Your notoriety is known to everyone.

When Rogers's gaze fell on them, these people immediately lowered their eyebrows in panic, or looked away.

Some people even stepped back instinctively, as if they were extremely afraid of being noticed by him.

The knights haven't arrived yet?! Rogers looked around and was a little confused.

Your young master has already been hit! He should have come here sooner or later!

The weird feeling became stronger and stronger, and Rogers always felt that there were too many things wrong.

If it weren't for the time-traveling special code, he would have died just now.

The Rogers in the game had no special privileges, and because he ran away secretly, he probably had no retainer knights following him, so his end was extremely tragic.

But at the moment, he dared to push the plot forward and take the risk of getting hit because he could rely on the knight, but he didn't expect that he would still end up with the existing plot.

"My Lord! Are you feeling okay?!" Alice pushed Kevin away fiercely, and anxiously wanted to go forward to check on Rogers' injuries.

But when he saw Elina standing next to the other person, he stopped forcibly.

Her eyes were fixed on Rogers' face, and her hands were tightly grasping the hem of her skirt, with veins bulging on her knuckles, as if she was trying to release her inner worries in this way.

"Tsk, has this young master been beaten stupid by me?" Kevin said jokingly when he saw that Rogers did not reply for a long time.

Rogers raised his hand belatedly and gently stroked his forehead. A sharp pain came along with the sticky and slippery touch on his hand. He took his hand away in confusion, and a bright red color came into his eyes.

Then he squinted at Kevin's right hand, which was stained with blood.

"Um, do you know my identity?" Rogers asked speechlessly.

He couldn't quite understand the other party's train of thought. Not only did he dare to openly hit a nobleman's head until it bled in the street, but he could also just stand there openly and even continue to mock him.

"No matter who you are, as long as I'm here, don't even think about coveting my sister!" Kevin made a vicious expression and warned sternly.

"No, you misunderstood me. I'm not threatening you." Rogers used his fingertips to rub the sticky blood stains on his hands. He endured the pain and smiled at Kevin. He replied seriously:

"I just want to ask you, do you think that I, a wicked noble young master, will sincerely admit my mistakes, apologize to you, and then let you go with tolerance?"

At some point, the sunlight was no longer as strong as it was at the beginning. The breeze passed through the gaps between the stalls and the crowd, taking away some of the heat. Because of Rogers' reply, the scene suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Even the onlookers were slightly stunned. They found it hard to believe that Rogers would say such a thing. Is he still the infatuated young master who would risk his life for Alice?

Chapter 5: Destiny

Kevin was stunned by the question, as if a bucket of cold water was poured over him. His enthusiasm subsided and he slowly came to his senses.

Because of Rogers' long-term preferential treatment and obedience to Alice, Kevin almost forgot the identity of the guy in front of him.

He gritted his teeth and glared at Rogers fiercely. He wanted to say some more harsh words, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.

"Is he really just a reckless child?" Rogers thought to himself when he saw this.

That punch just now could have easily killed him, but Kevin didn't seem to have any intention of killing him at all. He even didn't seem to realize that the attack just now could have been fatal.

Then he looked at the protagonist of this world, who was also the source of all this.

Alice met Rogers's gaze, which no longer contained the usual admiration and enthusiasm. Instead, he looked thoughtful, or as if he was recalling something, and his eyes were not really fixed on her.

Bright red blood flowed down Rogers' face, but he was immersed in his own thoughts, so calm that he didn't even frown, as if the bloodstain did not belong to him.

This was very different from the impression of the stubborn lord Alice was familiar with.

Then she shifted her gaze to Elina, this elegant noble lady who had been standing quietly beside Rogers since she got off the car.

She didn't understand why Elena could be so relaxed all the time, with no worry on her face at all.

Alice pursed her lips, thinking that she had to do something, and said:

“My Lord, you need to bandage your wound as soon as possible. You can’t wait any longer.

"I sincerely apologize for the harm my brother has caused you. If you need any compensation, I will do my best to make it up to you."

Rogers sighed imperceptibly after hearing this and asked calmly:

"Alice, this is clearly your brother's fault, why should you make up for it?"

Now that things have come to this, in order to prevent the world from being destroyed and to protect world peace, Kevin must embark on his original destiny.

