“Don’t you think the demands are a little too cruel, Vice Leader Benett?”Harvey nodded.“If we accept those conditions, all martial artists in Country H will lose their dignity.”“How are we supposed to stand up straight in the future?”“They’re even bringing in supervisors to get a hold of every single one of the Martial Arts Alliance’s files and documents…”“How are we supposed to function on our own in the future?”“Besides, if I actually give them everything I’ve learned, they’ll use it against the Martial Arts Alliance. Next thing we know, they’ll get everything from the sacred martial arts training grounds.”“You’re a smart man, Vice Leader Benett. Can’t you see that the four great Martial Arts Alliances are trying to break us?”Harvey slowly revealed the risks of the demands calmly.There were three conditions targeted toward Harvey, but in actuality, this was just a test.If Country H were to surrender, then the four great Martial Arts Alliances would have ways to ma
Colton’s expression was as icy as he exclaimed, “This is completely unjust!”“How can I possibly accept it?!”“I completely understand you, but so what?!”Dane chuckled coldly.“The four great Martial Arts Alliances have the authority right now. Since they have a chance to act so unjustly, what can you do about it?”“Are you planning to end this by taking a group of people and challenging the four great Martial Arts Alliances in their Budokans?”“Wake up! Do you think you’re the Head Coach himself or something?”“Do you think you’re invincible?”“Besides, the Head Coach was only able to crush the five strongest countries because the Martial Arts Alliances weren’t involved!”“If they did, there probably wouldn’t be a Head Coach in our country!”“You think we can just show off however we please because we have a Head Coach in our country?”“What a joke!”“Besides, he belongs to the royal court!”“We’re trying to fix the underworld!”“The royal court has no say in this! Do y
“I don’t know what you mean by that.”Harvey had a stern look on his face.“I only know that nobody has the right to make us kneel!”“We’ll never kneel!”“This is the pride of the country’s five-thousand-year history!”“Five-thousand-year history?”Dane laughed again, and sized up Harvey.“I’ve told you everything I wanted to say. Leader Torres should decide what we should do next.”“That said, if you can really do as you say without giving in, I’ll bury the hatchet between us immediately. Hell, I’d mop the floors of your Martial Hall too!”“But if you kneel, I’ll make sure to pay you back for my daughter and son-in-law’s legs…”Dane left with his men, laughing in his wake.Harvey watched curiously as Dane left.He shut the door and smiled at Colton.“You’ve been in this position for a while, Leader Torres. I’m sure you’ve seen everything by now.”“This is nothing at all.”“Nothing at all?”Colton sighed, a horrible look on his face.“This is more than that, Harvey.”
“You’re saying you want the South Sea and Far East Martial Arts Alliances to step off?”Colton froze. Then, he sighed. “This sounds like a good plan, but is it as easy as it sounds?”“The South Sea has been worried about how strong our country is. We’ll swallow them whole.”“The Far East has ties with America as well…”“They’ll stop at nothing to force the Far East against us, in order to prevent their position as the police of the United Nations.”“Simply put, this plan will be hard to pull off.”Naturally, Colton had never thought of such a plan. However, he believed that there was no way to approach it after he did.“We can’t deal with the Far East yet, but the South Sea Martial Arts Alliance shouldn’t be a problem.”Harvey smiled.“I know Dean Cobb. I have a pretty good relationship with him.”“With his status in the country, it shouldn’t be a problem for him to convince his country.”“If I use this opportunity to make the Far East stay back…”“Our plan will be a succ
While Harvey was thinking of a way to deal with the four great Martial Arts Alliances…Inside the Osborne family courtyard.Clyde was sitting in a chair, looking at the Holy Mountain far away with a calm expression.For him, the Holy Mountain or the Holy Lake was only good for symbolism’s sake. Aside from that, there were no other uses for them.But if he wanted to rise to power as the master of the Osborne family, he’d need to rely on these things.He had never cared for his country or his people.All he wanted was authority—absolute authority.He was a descendant of both the Osborne family and India’s royal family, after all.“Prince Osborne…”The door behind him was pushed open.Three men and one woman walked in. They were all Indians, and they were quite young as well.They were the Brahmins, the people in India with the most authority.More importantly, they were all trained by elites since childhood.Not only were they gifted, but their fighting skills were extraordi
“Good!”Clyde smiled.“They’re finally repaying me for the benefits I gave them.”“My hard work’s finally paying off!”“But this isn’t enough. The Northern Europe and American Martial Arts Alliances haven’t joined us yet.”“Country H will be done for if they do! The country’s martial arts will fall!”“Azure, get to New York and see if you can convince their Martial Arts Alliance to join our cause.”“Ashen, go to the Empire of the Sun that Never Sets. You’ll talk to the Northern Europe Martial Arts Alliance about this.”“In any case, I want Harvey to die a horrible death!”“Of course!”The young people bowed before carrying out their mission.Clyde picked up a glass of wine beside him, swirling it around.…For the next few days, everything seemed calm and peaceful.While Harvey was pondering if he should go to the South Sea to help Dean out or not…He received another phone call.It was the seventh young master of the Bauer family, Harold Bauer.He called to invite Har
