Chapter 322 - Splitting the Arcane Realm in Three (2/2)

Black Cat Tom stood beside the pond of unknown depth. Not long after it faced off the other two parties, it took action.

It had already overheard the conversation between the ghosts of Spectral Train and Vigilante A.

As Claude had said, Vigilante A would not have entered, he could not do things like that.

However, it felt an urgency.

‘Vigilante A could not do something like that, but he could definitely sneak in while the ghosts opened the door for other passengers.

‘The two ghosts were weak, they were only abusing the train’s defensive abilities to bully potential passengers.

‘No one else could hurt them, but they also would not be able to stop anyone from evading fare.

‘As long as they had entered the passenger car, they would have been considered successful. It would not have worked if they grabbed on to the train outside, as they would have been ripped apart into pieces by the dimensional travel.

‘The arcane realm’s Will was still in the process of nurturing, it did not care how people entered the train, and that would not have affected their chances of becoming the master of the realm.

‘The ones who cared were only the ghosts that were bound to the arcane realm, they were the selfish ones.’

Having thought that, Black Cat Tom made up its mind and said to the others, “It’s not good being in a stalemate like this for long. Since everyone is related to Death, I have an idea. We split the arcane realm into three parts, and we shall rule the arcane realm together.”

This was the only idea it could think of.

It had given it a lot of thinking, and even though there were plenty of benefits, it would not have satisfied any of the two parties.

Only with that can they break the situation that they were in.

The white man with the black cape, Claude, immediately nodded and smiled when he heard the suggestion.

Valery and Alex shared a look and was still not mollified. “Dammit, we got here first. Fine, id that’s the case, we agree.”

They did not want Vigilante A to be involved. Vigilante A had let them off once and had saved them once, but they were still largely not the same kind of people.

They were weak and had only become the first one to arrive by threatening the Source of Yin. It was upsetting being outraced, but they could only hold it in due to their lack of strength.

The two promised themselves. As soon as they were assigned a part of the arcane realm, they would seize the opportunity to become Lords of Undead as soon as possible. If they could achieve that, they would chase the two other teams out.

Black Cat Tom was different from the two expressive men with terrible poker faces. It was wearing a smile, but it was thinking, ‘When I get my part of the arcane realm, it would be much easier becoming a Grim Reaper.

‘By that time, these fools will need to become my assistants or provide me with some of the Death Energy.’

Claude looked at his sister, keeping his face still while also planning a coup. ‘Once we settled down, we’ll contact our brethren Heliotropes. We’ll have other chances to chase these two legacy-less dunces out.’

Seeing everyone’s agreement, Black Cat Tom no longer hesitate. “So we shall swear to the pond and ask the Source of Yin to be our witness…”

Under the pressure of the strong Vigilante A, the three wicked beings came to an agreement quickly.

They entered into a contract with the Source of Yin and fused with one-third of it and respective one-third of the arcane realm.

After they had reached an agreement, the pond seemed to have sensed it. It immediately came to a boil as if it was jumping with joy. The grayish off-white aura seemed to be dancing as they spun around each other, burrowing and tunneling in and out of each other, being much more active than they used to be.

Domesticated and wild things were definitely very different.

All three parties smiled slightly at the sight. They believed it was correct to assume that it was a sign from the heavens.

‘I can’t believe I would have a chance to become a mysterious master of an arcane realm. Even though I was only holding a third of the title, I’m still stronger than many powerhouses out there.

‘Vigilante A who used to be a noose on my neck, I no longer have to fear him.’

“Heh, since everyone had come to an agreement, let’s choose a title for ourselves so we can fuse easier with the Source of Yin. I will be called the Lord of Blood and Death,” suggested Claude insincerely.

“Call me Tom, I don’t need a title,” Black Cat Tom turned its eyes around and refused.

“Then I will be called Lord of Undead, and this is my Skeleton Warrior!” Valery exclaimed in joy.

Alex who always fought with him about their statuses paled but decided not to fight this round.

‘I can’t do anything, Vigilante A only return this guy’s Black Hammer but not my magic focus.’

As everyone settled on their own titles, the meeting came to a close.

The three leaders, Black Cat Tom, Claude, and Valery shared a look and laughed simultaneously as if they were old friends.

At that point, the grayish aura above the pond grew thicker and covered the entire pond, it was like the Yin Energy of the entire realm had congregated at the pond.

“Alright, people. Let us jump into the pond together and find the Source of Yin to receive its blessings, as well as going into an agreement with it.”

Claude finished his sentence and threw his cape back, jumping into the pond with a graceful dive.

His pose surpassed even the most world-class swimmers and divers. After all, he was an Extraordinaire.

Valery did not want to fall behind, so he vaulted himself into mid-air and land in the pond from the center.

His pose was majestic and ferocious. It was expected that his entrance in the water would cause a huge splash.

Black Cat Tom did not delay and leaped into the center of the pond.

“Crack!”

“Bang!”

Two loud sounds. Both Claude and Valery scrambled to their feet holding their noses, their swollen faces expressionless.

When they had stabled themselves, they realized the pond water was only as deep as their shins.

“Hoho, it was nice being so tiny.” Black Cat Tom stood in the pond with half of its head above water.

It knew what had happened, the pond was shallow and was lined with hard cobblestone pebbles.

Those pebbles were strange as they completely ignore magic defense. Even Black Cat Tom almost lost balance. Fortunately, it balanced itself.

Both Claude and Valery kept silent, their hearts cursing the pond.

‘Dammit, that damnable grayish mist was so thick, I completely misjudged the depth of this pond.

‘I thought the Source of Yin would be a spring of sorts and hidden deeply, it was the pond all this while!

‘After so much time spent on deliberating, we don’t have to jump into the pond after all.’