Miles looked at the teen standing with an unprecedented haughtiness.

“Shit!” Miles swore in his heart when he recognized the person. It was Tian Ling!

He had high-grade armor, at least High-tier Grunt-Rank, with a greatsword on his back. He was a rich young master and had the full support of his family. It wasn’t surprising to see him sporting expensive orbs. After all, he is a general’s grandson.

Miles wasn’t unfamiliar with the teen. They were in the same school when they were little, but because Miles was back in his box, there weren’t many who knew him. It had been a long time since kindergarten, and Tian Ling didn’t remember him. He was looking at Miles with a snicker.

At this point, Miles already understood what was going on. While he was fighting, he already suspected there to be a third person. But because the forest was dense, and hills were blocking his vision, he must have missed one of them. He wasn’t flustered, though. He calmly looked at the opposite party.

"It's him, Master! The one who killed two of our men. I saw it with my own eyes." The man, pointing at Miles, reported what he witnessed to the noble heir.

Miles was speechless by this nonsense. This guy has guts, he thought.

Tian Ling looked at the suspect before him. “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”

'What the hell is this?! Is this person accusing me without evidence? This guy is standing over his high pedestal and is looking down on me. Is he judging me with his own justice system? Fuck this!'

‘And what do you mean I killed your men? I just fucking knocked them out from daylight robbing me! Me!’ Miles did not say his thoughts aloud but he was also not ignorant of what they are accusing him of.

First of all, he didn’t kill them. He left them ALIVE for the beasts to eat. He wouldn’t accept the fact that he killed humans in Portal World. Because there wasn’t strict surveillance, Portal laws were separated from Earth. Killing in Portal World wasn’t prohibited, but it was frowned upon. Even if they were to prove his guilt, which was not possible, he wouldn’t be found guilty. However, he might still be targeted by his fellow race.

“Stop the act! I saw you! I saw you killed my comrades and stole our hard earned prize!” The one who pointed at Miles spoke once again.

If looks could kill, Miles would have torn this guy into pieces and scatter his remains with horseshit. For a second there, he was flared with anger but suppressed it immediately. At that moment, he could not fight back. Thus, he had to win with words.

“You are just pointing fingers without any proof. Then I claim you stole my Pinnacle-Tier Armor and Weapon, and demand you to return it right now!” Miles answered back with a blank face. At this point, passersby heard their argument and started to circle them. Some had recognized Tian Ling as soon as they laid their eyes on him.

"Ah, Leader of the Tian Faction, Tian Ling."

"Tian Ling? Who is foolish enough to confront him?”

“I know what has happened. Listen here. The guy over there killed Tian Ling’s men and stole their prize."

"I heard he killed them while they were injured after an arduous fight." Some people were fanning the flame.

“He looks weak anyway. How can he can kill two of Tian Ling’s men?”

“Killing fellow humans in the monster world, you are a fucking murderer!”

“Shut up!” Miles shouted back as soon as he heard people gossiping him about.

“You are blaming me to kiss Tian Ling’s ass without even knowing what had happened! Stop acting holier-than-thou.”

"He is right, you fools!" Another male voice interrupted the crowd. "Do you forget the rules of the Union inside these walls? Fighting is prohibited.”

"Leader of the Mihr Faction, Mihr Orril." Someone had recognized the man who interrupted. He was another big figure in the stronghold and had a rivalry with Tian Faction. So, it was only natural that he was supporting Miles as well. But he wasn’t just anybody either.

"It’s Mihr Orril, grandson of the President!" another man murmured in the crowd.

"He is so handsome." Ladies in the crowd were feeling giddy with Orril’s control over the crowd. He was a born leader like his grandfather and father. He appeased the crowd with a few words.

Miles was getting furious each second. 'What the fuck these all have to do with me?!' He was about to nod to the latest comer to thank him when he had seen his baleful eyes.

‘Fucking hell! This guy is fake supporting me! Damn this Orril guy did all of those to provoke Tian Ling into fighting me even when Ling wasn’t intending to. This Mihr Orril is too evil.’ Miles thought in his heart.

Tian Ling was an arrogant man and wouldn’t fight against Miles on his own. But now that Orril was provoking him. Tian Ling might as well stab him with the rage.

"Stop the dumb act! You have killed my men in the Rat Kingdom Forest. My man here” he pointed to his layman, “has seen you kill them. Then you run away after being spotted by him. You only did so because you can only fight against those who’re weaker than you." He said pointing his finger at Miles’s face.

"Unless you have proof, which I don’t think so. You all are still spouting bullshit. I don’t have to do anything. You can continue on barking, and howling between yourself.” Miles said with a smug face, indicating Orril and Tian Ling.

“Bastard! You better watch your mouth!” Orril spouted out angrily.

“Oh, ho. I am trusting Tian Ling’s man, and gonna help them prove you are guilty.” A female voice came from the back of the crowd. The circle split in two like a random Moses passed by, and a ravishing beauty made her way to Miles.

‘Why is she in this stronghold too?’ Miles flinched.

“Princess Porseila Lemaze!”

“What, the Princess of Lemaze Family!?”

“That is her alright.”

“Why is she helping Tian Ling? Could it be…?”

“Shut up. My goddess is not with Tian Ling!”

This lady with big blue eyes had a small nose framed by blonde hair. She was all in all beautiful. She was as tall as Miles, who was 16 years old. Her body was also proportional. She was donning a red armor stronger than an armored rat’s fur with a short sword and a dagger hung over her thin waist. She was the youngest daughter of the Lemaze family, the richest family on Earth. She and her older sister were also Miles’s elder sister’s close friends.

Miles saw her many times when he was still living with his family. Because Miles’s sister was always bullying him, Porseila would often join her. They hated each other since they were small. Now, this little deviless was here to bully him once again. But what she didn’t know, Miles wasn’t the same old helpless kid.

"You shouldn’t be nosey, Princess. The big boys are talking.." Miles calmly said but people around were about to explode.

“What did he say to her? Nosey?”

“He is a dead man. I heard Princess Porseila breakthrough to Middle-Tier not too long ago.”

“Yeah, I heard that too. He will die for sure.”

Miles was about to explode at this point. Yet he couldn’t help but bicker at this Princess.

Miles was born with a rare condition of dormant ancient genes. That is, he was unable to awaken his superpowers despite the miracle medicine Superpower Awakening Serum. For this, he was bullied by his elder sister and brother when he was just a toddler. Even his Grandfather, Cruel Heart, wanted to do an experimental surgery to awaken his powers because he was the shame of the family. That did not happen so his grandfather intended to hide him forever.

When Miles saw Princess Porseila, he remembered those awful days