Global Beast Mastery: Only I Can See the Hints

"Ready to fight?" Luna always preferred to let her actions speak for themselves. Her tone was cold, and her gaze at Wayne was filled with hostility.

This banquet was her and Snow's invitation to Charles, and encountering someone as detestable as Wayne made Luna feel a twinge of guilt.

So, when Wayne declared his intention to duel, Luna immediately prepared to take action.

"This matter between me and this commoner has nothing to do with anyone else! Hiding behind a woman—what kind of skill is that?" Wayne shouted.

Charles helplessly spread his hands. Luna's speed was too quick, and Charles hadn't expected her to be ready for battle against Wayne like this.

The others present, upon hearing Wayne's words, instinctively glanced at Luna and whispered, "If I could hide behind Luna, I would wake up laughing from the dream."

"Alright, you can only think like that in your dreams. But that's the goddess Luna! I've never seen her this serious and solemn before. It seems this noble from the Haunted Marsh really annoys her."

"No, you've got it wrong. It's not Wayne who is annoying, it's the fact that Wayne mocked Charles that makes him detestable."

Upon hearing this, the young men fell silent. They could clearly see Luna's change, and they had to admit it was indeed because of Charles.

When Wayne insulted others, Luna would at most furrow her brows and wouldn't say much.

Charles looked at Luna, who was standing in front of him, and said helplessly, "You don't need to help me. If it's a duel, then let it be. Only through failure will these arrogant fools come to realize the truth."

"They have completely lost themselves in past glories, becoming foolish wastes."

Charles spoke without a hint of disguise, this was truly how he felt. Whether noble or commoner, there was no superiority or inferiority.

Everyone lives equally in this world, striving hard for a better life.

Charles recalled the young girl he had seen in the Golden Mountain Range, who ventured out to pick wild fruits at such a young age, her body covered in scars. She wasn't clean, in fact, her clothes were caked with mud.

But in Charles's eyes, that little girl never left him with an impression of being inferior, filthy, or dirty. Instead, she radiated hope for life and resilience amidst suffering.

Looking at the person in front of him, dressed in luxurious attire and exuding elegance, yet constantly spouting terms like "commoner" and "lowly."

Charles couldn't help but feel a bit displeased. He wasn't opposed to the duel, people like this needed a good lesson!

"We don't need to wait for the duel, let's do it now. After it's over, I can head home early." Charles said calmly.

Wayne gazed at Charles's calm expression, feeling an even stronger surge of anger within him.

"You ignorant commoner, I am a Level 5 Beast Master. State your Beast Master level, and I will try to restrain myself, using only power suitable for that level to defeat you fairly!" Wayne said, taking a deep breath and speaking slowly.

Charles shook his head, he didn't need this false sense of fairness. Was it really fair?

Noble children were born without worries about food and drink, receiving various forms of elite education from a young age, while commoner children could only touch those things after countless sacrifices as they grew up.

Combat techniques, Beast Mastery knowledge, mystical beast qualities, and so on—there was a huge gap between nobles and commoners.

"No need for that, just a Level 5 Beast Master. It's not like I've never killed one before." Charles said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Wayne was momentarily stunned. He didn't believe it at all and thought Charles was just bluffing.

Unexpectedly, Grace, who stood behind Wayne, quietly explained, "What he said is true. During the Flower Falls Gorge incident, Charles really did kill a Level 5 Beast Master."

There was one thing Grace didn't mention: Charles had directly one-shotted that Level 5 Beast Master!

Although she later learned that Charles had the advantage of an orange-quality miracle drug and wielded a high-quality weapon, it was still an astonishing feat!

Wayne instinctively wanted to step back but realized he couldn't lose face in front of the young nobles of Genosha.

"So what if that's true? There are still differences among Level 5 Beast Masters. A typical Level 5 Beast Master can't compare to me." Wayne said slowly.

Charles nonchalantly nodded and replied, "Alright, then let me see just how strong you are as a Level 5 Beast Master."

The atmosphere instantly grew tense. Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

While others were at a loss for how to mediate, a figure suddenly appeared at the banquet.

