Darryl let out a breath, before speaking slowly. "The poison's been in your body for too long, it's in your bloodstream. It'll be impossible to heal you in one go. You need to take one of these everyday, and keep doing so for a whole year to get rid of it completely."In that case…Simone bit her lip. "Well… could you make me some more…"Darryl could not help but cry out at the words. "Do you think this stuff is easy to make, kid? Do you know how precious those herbs were? Anyways, I only had enough on me to make one."What was she going to do then?Just then, Simone's brows furrowed in panic.Darryl flashed her a smile. "How about this. I'll give you the recipe to make the pills— but only if you let me go. Oh, and you must promise me one thing.""Also, I'm only going to say this once. Your brother's death was completely caused by Tyson, and had nothing to do with the Raksasa tribe or their Empress. Tyson's also paid for his deeds."Simone bit her lip at the words, falling sile
Darryl was growing fonder of Avalon by the second. She had reminded him of Jewel instantly the second he saw her. Both little girls were orphans, and the similarities were only adding up by the second.The only thing different about them was that Jewel had been gentle and kind, but Avalon was feisty and watchful. If she were to be trained further, she was sure to become someone great.Alright!Avalon hesitated at Darryl's words, and finally nodded. "Alright, then. I haven't got anything to lose, anything."Darryl smiled.Following that, he wrote down the recipe for the Chilly Marrow Pill and passed it to Simone. She stuck to her word, and let Darryl and Avalon go."Sigh!"Once they were outside, Avalon looked Darryl up and down. "I still don't know your name."Darryl chuckled. "My name's Darryl Darby. You can call me Brother Darryl from now on."Avalon nodded. "Alright then. You said just now that you'd have someone teach me how to fight, and send me to school. What do you w
Yet just then, a loud crash could be heard from the lobby. Darryl looked over, and saw Avalon standing before a pile of shattered ceramics with an awkward expression on her face.He hurried over, speaking in a warm tone. "What happened? Are you hurt?"Avalon shook her head, hanging it in guilt. "I'm fine. I just saw the pretty vase, and touched it a little. I didn't know it would break so easily."Following that, Avalon lowered her voice to a whisper. "Does it cost a lot?""That's alright!" Darryl chuckled. "It's just a vase."As he spoke, Darryl eyed the vase. It was fine and smooth, and looked to be around a few centuries old judging from the design on it.Yet to Felix, this would be hardly anything."Hey!"Just as the pair were speaking, the receptionist hurried over. She cried out at the sight of the shattered vase. "What's going on here? Do you know how much this vase is? Can you even afford it?"As the words rang through the air, a few security guards rushed over to surr
Avalon's face turned scarlet at the crowd's jeers.Darryl saw this, and smiled gently. "Don't you stoop to their level. You won't be able to get anywhere using logic with these guys."Avalon grunted in response, holding back her anger and not saying anything.Just then, Calvin stepped forward and looked at Darryl. "This little girl broke our vase?""Yes," Darryl nodded.Calvin smirked at the admission. "Alright. How do you think we should take care of this?"Darryl smiled lightly. "You can let me make a phone call. I'll be sure to return with a satisfying answer within the next half hour."Things would be much easier once he got into contact with Felix.What?Just then, everyone else stopped short before bursting out into laughter. "This fellow's interesting, isn't he? Asking to make a phone call at a time like this!""I reckon he's trying to buy time to escape.""Yeah, I think so too…"The voices sounded over, all of them mocking Darryl.Calvin could not help but laugh
Sensing Felix's emotion, Darryl smiled lightly. "Who else could it be? Say, are you in Mistloren right now? It's been a few years since we last saw each other. We should catch up!""Alright, alright…" Felix was beside himself with emotion, practically at a loss for words.Even if he were not in Mistloren, he would have made it there by plane if he had to."Oh, right!"Just then, Darryl cast a glance at Calvin before saying into the phone, "Someone who came with me to one of your hotels broke one of your vases, and your men are a bit of a pain about it. Can you handle this?"What?Felix flared up in anger at the words at once, and shouted into the phone, "Is the person in charge next to you, Brother Darryl? Give him the phone…"Who had the audacity to find fault with Brother Darryl…Darryl smiled wordlessly. He beckoned to Calvin, asking for him to answer the phone.Gulp!A strange fear washed over Calvin then. He was no fool, and it was clear what was happening. This man real
"What's up?"Darryl chuckled at the dazed look on Avalon's face. "Hello, earth to Avalon!"Avalon returned to her senses at last. She hopped onto the sofa, stretching out and saying proudly, "Oh, I'm just grateful to have been taken in by the great Darryl Darby!"Darryl could not help but chuckle at the mischievous look on her face. "Enough of that! Someone will be bringing you food in a bit. You can get some rest if you get tired, alright? I'm going to see an old friend.""Okay! You don't have to worry about me. I'll be just fine."Darryl smiled, nagging for a while longer before he walked out of the room.Half an hour later, a private jet landed in the Valencia City airport carrying none other than Felix Blakely. Felix was not in Valencia City when Darryl had called but had rushed over at once.His sudden visit had shaken the town, and all of the city's richest and most powerful families came at once to visit, but Felix had turned all of them down.Over at a private club in V
The Ice Ring Snake was a rather rare poisonous snake. Its skin could be used to make pills, and they were usually only found in cold places.One bite from the Ice Ring Snake would cause its ice poison to spread through one's body, and one would die immediately from the frost.Avalon had been bitten by the Ice Ring Snake and survived. That in itself was enough of a miracle, considering she was so young."Ice Ring Snake?" Avalon looked nothing but confused at the words. "Is that what that long blue worm was called?"Darryl looked at her solemnly. "When were you bitten?"Avalon pondered briefly before piping up. "Around half a year ago, at the foot of a snowy mountain. I wasn't watching where I went, and it bit me. I just remembered that it was a really pretty worm, all icy and blue.""Then I got really cold, and my legs went numb. I thought I was going to die, so I kept running, and running…"Avalon raised her head to look at Darryl then, her expression hardening. "After that, I w
Oh? Just then, Darryl took in the sight of the two women and could not help but marvel to himself.Who would have thought that he would have had the luck to run into two beauties in the middle of the night?Upon sensing Darryl's gaze, CIara was greatly displeased.At the same time, Tara could no longer stand it. She walked up to Darryl, sneering at him. "What do you think you're looking at? Do you know who my high lady is? Get out of here at once!"Her voice was clear and crisp, not leaving any room for retaliation.Darryl frowned to himself at the words, finding the situation rather amusing.The next second, Darryl responded in a calm voice, "Even if you're all rich, I'm sure you don't own this valley, do you? Why can't I be here if the two of you are?"Tara was annoyed to no end by his answer and shouted at him. "Finders keepers, have you heard of that? I'm not going to waste my time with you. Get out of here now."How dare this lowly peasant argue with her? Disgusting.Ho