Rudy paid no attention to the little maid's thoughts; he was completely absorbed in the world of the book, reading it carefully.

To establish oneself in another world, one must gather sufficient intelligence.

Rudy didn't want to be feared like a monster, or even endlessly attacked like a demon king.

Therefore, he felt he should pretend to be an ordinary child and quietly become stronger.

Too much sharpness leads to breakage; being too shrewd and overly assertive can lead to trouble.

Rudy does not intend to reveal his Demon King template abilities until he has an absolute power that can control everything.

"Hey, you, San Nan, are you even listening to me? How rude of you! You're just a maid's son, show me some respect!"

“I am Eli Lou Meers, the man destined to become a Special Grade Divine Marker of the Meers family. You mere Muggle, if you don’t curry favor with me now, I won’t take care of you in the future!”

As they passed through a corridor, a blond boy yelled at Rudy in a roaring tone.

Eli Lou Meyers is the second son of the Duchess Martine Sainsbury, one year older than Rudy, and is six years old this year.

I heard that tomorrow is his official 6th birthday, and the Duke will take him to the Hero Academy for the Divine Seal Awakening Ceremony.

Hearing Eli's aggressive words, Rudy nodded without changing his expression and casually replied.

"Greetings, elder brother. Goodbye, elder brother."

Having said that, he ignored Eli's ashen face, turned and left, his gaze returning to the book in his hands.

"..."

Eli Lou Myers clenched his fists in fury, glaring at Rudy's retreating figure through gritted teeth.

"Third man, you stop right there!"

A roaring voice rang in his ears, and Rudy turned around helplessly.

"Is there anything else, brother?"

"You bastard, you don't respect me!" Eli said angrily, pulling out the wooden sword from his back and pointing it at him.

"Hmph, as your elder brother, I really can't stand your half-dead, frail appearance. If word gets out, it will be a disgrace to the Mels family. Come with me, I'll teach you swordsmanship!"

Rudy looked at the malice in Eli's eyes and sighed helplessly.

Eli claimed he was going to teach him swordsmanship.

Actually, he wanted to take the opportunity to beat him up in order to maintain his authority as the elder brother.

Because Rudy's mother was just a pretty commoner maid, and Rudy inherited his mother's black hair, Eli thought he would definitely be a Muggle who couldn't use magic, so he looked down on Rudy, the third son, from the bottom of his heart.

The child of this commoner maid was actually her half-brother.

Eli Lou Myers felt deeply offended and insulted.

"How about it? Want to come and receive my swordsmanship training? Father has been instructing me in swordsmanship all along. Third son, you haven't seen Father much, have you?"

Eli wore a smug expression, hands on his hips, looking quite pleased with himself.

Rudy didn't want to argue with a little brat, but his arrogant older brother was really asking for a beating.

Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about?

Although Rudy didn't care about the Duke's attitude.

In fact, he had only met the Duke a few times so far. The Duke would hold banquets for his two older brothers' birthdays, but he would receive nothing.

Rudy was about to agree, hoping to take the opportunity to teach the arrogant Eli a lesson, when suddenly a taller blond boy stepped forward and sternly reprimanded him:

"Eli, what are you doing here?"

"Ah? Brother Kadia, I... I wanted to give the third boy some pointers on swordsmanship. After all, he's so thin and weak, he'll embarrass our family if he goes out like this."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Eli instantly cowered, immediately transforming into a docile child, putting his hands behind his back, and beginning to lie through his teeth.

Kadia Lou Meers, a well-dressed blond man, is Eli's older brother by both parents and is considered the eldest son of the Meers family.

It is said that Kadia will inherit the ducal title in the future.

Furthermore, unlike Eli who has not yet received his divine seal, Kadia, who is 5 years older than Eli, is already 11 years old and has awakened his divine seal, making him a highly promising special-grade divine seal.

Now, it is said that Kadia is able to use advanced magic with the help of the divine seal.

Kadia, a very composed person, glanced at Eli's expression and immediately knew what his bratty younger brother was thinking. He then asked Rudy in a friendly manner:

"Is that how it is, Rudy?"

If Rudy were to speak up, he would take the opportunity to teach his younger brother a lesson. He felt that Eli's unruly personality was not conducive to his future development and that he needed to be tempered.

“Yes, Brother Kadia, I am very grateful for Brother Eli’s invitation to guide me, but I still need to read some books. You see…”

Rudy is expressing his refusal to provide guidance.

Kadia glared at Eli with a serious expression and said in a deep voice:

“Father is already looking for you, Eli. Don’t forget the awakening ceremony tomorrow.”

After saying that, he looked at Rudy with a hint of hesitation.

He was actually quite displeased with his father's neglect of his three sons and wanted to do something to reconcile the brothers, but Eli always messed things up, while Rudy remained lukewarm, which gave him a headache.

"I'm fine, Brother Kadia. I still need to read. Please make yourselves at home."

Nodding to the two men, Rudy turned and left.

Eli curled his lip in displeasure, a malicious glint in his eyes.

“Brother, look at that guy, what kind of attitude is that? He doesn’t respect us at all! If you ask me, we should teach him a lesson and show him what the proper attitude is towards an elder brother.”

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