Besides, if he had not traveled through time, he would have actually committed the crime of murder.

When you raise the butcher knife, you should be prepared accordingly.

"What... do you mean?" Alice instinctively sensed something strange in the words. Her eyebrows trembled slightly, her two tender white hands still tightly grasping the hem of her skirt, and there was even a hint of pleading on her face.

"My dear Alice, please think back to what question I asked Kevin just now?" Rogers deliberately put on a serious face and replied seriously:

“I am the son of Earl Bray, the heir who will receive a high title sooner or later, and a true noble.

“What Kevin did just now was not only to injure a man named Rogers, but also to trample on the honor of the nobility and undermine their authority.

“So, now it’s no longer simply a matter of whether I am willing to forgive him, but whether the ‘nobles’ are willing to let him go.

"Originally, after he injured me, his best option was to run away quickly..."

Rogers paused when he said this. He tilted his ear slightly and heard the clanging sound of iron boots stomping on the ground not far away. It came quickly from far away and then he shrugged helplessly: "Unfortunately, he can't escape anymore."

As Rogers continued to talk, Kevin gradually became flustered and goose bumps appeared all over his body.

Until this moment, he finally understood what kind of mistake he had made.

Seeing that Alice wanted to continue speaking, Rogers raised his index finger, put it close to her lips, and spoke:

“Stop talking, my sheriff’s going to be here soon, and they’re not as understanding as I am.

"If you accidentally say something wrong, you might end up in jail like your brother, and there won't be any hope at all."

He didn't want this damn fate to deviate any further.

The faint smell of blood from Rogers' fingertips penetrated Alice's nostrils, causing her to purse her lips tightly for some reason.

But in a moment, five armored sheriffs came from behind Rogers, separated from the crowd and came straight to his side.

The next second, the sheriffs took off their helmets, knelt on one knee, and shouted in unison:

"Follow Breed's will!"

Rogers saw that the person who came was just as he thought. He found that the person was not the retainer knight who followed him out of the Earl's Palace, but a team of sheriffs on their daily patrol.

He tried to calm his turbulent thoughts and ordered, "Take Kevin to the Earl's Mansion and keep him under guard."

The sheriff's team can even hold back a strong man at the initial silver level, so Rogers is not worried that Kevin will be able to escape.

Then he took Elena's wrist, turned around and got into the carriage with Elena, and asked the coachman to go back to the Earl's Mansion as soon as possible.

As the coachman whipped the horse and set off, Rogers leaned back in his chair, lowered his head, stared at the blood on his fingertips, and rubbed it slowly.

No matter how slow he was, he could realize that this was a trap, a trap that was designed to kill him.

"I just saw Princess Lufia Augurides in the crowd. She must have used some magic or a magical item to hide her body." Elina suddenly said as she looked at Rogers who was in deep thought.

Rogers paused for a moment and quickly retrieved the character's information from his mind.

Lufia Augurides, the daughter of Prince Leyd, is one of the most gifted geniuses in the royal family.

She has always had an outstanding performance in the game and has helped the heroine overcome difficult levels more than once.

Could it be that the royal family had set a trap for him? Rogers couldn't help but continue to think that if it was the royal family, they would indeed have a great motive.

If his Bred family formed an alliance with Elina's Devin family through marriage, they would rule nearly half of the territory in the eastern part of the empire.

Elina is currently an only child. If she doesn't have a younger brother in the future, the Brad and Devin families will inevitably be completely merged.

That will seriously affect the imperial power's influence in the East.

But Lufia seems to be about the same age as himself. No matter how foolish the emperor is, he would not let a little girl carry out the plan. This is too ridiculous.

Unless there's someone else with her...

"You've anticipated everything, right? If you knew there was danger, why did you come here specially?" Elena asked with a puzzled look on her face.

She knew there must be something unusual when the retainer knight took a long time to show up.

After subconsciously noticing the royal princess with the help of the foresight bonus, he quickly smelled a hint of conspiracy.

"Dear Lord? What are you thinking about? I have told you such important information, you should at least respond to me." Elina stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Rogers who was in a daze.

"While everyone is struggling to escape their fate, everything they do, every decision they make to escape their fate, ultimately leads to the fulfillment of the prophecy."

