The Archangel of Death - Chapter 159
159: Discussions 159: Discussions Chapter 159 After my phenomenal beating, I decided to meet Cornelius first and then visit Sirius since after that my next destination was the training room.
Cornelius, who sat across me, gazed at me with a strange gaze as if sympathizing with me.
[Guess he saw you getting beaten up] ‘He saw me getting beaten up.’ Great, now an old man knew that I was a tamed husband as well.
It wasn’t a bad thing, since that was the job of the husbands.
My father was also afraid of my mother so there was no shame in my department.
It was just a little awkward for him to know about it.
But since we were on this line, I wanted to get it across as well, “I came here to listen to whatever you have to say but before we begin, I would like to clear something.” “Speak.” Cornelius nodded and gave me the go to speak.
“Currently, your granddaughter and I are in a relationship.
A serious one.
I want you to cancel her engagement with her current fiancée.” I laid out my agenda.
He stared at me for a while before he said, “You do know the repercussions that would bring.
Although I am the sole ruler of my nation, there are a few vital pieces holding it together.
Break one of them and all of us take a hit.” His words were simple, ‘It would be very difficult.’ Of course, it would be difficult.
But the old man’s mind was already made up, he was just trying to milk me.
Had it been a deal, I would have shown him my skills but the commitment was already made so I was willing to give anything for Sophien.
And he wouldn’t ask for much anyway.
After all, he wanted the same thing.
Besides, where would he find a man like me?
[A womanizer?] ‘Yeah, that.’ Womanizer or not, I was very strict when it came to commitments so when one was made, I wouldn’t back off.
If Cornelius declined me right now, I would do whatever in my power for Sophien, whether the price was wealth or a war.
“What do you want?” I asked.
He smiled and said, “Quite blunt of you.” Of course, when I said it like this, it could also imply that we were doing a business deal and Sophien was the merchandise but I had no other way to express my words.
Even if this wasn’t a business deal, it was currently being treated like one.
“What if I say no?” He asked, amused by my reaction.
“If you say no, I would pay a visit to one Jonas Hike in the middle of the night and castrate him if I would be in a good mood.” I straightforwardly replied.
He raised his eyebrow at my answer.
He wasn’t offended but he was even more amused as he asked, “And if you were in a bad mood?” “I would leave that up to your imagination.
Just know this, I won’t kill him.” I simply replied.
“HAHAHA!!!” He laughed boisterously and continued to do that for a while before he said, “That’s it.
A man should be this much crazy.” He stopped laughing and stared at me, “Very well.
I give you my full permission.
As for the Hike family, you deal with them yourself.” He replied before he stood up and turned to leave.
“Didn’t you have something to say?” I asked.
He stopped and turned to me, “We have already talked about it.
You can go now.” He replied and left.
[He got the best thing, huh?] ‘Yes.’ I could guess what Cornelius wanted.
He must have wanted to reaffirm our relationship but I proposed a better one.
Now he wouldn’t need to worry about me leaving one-sidedly when I would have everything which was my original plan but then things happened and here we were now.
I stood up to leave but when I came outside, I found someone waiting for me by the fountain in the courtyard.
Sophien looked extremely exquisite under the moonlight, sitting at the edge of the fountain.
“I expect you mentioned us?” She asked, her face still away from me.
I approached her and placed my hands on her shoulder, massaging them slowly.
“Mmmm… Do I get this perk if we get married?” “This and many more,” I replied as I increased the intensity of the massage.
She relaxed even more and leaned back, her back resting against my waist.
“My fiancée will be coming to greet me this weekend.
I expect you to be here.” She said, stood up, turned around, kissed me on the lips lightly, and left.
[Uh-oh] ‘Not really.’ I had to visit the empire this weekend but now I had to choose between the rewards I would be getting then and Sophien.
It was a no-brainer who I would choose.
I left the Vermillion estate and made my way to the academy.
It was somewhere past eight and Sirius told me he usually stayed in the headmaster’s quarters until nine so I still had plenty of time.
I arrived at the academy in ten minutes and it took a further ten to reach his office.
I knocked on the door and I was allowed entry.
His office was gigantic; it was the best term to define it in one work.
It was almost the size of five of my bedrooms and my bedroom was massive.
Anyway, I moved further in and found Sirius, Desmond, and Michelle engaged in a conversation.
I didn’t bother listening to their conversation and made my way to the desk where a book caught my attention.
I took the book and it was the strategy guide to the Dungeon of Diamonds.
It was pretty detailed given he had solved the dungeon two times already in his lifetime.
I didn’t know the origin story of the Dungeon of Diamonds but I did know it’s where Sirius would die and Orion, the emperor would be heavily injured.
Not only that, many of the humanity nations would suffer a heavy blow thanks to the dungeon.
