Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

"Let's talk in my office. We must not disturb the customers here."

"Alright."

Elder Rex brought them to the topmost floor of the building.

"Bring some snacks for our guests." Elder Rex instructed the young servant lady waiting inside his office.

"Yes, Elder Rex."

"You guys sit down. Make yourselves comfortable."

"Thank you for inviting us in despite coming unannounced, Elder Rex." Roland smiled.

"What are you saying? Stop being distant to your old friend here!" Elder Rex chuckled. He then turned his head to Fredrinn who was sitting beside Roland. "Is this your son?" He asked with a light smile.

Roland nodded while looking proudly at Fredrinn. "Yes. He has grown up, but he still has to learn plenty of things."

"Look at how smug you are! You can't even hide that smirk on your face!" Elder Rex laughed while shaking his head.

Hearing this, Roland laughed heartily.

"I don't know if your father has already told you who I am so I'll introduce myself. I'm Rex Silversword, the owner of this store. If you want to buy some gear, I'll give you a huge discount." Elder Rex grinned.

Fredrinn didn't expect this man to be this amiable. "My father mentioned you a lot, Elder Rex. I also heard about you from my friend, Aubrey." He threw out Aubrey's name to see his reaction.

As expected, Rex was surprised when he heard this. "You know the young miss?"

Fredrinn nodded. "Mn. I got the pleasure of meeting her in Red Sun City during an auction held by the Silversword Treasure House. We've been friends since then." It was a lie. He knew that Aubrey hated him when they first met each other. However, it was true that they were friends now.

"I see. No wonder the young miss has been visiting Red Sun City a lot recently. It seems like she made a lot of friends there." Elder Rex's gaze became friendlier.

"That's true. Miss Aubrey is a very friendly young lady so a lot of young people became attracted to her. I was lucky enough to become her friend." Fredrinn smiled and revealed a look of embarrassment.

Seeing him acting like this, Roland almost barfed. 'No wonder he was able to hide his strength for a long time. From whom did he inherit his acting skills? Was it from his mom?'

While Roland was looking incredulously at his son's acting, Fredrinn and Elder Rex had already become closer. The former even started calling the latter 'uncle'.

"Hahaha! I never thought that your son was this good, Roland! You should have introduced him to me sooner!" Elder Rex laughed.

'It seems like praising Aubrey was the right bet.' Fredrinn snickered in his heart.

"Haha! Is that so?" Roland smiled wryly.

"Aubrey is in the estate right now. Why don't you visit here while you are here? I bet she would be ecstatic to see her friend." Rex rubbed his chin, looking like he was in a good mood.

"I would love to! I will visit her later." Fredrinn could only go along with him.

After their small talk, Elder Rex's expression suddenly turned serious. "There was an incident recently so the young miss wasn't allowed to leave the estate."

Here it comes…

Fredrinn gave his father a knowing look.

Roland understood his intentions. He cleared his throat and asked. "On our way here, we saw that one of the main roads was being repaired. Is this related to the incident that you're talking about? Can you tell us more about what happened?"

"You're from Red Sun City so it's understandable that you don't know what happened." Elder Rex furrowed his eyebrows. "A member of the royal family was attacked."

Hearing this, the faces of Fredrinn and Roland darkened. This was a big deal!

Elder Rex sighed as he continued. "Princess Danielle was on her way to Areswell at that time for a vacation. No one expected that she would be attacked on the main road. Luckily she brought her guards so she managed to get out unscathed."

'Even the supreme household would never dare to attack a member of the royal family. It must have been done by an enemy of the kingdom!' Fredrinn's expression turned cold.

"Did they find out who the culprit was?" Roland asked.

Elder Rex nodded with a stern look. "They were assassins sent by the Blue Sky Kingdom!"

"What?!" Roland was stunned.

'As expected. It's them. From what I remember of the game's background story, the assassination attempt on Princess Danielle shouldn't have happened until next year.' Fredrinn already knew that the future would change with his intervention, but he didn't expect it to happen this fast.

'If I continue to change the progression of the story, would the players also arrive earlier?' Fredrinn didn't know if this was good or bad news. The players were unpredictable. He knew this because he was one of them. Most of them were only there for the thrill and excitement, but some extreme people find joy in senseless violence.

After all, to the players, the inhabitants of the Great Vemune Continent are just NPCs. Because of this, they don't feel any emotional impact of killing anyone.

'There should still be some time before they arrive. I just hope that I will be ready by then.' His eyes flashed with determination.

At this moment, Rex noticed the unfathomable look in Fredrinn's gaze. "There's no need to worry. The princess is safe."

Fredrinn smiled as he hid his thoughts deeply in his mind. "That's good to hear."

"Let's not talk about unhappy things. By the way, why did you guys come to the capital? I don't think you came here just to visit me." Elder Rex changed the topic when he sensed the somber mood.

"About that… we have something to report to His Majesty," Roland muttered.

Elder Rex raised an eyebrow. "Is this about the incident that happened in Red Sun City? I heard that you guys fought with the Blackcrow Household."

"Y-Yeah… it's related to that."

Elder Rex noticed his dodgy look, but he didn't pursue the matter. He was a smart man. He knew that some things were better left unsaid.