"Even if I die, Young Master, I will always be loyal to you. I vow on my Energy Core."


    Hearing Dreck''s words, Ryuk felt somewhat satisfied. However, understanding the time it took for him to finally subdue one of the cloaked figures, hemanded that man, "Take that one with you and deliver this message to her."


    Ryuk conveyed the message he wanted the man to deliver to Drishti, before turning towards Dreck, "I will go to the Central Library after meeting with the Crawfords."


    Without waiting for a response, Ryuk promptly made his way out of the room, his thoughts turning to the Crawfords who were still standing outside the mansion with other people.


    Indeed, there were important matters he needed to address to ensure the future unfolded smoothly.


    There had been several instances up to now where some of his ns for the future had been rendered useless due to unforeseen variables in his path.


    However, the thought of rxing, anticipating that his n might fail again, was not something Ryuk could afford in the slightest.


    He would keep trying and trying while facing these series of trials until one day, he achieves what he desires.


    ....


    "Y-Young Master!" Adrian''s gaze fell on the young man leaving the mansion, followed by Dreck and other Chandlers, directly moving towards him with his family members except his sister, who went back.


    Until now, all of them had patiently waited, not intervening in the battle, aware that there were chances of facing retaliation from Lady Drishti if they offended her, directly causing their Young Master''s eligibility for gbearer to be null.


    "Adrian, I heard the Crawfords have the most battleships among all the Branch Families." Seeing the approaching figure of Adrian, Ryuk spoke, recalling the information he had gotten from the files provided by Maya about them possessing 35 BattleShips.


    Taking a nce towards the other branch family members standing there, Ryuk felt satisfied ''It should keep them in check''


    After using the Grimoire to subdue that ck-cloaked man, instead of just increasing the pain''s intensity to make things faster, he intentionally prolonged his suffering till the night.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    Why?


    Primarily for two reasons: The first was to instill fear in the hearts of all the branch family members waiting for him outside the mansion by making them hear the lung-tearing screams of a Peak Legendary Perfect Veteran for straight twelve hours.


    After all, he couldn''t keep using the Grimoire on all these people one by one due tock of time.


    And, seeing the contracted demeanor, horror etched on their faces with that averting gaze, it all seemed worth it.


    The second reason was for him to learn about the blueprint of the battleship. He had made the system scan it, since he saw that technology for the first time.


    That''s why it took him a whole eleven hours to understand it''s architecture and working principle.


    And the remaining one hour, he strategized the foundation he should leave behind in Ardoros until he remains outside of it for those 14 years.


    "Y-yes, Young Master." Adrian felt somewhat proud, hearing the only remaining thing that somewhat still kept Crawford at the fourth strongest branch family even after their fallen ranks.


    "But, they are useless without an energy source, Young Master," Noah interrupted their conversation, noticing his father ncing at Chandler, which meant if the Young Master ordered to activate those ships, then they would have to sell some of them to Chandler in hopes of getting an energy source.


    Due to the distance between continents, it was not possible for them to travel through others to get enough amount of energy crystals inrge quantity, due to the energy consumption of one such battleship being higher than any lower-rank continents could afford.


    "You don''t need to worry about the energy source. Lady Drishti has promised us that," Ryuk said, a small smile forming on his face, not forgetting to getpensation from the higher-ups who sent a whole battleship and destroyed his Spire''s Ether Crystal along with it.


    They destroyed the Ether Crystal, so they need topensate, right?


    "R-really?!" Adrian''s eyes widened upon hearing his Young Master''s words, prompting him to turn towards Dreck for confirmation. However, seeing Dreck averting his gaze, Adrian felt confused.


    Unbeknownst to him, Dreck was also present in the room where their respected Young Master had sent a message to Drishti Devereaux, requestingpensation for his Spire and Energy Crystal.


    Did he believe that Lady Drishti would ept that request?


    Absolutely.


    "T-then, it''s very good! Lady Drishti is really magnanimous!" one of the branch family members shouted, hoping to create a chain reaction of apuse.


    GASP


    But what awaited him were unison gasps from all the other members there, shocked by the understanding behind those words, which indirectly suggested how Lady Drishti showed mercy to a weakling like their Young Master—one''s mouth is root of all suffering.


    "Indeed, she is," Ryuk said, feeling a sharp gaze on him, realizing the message had been delivered much sooner than he anticipated.


    Not much for the speed of a Legendary Peak Ranker.


    "Adrian, show me the engineers who are in charge of your battleships," Ryuk said, not dying things and getting directly to the point.


    He was aware of Drishti''s sharp gaze on him, but due to his ability to nullify it, she could only see the surrounding things while he would appear absent from there, more like invisible to her.


    "....This way, Young Master," Adrian slightly nced at Dreck Chandler, understanding that he would also be apanying them inside the base where all the battleships were present, something he didn''t want due to their previous rivalry.


    "Dreck, I want you to go meet Lady Drishti, also take those people and ask her for Compensation." Understanding the bodynguage of the Crawfords and prioritizing his own interests, Ryuk directly sent Dreck out of that ce with selected four members among all the hundreds—a simple way to get rid of some spies without tainting his hands.


    "I will do it then," Dreck, also feeling awkward, followed by the branch family members at his side, moved out from that ce, leaving behind Ryuk and the Crawfords.


    Ryuk then followed Adrian to their base where the battleships were stored, understanding the enormous size that the space must be, making it necessary for all of the ships to be stored underground.


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    SWISH


    A streak of light moved toward the Main Family''s fortress, arriving directly outside the main door before swiftly entering a room through the long hallway.


    knock knock


    ".....Come in."


    A soft yetzy voice emanated from the room, inviting the ck-cloaked figure inside as he carried another on his shoulder.


    Krieeeek


    Upon opening the door, he was greeted by a vast room filled with several items.


    However, instead of focusing on the treasures, his gaze settled on silky curtains surrounding arge bed in the corner of the room.


    He slowly made his way over, then knelt, cing the body from his shoulder on the floor, his fist in the knelt position.


    "It''s surprising that he left you alive." Looking at the man in front of her, Drishti felt amused, noticing changes in both of her subjects.


    The dead one had a missing energy core, and the alive one appeared broken.


    Hollow eyes, an exhausted soul, and dry skin—all pointed to the enormous pain he had endured.


    The kneeling man felt the day''s torment might finally bring him some relief. He sought peace, even as the residual sensation of torment lingered in every cell of his body, reminding him of the day''s suffering, not wanting to dy in getting eternal relief, he spoke,


    "I have a message for you, Lady Drishti."