Just as expected, when the next day dawned, Conrad summoned Paul back to the main residence.
The mild-tempered middle-aged man must have thought that he would not have problems with keeping a temporary cold war with his nephew.
Since he understood how hurtful his actions that time was, his intention was to let some time passed to cool off the anger or resentment Paul would have accumulated within.
But it seemed, old age had gotten him good this time, making him forget that even if his family heir had grown up splendidly, with a temperament honed by the long years in the military, Paul was still someone who etched in his mind to always repay a misgiving or wrongdoings done to him at least seven-folds.
Now, the lad Conrad raised in order to take over his seat had now begun to revolt against him.
And while he felt the idea funny, when he checked how much damage was done to him and his reputation, he actually could no longer laugh.
It was not a
"Hey, tell me where you are!"When another thunderous sound came to her ears as a reply, she worriedly added, "Uh, whatever! I'll just track your location through the GPS. My brother's back to Alina. I'll call him to back you up!"Because she temporarily put the call on hold in order to dial his brother's station's number, she missed out on the man warning her again about not leaving the place. He even said to mingle with the crowd if possible and not let strangers pull her anywhere.The situation seemed dangerous. Yet unlike how the girl somehow guessed that Ver had a scuffle with the organization people at another place and was intentionally held back, Ver was not aware that Misty didn't hear whatever he said after."Target spotted..."The wavy-haired beauty was about to hit on the okay button to connect the call to West Alina police station when a voice akin to blokes of ice made her freeze.What target?Why does the speaker sound so near to her?She blinked for a couple of seconds
Agatha reappeared right where Misty was last seen.It was not at the airport where the confused Amanda was left alone, panicking, and bothering another guard to look for the suddenly missing woman.Teleportation could send system users anywhere they want to.However, the maximum distance it would them to cross was only 10 miles.If the distance was great, a series of warping had to be done.She was sure the one who kidnapped Misty was another teleporter host.The system has just reported the woman being at the airport just a minute ago.How come now the coordinates given to her change to that of the mini-forest adjacent to the endless desert of the borders?Her eyes narrowed. The last time she had been to this place was just a week ago.A mercenary from the neighboring empire tried to kill her ally and got mind-controlled in return.Due to that mercenary being a non-host supporter, her interest was piqued, hence she teleported to this place to interrogate the person.As a result, she
"... I've grown up without even realizing it myself,and I've become able to tell more elaborate lies;I've experienced many kinds of pain,and yet, this ache still lingers.The twilight is so red, it makes me feel like crying...Your voice is becoming fainter and fainterIn the engulfing sunset..."After finishing the song, Ivy lightly bowed to her audience. A cheerful and beautiful smile adorned her little face and her black eyes shone with delight due to everyone's praises."Thanks for listening to me. I hope everyone enjoyed my performance."Claps ensued.A little exchange of words with the host of the program she had guested followed before she went to the backstage to meet up with the middle-aged man waiting for her there.As fast as lightning, the enchanting curves on her lips vanished.Irritation showed in her expression, and anyone who would see would immediately know that she didn't like the other."I really hate your existence. Why are you still alive?""When did my life an
Agatha seemed to have hit the jackpot when finally after one last warping, she arrived in a spot next to a huge sphinx-like monument.A few dozen meters away, she could see yellowish buildings hidden behind a never-fading mirage of the unending desert and tall sand dunes.This must be the hideout of that shady organization headed by their co-host.Next to her, the young man who she forced to come with her collapsed on both knees and coughed out blood again.She threatened the person to lead her to the organization's den without truly knowing if he was related to or have knowledge of what group she was about was.Thankfully, her gamble paid off.But now what to do with this one?She snickered sarcastically,'As expected of the devilish you, what a nice suggestion. Stupid too.'Agatha didn't know if the system was pretending to not be aware of a teleporter's minimum level.She kept the knife away and glanced briefly at the man."You purposely led me here. And I felt thankful for that. H
Unlike Agatha who wasted a bit of time on interrogation, another person who teleported into the basement no longer had to do the same. It was because he was a former member of this organization who only betrayed them after knowing what they did underneath the surface. Contrary to what Agatha and the others guessed about the evil group, there were indeed many hosts, but not all of them were a product of tortures made as cash cows of the other real core members. Ver was one example. He was someone just enticed to join by the leader a month after he became an immoral host. He was an idiot manipulated by the leader for a whole year, a moron who thought that the group he joined was a patriotic one that helps mercenaries in their livelihoods and rescue mistreated empire people from other countries. Now he knew better than anyone else how dark and evil they were. The first time he met Misty was after he discovered that everyone else sent to different countries was made to abduct peopl
Meanwhile, the woman with a sensuous figure made it seem like Misty would be dying or violated soon, in reality, the non-host woman was never the type to back out or let people easily trample on her. There were also the protective measures Agatha and Ver had left her. The friendship ring given to her by her best friend a few years ago got upgraded through the system. It could now ensure that no host under level 6 would be able to hypnotize or mind-control her into doing something against her will. So here was the question. Was acting shamelessly in favor of tumbling in bed or floor with some random strangers something that was not crossed out in her list of unspeakable and disgusting things to never ever do? Yuck! "What did you say? Are you asking me? Or commanding me? Screw you! Get away from me too, bastards!" And so this was what she responded when the man in black tried to hypnotize her into submission. She was trapped in a
The man in black was correct.Ver was indeed trapped somewhere on the same floor but could no longer explore due to the device locking him inside.The young man lost his rational and began going all out against the woman who unfortunately turned out to be more powerful and resourceful than the injured him.The prolonged confrontation had left him bloody and weary.Before he rushed to this place, he had fought with another guy who also constrained him in a space similar to this.The toll on his body kept increasing, the fatigue and lost blood haunting his consciousness and gradually making him drowsy.However, he was not willing to give up.His fears for his girl would never let him have his rest and peace.'Damn!'The more he thought of what the woman had hinted him earlier, the more he wanted to blow this place into smithereens!He tried casting his real Level 5 skill to the other, yet the casted curse was easily
Agatha had brought Misty out of the room.She could not possibly fight him with Misty on her back and thus her best course of action was to immediately go out of there quickly.The space-sealing barrier could only hold off that bastard man in black within ten minutes.'I must get Misty away from here fast!'That time, Misty was not totally unconscious.Her body was hot, and she knew she was drugged.This was why all this time, she was calling for Ver, yet the man's figure couldn't be seen.The girl might have a tough heart, but she also could feel fear.She was in despair because she felt weird but couldn't move her body which was now being carried by an unfamiliar woman.In between her bouts of consciousness and unconsciousness, she asked the woman."Who... are you?"Agatha did not answer.When she came out of the other teleporter's sight, she brought out a slick black metallic and cylindrical item