Chapter 113: Unexpected

"I found out because of this strange and dangerous aura, and the fact that there is someone here who you know...someone who does not belong to the Warmester Denoble House," Oumu explained swiftly without any hesitation.

This is because it would be better to come out now how he found out. No, it wasn't really better or anything of the sort. Oumu just felt like he needed to explain it to honor Rouge's honesty to his question.

But it was not only because of that. This is...Oumu's way of buying time to think about this situation.

If Rouge betrayed the Warmester Denoble House and is now acting the role of the Temporary Patriarch the Warmester Denoble House, it is pretty obvious to a sharp demon such as Oumu that...the truth is that Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House is dead.

The 6 pillars and the members of the Warmester Family are also dead, which is the reason why they are now going on a vacation right now.

After all, that would only be the reasonable explanation for a situation like this where a traitor to the Warmester Denoble House would become the Temporary Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House.

The official document signed by the Patriarch is most likely fake, too. No, Oumu was sure that it was fake as well.

And all of this was thought up by Oumu in just a single second with the help of his instincts and sharp mind. However, there was something that was sticking to him as a weird...fact or event.

And that is the condition of Rouge's betrayal to be true is the death of the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House and the 6 pillars.

It is absolutely impossible for them to be dead, that's what Oumu believed in before, and that is what he believes in now.

After all, they were just too powerful to be killed. Even if there is a hidden genius in other Denoble Houses, it would still be impossible to kill them now.

It would be a different matter if these hidden geniuses were given enough time to mature, but it would be impossible to kill them in this day and age.

That was how powerful the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House and the 6 pillars are.

However, there was something that Oumu was forgetting.

And that was...the terrifying aura that was terrorizing his body even now.

Oumu realized this soon enough, which made him widen his eyes even more as he looked at Rouge's eyes.

It seems that Rouge knew what this means as he just had a...smirk on his face.

He then spoke with that kind of smug look, "That's right. I'm sure it's surprising for you, too. But I was there when it happened and even I was unable to believe my eyes, so I guess it's only natural."

Rouge said those words as if he knew exactly what Oumu realized.

Well, that was the truth. He knew what Oumu realized.

Judging from how fast Oumu was able to find out that Rouge betrayed the Warmester Denoble House with just minimal clues, Rouge predicted that the next thing that Oumu would think about is how the Patriarch and the 6 pillars were killed.

in a way, Rouge is as sharp as Oumu.

However, that is not the important thing right now. What is important right now is how Rouge would deal with Oumu now that he knows his secret.

But since they are in this room, which could be considered to be the most dangerous place to a person who knows Rouge's secret because of the presence of the terrifying aura, it was not that hard, to be honest.

All Rouge had to do is to call Lucifer here, and Oumu's death is as certain as it can be.

Of course, Rouge...definitely had the balls to do something like that despite not knowing if Lucifer is pissed off right now or what.

It is because Rouge knew that Lucifer would like it more if threats were to be dealt with as soon as possible by any means possible.

After all, it would come back to bite them in the ass if they don't deal with such threats.

And in this situation, Oumu is a threat. So...Rouge just had to explain this to Lucifer, and he would be completely fine.

That is the reason why Rouge also had the smug look on his face since...he now figured out how he would be able to solve this situation.

However, Rouge definitely didn't want to see his friend die just like that.

Which is why Rouge...was thinking of recruiting Oumu to his cause, to Lucifer's cause.

"And since we are already on this topic, I'm sure you can feel it, right? You can feel how strong the one who is holding the official document signed by the Patriarch is."

"Even if we battle him together, we wouldn't even last a single second. Hell, I'm not even sure if we would be able to last half a second."

"And since it's like that, how about staying alive? I'm sure you know what I'm referring to, Oumu." Rouge said as he looked at Oumu with a serious look on his face.

It seems that he was really serious about this, and that was the truth.

After all, blood does not need to be shed if there is no need to do shed it.

What's more, Rouge had a reason to do something like this, and that reason was Oumu was his friend.

As a friend, Rouge definitely wanted to save Oumu.

Of course, if Oumu were to say no to his offer, then there is nothing that Rouge can do since Lucifer would not allow sparing Oumu's life even if he is Rouge's friend.

Rouge understood this better than anyone.

"Hmm...is this why you invited me into this place? To trap me and leave me no choice? No, that does not seem to be like it." Oumu murmured.

He then continued, "You just didn't expect that I would be able to realize it with so few clues around me."

"Nevertheless, this situation does not call for such questions anymore. This only comes down to one thing; it is whether I will stay alive or not."

"Of course, I do want to stay alive, but...I still have pledged my loyalty to the Warmester Denoble House and to the Patriarch."

"I can't just go and change sides now that I know he's dead and the other lordships as well. I'm not a certain someone who would do that without even any remorse."

Oumu said all those words with sharp eyes, as if indicating that his answer to Rouge's question was no.

Well, it was to be expected. Rouge betrayed the Warmester Denoble House for two reasons.

It is because he saw the utter annihilation that occurred that night, which killed the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House and the 6 pillars.

The absolute strength of Lucifer that didn't even give the 6 pillars and the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House to win the battle, Rouge saw it all.

That is one of the reasons, and the other is, as expected, the absolute nightmare that Rouge experienced after that utter annihilation happened.

And now, Oumu has not experienced anything like that at all. In fact, one could say that Oumu is still underestimating Lucifer right now.

It is because he has not seen Lucifer's strength or Lucifer for himself that he is underestimating him.

Hell, Oumu has even thought that Lucifer just used some kind of cheap trick to be able to kill the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House and the 6 pillars.

This is only natural so...it is also natural that his answer to Rouge's question would be a sharp no.

Right, that was how things were supposed to go, but...

"But...my interest is piqued. I'm curious now. I'm interested." Oumu said those words with a thin smile on his face while sweat dropped from his forehead.

Why? It was because Oumu knew that what he was about to say was something that is ridiculous, something that would forever change his life and his fate.

Knowing this, Oumu still continued to speak, "I...want to see the person who was able to kill the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House, the 6 pillars, and the Warmester Family."

"And most of all, I want to see the person who is the reason why you betrayed the Warmester Denoble House."

Oumu said those words without even missing a single beat, and he just stopped there.

He didn't say anything such as swearing his loyalty to Lucifer or anything of the sort.

He just said that he would want to meet Lucifer.

However, to Rouge, it was different. He knew that this means that...Oumu is leaning towards betraying the Warmester Denoble House, but the problem is he was still hesitating.

And by meeting with Lucifer, Oumu will decide if he would betray or not.

In other words, what Oumu wanted to do was...

"You want to measure him? You want to find out more about him? Hahaha. Your balls are too big, Oumu." Rouge said with a thin smile on his face.

But he didn't stop there as he continued, "Alright. I shall let you meet him - I shall let you meet my master."