Chapter 49: Another Potential Ally
"I am not an irresponsible father and husband. The reason why I would report the information I find to the President of the Dragon Beast Republic is to know two things. First and foremost, to know whether I can expect him to be on my side despite the risk I could bring to the party. And second, to know whether I should fight against World President Nicholas openly or in secret,"
"Regardless of what, it won't change my mind on making the person who ordered to kill my family pay for what they have done to my wife!"
In a split second, the chessboard started cracking before eventually splitting into two, in the process all the chess pieces started bursting into wooden chips one after the other.
With how fast things were developing, a tiny wood chip swooshed through Kayn's left cheek, which left a small wound in its wake.
This causes a small drop of blood to drop from his chin to the table, but he didn't mind it as he stared solemnly at Mayor Sebastian.
On the other hand, Natas was now standing behind Kayn, ready to pull the latter out of there if Mayor Sebastian tries to harm him in any sort of way. Clearly, he no longer minds the risk of getting found out anymore.
Kayn quickly understood the meaning of Mayor Sebastian's outburst. It was a warning, to him, that he should watch the words coming out of his mouth.
Now that he thinks about it, it does indeed feel like he overstepped a line.
Although this was part of his plan, he made an oversight with the level of tolerance of Mayor Sebastian's patience and understanding towards him.
It can't be helped. After all, ten years is more than enough time for one to forget a lot of things that happened in the past.
A small detail such as Mayor Sebastian's patience and understanding towards him is not something he'd remember clearly, especially considering the fact that in the second life they started treating each other as enemies, thus anything good that happened previously has clearly been forgotten a long time ago.
"I am sorry," Kayn acknowledged his mistake.
"It's alright!" Mayor Sebastian started calming down. "I don't know why you dislike World President Nicholas," He wasn't ignorant not to notice it since he wasn't born yesterday. And besides, Kayn was making it so obvious. "—But I hope you think it through because I don't want you to just casually pull my family along with your mess or whatever is fueling you to do this,"
Another miscalculation.
Fortunately, this time, he did not cross the line.
"You made the same mistake again. You are no longer the Kayn of the future, you are now nothing more than a student Kayn. One of the reasons why your tricks and schemes back then effectively worked was because of your status and image, but without it, people could easily see through you. Also…." Natas said to Kayn's ear.
However, Kayn only responded with a tap of his finger on the table.
Noticing it, Natas immediately understood what it meant, "It seems like Kayn has his own thoughts in his mind,"
"Our talk here is done. I will act like I heard nothing from you for the sake of our relationship and your safety. But rest assured, you can expect to hear my response once my investigation really points out toward World President Nicholas," Mayor Sebastian stood up as he gestured his hand for Kayn to leave his study room.
Kayn didn't hesitate to comply as he started walking toward the door. This was within his expectations.
Before Kayn could finally walk out the door, Mayor Sebastian added, "I don't know how you got this information. But I appreciate that you pointed out a clear direction for my investigation,"
"I can't say it today, but time will eventually show you the answer to your question," Kayn meaningfully said before closing the door of the study room. It was the same line he said to Rowan Starlight after he assisted the latter.
After walking a few meters away, Natas can't help but ask, "Are you sure about making him one of your allies?".
"Just potentially," Until now, he still doesn't have any decisive thoughts in mind about the future. He believes that it is still too early for him to decide about that.
Everything that he is doing right now is just a part of the process for him to come to a conclusion about what he is going to do in the future.
"So, where are we going? Or should I say… what are we going to do next?"
"Before I answer that question, let's return to my house first and continue with our talk about this item," Kayn showed Natas the Entry Crystal. This was the root cause of why he was in this mess right now. If only Natas didn't persuade him, he would have simply focused on just killing some monsters at the Eclipse Forest and won't have had to face Mayor Sebastian this early on.
Anyways, what's done is done.
There's no way for him to change what had already happened.
That matter that happened just now should all be left alone for fate to decide.
He already did everything he could do to salvage that situation in the best way he possibly could without any preparation.
On the contrary, what he should be doing now is finding out why Natas persuaded him all of a sudden to get the Entry Crystal.
He could already assume that there is something, an item perhaps, in 'The Bridge' that could help him with his quest. But what exactly is it? And why would Natas want him to go through all the trouble for that item?
Since there's nothing left for him to do in the Mayor's Mansion, and furthermore, he has another matter to take care of, thus he decided to make his way to the exit.
The Mayor's Mansion might be big, but since he was already familiar with it, it didn't take him long to arrive at the main door.
However, just when he was about to step out of the door, the butler he met previously suddenly stopped him.
"Young master Kayn,"
"Yes?" Kayn turns around to look at the butler who is currently holding two large black briefcases.
"Master Sebastian ordered me to give this to you," The butler handed the two large black briefcases to Kayn.
"What's inside?"
"Master Sebastian said that one of those briefcases contains the money that they have earned after selling the monsters you killed in the Eclipse Forest. While the other one is his appreciation gift for lending him assistance. He told me to make sure to tell you that you have the right to choose whether to accept the second briefcase or not since he knows that you don't like receiving something extravagant for free. He also wants me to let you know that you can rest assured because he understood your every intention,"
Evidently, Mayor Sebastian also understood that one of the reasons that Kayn helped him was that he was returning him a favor for the kindness that he has been showing to the latter until now.
With that thought in mind, Kayn can't help but sigh in relief. At the end of the day, both his bad and good intentions were seen through. That's all that matters. In that way, no misunderstanding would possibly sprout in the future.
"Tell Mayor Sebastian that I appreciate his gifts,"
"I will make sure your reply will reach Master Sebastian's ears,"
"Thank you,"
After saying that, Kayn finally stepped out of the Mayor's mansion.
Just because he stepped out of the mansion, doesn't necessarily mean that he is out of Mayor Sebastian's property.
In front of him, a long white brick path greeted him which leads towards an iron gate at the end.
He might be able to see the gate from his location, but that actually doesn't imply that the path is not that long. It's just that the iron gate is huge that's why he can still see it despite how far the distance between them is.
"You can just wait here for the car coming for you, Master Kayn," The butler kindly informs Kayn.
"Oh," That's truly good to hear. "Okay!"
"I'll be on my way, then,"
Kayn simply nodded his head to the butler before returning his attention to his front.
Just like what the butler had said, not long after, a black-colored 2022 Chevrolet Suburban stopped in front of him.
As soon as the car came to stop, the door at the passenger seat automatically opens to invite him to get inside.
Without any hesitation, Kayn and Natas walked inside the passenger seat.
The moment they got inside the car, the door automatically closes and the driver started driving them toward the gate.
Just when Kayn thought that the driver only intended on fetching them from the mansion and dropping them off at the gate afterward, the car actually continued driving on the road after the huge gate opened.
"This is new,"
Normally, the driver would only drive him as far as the gate before dropping him off. After that, it would be entirely up to him to find his way back to his house.
"It seems like my actions just now have instead improved my relationship with Mayor Sebastian,"
The car continued driving, passing many streets along the way and eventually reaching one of the highways that connects to the Moon Core.
After half an hour of travel, the car finally came to stop in front of Kayn's house.
In a similar fashion as before, the door at the passenger seat opens and they exited the car before the driver drives off to return to the Mayor's Mansion.
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