“As for Peyton, I don’t think this has anything to do with him either.“He was either set up…“Or he was forced.“After all, the character of these old folk isn’t something that the young ones can just imitate.”Harvey told Kairi everything that happened, as if he wasn’t the one who experienced it first-hand.Kairi frowned.“Your impressive fighting skills will only make Blaine want to kill you more.“You have a close relationship with the Patel family and the six Hermit Families.“Without any of us realizing it, you’ve become the spokesperson for our interests.“The John family wants Golden Sands for themselves. Blaine will not rest until you die.”“If he’s really involved with Evermore and the Island Nations, I won’t let him off the hook,” Harvey replied.Kairi took a deep breath, nodding. “By the way, I heard Mandy’s about to go to Wolsing.”Harvey burst out laughing.“Is that being advertised everywhere? How does everyone know about this?“Don’t worry; she’ll leave wi
At five o’clock in the afternoon, Kairi drove to pick up Harvey.The Patel family was one of the five hidden families, but nobody knew that they resided in a beautiful small town hundreds of miles away from Golden Sands.The Patel Residence! The name was a bit rustic. Harvey felt a little speechless as soon as he arrived.He thought it would be quite the rural area, but he could see villas and townhouses all over the place. The streets were filled with luxury cars.Considering this place was where the Patel family’s roots were, it was a wealthy area. No ordinary Joe would be able to imagine what this place looked like.Harvey quickly picked up on the situation after Kairi’s explanation.The Patel family’s major branches were spread throughout the world. But no matter how far they went—no matter how well they did, they’d still be able to pride themselves on their home in the Patel Residence.The houses here were comparable to the ones in Golden Sands’ core area. It wouldn’t be
“Since those two branches have been running their business abroad…“Out of the five major branches, those two are essentially working together. I heard that they came back in high spirits, determined to take the throne away from the main branch.“There’ll be conflict once we bump into them.”Harvey stopped in his tracks, and looked at Kairi beside him.“The princes of the overseas branch and the Gangnam branch are here?”Kairi nodded.“That’s right. Out of the five princes, they’re not the hardest to deal with, but they’re no easy targets either. They’ll be sure to show you just how powerful they are, too.“Make sure you’re prepared.”Harvey kept walking, smiling.“That’s not the point though, is it? You want me to break their spirits first. That way, nobody can make things harder for you during the banquet.“Are you that confident in me?”Kairi smiled, not intending of hiding her goal.“I wouldn’t bring you here as my partner if I wasn’t confident in you now, would I?“Ju
Several people, with their heads raised high, were standing behind the young men. It was clear they were expert martial artists. They held fierce gazes, looking down on everything around them.Looking at these people was enough to show that the two men were the princes of the family.Kairi would be dreaming if she thought she could convince these princes to support her.They were clearly here for the throne! They only came just to show their strength!If Kairi’s rise to power wasn’t involved with the city’s interests, Evermore, and the Island Nations’ movements…Harvey would’ve turned around and left by now.Since ancient times, infighting of wealthy families had always been the most intense.Having reminded of this, Harvey calmly examined the two princes.He could tell that the emotionless prince was the one from the overseas branch—Alfred. The blond one was the prince of the Gangnam branch—Rudy.“Goddammit! Is that bitch coming here or what? Isn’t she supposed to kneel in
Rudy seemed like he was lecturing Titania, but he was speaking in a strange tone while grinning. It was obvious he looked down on Kairi, let alone Harvey.After hearing the identity of the two, the people behind Alfred and Rudy instantly shifted their gazes to Harvey.Everyone knew Kairi as the lady of the Patel family, and the strongest of the family’s main branch. She was most likely going to become the family’s next successor.That said, she would need to find a live-in son-in-law if she wanted to take over the family. She wasn’t allowed to be married into another family.According to the family’s rules, the man needed to be outstanding enough to fit Kairi’s identity.Everyone, including Alfred, was sizing up Harvey with judgmental and doubtful smiles. It was a shame; they couldn’t see anything special about him to be worthy of Kairi’s love.Titania believed that Harvey would starve to death even if he were to work in the fields.Without hesitation, she stepped forward before
Kairi was holding back her urge to clap after hearing Harvey’s words.She knew full well just how difficult the two princes were to deal with. It was why she brought Harvey here to test the waters.She didn’t think that the princes would be torn apart that easily!How impressive!Rudy instantly slammed the table, about to spring up.“How many times have I told you, Rudy?“Every great man needs to be patient.“Lady Patel here brought her live-in husband to test us.“We cannot lose our manners.“Besides, we don’t know who’s in control of the banquet yet.“Why waste your energy when we have so much time?”Alfred put his cup down. It was clear that he was a lot more impressive than Rudy.At that, Rudy took a deep breath to calm himself down.Kairi chuckled, then tried to mediate the situation.“I didn’t bring you two here to fight. I just want to see if there’s an opportunity for us to work together.“You two know that the other three major branches see the Wolsing branch as
