Chapter 172 - Bad news? (2/2)
After waiting for a while, I finally saw my beloved one leaving the innards of this monstrum of a building.
”You looked great!”
As soon as she came close enough to spot me among the small crowd of people just like me who couldn't be bothered to waste their time on other challengers, I called out to her to make it even easier to meet up.
Ignore the fact that my voice caused quite a few of other females to turn their heads towards me. That's just the side effect of my charm ability!
”And I managed to learn quite a bit. In case you wonder, Baxhar got scouted by some kind of sabre practitioner from the middle sect, giving him a chance to use his recommendation to gain entry to the tournament. As for your cousin, I'm worried I have bad news.”
With her eyes lowered, I could see an anxiety building inside her body. If something manages to make her worried so much, it can only mean that the matter was really grave!
”Hit me with it. There is no point in keeping it up to yourself!”
In the end, with my plan to take on Draconic something sect and Katenari family almost by myself, I can't really think of anything that could faze me. I'm literally going against two of the local powerhouses without even being sure whether I will get any backer in my plight. How serious her news could be when placed in such a perspective?
”I heard that your cousin got scouted by the Draconic Sabre Sect, known also as Dracons!”
Wait, those are those bad news? While it sounds dire at first, isn't this just a chance for me to hide my real actions in plain sight? Just by forcing their attention on the duel that we already have settled, they won't ever realise that I'm aiming for something higher than just humiliation of my former family!
Obviously, Eve can't know about this. I came up with this plan as we were taking a walk before the start of the grand opening. Only thanks to my talk with Venna did I manage to actually refine those idle thoughts into something more concrete!
”You might doubt my words, but this actually is great news! I will explain it to you when we will be alone, just promise that you won't stop me from trying to bring my plan into action!”