Chapter 561 - 559: State of affairs

Chapter 561: Chapter 559: State of affairs

"Ehh!" Father blinked once, twice, disbelief on his face. Looks like the old man never thought I’d refuse him.

"You... you said no?"

"Regulus, aren’t you ashamed? Walking up to your son and asking so shamelessly for a power-up as though it were that easy?"

"But... Sera.. he.. he made that grouchy old bastard super powerful.. why not me?"

"I’m sure it cost him a lot to do such a thing, isn’t that right, my baby?" Mother asked, looking at me with a small smile. But—

"Not really, it’s no stress at all, and I’ve still got a few more spots, so I could easily make Dad catch up to the grouchy old man."

"Ehh?" Now even Mom seemed confused.

"See? The kid can do it, so, son, do it.. juice me up!"

"Old man, I already said no, didn’t I?"

"Fuck!! Why!?"

"Well, you’ve been beating Old Man Valen all this while. How do you think he feels about it?"

"The grouch probably just wants to beat my ass up."

"Exactly, so now I’m letting him make use of the head start he received."

"Motherfucker!! I died!! How’s that a head start??"

"You snooze, you lose, old man," I shrugged.

"Dante.. my boy.. you.. you’re not really just going to let me get my ass handed to me by that grouch, are you? He won’t pull punches, you know that right?"

"Of course I do. And of course I will."

"Why??? How can you be so evil!?"

"Evil!? Heh! Old man, humor me. If you were in my position right now, and I was the one telling you about a friend of mine I’d always beaten now having a chance to pay me back, but you’re the only one that could help me out, what would you do?"

"I’d probably laugh at your bitch ass and get front-row seats to your ass-whoop—Fuck!"

"Hah!! There’s your answer. Better get ready for that ass-whooping. Old Man Valen has been excited about this for the longest time now." I laughed, hard!

"I give up... you two deserve each other."

I didn’t bother with Shaia as I was too busy reveling in my victory.

"Sera... Sera.. talk to your son. He.. he’ll get me killed. I swear..."

"Stop being dramatic, Regulus. I’m sure Brother Valen won’t do any such thing. You and Dante are looking down on him too much."

Father’s wailing cut short as my hands paused their adventures through Elira’s magnificent body.

Both of us gave this woman the most disbelieving stare ever.

"Hmmm? My baby? Regulus? Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Mother asked.

"Ho.. honey... you didn’t just say what you did, did you?"

"No.. Mother, Father is right this time. You didn’t just call that grouchy old man reasonable, did you?"

"You two are overreacting. Brother Valen has always been a responsible and straightforward man. I’m sure he’ll just be excited to see his sworn brother back."

"Excited? Yes. He’ll definitely be excited, Mother, but you’re confusing the reason for excitement."

"Humph! You two just want to believe everybody is as unhinged as you." Mother huffed.

"I assure you, honey, Valen is more unhinged than I could ever be. Don’t let his facade deceive you." Father retorted before getting up from the floor.

"Son... won’t you reconsider?"

"Nope! Don’t worry, after your reunion, I’ll juice you up too, then you can have your rematch. Although I still believe you’ll lose quite a few before getting the hang of things again."

"Oho? An exciting chance at training? I’m in. Now, where’s the most bloody of fights currently happening? Let’s go say hi to that deserting brother of mine."

"There should be a war going on within a universe called the Phoenix-Dragoverse. I’ve found clues saying he had passed through there. Whether or not he’s still there I don’t know, neither am I willing to check since it doesn’t matter if he’s there or not as we’ll still be heading there regardless."

"Hmm? Is there something special about this Phoenix-Dragoverse?" Father asked.

"I don’t know yet, but it doesn’t matter even if there isn’t. We’ll be going anyway since this is where Leo’s supposed clan is."

Father’s expression turned serious the moment he heard my words as a murderous aura drifted out of him.

"When do we leave?" His words came out hard. He already seemed ready to begin a massacre—one he probably planned on starting before even asking any questions.

My curiosity peaked even more as I saw the anger and sadness mixed into his murderous expression, my gaze shifting toward Leo, who still seemed unbothered. Now more than ever, I was eager to understand Leo’s story.

What happened back then? How had he ended up in the Abyss? What did Mother mean by his relapse? I was itching to find out everything, but...

"Not now, old man, we can’t leave yet."

"Huh? Why not?"

"Because I’ve got something to look into that I’ve been putting off for long enough."

"Something to look into? What’s that, son?"

"It’s nothing to worry about. I’m only talking about the...

.... Abyss."

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The Abyss was still as dreary as ever. Its outer reaches remained a chaotic region of battle and proven warriors—a place where legends are first born and spoken of in little whispers.

The latest of these was the rise of the unprecedented ABSOLUTE, a man few have been graced to see or work for. But of those few who had—

"Lord Corvak," a feminine voice called from outside the office of the vice guild master as an aged voice answered:

"Come in."

The door opened, and a female Abyss Walker entered, a full stack of documents in her hands. "These are the reports from the newly registered wanderers of the City of Ages. The guild master wishes for you to go over them. He hopes that maybe you might find someone on the level of Lord Absolute once more, as the outer reaches seem to be getting more and more restless. The Guild wishes to consolidate its power, especially after losing the previous guild master so strangely."

Corvak listened as the Abyss Walker droned on about things she hadn’t half an idea about, his face a mask of indifference until mercifully—

"...he hopes for a favorable reply," the woman finished speaking.

"Tell the guild master I’ll try my best to source out any potential candidates from both the outsiders and our natives. You may leave." Corvak replied, dismissing the woman with a wave as she turned around, making her exit with a seductive sway of her hips—an act that only made the old Abyss Walker more disgusted.

Bang!

The office door slammed behind the woman as Corvak finally slumped into his chair like a man tired of life.

His eyes gave the documents on his desk a rough glance and then—

"Heh!" He scoffed. "A bunch of rabble, and you dare wish to fish for another being like Lord Absolute in these lands?"

"You think someone like the Absolute is something that can just manifest all willy-nilly?" The old Abyss Walker shook his head as he stood from his desk, approaching his floor-to-ceiling window that showcased the beautiful yet dreary atmosphere of the Abyss, as well as providing a bird’s-eye view of the people below. He smiled as his eyes took in everything before falling upon the entropy-filled skies of the Abyss.

"I wonder, o Absolute, when shall you grace our pitiful domain with leniency and appear this time around?" He asked no one in particular, his eyes locked onto the sky. Then, almost as though answering his prayer,

CRAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!

The very skies of the Abyss were torn open as a terrifying aura descended upon them...

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A/N: who wanna guess what’s happening? If you can’t guess then I worry for your attention with the trim... anyways as always...

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