Chapter 322: Putting the Cart Before the Horse (1/2)
“I’m being serious…”
“What are you talking about?”
“That Emperor of Blood and Iron guy is really strong.”
“Stop pulling my leg.”
“I’m being serious!”
“It’s because you’re weak.” Dorian and Kang Chul-In grumbled with each other while heading towards the sewers.
“Fine.” Dorian said, deciding to pull out his final card.
“What’s fine?”
“Let’s make a bet.”
“Bet…?”
“Yeah.” Dorian nodded.
“What kind of bet?”
“If I’m right or if you’re right.”
“You’ll probably lose though.”
“I’ll win! The Emperor of Blood and Iron is stronger than you! I couldn’t get a single punch in!”
Dorian’s statement wasn’t baseless. Even though Kang Chul-In was strong and Dorian was a pushover, when the two of them went at it, it was hard for the winning rate to be 100%.
It was about 9:1. Of course, Kang Chul-In was likely to win by about 90%, but the 10% wasn’t something to look down on. To be honest, Kang Chul-In didn’t think he could defeat Dorian in a fight without allowing a single punch from him. Of course, he wouldn’t allow it to be a critical one.
There’s some kind of trick to it.
However, Kang Chul-In didn’t even consider that the Emperor of Blood and Iron was the real one. The Emperor of Blood and Iron died. A thousand years ago, at that. If he hadn’t died, he wouldn’t have called Kang Chul-In his reincarnation.
There were two possibilities.
An excellent shadow that can use force.
Or,
A doppelganger that can defeat even a loser.
That was as far as Kang Chul-In knew.
Well… that Emperor of Blood and Iron probably has some kind of temper… I wonder if he can use Oraclomind?
Also, Kang Chul-In was thinking with his smart brain that the Emperor of Blood and Iron could use the Oraclomind. It was a reasonable guess.
It’ll still be a fake though.
Kang Chul-In was confident.
“Well, fine.”Kang Chul-In accepted Dorian’s offer. “Let’s do it.”
“Really?”
“Of course.”
“You can’t go back on your word.”
“Don’t make me repeat myself.”
“O-Okay…”
“What will you bet?”
“Hmm… gold is the best, right?”
“Sure.”
Yes, money. The best thing to raise the stakes was gold.
“How much are you gonna bet?”
“Hmmm… 50,000?”
“100,000.”
“...!”
“Or 150,000?”
“H-Heek!?” Dorian gasped at the unbelievable amount. 150,000 gold wasn’t an easy amount of money to attain, even if one was an Overlord.
“...!”
“On top of being a pushover, you’re a scaredy-cat. Sounds about right.”
His mocking continued.
Tremble, tremble…!
Dorian’s body shook.
“I-It’s true I’m a pushover but I’m not a scaredy-cat!”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Then let’s do the bet.”
“T-That’s…”
“So you were a scaredy-cat like I thought…”
“Let’s do it!” Dorian shouted. “Let’s do it! Do it! I have money too!”
“You’re being serious?”
“Yeah!”
“Hmm… you’re sure you won’t regret it?”
“Yeah.”
“Good.” Kang Chul-In smirked. “You’re pretty gutsy,”
“Humph!”
“Oh, and also.”
“Hm?”
“Call Moth and tell her to get the money ready.”
“What?”
“You’re gonna lose.”
Kang Chul-In put on his classic evil smile and walked past him.
“That…!” Dorian followed Kang Chul-In with an angry face. “Wait and see, Kang Chul-In… saying I’m a liar... humph…!”
Dorian was really angry this time. However, he was missing something important.
No one who told Kang Chul-In to “wait and see” had been able to smile at the end!
***
I-Is this death…!?
Milenius felt the fear of death for the first time while being gripped by Saturnus. He had never felt it before. Milenius always turned back time when he was in dangerous situations and extended his life. It was impossible for death to touch him, but it was different this time.
“Kuk… what a fun bastard…” Strangely, his skill wasn’t working at the moment. “You dare to attempt to play with time under my territory?”
“...!”
“Very funny…”
Milenius wasn’t able to say anything from the shock.
“But...” That is, until Saturus began to speak the “very shocking truth.”
“You overlooked one thing, foreign being.”
“K-Kuk..!”
“Maybe you can bring me back under another appearance, but resurrecting me?”
“...!”
“No matter how talented you are at playing with time, you didn’t really think you could break the rules of the Underworld, hm?”
“W-What are you…!?”
“Foolish bastard.” Saturnus scoffed at Milenius. “I am someone from the true hell, ‘■■■■■.’”
Beep...
Milenius couldn’t hear the “■■■■■” that Saturnus was talking about. This was because what Saturnus was saying wasn’t something beyond their planet but beyond their dimension.
W-What is this…!
However, he was sure of one thing. There was no doubt that he, an Agnaga, had summoned something that he shouldn’t have.
“And…” Saturnus continued with a vicious smile. “You know that the moment you called me here, the time paradoxes you’ve been causing won’t be happening anymore, right?”
“...!”
“Also…” What he said after was even scarier. “You will pay the price for that.”