Chapter 182 - Reactions

After finishing the talk with Lilith, Raisa asked, "Do you have anything in mind to handle the great sage? He has been trying to be your student to learn the way of bonk."

"I'm not strong enough to handle him." Albert shook his head. "So, I'll leave him to you to handle."

"Not strong enough? When you're strong enough, you're going to take him in?"

"At that time, I won't be afraid of being chased by all human kingdoms." Albert nodded with a smile. Of course, he was talking about a few years in the future since he would have a hard time soon after bonking many people in the Lust Kingdom.

"I understand. It's not like he can escape from us." Raisa nodded. "In that case, I'll handle all the matters."

"Yeah. Thank you. It's time for me to leave too." Albert thought for a moment. "I'll sleep here tonight and go tomorrow. Can you call Yale and Irena here?"

"Certainly. Do you have any other requests?"

"Not really."

"I'll get you a few tents then." Raisa nodded. After confirming there was nothing to say anymore, she returned with the transmission mirror.

Yale and Irena soon came to their position with a few tents on their backs since they insisted on taking the tents back with them instead of letting Raisa do such a thing.

After understanding the entire situation, Yale also gave him a few opinions to consider.

…

As soon as the morning came, Albert led his group to the Woodstar City, where he would stay for a long time to prepare the incoming assassins that wanted his life.

Because the journey took more than ten days since, the information spread all around the world first.

The Pride Kingdom.

"What?! He already has the ability to use 4-Star Spell? He also has no problem in controlling both elements?" The Pride King was surprised when he heard about Yale's achievement.

It was only a few months since Yale started following Albert, yet the result was too shocking. It wouldn't be long before Yale reached a level high enough to succeed him.

And when that happened, the battle of the throne would become even fiercer. In fact, the princes and princesses who had been aiming for the throne should have learned about this news.

They all had their share of thoughts about what to do with Yale. After all, the one prince they thought wouldn't pose any challenge suddenly became the biggest contender.

His two elements could easily dominate the battle easily in the future. So, they either made Yale their subordinate, their ally, or their archenemy.

Little did they know, Yale could use 5-Star Spell and just one step away to use 6-Star Spell. But since Albert hadn't even learned a spell at that level yet, he had no idea how to use it.

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The Gluttony Kingdom.

The one that was shaken by Yale's news was not limited to the Pride Kingdom, Yale's home country. It also affected the kingdom that had challenged him, the Gluttony Kingdom.

Their princess, Renee, had challenged Yale in a sacred duel. And when she won, she actually abandoned the promise and broke their engagement right after.

In that instant, the royal family started losing the support of the nobles, thinking they were too foolish to even abandon something like that. Everyone knew the importance of an anomaly who succeeded in cultivating their power. And to think the Gluttony Kingdom would abandon someone like him, it was ridiculous.

And even worse, Albert was someone that could easily destroy 7-Star Spells. In other words, his strength should be stronger. He might even use 8-Star Spell if necessary.

At the same time, the Lust Kingdom seemed to be friendly to him. Their cooperation from the start made them think Albert was part of their kingdom instead of the Gluttony Kingdom. The only person that had the chance to connect the Gluttony Kingdom and Albert had abandoned it, there was no way they could accept.

Renee kneeled in the throne room with her forehead touching the ground.

Her father, the king, could only let out a long sigh as he didn't have any more argument to help her. In fact, he was the only one that believed in his daughter this whole time.

But when the royal family lost the support of the nobles, he couldn't protect her anymore.

His wife, the queen, glared at her and raised her voice. "You slut! Do you think you're that great? That Yale can become that strong in just a few months… Can you even imagine his achievement in the next ten years… or twenty years?

"What about his teacher? He has taught two anomalies and both of them are strong! And to think you would let this go… Argh!" The queen clenched her hands with veins bulging on her forehead. She had enough.

"Wife…" The king tried to persuade her again, but the queen couldn't contain her anymore.

