"You took my batch of recently acquired origin gems and in exchange, what did I get... a completely useless piece of information that said, 'in time the truth will be revealed..."
"What the hell does that mean! How are those strings of words useful and urgent information related to the incident four hundred years ago? I can't believe I fell for such an obvious con. I'm embarrassed at myself."
Councilwoman Henrietta was berating herself for falling for the enlightened old immortal's lies causing her to lose her precious Origin gems. Her expression was sorrowful and moving and from it, one could tell how much of a loss she had suffered on that day.
Right now, Councilwoman Henrietta's voice was a bit choked as she said in a grievance, "I can't believe that somebody as esteemed as yourself would play such a cruel joke on a junior like me and that you would do all this just to rob me of my possession. Worst of all, you made a complete mockery of the troubles of your
There was silence in the platform as the rulers and the council members considered the enlightened old immortal's words. The most prevalent thought in all their minds was the identity of this so-called old friend as well as who the acquaintance was that could cause someone like the enlightened old immortal who liked to stay away from matters concerning the world to personally offer to help of his own volition.No matter how all of them wracked their brains to come up with a possible identity as to who these people were, they could not figure it out at all.As there was no point trying to guess blindly, one of the rulers simply decided to ask the enlightened old immortal himself.This was ruler was covered with a creamy white layer of colored light and it carried the voice that belonged to that of a female.The ruler asked, "Old man, perhaps is there any chance you can tell us who this old whom you are acting on behalf of is, as well as the identity of thi
Councilwoman Henrietta had a scheming smile on her face. While every other council member were busy watching Hilda's match and appreciating her stellar performance as they got ready to compete with each other one who would get to take her in as their disciple, Councilwoman Henrietta stealthily made her way towards the enlightened old immortal who was standing relaxedly at the back.Currently, the enlightened old immortal was holding his flagon of wine in his hand as he took occasional swigs of the toxic nectar inside, which never seemed to run out. At the same time, he had set his long cane by the table beside him and with his free hand he was reaching out to the plate of snacks that carried a rich and flavourful aroma before swiftly putting them in his mouth.Noticing Councilwoman Henrietta, who was making her way towards him with that weird glint in her eyes, the enlightened old immortal was immediately on guard.Quickly using his free hand to carry the plate
The council members were surprised to discover that Hilda, Hyde, and Jenna were actually disciples of the enlightened old immortal.They each exclaimed one by one from the shocking discovery..."For real, this young lady is your disciple. Unbelievable!""No wonder she is too talented and strong! To be taught by the enlightened old immortal himself, I expected nothing less.""Indeed, the enlightened old immortal is one of the strongest and most experience Aeth alive if not the strongest even. It is expected that any disciple taught by him will naturally be strong and talented.""But why do I feel this sense of unwillingness in my chest?" One of the council members whispered."Yes, I also feel the same way..." another agreed."This feeling, it's like watching a juicy piece of meat being fed to a dog while I am hungry and can only eat hard bread.""Do you even need to ask?""We all have this same feeling and it's because of
"I should hand my disciples over to you?" The Enlightened Old Immortal parroted Councilwoman Henrietta's words. It was ass if he could not understand what he had just heard!In the next moment, the Enlightened Old Immortal went into a cursing fit as he started cursing out loud without any care for his previous attempt to put on a dignified image."Fuck!""Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!""What the hell are you saying, little Lassy? I thought you said you weren't after my disciples! You said that you wouldn't ask for them as compensation for your gems!""How heartless of you. Even after hearing of my troubles and what I went through to raise them into the warriors, they are today. You still want me to hand them over to you, just like that. You're truly ruthless!""Do you think that warriors of such caliber are grown on trees?""Can you understand the hardships that I had to go through when raising a bunch of snotty kids and turning them into true wa
The Enlightened Old Immortal was speechless... He had an incredulous expression on his face. He couldn't believe what he was hearing! Thinking that he had heard wrong or it may be that his ears were playing tricks on him, the old man asked for clarification. "I'm sorry, lass, I'm not quite sure I heard you correctly. What did you say you were going to give me for handing my disciples over to you?" Hearing this, Dean Henrietta answered patiently, "I said that as a reward for taking care of these young talents and training them to become as strong as they currently are all on your own, I will take it upon myself to award you the title of an honorary elder in the assembly of the Kingsman Academy." "You should be glad. Many people will do everything in their power to earn such a title, but not many people are ever awarded it. This is an incomparable honor." 'That's it!' The Enlightened Old Immortal exclaimed in his mind. 'This is w
"Y-you, y-you, you..." The Enlightened Old Immortal stammered to come out with a retort to counter Councilwoman Henrietta's fierce accusations. but try as he may, he could not come out with any rebuttals. Instead, it was Councilwoman Henrietta that quickly cut him off by saying, "What you, eh!" "What are you trying to say? Hurry up and spit it out. Or is it that you have nothing to say because I am right?" Once again, the enlightened old immortal started to stutter. "Y-you, you little lass... what the hell are you saying! I have no idea what you are talking about!" "Humph!" "Well, whatever..." Councilwoman Henrietta eventually said. "If you don't want to hand your disciples over to me because you feel like you are not getting enough benefits, then it's fine. I cannot force you to do what you do not want to do. Especially if it's against your own interest, so let's forget about it." Councilwoman Henrietta took a
Hilda's opponent was having a rough time...While the council members were watching a show of their own on the floating platform... a different and equally exciting show was happening on the stage.Hilda, who was the cause of debate between Councilwoman Henrietta and the Enlightened Old Immortal, did not know that her master was being fleeced and she fought. She was entirely focused on the match at hand.Actually, Hilda's match did not take a long time before it ended. In fact, by the time Councilwoman Henrietta and the enlightened old immortal had really gotten down and dirty with each other, Hilda had already finished her match with an overwhelming victory.Although the match did not end as quickly as Hilda's first match, it was a given that throughout Hilda's fight; she had held the advantage from the very beginning.Right from the start of the match, Hilda had overpowered her opponent with her superior skill and technique, that had attracted th
Of the following matches that took place after Hilda's... the most notable ones that drew the attention of all the audience were naturally those involving, Arran, Renee, Daphne, and others like Theodore 'End' Snatch, his friend sable, and the rest who were on the seeded participant list.Whenever either of these people was called on stage to fight, the crowd would be whipped into a frenzy as they let off cheers and wild calls of support and excitement. Judging from all this, it was adequately clear just how popular these participants were.In the same vein, the opponents of these popular participants were faced with a lot of pressure. Having to face an opponent whose strength was known widely and acknowledged without any support from the audience. It was as if they had already suffered defeat before even stepping on the stage.In this match, although things were not as interesting or as intense as the first round of the tournament had been, the audience had stil