Harvey looked weirded out.He came to Flutwell a long while ago, but he had never gotten a chance to see Samuel.Yet, Harold called Harvey just for this purpose.Harvey narrowed his eyes as he stared at the villa. Then, a few people showed up.One of them was none other than the long-awaited master of Longmen and the Bauer family, Samuel Bauer.Harvey frowned.“Is the master of Longmen really sick?”“He does have some health complications, but it’s not as serious as people think. He won’t die from it,” Harold replied calmly.“Rumors of him passing away soon had been spreading because he wanted to see which one of the family’s young masters is more suitable to take his position.”“So, it’s a misdirection?” Harvey smiled faintly.Harold’s face paled slightly at those words.“It’s only normal for big families like ours, right?” “Only truly powerful people can keep the family from dying. This is the standard.”“This is why people say that big families are emotionless.”Harve
“I…”“...Refuse,” Harvey replied after a moment of silence.“I would’ve been in that position already if I wanted to. Why would I wait till now?”“Besides, you already know how I operate. I’m not interested in fame and money.”Samuel wasn’t too surprised after hearing Harvey’s blatant rejection.“If that’s the case, I can only send word back to the Big Boss and Gavin,” he replied.“I’m sure they’ll be disappointed.”Harvey smiled, but he didn’t say another word.Samuel sighed and changed the subject.“How are you planning to deal with the situation, then?”“After all, it’s not our style to be thrown around by a bunch of people from India and the Island Nations.”“We’ll deal with it the same way they’re planning to deal with me,” Harvey replied calmly.“They’ve put so much effort to band the Martial Arts Alliances togethers.”“Since they’re confident they can take me out this way…”“I wouldn’t mind toying with them for a bit.”Samuel burst out laughing.“If you’re going
After Harvey had easily defeated Shouta and the great priest, he ignored the others and turned to look at Yvonne. He gave her a faint smile and said, "I'm sorry, Yvonne. I should have come here soon."Yvonne was somewhat stunned. She couldn't even control herself as she rubbed her eyes, thinking that she might be dreaming. In the next second, she immediately jumped into Harvey's arms. Harvey was stunned a little, but after some hesitation, extended his hand to pat her back. "It's fine. I'm here."Their actions, while simple, looked like some kind of TV drama in a place and situation like this.All the Islanders could only watch. Today was the wedding of the century! They didn't expect someone from Country H to cause a ruckus. Not only was Harvey humiliating Shingen, but he was also making Shingen's to-be wife cheat in front of his eyes!Shingen, who was supposed to be furious, was not angry at all. Instead, he simply looked at this scene with a dry smile. Today's events were beyo
Shouta had no choice but to unsheath the shortsword on his belt. He crossed the longsword and shortsword with each other and attempted to retaliate against Harvey using his twin-sword style. It was obvious that when there was nowhere for him to run, he hoped that he could force Harvey back using that. Even if he couldn't, he could at least deal damage to Harvey, couldn't he?Unfortunately, reality was much crueler than what Shouta had envisioned. He overestimated his power and underestimated Harvey's ability. Before the two blades could even reach Harvey, Harvey's palm had already fallen on his face.There was a loud slap, and Shouta's right cheek instantly became swollen as if a truck had rammed into his face. Even when he had secretly learned from Country H the way to absorb the force of an attack, he was in so much pain that he almost cried.When Shouta saw that Harvey was going to press on the assault, he instinctively took a few more steps back. Realizing this, he was filled
The blood-red coffin parted Yvonne and Shingen on two sides of the stage. Everyone could only watch, mouths agape and eyes wide.This was Yvonne and Shingen's wedding! Who would be so bold as to kick up a storm here?A slender figure appeared on the red coffin and smiled at Yvonne. Then, he immediately approached Shingen and slammed his palm downward. It looked like it had no power, but in Shingen's eyes, the palm kept approaching as if it would cover his entire vision.Shingen narrowed his eyes, wanting to fight back. Shouta had already rushed over and yelled, "Today's your wedding! It'll be bad for you to spill blood! Allow me to help you. Who are you? How dare you interrupt Master Shingen's wedding!"Shouta had already unsheathed the longsword in his belt and slashed at the figure in front of him.Swish!There was a loud noise. As the two sides clashed, sparks appeared mid-air. There was a screeching sound, and a lot of people felt their eardrums almost shatter. While Shou
