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After being pinned to the ground by two knights, Etke still tried to struggle.

Those two knights were elite men under Earl Cruz. Even using all his strength, Etke could not break free from their restraint.

After capturing Etke, the knights assumed Earl Cruz intended to take him back to the city lord's estate.

They seized Etke by the arms and started toward the door.

"Wait."

Earl Cruz suddenly spoke, making the knights halt at the entrance to the Magic Web Hall.

Before the knights could figure out what Earl Cruz intended to do, he strode over to his son, Etke.

"Do you know what you did wrong?" Earl Cruz asked.

But Etke simply turned his face away, refusing even to look at Earl Cruz. His lips remained tightly pressed together as he stayed silent.

Etke's response had already made his attitude clear.

"Kneel." Unable to indulge him any longer, Earl Cruz gave the order without hesitation.

Upon hearing that command, both the knights holding Etke and Etke himself stared at Earl Cruz in astonishment.

This was not the city lord's estate. This was the public area of the Magic Web Hall.

As the second son of an Earl, kneeling before so many commoners here... if he really did it, all his dignity in Ossenburg would vanish, and he would become the laughingstock of the people.

"Kneel... down!"

Earl Cruz repeated the words. His voice burst through clenched teeth, and the fury in it seemed to pour forth tangibly with those two words.

Etke remained unmoved. Earl Cruz glanced at the two knights restraining him.

The two knights showed reluctant expressions. They had served under Earl Cruz for many years and had watched this second son grow up with their own eyes.

But they had no choice but to obey