“Heh! You think so?”Takai chuckled coldly. He raised his head, to find Nanako looking deceitful. “Stop lying to yourself. Even after ten years, I’ll probably still be no match against that little bastard.“He’s at a level that’s simply terrifying! If he keeps growing, he’ll become the Island Nations’ biggest obstacle!“The Kawashima family can’t deal with a prominent figure like that. He’s destined to rival the entire country!“If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this in the first place!”Takai gritted his teeth, furious. Defeat wasn’t scary at all, but being crippled was. What was he going to do for the rest of his life?He badly wanted to strangle the one who instigated the whole thing. It was a shame that he couldn’t do that anymore.Nanako hesitated for a moment.“What should we do now? Now that you’re like this, our family’s strength is mostly gone. We’ve become toothless tigers here…” she said. Takai took a deep breath to calm himself down.“Since th
While the Aenar Temple and the Kawashima family were desperately trying to fix the situation…Harvey was in the police station’s interrogation room. He swirled his soda around as he stared at Asher with narrowed eyes. “Asher… Are you still not going to talk? It’s been six hours.“You should know that if someone tried, you would’ve been bailed out by now. The fact that you’re still here means that your family has actually abandoned you.“The Islanders you rely on are nowhere to be found. Your backer is in hiding, too. Tell me, what else can you look forward to at this point?”Harvey smiled.“If you cooperate with Director Dutch and prove my innocence, you’ll get a chance to free yourself! How simple is that? Are you not going to take it? You won’t survive if you don’t!”Asher raised his head to look at Harvey.“Enough showing off, Harvey!“If you had a way to deal with me, you would’ve done something by now. Since I’m still unscathed, then it means that nobody can touch me. No
Harvey shrugged.“I wouldn’t say that…but since I’m being blamed for something I didn’t do, there’s no choice but for me to get involved, right?“Well, proving my innocence alone isn’t enough.“Aside from the person who framed me… I want everyone involved in the dizzy pill incident to be completely eradicated. If not, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”Asher scoffed once more.“You’re strong, but that doesn’t mean that you can do everything you want!“I suggest you leave while you’re still ahead. You can probably live a few more years that way. You won’t gain anything else by knowing too much, unless you want to die faster. “I’ll be honest. A powerful organization is involved in this.“That organization has many members—they have a lot of money, and they’re usually discreet. “More importantly, it’s been around since ancient times. The dizzy pills are just a side product for them. Even without those pills, they still have other ways to make money.“You want to eradicat
Asher’s expression changed instantly.“If I let Evermore know that you’re the one who provided me with information about the dizzy pills and the organization,” Harvey went on, “what do you think they’d do?”“Would they save you? Kill you? Maybe they’d make your life a living hell…” he added. Harvey opened another can of soda, and put it in front of Asher.After hearing those words, Asher wasn’t as stubborn as before.“I don’t think I can get out of here alive, either,” he finally said, after taking a sip of the soda.“With the crime I’ve committed… Even if I don’t end up dying, I’d be locked up here for decades anyway, right? If that’s the case, why should I tell you about Evermore?“I wouldn’t want to die faster now, would I?”Harvey smiled.“It’s not impossible for you to walk out of here alive. If you’re willing to be a tainted witness, you’d be out of here after about three to five years.“As long as you tell me all about Evermore, I can guarantee you that I’ll deal with
Harvey kept the card and the badges before speaking again.“Since I’m so capable, shouldn’t you be talking right now?”For a while, Asher hesitated. Then, he spoke.“I’m not sure if my information’s correct.“According to the seller of the dizzy pills that I contacted, I suspect that his products came from the Crora Temple—the most mysterious out of the three great temples.“Compared to the vibrance of the Aenar Temple and the Kronen Temple’s desolate nature… The Crora Temple is the most terrifying.”“The Crora Temple…” Harvey muttered, a grim look on his face.-After receiving the important news, Harvey calmly left the police station. He trusted Dutch to do the right thing, so he left Asher in Dutch’s hands.He went back to his villa as if nothing had ever happened.The entire place had been ransacked, so it looked quite messy. Harvey didn’t mind it at all; after sitting down for a moment, he decided to make himself some tea.He had only been in the outskirts for just a fe
Harvey smiled. “Should I be thanking you, then?”“No need. I’m just saying…” Sierra frowned. “It’s a little awkward to steer the conversation this way, isn’t it?”Harvey was beginning to figure out Sierra’s personality. “Maybe you should just tell me why you’re here instead.”Sierra looked at him with a profound gaze.“You see, my grandfather wants to see you no matter what. The others have been desperately trying to figure out a way to make that happen… I came here just to ask you for that.”“Your grandfather? The head of the Wolven Tribe, Preston Klein? Why does he want to see me? Is he planning to cause me trouble?”Harvey had destroyed the Eve Clubhouse, recruited Romina, and dealt with Asher. After all that, it was only natural for someone like Preston to come at him.“Probably not.”Sierra tilted her head to the side.“If that were the case, I wouldn’t be the one here. It’d be all one hundred and eight fighters of the Klein family instead.“I was hoping you’d entertain