"If you're shielding her again, the royal family will lose their standing and there might even be a revolt." The queen shouted back, shutting the king up.

The king wanted to give her a few more reasons, but none of them could truly save her.

And different to Lilith's prediction, the queen chose a punishment that was even worse than anyone's imagination.

"You shall be stripped of your title and name and become a slave!"

"!!!" The king widened his eyes, shocked by the punishment. "No. This can't be done. In the worst case, she can marry another noble or be executed… Becoming a slave? That's even worse than death!"

The queen glared at him and stated, "Do you think you can shelter her anymore? Do you think who has been keeping the nobles in check? Do you think you can stop them from revolting? Without my ruthless action, do you think you can still be a king?"

The king gritted his teeth, not being able to say anything against her. In fact, they both were the rulers. The king used his compassion to make the citizens happy while the queen was ruthless enough to keep the control in the hand of the royal family. Both of them made the kingdom better.

And this time, the king couldn't do anything because the queen's way was more efficient to deal with this problem.

Little did he know, the king was actually in the right. They simply had no idea that Yale started harboring feelings for Renee after that sacrifice.

Even though Lilith was Albert's fiancee, she was still a ruler. There was no way she would tell these two about Yale.

In fact, she wanted to worsen the scenario so that Renee would have no attachment to her home anymore.

At that time, she would follow Yale, which would make Yale continue following Albert. This action would result in the Lust Kingdom to be the biggest winner.

Unfortunately for them, they wouldn't have the chance to regret since the queen had decided.

"Guard! Throw her out of the castle!"

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The Risourin Kingdom.

Similar to the Gluttony Kingdom, their king was pinching the bridge of his nose with his expression darkening. In front of him kneeled Rumberg who had failed his mission.

"Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"You are the great sage's teacher. Although you have failed protecting him, it's impossible for me to punish you. After all, the great sage could only flourish to that level because of you.

"The enemy was simply too strong and we would never have thought of such an ambush. It is as if they already knew about their participation beforehand."

"They were aware? Impossible. There are only a few people who know about their participation and the execution is too quick to allow the enemy to make some preparations." Rumberg shook his head, denying that possibility.

However, he also couldn't see how Raisa could react that quick.

"I'll try to negotiate with them for now. No matter what, if they execute the great sage and the hero publicly, it's easy to justify the union of five human kingdoms. At the very least, there's a possibility we can get our great sage back… Only him. I couldn't care less about that hero bastard." The king sighed. "Help me in making the preparation."

"Understood."

…

Just like those three kingdoms, the others also showed their attention to Albert, the man who captured the great sage and the hero. There was also an abnormal demon army appearing out of nowhere.

They needed more information to make a move because the Lust Kingdom was protecting Albert. This might also be Lilith's scheme. So, they wanted to make sure it was safe first before coming to Albert.

They couldn't take their time either since other kingdoms would make a move before them. Luckily, there was no conflict between their kingdoms and Albert like the Pride Kingdom and the Gluttony Kingdom, which made any negotiation easier.

After receiving the information, they began discussing this matter. And obviously, the human kingdoms had gotten more advantages about this.

The 'Bonk' word that Rumberg heard started to spread like a wildfire.

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The Holy Kingdom.

After learning about that word, the pope and the saintess finally talked to each other again.

"What do you think about this?" The pope asked while glancing at the saintess' expression to get some more information.

"Bonk and Wooden Bat… There is such a thing back in our world. Every time people are horny unnecessarily like someone suddenly appears and makes an adult joke, you will bonk that people…

"If that power actually comes from another world and it perfectly matches the description, that power is the thing that can shake the existence of the Lust Kingdom."

The pope's expression became serious as he said, "No wonder the Lust Kingdom is sheltering him."

"It seems he's worth more than we previously imagined." The saintess sighed.

"Indeed.. We should also make a move now since our border touches the Lust Kingdom. We will demand his existence… It's fine to have a demon here since we can justify the result if his power can oppose the Lust Demons…"