wild mutated plant."

"If you do that he will become a bald rose. If you want to fight him, I have to replant his roots in the garden first." Yara von Chrysalis stated. "Or you can just fight an old pine tree over there."

Jace Green and the rest of the team exchanged glances. The former isn't surprised because he knows there are a lot of mutated plants in the garden thanks to his friend's care. This is the real reason why the Garden is closed and students are not permitted to enter. The Dean only allowed Yara von Chrysalis, whose habit it was to tend the plants and trees here.

"Will... Will he agree? Just sparing and not killing us?" Jace Green von Imperlian asked.

Yara von Chrysalis blinked his eyes innocently and said, "Sure. I'll talk to him."

He abruptly set the watering pail down and patted his gardening ap.r.o.n to remove excess soil before walking to the garden's largest pine tree and whispering something. Its branches suddenly move and extend like a tentacle in front of everyone's eyes.

With a thumb finger up, Yara von Chrysalis looked at Jace Green and the rest with an expressionless face and said, "Old Pine agreed. So do your best. I need to check if there are some insects on his trunk and branches so I won't be able to watch your fight. Good luck!"

After the voice of Yara ended he disappeared behind the tree obviously checking the health of such an old tree. He will help exterminate termites if there are bugs like beetles that live to eat leaves.

Jace Green commanded seriously, "Get ready!"

"My lord, are you for real?!"

"T-This presence is..."

Beep!

The terminal on the student's wrist sounded and a robotic announcement was heard.

[Ding! A mutated Old Pine Tree was found. Cla.s.s: S. Abilities: Coil, Leaf blades, and Root Needles.]

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The pine tree's roots and branches began to move and attacked Jace Green and his group. They four worked together as a team to defend and fight this Old Pine, whose presence transformed it from an ordinary tree to an S-cla.s.s Mutated Old Pine Tree. The voice of an elderly man can be heard coming from the Old Pine tree.

{Students, receiveth eft. This fusty pineth wouldst traineth thee as hard as much so thee can survive 'gainst an s-rank individual. Only because the l'rd hadst hath asked}

Translation: [Students, get ready. This Old Pine would train you as hard as much so you can survive against an S-Rank individual. Only because the lord had asked.]

"What the f.u.c.k?! It can even talk!!!"

"So ranked S creatures are capable of speech but... What language is it?"

"Ancient Language. Anyway, you guys we are doing this for real!" Jace Green von Imperlian said.

His teammates went into battle mode and raised all of their weapons to fight the Old Pine Tree. Meanwhile, behind the large tree trunk, Yara von Chrysalis is busy inspecting the holes he discovered in the tree and discovering that there were indeed insects in it, so he begins killing it. He closed his eyes and placed his hand over the hole. A ball of water that drowned all insects from within was pulled out with a tug of his hand, and holes in the trees healed themselves.

He ignored the sound of explosions and banging as he examined the insects he had captured from within the old tree. He froze the insects in the water ball and crashed them, killing them instantly.

"There are some termites," mumbled Yara von Chrysalis, "and I need to check the other trees as well."

He walked freely through the vast garden, which was designated as a dangerous area, and began saving trees that were being eaten by tree mites, which killed trees from within.