Reaper of the Martial World

Book 9: Chapter 143: Pawn (3)

“It would be a waste, Emperor Unblemished.” Fox shook his head. “Even if I use it as a sacrifice, because the task would be too tall, it would at most bring out some transcendent grade masks.

“Does Emperor Unblemished have to be so careful? With your soul strength, no one would be able to see anything you don’t want them to see.”

Dyon sighed, finally unable to take it anymore. “Can you stop calling me that?”

“Stop calling you what?” Fox asked innocently, a cunning smile on his face.

Dyon glared at him. “I’m no Emperor, nor is my surname Unblemished.”

“Impossible. The Unblemished One is your Empress, so of course you are her Emperor.”

“She’s not –“

Seeing that it was Fox’s turn to glare at him, Dyon’s headache grew and he just waved his hand, turning to leave.

All the Heaven’s Children were like this. Aside from Monet who had taken a liking to him for some reason, the others all but hated him for not taking Luna as his woman. If not for Luna basically forcing them to help improve the Mortal Alliance, they would have long since started ignoring his words completely.

To them, he had put a child in their Empress, so how could he not take responsibility? The only reason they hadn’t completely displayed their revulsion toward him was because how well he treated their little princess couldn’t be denied.

Dyon wasn’t interested in explaining himself to people. It was something he hated to do, almost as much as he hated being tested by others who believed themselves to be above him. So, he never tried to justify himself to them, making them think they were in the right.

Either way, he couldn’t be bothered.

**

“Make sure to thank Saru for me properly. I haven’t seen her in so long… But we owe her a lot.” Ri said weakly.

Of course, her weakness wasn’t a product of an injury, but rather because Dyon’s intentions of saying goodbye had sprawled out of control, resulting in four beauties being entangled in soft bed sheets and fragrant liquids. The sight could make an endless fire burn in one’s loins.

“I will.” Dyon said with a light smile. Honestly, he wasn’t willing to leave them. If it was just about revenge, he wouldn’t be so easily bothered. But, the news from the Mortal Network only seemed to get worse with each passing day. The Shruti Clan’s situation wasn’t good. If this continued, they would be wiped out.

Since he owed Saru for protecting Ri and keeping his secrets all of this time… He would repay her.

The only person in the tower quadrants who knew Dyon’s true origins was Saru and her Shruti Clan, yet she never breathed a word about it. For this, Dyon was eternally grateful.

Dyon laughed. “That little girl is probably all grown up by now.”

“Look at him, already thinking evil thoughts and he hasn’t even left yet.” Clara grumbled, but she really was too weak to move.

Dyon was speechless, what’d he say?

Madeleine giggled lightly. “Little Sister Saru has definitely become a world-shattering beauty. She also seems to like you very much.”

Dyon scoffed. “I am going to help a friend, not pick up a wife.”

“Oh yea? Then why’d you give up so easily after Fox said he couldn’t duplicate the mask?” Ri teased.

“Aiya, my caution and desire to protect my wives is being seen as schadenfreude. Is this the Fate of a good and loyal husband?” Dyon looked up at the ceiling as though he was lamenting a sad life.

Even Clara couldn’t help but laugh at his ridiculous acting.

In the end, they let it go. They knew that Dyon’s caution was actually a good thing. He wasn’t letting his strength get to his head, he respected the possibility that others might be able to gain an advantage on him.

“Husband…” Amphorae said softly. “Stay safe… The Beast Protection Association is likely involved again. This is the only explanation for the Kitsune’s sudden rise. Their new leader couldn’t possibly change so much in just ten years… In all likelihood, he was a key member of BPA from the very beginning.”

Though Dyon grew serious at these words, he still felt warmth. Recently, Amphorae had dropped the Lord prefix from his title, making their relationship closer. Maybe in the past she would have never shared a bed with Ri, Madeleine and Clara like this. He felt good knowing his family was becoming one as it should.

Dyon knew that Amphorae’s words were very much correct, no one Clan could break a balance that lasted so many years so easily. They had to have help.

And, considering the Kitsune Clan didn’t attend the Federation Parliament, this was even more certain.

If BPA was just a normal organization, maybe Dyon would care. In fact, even if they were one of the top 3 quadrants of the tower, he wouldn’t blink an eye. The issue was that they were something far more than that…

After gaining Jade’s recollection of the future, he learned many things. Namely… Every one of the outer quadrants had pawns in the tower quadrants, it was just they were restricting one another from acting.

In the previous timeline, many of these pawns were destroyed, unable to be made any use of. But Dyon’s actions had changed many things… For example, BPA hadn’t lost 6 of the Numbered Elites in the last timeline…

Dyon was almost 100% certain that BPA was a pawn of the Transcendent Beast Alliance.