"How dare you bully I, Arthur, the only son of the Pendragon family?"
The golden rays of sunlight streamed from within the clouds, casting their warm glow on a youth who seemed to be around the age of sixteen.
The light reflected off his bald head, causing the other youths not too far away to squint their eyes.
The youth's name was Arthur Pendragon.
He glared fiercely at another young man who had dark brown hair, in anger.
There was a light bruise on the youth's face, and even though he had been slapped by Arthur, he didn't dare retaliate, lowering his head as though he was afraid of something.
After a few seconds, his low voice echoed in the air.
"I-I am sorry, Master…"
There were roughly five youths in the surroundings who looked on at the unfolding situation in pity.
Arthur shrugged, then said in a cold tone filled with disgust, "Get out of my sight!"
The youth bowed once more before rushing quickly out of Arthur's sight.
At that moment, a guard swiftly approached the location of the commotion.
Bowing politely toward Arthur, he spoke, "Young Master, the king has ordered for you to meet him and the other officials in the meeting room."
Arthur rubbed his bald head in annoyance.
'Father wants to see me? What for? Damn, I hope it has nothing to do with my bullying as of late.' Arthur clenched his fist, planning internally to teach them a lesson if that was the case.
Making this decision internally, he swiftly departed with the guard, heading in the direction of the meeting room.
As he walked, the five youths from before couldn't help but crowd around and gossip.
"Damn, to think he would dare lay a hand on Brother James. This Young Master truly needs to be killed!" one of them, a youth with dark brown hair, clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"I heard that he wasn't like this, but after awakening the Calamity Summoner class, he became angered, bullying anyone he disliked."
"Yeah, that's true. And due to his father's influence and him being the only son, no one is willing to lay a hand on him. I recall that the last person who did disappeared overnight."
"So that's the reason for his unruly behavior? I better stay out of his sight then…" another youth who looked relatively young spoke out. It was clear he was new to the establishment.
…
Arthur walked briskly with the guard toward the meeting room.
As this wasn't the first time he was being called to the meeting room, he didn't feel the slightest bit of nervousness.
'At most, Father will leave me grounded at home for a week…' he thought internally, already knowing how much his father cared about him.
They soon reached the massive chamber. The guard in front stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon, the order to come inside came from the inner chamber.
Then, the door swung open, and what greeted Arthur's sight were a group of men and women who looked to be between the ages of forty to sixty.
Arthur entered and bowed politely toward the head seat not too far away, where a middle-aged man sat.
"Greetings, Father!"
He then turned to the others beside his father, reluctantly showing his respect.
"Greetings, Elders…"
Some elders' faces turned ugly upon sensing no hint of politeness or respect in his tone, but recalling what was about to happen, they kept their mouths shut and only stared intently at the king.
The king, a man who seemed to be around the age of forty, with light gray hair around the sides of his short black hair, had a pair of deep green eyes that were filled with solemnity and… weariness?
The king let out a wry sigh, then spoke up, "Arthur, you have been stuck at the same level for more than three years and are unable to advance. Aside from that, you have repeatedly left a bad impression on the youths of your generation. As the heir of the family, due to this, your punishment is to explore an E-rank dungeon alone!"
As the king finished speaking, it seemed as though all his breath had been drawn out of him.
Arthur, with his bald head, widened his eyes in shock.
He was stupefied, to say the least.
He stared at his father as though he had said the most absurd thing ever.
"Father, you know I can't explore an E-rank dungeon! Moreover, I can't explore it alone; that is simply a death sentence!"
Uthur Pendragon kept silent despite knowing the truth. He sighed once more and turned to the guards not too far away.
"Guards, take him to the E-rank dungeon. When he returns alive, bring him back to me…"
The king's meaning was clear. After roughly a while passed, they should scour the dungeon and bring back Arthur's dead body.
Arthur was dumbfounded. He tried to pinch himself; however, he only felt the stinging pain.
Then, his gaze shifted as the guards hoisted him up on their shoulders and took him to the E-rank dungeon.
Even as Arthur flailed his hands about in a panicked struggle, none of them paid him any heed.
In his eyes, he could see a few elders with gloating expressions. Some of them had solemn looks on their faces; however, the others had looks of relief.
As Arthur was "escorted" to the dungeon, the elders turned to the king.
A lady in her mid-thirties spoke up with a smile, "Your Highness, you did the right thing. The longer your son lived, he would only disgrace the name of the Pendragon family!"
"Indeed," another elderly man interjected. "This is a decision you should have made since the awakening. How can there be a summoner in the midst of warriors? Moreover, he is a variant summoner without any potential. What a disgrace!"
Another elder, roughly about the age of fifty, with full gray hair and a long beard, spoke up, "Your Highness, this is the best decision. For now, all you have to do is continue trying to produce a new heir…"
The others nodded in agreement; however, their eyes flickered with a calculating light, and no one could tell what they were thinking.
…
Arthur Pendragon, in despair, was brought toward the shimmering blue portal.
Before he could even let out a plea toward the guards, he was violently tossed into the shimmering blue portal.
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