Chapter 139 - 136 : Paying Back A Favor (1/2)
About three hours after he began possessing like crazy, Arthur ran out of corpses and his stats still didn't reach a limit. With no other choice but to leave his new home and go find some, his only destination is his one and only provider.
He forgot to talk to Anastassia about Robin and ask about her location, it's been a while since they met so he was not sure if she is still amassing corpses for him but he sure hoped so.
In the clear blue sky, Arthur whistled through the air, creating lightning sounds as he was in his lightning form. All that could be seen was a white line that would appear and vanish every split second. As he was focusing on flying at top speed while adding the bonus Agility he got from all those previous corpses, his speed increased yet by another level.
He was heading to the Itas Continent first as the Headquarters of E-clips Company is there. A trip that takes a month or even more was finished in an hour by Arthur, who relied on his lightning form and Agility.
In no time, Arthur appeared outside of the main building of the E-clips Company.
”End all connections with the Yan Clan! I don't want to get involved with their stupid wars!”
Robin, who had drastically grown from the last time he met her, was currently sitting on a desk and ordering a few subordinates. Her grandfather was nowhere to be seen and she seemed to be another person, if not for the appraisal, Arthur would not have recognized her.
She wore glasses now and she seemed more mature. Arthur decided to enter normally and not just appear out of nowhere like the old fashion way.
'Knock knock!
”What is it, Nelson.... I told you to not bother me until you finished the tasks I assigned you with.”
The person wasn't the one Robin expected, it took her a moment to recognize Arthur. Unlike any time they met, she didn't yell at him or complain, she just stared back at him and remained silent.
”I see that a lot of things.... have changed.”
Glancing back at the empty room and the new Robin, Arthur frowned for a second before he guessed something.
”It's been a while... Sir Arthur.”
”Indeed it has. The small girl has matured into a responsible lady it seems.... Where is Belic?”
Hearing him, Robin's eye sharpened and her eyes turned a bit cold. She was calm on the outside but her feelings were in total disarray inside.
With a resolute and deadpan face, Robin lifted her head and stared back at Arthur, who welcomed himself and sat in the seat opposite of her.
”My Grandfather has unfortunately died.”
'So I was right.'
Their relationship was merely built on business but the old man was respectful to Arthur and helped him a lot, he doesn't mind taking revenge if he was killed by an enemy.
”How did he die?”
”Sir Arthur, we are business partners, I would like you to refrain from interfering in personal matters.”
Not minding what she said the least bit, Arthur stared back at her with an even colder look and repeated
”How?”
”Sir Ar-”
”If you are not going to tell me, I'll learn from another one, so why not spill the beans right now.”
Robin had no choice but to answer, as if not wanting to remember what happened, she kept it brief but Arthur noticed that she clenched her fists so tightly to the point that her nails dug deep into her flesh, making blood flow from them. She hid them under the desk but with his sense, nothing can escape from him. It was as clear that his death was unfair but she somehow overcame it and became a responsible person to take care of his company. Just by the fact that she didn't go back to her clan and managed everything by her own prooves it.
”I-it was a simple trip to the Demon Continent to deliver an item but w-we were ambushed by a Black Mage and his troops, he killed everyone but m-my grandfather t-teleported me away...”