Crack!The teapot cracked while tea was still pouring out of it.Nobody expected the elegant teapot used to serve Harvey would suddenly break. Harvey’s fearlessness and casual attitude when sitting down had panicked Preston.Bam!Preston casually threw the handle on the table, then raised his head to look at Harvey with a smile.“As expected from a young and talented man.“Before meeting you, I always thought that the young ones were simply inferior… But after seeing you, I realized that I’ve been wasting my time all these years!”Preston waved his hand.“Come! Bring me my Darwin Chalice!”Sierra and the others froze.The Darwin Chalice was Preston’s most beloved item.According to him, nobody in the outskirts was worthy for him to bring it out. Yet, Harvey had the honor of witnessing the chalice.More importantly, Preston himself asked to bring it out.Harvey was quite well-versed with antiques; he knew the Darwin Chalice was actually unearthed during an ancient dynasty
The eyes of everyone there twitched after hearing Harvey’s words.He was quite an arrogant man, to be speaking like that in front of someone like Preston!‘Isn’t he scared of Preston getting angry?’“You haven’t?” Preston froze, and he looked deeply at Harvey. “So you’re saying that you’re just doing whatever you want recently?”“Not exactly,” Harvey replied calmly. “I’m just doing all this because the circumstances forced me. I don’t know who’s going against me, but I can’t just sit there and take everything either, right?“It’s a shame; the Klein family is pretty lame.“Romina’s talented, but she’s just too greedy. Asher knows when to back down, but he doesn’t know himself well enough.“Your entire family’s been taking action without regard toward anything.“I don’t think that it’s enough that you people ended up like this. If I were to take action, you’d suffer a lot, even if you ended up surviving.”Preston’s pupils shrunk. “Are you saying that this isn’t over? If you wa
Half an hour later, in a lounge in the Foster estate.Harvey held Vaida's wrist with his right hand. After some time, he said, "Geoffrey, what's wrong with her? When I met her on the plane, while she was on the brink of going berserk, she could still control it. But now, the energy cycle within her was chaotic, and an outsider's energy couldn't easily enter."It's as if she's been losing control for many years. What's going on here? And how can you lie to her saying that I'm the man of her destiny? If I became her obsession or even her inner demon, it wouldn't do her any good to her martial arts training," Harvey said as he could not help but let out a sigh.Regardless of what happened, Vaida still fought with him on the plane. Harvey could not ignore what happened to her because of that.Geoffrey sighed. "There's something you don't know. Not only is Vaida the daughter of the previous mayor of Grand City, but the Hierophant also prophesied her to be the reincarnation of Grand City
"That's right!" exclaimed Geoffrey. "You should come down now or let him get closer to check up on you!""Geoffrey, Neve. We have known each other for so many years. I know you don't want me to leave," replied Vaida, sighing. "But, do you think I'll believe you when you look for a random man to be my man of destiny? If a fake can replace the one I seek, I won't be trying to find him for three lifetimes, right?"Please, just ignore me and let me go in peace. Even if you can save me now, can you save me forever?"Obviously, while Vaida had a mental breakdown, she no longer recognized Harvey and forgot what had happened between them, but she was still a wise woman. She could tell that Geoffrey and Neve dragged Harvey here so that she would not die."Vaida! Don't forget that you're the daughter of the previous mayor! In my heart, you’re the real princess of Grand City!" Geoffrey roared. "I swore to him all those years ago that I would find the man of your destiny. I won't lie about som
"No! There is! Not only are you fated to cross paths, but such a fate is inevitable!" Geoffrey suddenly cried out. "Vaida, I managed to do as promised and found the man who is your destiny when I went to Wolsing last time! That's him! He's the man of your destiny! I won't have any objection even if you want to make your marriage official!"Geoffrey immediately rushed over to Harvey and pushed Harvey to Vaida. Harvey was stunned when he heard it, his eye twitching.What?Something about being the man of her destiny?Geoffrey did not give Harvey any time to react and winked at Harvey. "Mr. Representative, why don't you go speak with Vaida? The two of you promised to be together for three lifetimes before the Rock of Fate! You shouldn't miss each other now that you've been reunited!"When Harvey heard what Geoffrey had said, he was full of questions. Although he could understand every word, he did not understand what Geoffrey meant by that. Even Neve was so shocked that she subconsci
