Stefan chuckled bitterly after hearing Harvey’s words.He had suffered huge losses in this battle. Not only were a lot of his trusted subordinates and lackeys taken out… He had almost lost his life as well.What right did he have to go against Amos at this point? What could he even use?Harvey glanced calmly at Tojuro with a curious expression.“The Shinto Way?“I heard that your school mixes both the Island Nations’ swordsmanship and miracles.“It’s considered as a state religion of the country as well.“Is that true?”Tojuro looked at Harvey with gloomy eyes. “Who are you? How do you know so much about the Shinto Way?”“I heard that other than swordsmanship, your school got ahold of some crazy Yin-Yang Techniques and incantations as well.“That said, you’re already this impressive at such a young age.“That’s enough to prove that you’re not interested in small tricks like those. You must be quite the character.“How about this? Tell me everything about the people suppor
Harvey calmly stepped forward before stomping on Tojuro’s face a few times.The body didn’t budge at all. Other than Tojuro’s swollen face, there was nothing else that seemed peculiar.“Are Sword Saints of the Island Nations this weak?”Harvey let out a sigh before turning around.Swoosh!Tojuro furiously opened his eyes, before leaping off the ground and thrusting his sword behind Harvey.“Die!”Tojuro wore a vengeful expression; he desperately wanted Harvey dead.“Sir York! Look out!” Stefan exclaimed.Harvey appeared playful, not at all fazed.Bam!He turned around, instantly kicking Tojuro in the stomach.Blood spurted out of Tojuro’s mouth; he slammed into the wall, before slowly sliding down.Swoosh!Harvey kicked the sword, and it pierced into the ground beside Tojuro’s face.Tojuro was horrified; he showed nothing but despair and helplessness. He didn’t think that Harvey would be this strong.He was the top expert of the Shinto Way, and yet he couldn’t even take
Amos gestured for Elaine to sit beside him, then picked up a glass of wine after feeling the sweet and tender body of his woman.“Speak your mind. We’ve been together for a long time now,” he said while swirling his glass around. “I can tell by the look on your face.”Elaine pressed her finger on Amos’s lips, smiling. “I’ll tell you, but I do hope you won’t get mad after hearing this.”Amos slowed down his breathing. “What can even shake me at this point?”Elaine hesitated for a moment. “Evermore sent Tojuro to assassinate Stefan.”Amos froze before he came to his senses. “He’s dead?”“No.”Elaine’s face darkened.“Great Wall Vaati was stalled, and Stefan’s subordinates were mostly killed… But he’s still alive. Tojuro’s plan failed.”“He’s that impressive?”Amos set his glass down, frowning; he didn’t think Stefan would be this resilient.Elaine shook her head.“His subordinates wouldn’t have ended up this way if that was the case.“Harvey saved him at the most crucial m
“Take action?”Amos chuckled.“We’d be ruining our foundation if we go against them now.“Evermore is disgusting, but we still need them right now.“Without them, what are the odds of us winning against Stefan? Not to mention Harvey—the man who’s been nothing but unfathomable.”Elaine hesitated. “We’d have at least good odds, no?”Amos stood up before letting out a sigh.“It’s still too low!“It’d be trouble if we’re not completely sure that we’ll win…“That said, the situation isn’t completely against us either.“Give Naruse an invitation.“Get him to come to our banquet.”-When Amos was planning to set up Naruse, Stefan’s car was parked right outside of Harvey’s villa.Stefan respectfully pressed the doorbell. Romina opened the door, and he was led through the main hall before reaching the backyard, where Harvey was sipping his tea.He didn’t waste a single breath as soon as he saw Harvey’s face.“I’ll be frank, Sir York! From today onward, I’ll do anything you ask o
Vroom!A few Toyota Prados drove towards the Outskirts Racecourse at dusk.Harvey didn’t shut down Stefan’s words completely. He only said that there’d be a sacrifice for him to take action.Stefan was expected to give Harvey the Nine Eyed Beads if he were to rise to power.Even though the Eyed Beads were extremely important, Stefan’s greatest threat was the fact that he wouldn’t be able to steal the throne and lose his life in the process.After realizing that, he instantly agreed to the condition.With Harvey’s promise, Stefan immediately let go of his fear and decided to demand an explanation for his assassination.Harvey was on Stefan’s side because he wanted to help Stefan suppress any opposition. He also wanted to see just how powerful Stefan would be if the latter decided to go all out.The convoy arrived at the racecourse soon after. The place was extremely spacious; there was at least a thousand acres worth of land for activity.There were only a dozen VIP lounges aro
Stefan chuckled coldly.“That bastard’s here? Even better!“Move! I’m going inside!”Stefan was just about to push the man and enter the VIP lounge area.“Rules are rules, Consul. I do hope that you won’t make things harder for us.”The man showed a bitter expression, and quietly made a gesture. A dozen security guards showed up, glaring coldly at them. Judging from their firearms in hand, they were fully prepared for anything to happen. A fight would break out if anything were to go wrong.Stefan came to cause trouble in the first place; there was no need for him to hold back. He chuckled coldly, then slapped the man to the ground.Slap!“Are you threatening me? Do you think you can do that just because you have Amos’s support?“I’m going in! Come at me if you dare!“Even if my men lose a single strand of hair, I’ll make you know regret!”Stefan then strutted inside.The man showed a gloomy expression, but he wouldn’t dare get his subordinates to pull the trigger. After
Harvey squinted at Naruse, while Stefan showed a horrible expression when he saw the woman beside Naruse.“Why is that woman here?”A trusted subordinate beside Stefan frowned as well.“Milan Osborne?“Isn’t she supposed to be abroad, Mr. Stefan?“She was supposed to be studying out of the country.“Why is she here now?”Harvey instinctively glanced at the inconspicuous woman after hearing the conversation.The woman was wearing a light yellow dress with no makeup. She had a beautiful face, but her thin lips were enough to show her cold personality.A lot of young men looked at her passionately, but they simply wouldn’t dare get any closer to her. She was seated right beside Naruse, after all.She completely ignored everyone around her, only occasionally talking to Naruse.She quietly sipped her glass of cocktail, completely out of place with the group she was in.Harvey squinted at the woman for a moment.“She’s from the Osborne family?”“You must’ve heard of her,” Stefa
Stefan didn’t seem to hear the intent in Amos’s words.“No need to apologize, Young Master.“Since this is your private banquet, you’re allowed to invite whoever you want.“I’m just a consul. I have no control over you, anyway.”Stefan emphasized his words quite a bit. Naturally, since Amos had been disrespecting him, he planned to repay the favor as well.Amos chuckled, looking at Stefan playfully. “Since I can invite whoever I want, what’s the meaning of this?”“What happens tonight is none of your concern,” Stefan replied coldly. “I hope that you won’t get involved!”Stefan then turned around, squinting at Naruse.“You must be Naruse, right?”Stefan cracked his neck, prepared to cause trouble.He had lost a lot of support because of what happened in the Mandrake Residence. He naturally came here for an explanation.Of course, he wanted to see how Amos would choose by doing all this in front of him.If Amos planned to stand up for Naruse, then Stefan wouldn’t mind startin