Chapter 82: The Franzel Family (First Update! Subscription and Monthly Votes Requested!)

In ancient times, Zhuangzi dreamed of being a butterfly, and upon waking, he was unsure whether he had turned into a butterfly in his dream or if the butterfly had dreamed of becoming him.

Rige's current feeling was somewhat similar.

Waking up on a somewhat familiar bed, for a moment, Rige was unsure whether the three months he spent in the labyrinth city called Orario were real or just a dream, or if his current self was the one being dreamed of by the new member of Loki's Familia.

Fortunately, the transparent magic cube slowly rotating in his mind told Rige that both his self in this world and his self in that world truly existed.

"Phew!"

Rige sat up, his eyes gradually clearing.

He moved his limbs slightly, feeling the strength that his three-month-old self in the Underworld did not possess.

"It's really brought back."

Feeling the presence of the strength and the slight burning sensation on his back, Rige knew that at this moment, the miracle called "Boon" was already imprinted on his back.

This was the result of Rige's three months of struggle in the Underworld, now fully brought back to this world without any sense of discomfort or strangeness.

As for the divine blood and the Fool and Hermit dual swords that Rige chose to bring back, they were now quietly lying in the storage space of the dimensional magic cube, waiting for Rige to retrieve them at any time.

All of this told Rige that the three months he spent in the Underworld were not in vain.

Those efforts had now all transformed into Rige's strength, becoming the capital for him to survive in this world.

Thinking of this, Rige's lips curled slightly, and he lifted the blanket, getting out of bed.

This was the first time Rige had walked down from the bed in this world.

When he first arrived in this world, he had been recuperating on this bed for a whole month, never having the chance to get up.

"If I had the strength I have now back then, I wouldn't have had to lie in bed for a month."

At that time, the injury could have been resolved with a single "Dia Flatter."

Unfortunately, at that time, Rige had no strength at all, and even the energy of the dimensional magic cube was not fully charged for a month, making it impossible for him to perform dimensional travel.

Just as Rige was about to walk to the window, pull the curtains, and take a good look at the outside world, a knock on the door sounded.

"Mr. Rige, are you awake?"

This was the voice of a servant working in this mansion.

The person seemed to be specifically responsible for bringing him meals, and during the month he spent recuperating, Rige heard this polite knocking most often.

"I'm awake, come in."

Rige responded naturally, as if he had never left this room.

The servant outside the door seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and opened the door.

"Can you get out of bed now?" The servant looked at Rige standing by the bed and said, "That's great!"

"Thank you for your help these days." Rige thanked the person and asked, "I can get out of bed now, where is your young lady?"

"The young lady is in the courtyard." The servant respectfully said, "The young lady said that if Mr. Rige wakes up and can walk around, you can go to the courtyard to find her."

"I understand." Rige nodded, looked at himself, and said, "Can you help me find a set of clothes?"

Because he had been lying in bed recuperating, Rige was now wearing a set of close-fitting clothes, which could be either pajamas or hospital gowns, not suitable for going out.

Yuri was of noble status and his savior. Since he was already fully recovered, he couldn't meet her in this attire.

"Please wait a moment."

The servant seemed to be prepared, left for a while, and returned with a set of clothes in hand.

"These are the clothes the young lady prepared for you."

The servant handed the clothes to Rige and even seemed ready to help him change.

"No need, I can do it myself."

Rige politely declined.

The servant had taken care of his eating and drinking for a month, and Rige didn't want to trouble them further.

"Then I'll take my leave."

The servant didn't insist, bowed, and left the room.

Rige changed into the clothes and found that this set was unexpectedly luxurious.

"How does it look so much like the clothes of a noble?"

Rige looked at his reflection in the window glass and was somewhat speechless.

This was a set of luxurious clothing similar to court attire, with a white base and purple patterns, adorned with many pendants and chains, transforming the originally sickly-looking Rige into a noble from medieval Europe.

This kind of extremely luxurious and even exaggerated clothing brought up many unpleasant memories for Rige.

In his previous life, Rige had worn such formal clothing many times, attending various social occasions.

