Chapters Chapter 250: The Second Lords Meeting (3) (1/2)
“A c-condition?”
“I need your talisman no matter what. It holds enough value for me to even risk a war to get it. It’s true that I’ve thought of forcefully taking it from you.”
“Gasp!”
“But I won’t do that. I understand how you feel more than anyone else. How could I do that?”
“I-In that case...”
“I have two conditions. Firstly, I do not want you to tell anyone that I have my eyes on the talisman. Secondly, if you plan to relinquish that item someday, it must be to no one but me.”
It was a simple suggestion that could satisfy both Kang Chul-In and Lily.
Since Kang Chul-In knew who possessed the Amplifier Talisman, he was in no rush to obtain the Sonic Ring. For Lily, she did not have to relinquish Sumire’s keepsake.
“These two conditions – no, let’s term them promises. Can you keep them?”
“Certainly! I will not give this Talisman to anyone...”
“Only to me.”
“Erm… okay.”
“Promise?”
Kang Chul-In held his pinky up.
“Sure!”
Lily locked her tiny pinky with his.
“Also.”
“Hmm?”
“We can make a deal.”
“A… deal?”
“As a Lord, you will definitely face situations that seem to be out of your control.”
Kang Chul-In spoke with confidence.
She will most likely die or lose her Lord title. Then the Amplifier Talisman will be lost.
Kang Chul-In could deduce Lily’s fate to some extent.
He had no memories of this girl from his previous life, meaning that she would undoubtedly face a crisis in the future. Just like Lee Chae-Rin’s case.
“R-Really?”
“Everyone faces obstacles in life. Especially Lords.”
“T-That is true!”
“You can request for help if you need it. I promise to help you. In return...”
Kang Chul-In lifted his chin and gestured towards Lily’s Amplifier Talisman.
“I shall take the talisman.”
“...”
“Do you understand now? Your talisman is worth your territory’s fate and your own life. How about that? Isn’t that valuable enough for Sumire’s keepsake?”
“I-Is that so?”
“I do not know what kind of secretary this Sumire was, but she was brave enough to fight and die for you on the battlefield. A warrior like her would be happy to see her keepsake being used to save her master.”
“...!”
“If this deal comes into fruition and it saves you as the result, Sumire would definitely have been happy if she were alive.”
Not a single wrong word.
Brrrr!
Lily’s body trembled.
Thanks to Kang Chul-In, she realized how sacrificial Sumire’s death was.
Tears formed around her eyes.
“T-Thank you… Sob, thanks to you big brother, I could recall how much Sumire cared for me...”
“…What big brother? I am an uncle...”
“Thank you oppa!”
After saying that,
Lily ran into Kang Chul-In’s arms and embraced him tightly. She had received much emotional support from him.
A heartwarming scene to witness.
Kang Chul-In suppressed his desire for the item and portrayed true maturity, so Lily could empathize with his genuine heart.
How could this conversation be more win-win?
However, the crowd did view this scene in the same manner.
“Woah… he was that kind of person?”
“That crazy bastard! Flirting with a young girl in the middle of the day!”
“The Supreme King of the West is a pedophile?”
“Oh god...”
“How did he even tame that young girl? Can he even see her as a woman in the first place?”
The Lords gossiped amongst themselves.
It was all due to Hecate’s statements earlier, which brought upon further misunderstanding.
“Jesus… rumors refer to him as the virility king, but is he really trying to display his virility to such a young kid?”
At that moment, Lee Chae-Rin stepped in.
“Shut your dirty mouths please!”
A sharp, screeching reprimand. She glared at her audiences.
“How dare you spout such impure thoughts? Does Kang Chul-In, the Supreme King of the West, really look like a lolicon to you people? Huh?”
Lee Chae-Rin was fuming with anger.
Wasn’t that obvious?
Her beloved husband was being severely misunderstood. No woman would keep quiet about that.
“Well then, it’s a promise.”
“Yes!”
Kang Chul-In and Lily, however, paid no attention to the others.
My image is already so shit, whatever.
Especially for Kang Chul-In, he had always been called ‘demon’, ‘man-eating Overlord’, ‘serial killer’, ‘agent of death,’ et cetera. Another nickname did not matter to him at all.
“I reiterate...”
However, Lee Chae-Rin refused to let this pass.
“The next person I see spouting nonsense, I will never forgive you! Remember this. This is my declaration as not only the wife of the Supreme King of the West, but also as the Overlord Lee Chae-Rin!”
Boom!
It was a cold, threatening declaration.
Nicknamed the ‘Overlord of Gold’ or the ‘Golden Summoner’, Lee Chae-Rin’s voice mattered much...
“Huh?”
“What the, Kang Chul-In and Lee Chae-Rin have something between them?”
“Not just something, but husband and wife?”
“But I heard that Kang Chul-In’s wife is the queen of the demi-humans.”
“Two?”
“What even, two wives?”
… or not.
The threat failed to deter the gossiping. Instead, it instigated more curiosity from the Lords.
However, most of their responses were simpleminded.
Kang Chul-In…!
To think of gaining power via arranged marriage!
What a scary man!
All the Lords and Overlords within rank 20, including Albrecht Vilhelm, became alert.
It indicated how crucial the bond between Kang Chul-In and Lee Chae-Rin would be in the fight for hegemony in Pangaea.
***
The item trades were followed by a ball.
“So? What is it that you want to say?”
Hecate, who was holding Kang Chul-In’s hands, broke the silence. They were slowly waltzing to the music.
“Decide.”
Kang Chul-In’s eyes gleamed.
“Join me. Or… fight me.”
That wasn’t the best line to say during a dance, but he still spoke in a firm tone.