Rudy froze; he was naturally affected by Harvey’s words.However, he came to his senses soon after. Without Alfred’s help, he would be the first to die if he actually fought for the throne. After all, the Gangnam branch was the worst one out of the entire family.“Stop trying to make us fight, Harvey!” Rudy exclaimed furiously, his expression dark. “I’m loyal to Prince Alfred. Both the overseas and Gangnam branches act as one! You think you can just break us up so easily? You underestimate us!”“Is that so?” Harvey shrugged, smiling playfully. “Since you like being Prince Alfred’s servant that much… How about you do me a favor and be Kairi’s servant instead? I’ll make sure to treat you well if you do.”“You…”Rudy was boiling with unbridled anger. Harvey was just a live-in son-in-law, and yet he was this proficient in crushing people’s spirits.Rudy would probably die from sheer rage if the conversation continued.Alfred put his cup down. He glanced thoughtfully at Harvey. “I
Rudy revealed a sly grin, as if he had managed to get control of the situation. Even Alfred, who had calm all this while, glanced curiously at Harvey.Those standing behind glared disdainfully at Harvey. They were convinced he was embarrassing his dignity as a man.Harvey held the check, and glanced at it a few times. “That’s a lot of zeroes; a lot of people wouldn’t get to see this number their entire lives…“It’s tempting, for sure. But it’s just not enough.”Rudy chuckled coldly.“What? You think fifteen million is too little?“I’m giving you this much for the sake of the main branch!“If you keep acting so high and mighty, then don’t blame me for not holding back!“I’ll achieve my goal by killing you, anyway!“Our goal is simple: we’re here to prevent Kairi from getting a live-in son-in-law!“We’ll take out whoever she’s interested in!“We’re telling you to take the money and enjoy yourself! How is that not enough?!”Alfred picked up his cup, still calm.“People shou
Night fell by the time Harvey and the others returned to Grand City.Kenta had already left midway. It was obvious that he knew following Harvey and the others was pointless now.In the meantime, before returning to Grand City, Harvey had already instructed Clarion to spread the news of Origin Sword Style's extermination back to Grand City and how Earth Hall was instrumental in its destruction.By the time Clarion returned to Grand City, he was immediately enthusiastically welcomed back home. Initially, many people had an issue with him suddenly becoming the leader of Earth Hall. However, they did not expect Clarion to be able to single-handedly handle one of the main pillars of Sky Plane, the Origin Sword Style school shortly after he led the Earth Hall.While many did not know what actually transpired, Clarion and his team brought Isoroku's body back to Grand City. Taking Isoroku's body back was a great achievement on its own as it also means that Sky Plane's overall power would
Isoroku immediately crumpled on the ground. The arrogant master of the Origin Sword Style suddenly surrendered and killed himself. There was only bitterness and regret on his face, as if regretting why he did not simply stay and train in isolation. That way, he would not meet the person before him… Harvey.However, no matter how much regret he had, he needed to commit suicide.That was because he knew very well that Harvey had revealed to him his true identity. If he refused to die, Harvey would turn around and completely wipe out the Origin Sword Style. Now that he decisively made such a decision, Harvey would not return to Sky Plane.Harvey looked at Isoroku's body. With a smirk, he said, "That's why I don't like others to find out who I really am." Then, Harvey planted his foot on Isoroku's longsword. There was a loud clang, and the longsword instantly shattered. Its fragments fired in all directions.All the Origin Sword Style elites had been eradicated completely.A few minut
Isoroku's blade slashed downward. It was so fast that it was barely visible to the naked eye. However, before it could even touch Harvey's body, Isoroku suddenly saw him raise his right hand and flicked, hitting the blade when it was just starting to get close.Clang!It was an extremely simple move. However, Harvey's flick reached the blade first, and he immediately parried the attack. Isoroku's entire body shuddered, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought he was already victorious, but he was left with a shocked expression.He raised his blade and wanted to attempt another attack, but he could not do anything for a long while. Harvey was simply standing there with a calm expression. The two of them were close to each other, and Harvey looked like he was completely exposed. However, for someone like Isoroku, when someone was completely exposed, it also meant that he was not exposed at all. If he was not exposed, his blade could not slash downward at him anymore."You… You must h
"The joy's of youth," said Isoroku with a sigh of admiration. "To be young means to be fearless. It also means that there is no respect, and there is ignorance just how difficult it is for something to be overcome. When I'm in a good and chatty mood, you're attempting to anger me. You think that it's your power that makes me pause when I'm the one who's bestowing you this opportunity. You're simply too naive."Harvey calmly replied, "So you want to use your age to force me to respect you. Don't you understand that it's always out with the old and in with the new? If you don't, you'll really get thrown out one day."While the two of them were calmly exchanging words, the truth was from the moment they met each other, they were already clashing against each other. "Looks like there's nothing more to say."Isoroku sighed and slowly pointed the edge of his blade at Harvey. "I will now kill everyone close to you first before slicing your limbs. I'll make you die as you scream in pain."
