“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