200 Say It Again If You Can (1/2)

Yale sighed after hearing the past problems of the Larken Clan. From his point of view, after losing almost all their powerful experts, it was already a miracle that they survived and improved until their current position. However, he understood that for Lar who had put all her effort in creating a powerful clan, that was far from enough.

Before Yale had time to say anything to Lar, someone knocked on the door. The room was perfectly isolated, and the only way for the outsiders to communicate with the inside was by knocking on the door and waiting for someone inside to open it.

Of course, it was also possible to just break the protective spell on the room, but that would also alert those inside.

Lar seemed pissed by that interruption, but she knew that they were in an inn and not in a private house, so she stood up and opened the door.

”Miss Lar, sorry for disturbing you, but the other members of the Sword Five came her asking for you.”

Lar had never told the others that she was going to that inn to meet Yale, but given their influence, it wasn't difficult for them to discover it.

”Let them pass.”

Lar felt that they were annoying, but since the Sword Five discovered them, it was better to don't anger them because Yale still needed their votes to clear the situation without additional problems.

”Liye, I am sorry, they discovered us. If something goes wrong, we can just turn crazy and start a killing spree.”

Yale just sighed, he hoped that the members of the Sword Five would be reasonable and he wouldn't need to act.

After a minute, the governor entered the room followed by two girls. One of them was the same one Yale had seen in the Sword arena the first day, but the other's aspect surprised him.

That girl was at the peak of the Mortal Rank, but she looked around thirteen or fourteen years old, her real age was similar to Lar, but that girl's appearance was far more mature than Lar's, although she was considerably weaker.

”Lar, you are too quick. We had yet to plan our meeting with Liye, and you were already with him. Nice to meet you Liye, I am the current governor of Sword City, Ralen.”

Although Yale was supposed to be a criminal, Ralen was friendly towards him; it was as Lar had said, he was someone who liked talents.

”Why are you introducing yourself to him? He is a criminal who should be executed as soon as possible; he isn't worthy of hearing our names.”

The girl at the Mortal Rank stared Yale with cold eyes.

”Who do you think you are? Liye's future will be determined by our votes in the trial, not by your will alone.”

Lar replied with angrily, her relationship with that girl had always been bad. Moreover, that girl was also very close to the deceased member of the Sword Five.

”It is righteous for a criminal to be executed and foolish that we need to vote! Anyone voting anything different to execution would just be as evil as him. Maybe we should also execute you, you are just a little girl, but your lack of respect towards your senior was the start of everything.”

Lar hated that others used her childish appearance to berate her, but she hated a lot more when that girl did it because she was even younger than her despite her looks.

”You are just a coward who doesn't dare to advance to the Novice Rank because you know that you can't win against me. You are just trying to get rid of me to not lose your position after advancing. Do you think that I am a fool? You are the one who incited that useless guy to offend me; you wanted to borrow his hand to heavily injure me and use that time to advance and steal my position.”

That girl's face turned ugly, she had plotted against Lar a lot of times, but she had always failed.

”You can't say whatever you want without evidence, but today we will execute that friend of yours who used a sneak attack for cowardly murdering an honorable member of the Sword Five.”

Everyone had seen how Yale was attacked first and that the other party incited everyone to have a death battle, but she didn't mind being shameless because she never feared anyone since she obtained her current position as a member of the Sword Five.

Before Lar was able to reply, the Practitioner Rank woman interrupted her.

”You two, stop! We will know the outcome after voting, deciding the results of a trial without a trial is just corruption. My name is Selenia, I will judge you impartially.”

Even Lar didn't know what would Selenia vote after hearing Yale, but at least she wasn't already wanting to execute Yale before voting like the other girl.