Rogers recited the famous quote from One Hundred Years of Solitude in a low voice with an ambiguous tone. He grabbed the slender hand in front of him to stop it from shaking:

"You asked me what I was thinking about? I was thinking about how to strangle fate by the throat."

Chapter 6 Everyone who has died knows

The atmosphere at Skarlo Fair did not weaken in the slightest because of this farce. Instead, it became even more noisy and lively because there was more stuff to talk about.

The story of Rogers bringing his fiancée to find Alice quickly swept the entire gathering.

"Hey! Old guys! Do you know what I saw? Our infatuated young master has a fiancée! And he brought his fiancée to see Alice!"

"I know! The news has spread everywhere! I heard that he was dissatisfied with the family marriage and confessed his love to Alice specifically to humiliate his fiancée!"

"Not only that! The Lord is also forcing Alice into a carriage in the street to have fun!"

"Wrong! He obviously took Kevin back!"

"What do you know! He was caught only because Kevin tried his best to stop him!"

"You are all wrong! The Lord clearly wanted Alice to go home with him and asked Alice and his fiancée to serve him together!"

As the sun set, the rumors became more exaggerated.

Holding different versions, the crowds who thought they had grasped the truth took sides and began to attack and refute each other, all determined to let their own "truth" dominate public opinion.

When Rogers returned to the Earl's Mansion, he was still unaware of these outrageous rumors.

At this moment, he was standing with his hands behind his back at the crossroads in the flower garden behind the mansion, casually admiring the flowers swaying in the wind and enjoying the fragrance of the flowers.

The wound on his head was healed by a magician skilled in healing magic who rushed over as soon as he arrived at the mansion.

There was no trace of injury on the forehead, as if it had never been injured.

During this period, the Minister of Security specially sent a servant to explain that the reason why the retainer knights did not appear in time to protect Rogers was because they got lost while following Rogers, and the court had begun to discuss the knights' dereliction of duty.

This was completely a trick on him, treating him like a child, but he was not angry. He asked the servant who came to report the news to pass on the information that "Luffia Augurides appeared at the scene" to the guys in the Earl's court as soon as possible.

Rogers could understand why these people did this. If it were him before his memories were awakened, he would probably become manic and depressed after hearing the truth.

It would be better to keep it secret, organize all the information, and report it to his father the Earl first.

"Our parents should be back tomorrow. Are you ready to make a statement?" Elena asked casually as she strolled over.

Ever since Rogers grabbed her hand, her temperament seemed to have suddenly returned to the impression she had when they first met.

Distant, cold, and rude.

"No, it doesn't matter. At most I'll be hung on the observatory tower." Rogers replied boredly.

He didn't care about Elina's changes. Instead of guessing the girl's changeable mind, he might as well solve the Goldbach conjecture.

"Then why have you been standing here with him for so long?" Elina pushed the loose hair on her forehead behind her ears and glanced at Kevin who was lying at Rogers' feet.

Although Kevin's clothes were a little damaged, they were generally intact.

However, purple scars were mercilessly all over his body, especially his face, which was swollen and bulging, and it was obvious that he had experienced a considerable degree of torture and pain.

This was not Rogers's instruction, but the result of the Minister of Security arresting and interrogating him without authorization.

From this, we can see what kind of status and image Rogers has in the family.

"No reason. I originally wanted to hire a well-trained doctor for him, but then I thought that doing some things myself might bring greater benefits." Rogers slowly squatted down and pinched Kevin's philtrum with his fingers.

"Rogers..." Kevin forced himself to open his eyes of different sizes and shouted weakly.

Rogers looked at the miserable-looking man and asked slowly:

"Did you know that the punch you threw at me at the market could have killed me? No matter how much hostility you have towards me, you would never have thought of doing that, right? Is there another reason?"

When Kevin heard the question, Rogers could still vaguely discern an expression of surprise on his unclear face, but it was then covered by a determination.

"Then I really regret not being able to hit you with one more punch... If only I could have stopped you from continuing to pester me... and making Alice distressed..." Kevin replied weakly and intermittently.

He tried to reach out and grab Rogers' collar, but the iron nails that were driven into his body joints and were used to suppress his strength caused him incomparable pain.

He tried his best to raise his hand, but before it was halfway raised, it fell to the ground weakly.