"What's going on here? Why are you about to fight? Young people really do have a lot of fire." said Prince Avery, the Emperor of Genosha's brother, looking at the scene with some helplessness.

He hadn't expected such a thing to happen at the banquet.

"Father!" Snow's eyes lit up as she rushed over.

She directly addressed Avery, saying, "It's that person from the Haunted Marsh. He started by mocking Charles. Charles hasn't done anything, but that guy keeps looking for trouble, constantly saying Charles, as a commoner, doesn't deserve to attend the banquet."

Avery glanced at Snow, feeling quite helpless. After learning that someone from the Haunted Marsh was at the banquet, he had gone to investigate the person's identity.

The Haunted Marsh Tomos, the Wayne Family—that was the family in question, a big family with two Level 8 Beast Masters. There were even rumors that an old Level 8 Beast Master from the Wayne Family was about to break through and become a Level 9 Beast Master!

Although Wayne wasn't the direct heir of the Wayne Family, he was still someone not to be trifled with easily.

It was surprising that Wayne had immediately clashed with Charles upon his arrival.

Fortunately, he now had something to ease the tense atmosphere.

"Ahem, everyone, let's calm down. Since we're all here, I have an important announcement to make." Avery said in a deep voice.

Instantly, everyone's attention shifted to Avery, curious about what he needed to announce.

Charles didn't regard Wayne as a threat, someone like him wasn't worth his attention.

Charles looked over at Avery, only to find that he was staring back at him.

"Is the announcement related to me?" Charles instinctively thought to himself.

Sure enough, the next moment, Avery slowly began to speak:

"In light of Charles's significant contributions in the Eye of Ice and Fire and Flower Falls Gorge, and considering his status as a commoner, our Emperor intends to grant Charles the title of Marquis of Genosha!"

As soon as this announcement was made, everyone at the banquet suddenly lifted their heads, staring at Charles in the crowd, murmuring with envy:

"Marquis! He's actually becoming a Marquis!"

"Oh my God, the only one in our family to receive such an honor was our grandfather, who gave his life for the country!"

"This is the highest award Genosha has given in the last decade—a Marquis!"

"Have you all forgotten? Charles is only eighteen years old, an eighteen-year-old Marquis is just too enviable!"

"Sigh, my father is already forty and still only a Baron, while Charles gets to be a Marquis just like that..."

Almost everyone at the banquet looked at Charles with extreme envy.

The title of Marquis already meant that a new presence would emerge among the upper echelons of Genosha!

The Taylor family had only started with a Count title, cultivating various talents and continually elevating their family's status and power to become a top family in Genosha.

But Charles's starting point was already Marquis, a dream that many nobles aspire to achieve in their lifetime.

"It seems we need to be more careful with Charles from now on. It would be best to ingratiate ourselves with him. He's only eighteen, it's unimaginable how far he could grow!" Many people now looked at Charles with even more fervor.

A new star in Genosha that everyone could see was rising!

Some whispered, "The Emperor's rewards are too generous, logically, a Count title would have been sufficient."

"Yes, an eighteen-year-old Marquis is far too young. What is the Emperor really thinking?"

Even Wayne, who had wanted to duel Charles earlier, looked at him in shock, doubting his own ears.

A commoner could be directly rewarded by the Emperor with a Marquis title?

It should be noted that a normal country wouldn't have too many noble titles, Wayne had paid an unimaginable price to obtain his Count title.

Even though Genosha is a small nation, Charles's title of Marquis is nearly equivalent to Wayne's title as Count from the Haunted Marsh.

This was a hard reality for many to accept, a commoner who had just been as lowly as dust was about to rise to a noble status that could rival his own?

"Hmph, he's just a noble without any background, he's nothing special." Wayne scoffed, which was all he could say.

Everyone present was shocked by the news, the astonishment and surprise on their faces, combined with strong envy, were all for Charles's sake.

Only Luna, standing beside Charles, sensed a strange emotion.

Charles didn't seem very excited, in fact, he appeared somewhat resistant, as if he didn't appreciate the reward at all.

She turned to stare at Charles, and saw him take a deep breath. Under the gaze of the crowd, he slowly said:

"I'm sorry, but I have no interest in the title of Marquis. Please allow me to refuse."