After Geoffrey had left, Harvey then walked into the courtyard. He looked around. Once he was sure there were no hidden cameras, he got into the bathroom and showered. Then, he changed into a new outfit.Too many things happened while he was on his way here, and he had to review everything. Only then would he be able to see the big picture of what had happened today.After that, he found the beverages meant for him. Then, he walked to the courtyard's edge, looking at the faraway scenery. The courtyard was built by the hills and a water source. In addition to the bridges and streams, he could see the plains in the mountains. He could even see the grass swaying as the wind blew.At the edge of the grassy plains were steep cliffs. The Fosters had built several gazebo-like structures there, which were quite terrifying. Harvey was curious and gave these cliffs a better look. That should be the edge of Grand City. He could see an endless ocean with crashing waves from here.Harvey could
Harvey saw Geoffrey already waiting there when he alighted the car. When Geoffrey saw Harvey, he was apologetic about the entire matter. Harvey did not need to say anything, and Geoffrey walked over, saying, "Friend… No, Mr. Representative. We will give you an explanation that you'll be happy with."Feel free to stay in the Foster family's estate. If anything happens again, you do not need to say anything. Our family will take full responsibility for this!"Harvey sighed. "There's no need for this, Geoffrey. My visit to Grand City will affect plenty of people's interests. It's normal for them to try and stop me from coming no matter what.""It's not that you're affecting many people's interests. Most importantly, you have affected one faction's interests," Geoffrey said as he gestured and led Harvey into the estate. As he guided Harvey in, he said, "The entire Grand City now knows your reason for coming to Grand City is to take on the Three Halls. What you're doing is taking away
Harvey smiled. "It's fine. But you do have to give me an explanation. Of course, if you can't, I'll get one myself."After that, Harvey could not be bothered with the same topic. He looked at the stone door and asked, "Why don't you introduce this to me?"Neve was slightly taken aback but still answered, "You know that Grand City does not belong in this world. In short, it exists in its own pocket dimension. It was said that Grand City's creator created this pocket dimension after he had achieved unison with Nature and before he stepped into the void."This is one of the few entrances into the Grand City, but it's the only entrance that everyone from the city can use. If you have the city's entry pass, then you can freely travel in and out. Of course, if your ancestry is rooted in Grand City, you can also use it."Harvey nodded. He was quite curious… When one reached the end of the path of martial arts and reached unity between man and nature, would one have this kind of power? Cou
No matter how Harvey looked at Vaida, he could tell she was no ordinary warrior. Her decisiveness and style proved to him that she was highly experienced in battles. He could even see some signs of her being in the military.Harvey was even more curious about Vaida's identity when he thought of that.But he knew it was not the time to think about such things. Harvey picked up a gun from the ground amidst the chaos and started to aim and shoot in front of him.If Vaida's attacks were all about affecting a wide area, then Harvey's attacks were all about accuracy. While he looked casual, whenever he pulled the trigger, an enemy would flop in a crumpled mess after each shot. The long-haired man could only watch with a dark expression.Despite bringing along an army of assassins with heavy firepower, his forces were being decimated."Darn it…!" The long-haired man let out a roar. "Deploy the heavy weapons!"Before he could finish yelling, he shuddered. There was disbelief in his eyes.
After eliminating Ruins and Ashes, Harvey did not waste another second, slammed his foot into a table, and sent it flying with a smile. Contrary to everyone's expectation, he did not leave the fire escape. Instead, he jumped out of a window and immediately ruined the long-haired man's plans.However, it was obvious that there were guards outside the window as well. As soon as they saw Harvey appear, the armed men were only slightly stunned before they aimed their guns at Harvey and pulled their triggers.Harvey immediately side-stepped, grabbed the fire extinguisher the cafe prepared for an emergency, and started spraying it all around him. Half the street was instantly covered in white as the bullets missed their marks, but several tourists who did not manage to escape in time were hit. The tourists cried, and it simply made the assassins even more aggressive.In just a short while, all these people would lose their lives.Harvey's eyes turned cold when he realized how nonchalant
However, before the Islander woman could swing her sword down, she could feel a sharp pain on her throat as a red dot appeared. Then, she could even feel all her strength disappear. She collapsed to the ground in disbelief, unable to make a sound. It was obvious that this woman could not understand how she was killed even moments before she died.The waiters and tourists only realized what was happening when they saw this moment. They screamed as they quickly ran toward the exits, throwing the entire Lucky Café into chaos. Harvey ignored all the chaos, picked up the sword from the woman's hand, and continued walking with a calm expression. At this time, a long-robed man and woman walked toward him among the crowds. Both of them looked quite strange. The man was missing an ear, while the woman was missing an eye. However, their energy signatures were terrifying, and they seemed very powerful."It's the Golden Triangle's assassin duo, Ruins and Ashes!""I heard the two could even de