Harvey was already making quite a concession. When he left with Sora, he was already prepared to kill him once he had arrived at his destination. But since Isoroku came knocking, he did not mind giving Sora up since he was not that important anyway."You're so confident, Harvey. So full of vigor. However, you forgot that in this condition, you're not in a place to negotiate," said Isoroku coldly. "Even if someone's going to come up with the conditions, that person will be me."Let's see now… Release that disappointing son of mine, and then leave your woman behind. Then, you will personally maim the limbs of your own men and then yourself. Only then will I allow you to leave on your knees. How does that sound?" It was clear Isoroku thought little of Harvey in the end."I'm not in the business of making life difficult for unimportant people like you. But since the Origin Sword Style has lost so many people, I need to get something back for them as their Predecessor, correct?"Then, H
"I've already heard your name even before you step foot in Grand City. That's because the Six Schools are all connected to the Origin Sword Style. By defeating all Six Schools alone, you have disrespected me," explained Isoroku, as if he was in the mood for a chat."What's more, you even killed my beloved student Sverker and even took down my worthless son? If it isn't because my source is very well trusted, I couldn't even believe it. For you to reach this level of power at this age, it's beyond amazing. Perhaps it's true when they say that the youths should never be underestimated!" Isoroku said with a sigh of admiration.Dozens of elites stepped out from the other military helicopters. They were probably Isoroku's personal students. All of them looked at Harvey with suspicion and shock. All of them knew how powerful Sverker was, that was why they found it even harder to believe that Harvey could defeat Sverker.Even if they put Sverker's defeat on one side, Sora was accompanied b
The opposing force got out of the helicopters after they landed, armed with weapons. Some were melee weapons, some were firearms, and they looked high and mighty all the way.Kenta had no choice but to step up. He raised his hand and yelled, "I'm from Fujihara…"But before he could even finish, someone from the other side had already pulled the trigger. A bullet streaked through Kenta's hair, and he finally broke a sweat when he realized what had just happened.Harvey knew very clearly that they were coming for him after seeing what happened. That was why he decided not to stay still anymore and stepped forward. He coldly said, "You're here for me, aren't you? Tell Isoroku to come talk to me."I have to say you are quite brave, Harvey. Calling me by name without any honorifics," A stern and cold voice came from a helicopter right before them. The door opened, and an islander slowly walked out. It was a man with white hair and beard.His figure was thin and even looked sickly, defi
"You're someone who has experience, too. You know that you'll need at least three hours to prepare to get this many military helicopters deployed. It's not something that you can do in an instant. It means that while you're still fighting with Sora and his men, Isoroku has been standing by in this place."Not to mention that we Fujiharas will never work with them before getting what we want. Which means that the Origin Sword Style elites already knew that you will most likely survive even if you're at a disadvantage. That's why they've been staying here for a long time."While everyone knew that Kenta was probably just spewing nonsense, Clarion was still partially convinced when he heard how Kenta made his argument sound plausible. Could it be that Kenta was not the one pulling the strings here?Harvey narrowed his eyes and waved his hand. "At the very least, Kenta's right about his social standing being insufficient to work with Isoroku. Not to mention that now that they have obtai
At this time, the helicopter was passing through rows of mountains and valleys. This area was uninhabited. After passing through this uninhabited area, one would arrive at the Golden Triangle. Once one passed through the Golden Triangle, one would reach Hyperborea and finally Grand City.It was around this time that Harvey could feel a burst of murderous intent."Crap! Everyone, brace yourselves!" Clarion suddenly yelled as he looked in front of him from the front seats. He even took out a cigarette, lit it up, and took a deep huff to increase his mental focus as his expression darkened.Harvey quickly walked over to the front and narrowed his eyes. Then, he saw a swarm of helicopters flying in mid-air in a tight formation. Harvey looked at the flag on the helicopters with a smirk and gave Kenta a glance. "This is your so-called guarantee?"Kenta's expression also darkened as he looked in front in disbelief. After a while, he finally spoke in a shaky voice, "Forget about the helico