Chapter-6

I am so sorry for the constant POV change. I know some people don't like it but I just write in whatever Pov I feel comfortable using at the time.

Edited

Alex's POV

I opened my eyes slowly and looked around. I was in a big room with various decorations.

My room.

But how? I don't remember coming back. Did Kaleb help me? But I didn't even talk to him properly as I was too busy sleeping.

Reebell!!???

'Reebell where are you?' 'Reebell' No answer.

"REEBELL" This time I yelled his name out loud.

"Geez stop yelling. I was sleeping." A tiny blonde head floated in front of my eyes. He was in his tiny pajamas with his cap almost falling off his head. He floated there rubbing his eyes while at the same time trying to cover his ears.

"Oh, you are such a drama queen. Where were you last night? Why didn't you answer? How did I come back home?" I asked quickly. He sighed.

"Last night I was....I was- I don't really remember where I was. That's weird." Reebell said more like mumbled.

"So you mean you don't know what happened yesterday?"

"No, I don't remember anything after you grabbed me by my leg. Which I am still angry about by the way. I was eating. I could have died from choking." Reebell exaggerated.

"Young master. Please get ready to meet the duke before you go to the academy." Vera called from outside the door.

Academy??!! Oh right. It's today.

"Vera come in." I quickly threw the blanket off me and started to freshen myself up.

Vera insisted to 'assist' me while I bathe but I refused. I still am an independent 21st-century boy and having someone watch me naked is not cool. It's weird enough for me when she helps me get dressed but I let her do that since I have no clue about the game's fashion.

I was dressed in a white shirt and black pants and a blazer and a tie that was also blue. The academy's emblem hung attached to the blazer.

"Duke has called you. Please young master, don't do anything rash that will make him punish you any further." Vera begged. The old Alex was a very big troublemaker. He didn't know what to say or when to say, got into frequent fights, and bullied people. He even raped a woman after he turned 17. Now that I think about it, he did deserve to die. I shivered at the thought.

I am not going to be like him.

I walked down the long hallways to reach his room. I will be seeing him for the second time after we first met at the dining table.

Eating in a room full of people who hate me was not something I wanted to do every day. So I started having meals in my room or simply skipped them.

'Skipping meals is not a good habit.' Reebell nagged. Vera and Reebell always nagged me whenever I said I would skip a meal.

'So Reebell tell me about the duke.' I asked.

'Didn't you read the story?' He asked.

'Yeah, but the story did not really explain the life history of a minor villain. In fact the story was not descriptive at all. It basically focused on the heroine's harem. The plot was not too elaborate nor was the history of the characters (Other than Mls) or the world was explained.'

'Ok! well he is your adoptive father.' Reebell said.

I gave him a dirty look. 'Oh! Thats such a new piece of information....Reebell, I don't have time. I am about to reach his study. Just give me the important information like what he is currently thinking.'

'I don't know how or what other people think but I can tell you some basic things.' Reebell defended himself.

'Ok! Tell me what you know other than what I already know.' I finally reached the study and stood in front of the big double door.

'He loves all his children other than you and tries to fill in for both, a mother and a father. All that he has achieved is because of his own efforts and is not some passed-down title. He is skilled in different types of weapons and won many battles against other kingdoms and helped the empire enlarge its territory further. He is a war hero.' Reebell said. Although the information was new, it cannot help me in my current situation. I inhaled and exhaled a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Come in." A cold voice came through the other side of the door and I entered.

'Also, he hates it when you call him father.' Reebell said those words and disappeared in thin air and I am glad that he did. His weird remarks make it hard for me to maintain my composure.

I saw him writing something using the dip pen. He did not look up at my arrival and continued to work. His black hair formed a shadow over his eyes. Scars were visible from underneath his formal outfit. Scars from the many battles he fought.

"You wanted to see me?" I said confidently. If not father, then what am I supposed to call him. Should I stop calling him altogether?

"Today you will be going to the academy again after the havoc you caused last time. We have had this conversation many times now Alexander but you always go and do something that will drag the name of Hesling duchy through the dirt. I have told this to you before and I will tell it once again. The 'Von Hesling' after your name is a borrowed title that will be taken away from you as soon as you turn 18" He said not looking up from his work even once.

My eyes widened. I will be thrown out of the duchy after I turn 18??!!

I never knew that and the real Alexander didn't live until 18 for that event to ever occur.

Oh shit! I got to do something to make sure I don't become a beggar after I am thrown out.

"Do you understand?" He asked waiting for an answer.

I got it. I know what to call him.

"Yes, I do, your grace." If he doesn't like me calling him father then I will use what I heard other people using.

The duke suddenly stopped writing and looked up for the first time. It was clear from his eyes that he was shocked.

"What did you just say?" He asked still shocked. What the hell was he that shocked about?

"That...I did understand what you just said. I will not do anything that will taint the reputation of the Hesling duchy." I repeated what I said and explained it more clearly.

His eyes held confusion and it looked like he wanted to ask some questions but he did not speak anything.

"You may go. Others have left for school already." He said returning back to his work.

"Then I shall follow your orders, your grace." I said trying to be as polite as possible.

I saw him flinch once again. I did a sloppy courtesy and ran out.

What is wrong with him? Does he hate me so much that he can't even stand my voice?

Vera came and guided me to the front gates to the carriage that was waiting.

It was not a shabby carriage but it was not as extravagant as the ones that the real children of this house used. But I cannot complain. It is not the duke's duty to provide a mode of transport for me. For all I know he could have had me walking to and from the Academy every single day.

I got into the carriage and started my journey to the place filled with MLs who hate me, teachers who hate me, students who hate me too. At this point I am sure that even the walls of the academy hate me.

Why am I even going to such a place? I cried in my head.

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The reason why the duke was surprised was that 'Grace' was used by people of lower status (Like maids and butlers.) And the way he was speaking was very formal. Something that the old Alex did not do.

Edit: Some readers told me that sir was very weird and that I should use another title. I thought about it and I have decided that Alex will call him sir for the time being. I will change it to something else later in the story.

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