After returning to the castle, no one mentioned the outcome of the sword match. The two involved said nothing, and everyone else merely assumed the father and son had been sparring.
Since it was a spar, there was naturally no question of victory or defeat.
Still, the Count was somewhat embarrassed, especially when Lady Mary asked, "Dear, why is there a patch missing from the hair at your forehead? It looks as though it was singed by fire."
Fortunately, Liszt cleverly came to the Count's rescue. "My apologies, Lady Mary. While Father was instructing me, I accidentally used too much force and caused my battle qi to explode, burning off a lock of Father's hair... Thankfully, it doesn't affect his hairline. It truly doesn't."
Lady Mary smiled. "You are both Sky Knights, and your attacks are powerful. You must be careful when training."
Liszt nodded. "Please rest assured."
"Of course we will be careful. You needn't worry, my lady," the Count echoed, then changed the subject. "It seemed you were supposed to accompany Mother to watch a comedy today. Why didn't you go? If you do not wish to watch it, invite Mother here to chat with Liszt for a while."
"Mother did not ask me to accompany her. She went to the flower market today to select potted plants. She recently gave away a batch of potted plants as gifts and needs to replenish her stock."
"She really does treat her potted plants as treasures. Aside from the two Elf Bugs Liszt obtained, none of the potted plants others received ever gave birth to an Elf Bug... By the way, does the potted plant she gave Lytton look as though it might nurture an Elf Bug?" the Count said helplessly.
Ever since two potted plants had respectively nurtured a