It was a dungeon deformity just like the one during the academy tournament.
The only difference was that it would be on a far bigger scale.
Then the attack of the races followed, taking Quantico overnight.
The humanity was too occupied to care about it.
I gave the book a thorough read because I didn’t know what the insides were like.
All I knew was that this dungeon would appear every twenty-five years and humanity would select some fearsome warriors to clear it.
The reason behind it wasn’t mentioned in the novel nor was it mentioned in the journal I was currently reading.
I wondered if Sirius knew the reason.
Just as I finished reading the book, Sirius called for me after a few seconds.
I saw Michelle and Desmond leaving after taking a glance at me.
“Come, have a seat.” Sirius pointed at the chairs in front of me.
I placed the book where it was and took one of the seats.
“Did you find anything interesting in it?” Sirius asked me.
I nodded and replied, “Just strategies but that wasn’t what interested me.” “Oh?
Then what is it that you want to know?” Sirius asked me.
“The origin of the dungeon,” I replied.
“Hahaha.” He laughed before he said, “This dungeon is the top secret mission passed down to us by our ancestors.
Every human is obliged to clear that dungeon.
About two thousand years ago, demons and the other races also used to join us but since the wars, only humans clear it now.” He explained many points but he still didn’t say anything about the origin of the dungeon.
“Nice diversion,” I replied, referring to his dodging of the answer.
“Hahaha.” He laughed once again and said, “Nothing escapes you, does it?” He laughed some more and said with a vigorous nod, “Yes, I was trying to change the subject.
You see, this topic is quite sensitive to us.
In this dungeon, we gain nothing, we only lose.
But we still have to close it up because if we don’t, the monsters that come out of it would be disastrous even for the Guardians.” It made sense, in the dungeon it was one monster against the whole team, sometimes two but if the dungeon broke out, hundreds of monsters would come out at once.
Even a strong Guardian won’t be able to deal with them at once.
“I take it that many of the kingdoms are dodging the responsibility?” I asked slash remarked.
I already knew the answer but Sirius replied anyway, “Haa… It’s not their fault.
They don’t have anyone strong in their midst.
They cannot send anyone help in the first place.” Since he wasn’t going to tell me anything about the origin of the dungeon, there was no need to prolong this topic so I moved on to the main part, “What is it that you wanted to talk about?” “Ahh… About that,” He said before he procured a vial from his table and presented it to me while he said, “I want this.” In front of my eyes, was the potion of mana restoration and not just any wither, the one that I gave the wild turtles, the one laced with a parasite.
I wonder how he got his hands on it.
“I know what you are thinking.
But no, I have no relations with the gangs in the Bellator.
Desmond raised a warehouse where illegal slave traffic was going on and he arrested everyone, almost alive.
He also happened to procure this and upon investigation, we found out what it was.
He was fairly high ranked so he told me where he obtained it as well.” He said and leaned back in his seat.
“Now, knowing you, I am one hundred percent sure that you haven’t given them something good so even if it produced the same effects, I know there is something hidden to it.” He said, referring to my small altercation.
I sighed and replied while taking the vial, “You’re right.
It has a parasite in it that would eat at one’s heart.
It wouldn’t do it normally and would just rest in the heart, not harming the carrier but I can use the mother parasite, the parasite that laid eggs of those parasites, the parasite inside the heart would eat everything starting from the heart.” “You would have been safe because you have a high mana but I doubt anyone below SS can deal with this parasite,” I said.
“What if we sued it on monsters?” He asked.
“It would work on monsters with low mana.
However, if you are thinking of the Dungeon of Diamonds, I suggest you let go of the thought because the monsters in it are elemental so they have high mana.
This won’t work on them and this is the only kind, there is no upgrade to it.” I explained everything so it didn’t leave an option for any questions that he might have.
He sighed and said, “You are correct.
I was too optimistic.” He then asked, “And if you are willing to sell me those?” My contract with the Vermillion family stated that I couldn’t sell any of the potions in bulk so that was impossible.
However, the contract had a loophole.
I could sell these through the Vermillion family.
“Due to circumstances, I can only sell you these through the Vermillion family,” I replied.
He contemplated for a while and seemed to have understood the reason.
After all, he was also a mage so he replied, “Very well.
Then shall we decide on the price?” I wasn’t going to do business here because I needed everyone to survive the Dungeon of Diamonds so I said, “If you want them for the Dungeon of Diamonds, I plan to supply various potions for the team that would go in.
You don’t have to worry about that.” He smiled at my answer and said, “That would be very generous of you.” I nodded and asked, “Was that all?” “No, there is one more thing.
He mentioned before he said, “Your father, the current crown prince wants the tournament to continue.” I smiled and said, “Now that’s good news.” CREATORS’ THOUGHTS Bad_Wolf_7811 Creation is hard, cheer me up!
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