But he never felt comfortable, even finding it somewhat annoying and repulsive.

"Never mind, when living under someone else's roof, don't ask for too much."

Rige sighed, put aside his thoughts about the attire, and walked out of the room.

This was the first time Rige had stepped out of this room, taking a real and solid step into this world.

He really wanted to see what this world was like.

The mansion where Rige was staying was a very luxurious one.

Rige took a brief walk around and found that this mansion was much larger than he had imagined.

In terms of area, this mansion was much larger than the Twilight Manor.

Although the Twilight Manor was also large, its area was not extensive, but it was built as a series of tall towers, extending upwards, making the actual space large.

This mansion, on the other hand, was not very tall, roughly equivalent to a four-story building, with only the first floor being relatively high, while the other three floors were not very high.

However, the area of this mansion was extremely wide, not only long and wide but also surrounded by a courtyard.

The courtyard had green plants, flower beds, a fountain, a small pavilion, and even two small streams, resembling a small estate.

However, this estate was just a secondary residence of the Franzel family, not the main residence.

Rige searched his memory and recalled the knowledge of this world.

He was now in the Kingdom of Ginass, located in the eastern part of the Akasha continent.

The Akasha continent was an extremely vast land, with many countries.

Most of these countries were small kingdoms, while there were only four major countries.

The Kingdom of Ginass was one of these four major countries, with vast territory, abundant resources, and highly developed magical civilization, considered one of the few great magical nations in the world.

The Franzel family was a noble family belonging to the Kingdom of Ginass, specifically a marquis family.

What did this mean?

It was simple.

In this world, regardless of which country, the royal family was the supreme ruler, the master of the country.

Below the royal family were the nobles, each with privileges, the extent of which was determined by their rank.

Among them, dukes, marquises, and earls were high-ranking nobles, enjoying the highest level of privileges in the country.

Viscounts and barons were lesser nobles, not as prestigious as the former three, but still much more noble and prestigious than commoners and merchants.

Moreover, the highest-ranking and most privileged dukes were only granted to the collateral branches of the royal family, i.e., the royal relatives.

In other words, marquis was the highest rank that a commoner could achieve, with a status and power second only to the royal family and their collateral branches.

The Franzel family was a marquis family in the Kingdom of Ginass.

This showed how noble Yuri's status was.

Of course, Yuri was not just a marquis family member.

According to the original owner's memory, Rige's evaluation of Yuri was only one.

"This person is definitely one of the most outstanding figures in the world."

This evaluation had not changed even now.

With this thought, Rige walked out of the mansion and into the courtyard.

The courtyard was very large and spacious, making it not easy to find someone.

Rige was not in a hurry, took a brief walk, and then found his target in the pavilion.

"Rige!"

The person calling Rige was the lady of the mansion, Yuri Franzel.

This noble young lady, about the same age as Rige, was still wearing a more convenient dress, exuding a noble aura, with her waist-length silver hair flowing down her back, as always, pleasing to the eye and elegant.

The beautiful noble lady was sitting in the pavilion, seemingly enjoying afternoon tea, her beautiful eyes fixed on Rige, looking very pleased.

Beside Yuri stood a maid.

The maid was about the same age as Rige, under 20 years old, not very tall, a head shorter than Rige, but with a well-proportioned figure and an outstanding appearance. However, she seemed somewhat cold and domineering. If one ignored the teapot in her hand and her attire, most people would believe she was a female knight.

Rige was not unfamiliar with this maid.

She was Yuri's personal maid, always accompanying her, specifically responsible for serving Yuri, named Marilyn Impesh.

When Rige approached, she noticed him but merely glanced at him and ignored his presence.

Rige did the same, glanced at her, and then came to Yuri's side.

"The clothes look good, and you seem to be in high spirits. It seems you have fully recovered."

Yuri smiled beautifully at Rige.

"Thanks to you."

Rige smiled faintly and replied.

"Sit down."

Yuri pointed to the seat opposite her.

Rige did not hesitate and sat down in front of Yuri.

They had known each other for some time, and now they finally had the chance to sit down and have a proper conversation.

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