Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 73: Half minded

"His majesty is here!"

A soldier announced as the king walked in.

All the members in the hall stood up in unison to pay respect. Nix quietly observed the people in the hall. Two old men and Two old women including Camila were in the hall.

"Take your seats."

As the king said everybody sat back in their seats.

The king was more casual than he thought. He was expecting him to be up steady and showing a proud and arrogant face but, he seemed simplistic and a casual man rather than his prejudgement.

The administrator stood before the table and began talking.

"As we all know defeating a devil is a feat unheard among outsiders and most of the Entizens do not possess such capabilities and as such this young man here..."

He pointed at Nix and continued.

"...Have succeeded in doing so. The place of the Devil is now vacant in our royal council and taking it and this young man who has established a clan recently into account..."

He stopped for a second and changed his words as something flashed in his mind.

"The gods hold an interest in this Youngman and our king has also approved of him. I suggest the court take it all into consideration and raise their opinions about it."

The officials started to murmur among themselves while Nix stared at the Administrator with a dumbstruck expression.

'Why would they want me to be in this meeting?'

The reason was simple. At first, he just wanted to see him but, now his objective changed. The king wanted to ally him, No! More like use him for his personal purpose. That purpose is to kill angels. Angels and Devils are just almost the same types of creatures.

If one can kill devils then he can kill Angels. Normally Outsiders wouldn't be able to do so and the reason is a restriction in their system. In Nix's case, neither gods nor other entities hold authority over his system. To put it simply, he is his own boss.

The officials of the council said nothing but accept him.

The king just stared at Nix who was nervously seated amongst the officials.

"Youngman, as you know there are two cities ruled by royal dynasties apart from my city. I seek to capture all of Chaos Mainland under my ruling. You may gain whatever you seek. Annihilate the economical pillars of Ferandel and Its archangel Rachael, the advisor of Ferandel. It might be unsightly of me to make such a proposal... Anyway, I want to hear your opinion first."

Nix nodded his head and stood from his seat.

"As you said there are two cities ruled by royal dynasties exempting your city. This means once we try to attack. The other cities under Regular's governance and Ranrak will interfere in your business. This is why you are not able to gain control over Ferandel over all these years which you might know as well and then there are unknown people and variables on the Regulars side. Moreover, I suppose you could have searched for my history."

The king nodded his head.

"Indeed we did try to search about your history and we weren't able to find anything."

Nix stared intently at the king and began talking.

"I was transmigrated to this world less than one year ago and as such, I don't know about the politics or customs and cultures of this world. But, I know one thing for sure that if I cannot pull off something like that right now. I need to put more thought into it before accepting your proposal. For now, I want a building for my clan and a capital. You can assume it as an investment since my clan growth will obviously help the growth of your kingdom."

The king smiled.

"Young man, don't get ahead of yourself. Why would I provide you resources? and why would I believe and invest in you? As much as I want to put your Exalt ability to use. I want to know what I might gain in return If I do provide you funds."

He cleared his throat and began speaking.

"I won't say I am confident in my newly established clan but,"

and added.

"Invest in my clan, if your instincts tell you to. If not, I am good with being a random small clan and I will leave the city quietly. I don't actually know how to persuade so, this is all I can say."

The king began talking while scrubbing his beard.

"Hmm, I get it you are new to this... You lack enticing talent neither basic etiquette when talking in a meeting. I can't invest in a half-minded man... You don't have a strategy and you don't have critical thinking ability."

As he noticed Nix's facial complexion getting dark, he smirked and continued.

"Alright, I am not going to say anything anymore...then let's bid farewell for now. I will take investing in your clan into consideration If I ever hear about your clan again. "

"I just tested your battle prowess though you might even be angered by it. You did a Good job by acting rationally, It was nice meeting you, young man but If I have to be honest. You are not par to my expectations. I still think you are overvalued. Yet, I am glad to found a man with the ability to kill Devils and angels." The king said casually and continued.

"I might test you again in the future."

'Test me again? This man is fucking is odd... He is casually conversing with a random stranger and revealing his intentions...'

It was not odd. All the three kings of Chaos mainland aspired to be the king of the continent as such it was an open secret that was known to most people.

"It was nice meeting you too. I hope we meet again. Can I leave then?"

[Truth eye activated]

[Due to low rank the information of the target cannot be viewed.

'Tch,Lame ass ability..' He cursed inwardly while gazing at the king.

"Yes, you may leave "The king permitted him.

Nix bid farewell and left the hall guided by the soldiers along with Camila. The officials just stared at the back of the Youngman who left with an intrigued expression.

"Your majesty, Don't you think we are letting his potential grow without using it for ourselves is...."

Before the worried administrator could finish his sentence. The king began talking with laughter.

"HAha, I am sure we will meet again. Let's just push him to the corner where his clan gets destroyed. Make sure he doesn't have anything worth living for and then lend a hand to the broken man and then he will become an eternal slave."

He looked at the administrator and then smirked.

"Give a man a loving woman worth dying for, a fortune, and a family. He will strive to protect it for god knows how long? Let him get into a comfort zone. There is no use in using him now... We will push him and nurture him and we haven't finished the preparations yet"

The king said with an evil grin.

The officials of the council didn't say anything. they were just dumb lackeys who accepted whatever the king and the administrator said. The royal council was there only for the sake of the name. More or less it was just a useless nuisance to fool the people of the city.

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"Whoo-hoo!"

A man wearing dark clothes yelled in joy in the middle of a deserted road.

Nagendra clicked his tongue and frowned at him.

"Tch, Reegan what's there for you to be proud of? You are enjoying this?"

Before their group were a bunch of people tied up and bleeding to death and they all seemed to be bandits judging from their rugged appearances.

Shreya stared at Nagendra with a saddened expression on her face.

"Is this all necessary?"

Nagendra sighed and began talking indifferently.

"Hah, Indeed this is necessary,"

Shreya began talking with a dejected face.

"I don't like any of this... If only Nix had stayed with us we wouldn't be struggling like this. He would definitely be stronger than you!"

Hearing it, Nagendra's eyebrows twitched. He felt like he was offended by what she said and it hurt his pride as a man.

"Stronger than me, huh?" He muttered inwardly.