Re:Incarnation System

Chapter 74: The Next 7-Year Match, And the Challenge of a Big Brother

"Lawrence, it's not that I'm against your grandson marrying my grandson," old James said after the quarrel subsided. “Only your daughter-in-law thinks too much of herself. Although we are very poor, we will not let our dignity be trampled by others.”

"So, you also want to cancel this agreement?" ask Lawrence. "Honestly, old fox."

"Who wouldn't want to have a genius daughter-in-law marry into a family?" James answered. “Only your family is not as thoughtful as you."

Lawrence sighed. She also thought that her son and daughter-in-law had become too pretentious after giving birth to Rebecca. After her grandson's talent was confirmed, Agatha acted like a queen and looked down on the crowd.

His son, on the other hand, saw this as an opportunity to form a strong relationship with his friends. He even thought of using Rebecca as a bargaining chip to foster a strong alliance with the other Ducal families.

The handsome blonde was the third son of the neighboring Duchy of Rhodes. Agatha thought that she would be a good couple for her daughter. Of course, he was only one of the candidates in Agatha's mind.

As an ambitious woman, she was also interested in presenting Rebecca as the future wife of the crown prince of Hellan Kingdom. Of course, his options were also not restricted within the boundaries of the kingdom.

Marrying a prince from another kingdom was also one of the options he had planned for his daughter.

Lawrence watched William well and felt that the boy was pleasing to the eye. The Duke of Old Griffith was a powerful Archmage. He had already subtly used the diagnostic scans on William's body to see if he was capable of using magic.

Unfortunately, the results he got were quite disappointing. Not only did the boy not have any magical affinity, he also had absolutely no mana! What does this mean? That means William has no future to become a witch.

Witches were highly respected in the Southern Continent. One magician is born out of every five thousand children. However, not all magicians were born with High Grade Talent. His granddaughter, Rebecca, was born with a Perfect Grade Talent, so Hellan Kingdom decided to cultivate it properly.

This meant that all the resources available to help him improve his ranking would be given to him unconditionally.

Lawrence wants his grandson to be happy. She was also very worried about her future, so when her old friend, James, asked her to match their granddaughter up, she immediately agreed.

He had known James for a long time. With that said, he approved of William's background. However, since this was the case, he could only think of a way to delay the annulment of the marriage agreement.

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"Rebecca, come here," Lawrence ordered.

Rebecca stood up from her chair and walked obediently towards her grandfather. In their family, Lawrence pampered him the most and he was also an archmage. Naturally, Rebecca would listen more to her grandfather than her own parents.

"William, please, come here as well," Lawrence gestured for William to stand beside Rebecca.

William frowned, but upon seeing James' expression, he reluctantly stood up from the chair and stood beside his Ex-Fiancee.

"You two are young" Lawrence said with a smile. “Nobody knows what will happen in the future. Although the two of you may not get along right now, that may change in a few years.”

Lawrence stopped and glanced at his grandson.

“Rebecca, what qualities do you want to see from your future husband?”

"Grandfather, I think it's too early for me to answer this question."

“Indeed, you are still too young. Please comfort your grandfather. Tell me what qualities do you want when someone wants to marry you?"

"Well," Rebecca glanced at William, while William crossed his arms in front of his chest and raised his chin in an arrogant manner.

“First, he must be stronger than me,” Rebecca said.

"It's acceptable" Lawrence agreed. It was only natural that if he chose a partner for his grandson, it should be someone strong so that he could protect him.

"true."

William casually flipped his hair to the side. Obviously, he was confident in his appearance.

“Three, he must be someone with ambition. I don't like the mediocre.” added Rebecca.

"Is that everything?" James asked.

"There's one last condition" Rebecca said. "He must be in a position more than me."

"Hm ..." Lawrence glanced at the red-haired boy who was currently looking at his nails. "What about you, William? What are you looking for from a wife?”

James, Est, Ian, and Rebecca quietly sharpened their ears to listen to William's reply.

“First, he must be Cup C,” William said arrogantly. "I won't accept anything smaller than that."

"Second, he must have a good head on his shoulders."

"Three, he must be faithful."

“Last, she must be a beauty who can bring about the destruction of a nation. Only a woman like this deserves my love and affection.”

Est and Ian looked at their chests and grimaced. The two were currently boys, and it was impossible for them to meet William's first requirement. Est has a look of despair on her face, while Ian wonders why she feels that she must meet William's requirements.

'It's not that I'm interested in him or anything, ' Ian thought. 'Why am I so disturbed?'

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Lawrence lightly coughed as he looked at his old friend who was laughing by his side. James said nothing but a two thumbs up to William in his heart. She was impressed by her grandson's "high requirements" and that made her comfortable.

The old man was even eager to see William's children a few years from now.

“Good to have ambition,” Lawrence said after she cleared her throat. “Then how about this? Seven years from now, you two will be dueling. Until then, talks about violating this marriage agreement will be postponed.

Winners can demand anything from the losers. Also, I will not accept no answer. If you want to break up then break up after you fight each other! ”

William looked at Lawrence with a dumbfounded expression. 'Why savage! Why do we have to fight each other just to break this marriage covenant? Can't we talk about things like normal civilized people?'

"Alright, I agree with this, grandfather," replied Rebecca. He then glanced at the boy standing beside him. “Seven years from now, we will be fighting at the Misty Sect Peak. Until then, do your best to become stronger.”

'Lawrence is indeed an old fox, ' William thought. 'Why is he so persistent in setting up his granddaughter with me? Does he want a grandchild from me? I have to be more careful when dealing with this guy.'

If Lawrence knew what William was thinking, he would kick his ass with all his might.

There were two reasons why Lawrence forced a duel between the two of them. The first was to prevent others from approaching his grandson and using him as a political tool.

It's something he doesn't want to see. The second reason was to put pressure on Rebecca so that she would not become weak in her training. He didn't really care whether William would become his son-in-law or not. The important thing for him was to keep his relationship with the Ainsworth family and not to ruin their good relationship.

James also understood what Lawrence was planning, but he didn't really care about it. After all, he was the one who masterminded this marriage covenant.

"I don't agree with this condition," the blonde stood up from his chair. “Why wait seven years? I, Kingsley Rhodes, challenged William Von Ainsworth to a duel. Do you dare accept my challenge?”