The person paused for just a moment before nodding.
Skymender walked forward. "I'll call you Fatty from now on. Is that fine with you?"
The Fatty smiled with resignation. "That's what my father calls me, of course your esteemed self can."
Skymender stopped in shock. He looked at the Fatty with sympathy before continuing forward.
Besides Li Youcai, there were now a few other servants and guards with them. These were the Fatty's.
He seemed to be from quite a rich commoner family. However, no commoner family was truly equal to even the lowest of nobles.
Even with that, the Fatty may not be so kind to any other Baron, but the Sky Barony was different. They had a special status, especially now with a potential Sword Master among them.
Skymender walked around for a minute before spotting another noble.
"Fatty. What family is that?"
The Fatty walked up to his side and spoke. "That should be the Grayn Barony."
"Do nobles usually come to these places?" Skymender asked.
"You can usually see one or two. After all, even nobles can find things of use here."
Skymender began to think.
"Fatty, what level of nobles are they?" Skymender asked.
The Fatty wasn't sure. "What do you mean by that?"
"Compare them to the Sky barony in terms of status."
The Fatty thought about it for a moment before speaking. "Technically, your families are equal. However, the Sky Barony gets special treatment and has a long history. It wouldn't be unreasonable to consider you a level above them."
Skymender nodded. This seemed fair.
He walked towards the noble as the noble looked at some items from a shop.
This was obviously one of the more popular shops, but everyone cleared the way for the noble.
The noble was a bit older than Skymender, probably 14 or 15.
As they got closer, Skymender heard the noble speak. "What is this item?"
The vendor responded. "That is an unknown badge. There is a design on it, but we aren't sure where it came from or what the design represents. It could be from some ancient family lost in history, or perhaps some old toy made for kids."
The vendor did not hold back any information when dealing with the noble.
The noble nodded. "How much is it?"
"Young Lord Grayn, you can naturally have it for free if you want it."
The noble snorted and spoke. "Do I look so lowly as to take a freebie from a commoner. Give me a price."
The vendor hesitated before speaking. "One silver."
The noble nodded and reached into his bag.
At this time, Skymender arrived.
The noble turned around with a frown. He saw Skymender come towards him. The entire area around him was cleared, with commoners leaving a sort of circle around him, but Skymender entered this area.
Following behind him was a fat boy and a bunch of servants.
The noble looked at the crest on Skymender's clothes, and his expression lightened slightly.
"Who are you? How dare you call me that."
Skymender inwardly sighed. He hated forcing himself to cause trouble, but it really had to be done for the sake of the future.
Skymender ignored his words and looked at the badge in his hand. "That is mine. I'll be taking it now."
The noble's frown deepened.
Before he could speak, Skymender snatched out of his hand.
He opened his mouth, but Skymender kicked to the side. His foot landed on the noble's stomach. Although the noble was older than him, and their builds seemed similar, Skymender's sister was a potential Sword Master.
He had been beaten up by her a lot, and he was far better at fighting than the vast majority of people.
Although he was just a weak small child to her, to everyone else, he was an unnaturally skilled child.
The noble clutched his stomach as his eyes widened.
He coughed, barely stopping himself from falling on the ground.
The vendor's eyes widened. Not just him, but so did the Fatty's, all of his servants, and even Li Youcai.
Even the surrounding people stopped moving. Such violence among nobles was unheard of.
Without a doubt, under usual circumstances, Skymender would face punishment from his family and the noble's.
However, Skymender had a trump card. His sister.
"You dare hit me!" The noble screamed.
Skymender tossed a gold coin at the vendor while speaking. "I don't keep money lower than gold. Keep the change."
He ignored the noble and walked off, even as the noble's servants and guards crowded around him.
Nobody had ever expected such a thing to happen.
As Skymender walked away, the Fatty and Li Youcai regained their senses.
They looked at each other for a moment before catching up with Skymender.
The Fatty instantly began to praise Skymender. "Your actions are incredible, sir. I am in admiration of you."
He spoke but Skymender did not listen. He was thinking about the results of that small action.
"You did well, Fatty. I'll see you again in the future." The Fatty, seeing this as an opportunity to leave, said goodbye and jogged away as fast as possible.
This left Li Youcai and Skymender.
Li Youcai spoke. "What was that for?"
Skymender responded after a moment. "To set the future stage."
Li Youcai could not understand why Skymender had done it, but seeing him deep in thought, he felt as though Skymender truly wasn't some random nine year old noble.
Upon their return to Aunt Skyless's house, they were instantly greeted by her raging face.
"What in the hell is wrong with you?! You can't go around hitting other nobles. If you want to beat someone up, at least find a commoner."
"Sorry, Aunt Skyless. He was provoking me."
Aunt Skyless took a deep breath, clearly knowing he was lying, before speaking.
"It seems you truly know nothing about nobility. I've talked with the Grayn Barony and they have let this matter pass on the condition that I punish you. So, for the rest of your stay here, unless your sister needs you elsewhere, I will be strictly teaching you what nobility is."
Skymender inwardly sighed. It had somehow worked.
To advance smoothly, he needed to get into the "Noble Circle". However, being viewed as a country bumpkin, his Aunt clearly did not want to bring him into it.
The only logical way for him to get her to bring him in was to prove that he would damage their reputation even more if he was not brought into this circle.
Skymender's first ever plot had succeeded, and his confidence grew.