Rise of Shaun Rodriquez, the Baron's Illegitimate Son

Chapter 7: Forging an Alliance (1)

However, there was a big problem. The girl was rated Legendary, and Shaun couldn't see any of her information besides her name and age. When he saw her age, he amended his earlier statement. Aria was no girl. She was the same age as him in his previous life, which threw him a bit off guard. He originally assumed she was a high school student.

Making plans to corner her before he left, he waited for the right moment to strike. In the meantime, he made sure to observe her to gather intel on how to deal with her. Soon the event ended, which meant it was time for the nobles to go home. As everyone started moving, he rushed over to her while her back was to him. Covering her mouth with a hand and using his other arm to wrap around her, he dragged her struggling form away.

The Invisibility Ring was really useful in this case. It could hide whoever wore it and whatever the user touched. That's why no one seemed to notice her disappearing, even though she was in the middle of the crowd. Well, not exactly in the middle of the crowd. If he had done that, he would have definitely sent the whole place into chaos. Seeing someone disappear right in front of them would be cause for alarm.

Shaun was lucky that she seemed to be shy and hid in the corner away from everyone else. She also didn't seem to be close to anyone, which meant no one would notice she was missing. Also, he wasn't worried about her being able to fight him off. He was fairly certain that despite being a hero and rated Legendary, she wouldn't be able to overpower him.

Based on everything he had observed about her outside the information, or rather lack of information, from the system, she didn't possess any fighting skills. She didn't appear to have even learned self defense. Wherever she came from, she must have decided it wasn't worth learning or never had the opportunity to. In his past life, he was the same.

Once he was far away from everyone, he stopped and whispered in her ear, "Don't scream. I just want to talk."

Aria shook in his grasp, and he debated whether he should trust that she would listen to him. Since he had already kidnapped her, he couldn't afford to let her talk to anyone until she was on his side. The thought of killing her crossed his mind. His past self would have balked at the idea. Killing someone was wrong, but he had lived his current life for eighteen years.

Death was something he was accustomed to, so if it called for it, he wouldn't hesitate to snap her neck right then and there. It didn't matter that she was an innocent bystander who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Of course, it would cause a huge ruckus if one of the heroes was suddenly dead. Everyone would comb the halls for clues on how this could have happened, but he was sure no one would figure out it was him.

Seeing no reaction from her, he asked, "Well, are you going to listen?"

Aria wondered why this was happening to her. She had just been minding her own business and going to her part time job after class when she had been suddenly brought into some strange world. There had been loads of strangers nearby, and she wilted into the background, hoping nothing bad would happen to her. Then the angel appeared, telling them they were heroes.

How was she a hero? She was probably one of the plainest people possible. There was nothing about her that stuck. Aria didn't have any fighting skills, and she wasn't pretty. She wasn't the only one who had complaints, but the angel didn't listen to anyone. The angel just sent everyone away, and Aria found herself stuck with a bunch of strangers in some kind of fantasy world.

She had hoped to stay in the background and avoid any more trouble, but she was now being held hostage by some crazy guy. Aria had noticed the stranger walking around with no one commenting on his appearance. He was a handsome man with long blond hair that almost looked like platinum. She had been so captivated by his appearance that she couldn't tear her eyes away from him. Now she was regretting it.

"I'm going to remove my hand now. If you scream, you're dead. Do you understand?" the man said.

It was hard for her to trust him. How could she be sure he would keep his word? No one else had noticed her being kidnapped, even though there had been a bunch of people around. Was he even human? With his looks, maybe he was one of the demons the people had been talking about. The thought made her shake even more. She didn't stand a chance against him if that was the case.

Unaware of what was going on in her head, Shaun frowned. He couldn't tell if she was going to listen or not. However, he was short on time. His family would be back at the carriages soon, and he couldn't afford to miss them. Otherwise, they would get home and find him missing. Then there would be hell to pay. That was something he needed to avoid.

Taking a chance, he removed his hand slowly. If she started screaming, he could move quickly and silence her. Fortunately, she didn't make a single sound as he let her go. However, he made sure to box her in to make sure she didn't try to run. Despite being older than his current body, she was slightly smaller than him, so he had to look down on her.

"I want some information from you, and you need to promise me a few things. If you cooperate with me, then I'll let you leave unharmed," he calmly said. "I suggest you don't make a fuss, and we can part amicably."