"Thank you, everyone, for attending the wedding of the century. Thank you for coming all the way here, no matter where you're from," a great priest from the Church of the Western Court said, looking at everyone with gentle eyes as he held a tome in his hand."Today is the wedding of Mr. Shingen Tokugawa from the Island Nation and Ms. Yvonne Xavier from Country H. From today onward, they will become a family. From today onward, they shall take the vow of marriage, and everyone here in this wedding will be their witness."Now, Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, Ms. Yvonne Xavier. We shall start with the first step."The great priest looked at Shingen, then brushed his hand at the golden debit card he had just received. With a smile, he said, "Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, I stand here as a representative of the gods to ask you one question. Are you willing to take Ms. Yvonne Xavier as your wife? In sickness and health, in good times and in bad, to love her and honor her all the days of her life?"Many
After they had finished paying attention to Jesse, some started watching Yvonne. Initially, they all thought that Yvonne could not possibly be some kind of beauty.But after giving her a few looks, many of the men started to have lustful expressions. That was because, as pale as Yvonne was, her beauty was not something the Islanders had ever witnessed.No matter which of the island's famous beauties, they could not compare themselves to Yvonne. Some of the women who wanted to compare themselves to Yvonne gave up. That was because they clearly knew that they could not hold the candle to Yvonne.Shingen was satisfied with his inflated ego when he saw the men's jealousy and the women's humble expressions.At the same time, he stood there with his hands behind his back, as if he was an emperor looking down on his subjects.Clang… Clang… Clang…When Yvonne and her entourage arrived at the stage, the bell had been struck seven times.The most fortuitous hour had arrived.The expensiv
When the guests saw the staff working, they knew the newlywed should be arriving soon.They were right. As the helicopter the Island Nation's TV crew rented soared through the sky, Hotel Hope's entrance appeared on screen. The 52 Toyota Centuries decorated with flowers slowly drove over. All the cars were covered with red roses and fresh flowers, making others feel romantic.The real time for the wedding was 6.50 p.m.It was said that this was the hour that the groom, Shingen, chose himself. He believed that this was the luckiest time for him.As the time drew closer, so did the crowd.Most of the people from the crowd were from the Island Nation, while only a handful were people from Country H who had the right to observe the wedding. They had already been allied with the Islanders a long time ago.Not far from the embassy, one could see the cars used by the Wolsing's precinct coming in and out. The staff inside the car would observe the wedding with their binoculars, but their
Evening. Six o'clock. The sun was already setting. It was the most beautiful hour of the day, and it was also the most fortuitous hour of the day.However, an iciness slowly expanded from the Island Nation embassy in Wolsing's countryside, next to Lake Dove.According to international law, the area where the embassy was belonged to the Islanders. Which meant this area, including Lake Dove, was territory belonging to the Island Nation. This land followed the law of the Island Nations, and the ones protecting the land were their nations.After working hard for decades, the Islanders finally acquired such a good piece of land, which was a rare opportunity for them.Today was also a day that was worth remembering for the Island Nation's Shinto Way.How attractive it was for someone from the Shinto Way, one of the Island Nation's Six Schools of Martial Arts, to marry someone from Xavier of Wolsing, one of Country H's Top Ten Families.That was why the Island Nation's five other sc
Yvonne's expression was cold as she said nothing. Shingen could feel his anger building up when he saw how Yvonne refused to say anything, as if she were not afraid.He immediately pushed Jesse away, who wanted to stop him. He walked over and grabbed Yvonne by the throat. "Do you think you can act arrogantly just because Jesse is protecting you and I need to show your family respect? I'm warning you. After today, that sorry excuse of a man you love will have his fate decided!"I will turn his head into a decoration and put it right on our bedside table! I will make sure he watches us sleep together forever!"Shingen let go of his hand when he said that, then turned to look at Jesse with a dark expression. "It's getting late. Make sure she looks pretty, and get her into the bridal car! If you missed the time, then the entire wedding is off!"After that, Shingen gave a cold snort and left with his men. It was obvious that not only did he want to conquer Yvonne, but he was going to us
Yvonne did not even raise her eyes, as if an air of death surrounded her. It was as if everything she did today was just to complete a mission. And once that mission was done, her existence would be meaningless after that.Slap!When Shingen saw that Yvonne was like a marionette, his arrogant smile became cold and furious. He immediately slapped her on the face with an open palm.Yvonne said nothing but could not control herself and fell to the ground because of the force. Even her forehead was bleeding a little from the hit."Do you think you can avoid this by pretending to be deaf? Or do you think you can die once you've married into the Tokugawa family after the wedding is complete, and the Tokugawa family's and Xavier family's cooperation is complete?" Shingen said with a smirk."It's useless. If you obey me, then it's fine. If you don't, then I'll simply feed you the special Bonerust Powder that the Shinto Way makes. Forget about trying to commit suicide; you won't even have