Chapter 1270 - Silent Watcher
Nevertheless, Davis still hadn’t brought his family back from inside the Lightning Sea, so it could be said that he had a bit of time till he kowtowed, but that didn’t make him feel any good.N♡vεlB¡n: Your Escape into Infinite Tales.
’Oh well... what is my old face worth in front of my two gems’ life...?’ Nero Alstreim could only console himself, convincing that he was doing this for his daughters.
He was about to kowtow because sooner or later, he would have to do so without fail, or else, he would’ve truly lost all face at that moment. However, Davis suddenly placed a hand on his shoulder, causing him to freeze.
"Just leave it to me. I’ll get your family back safely. However, I’ll only get them back after a month since Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim and Elise Alstreim will come out of prison at that time."
Nero Alstreim possessed a bit of hesitancy, "Can you not get them out soon?"
"No." Davis shook his head, "Originally, it would’ve been the death penalty as someone had to take responsibility for bringing the spies into the family, which ended up being Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim. As for Grand Elder Elise Alstreim, she brought in a calamity, an Emperor Beast Stage Magical Beast to the family, but it was driven away by Isabella, who is on my side."
"Who’s Isabella...!?" Nero Alstreim became shocked.
Someone who was actually able to drive away an Emperor Beast Stage Magical Beast was on Davis’s side? Furthermore, a woman? He had no recollection of such a powerhouse in the Nine Western Territories.
"You’ll come to know later..." Davis simply brushed that off, "Nevertheless, even though Grand Elder Elise Alstreim was indirectly the reason why Weiss Alstreim was able to kill my mother’s mother using pawns, my mother still considered your daughter’s position and heavily lowered their sentence, compromising to take half of their less important wealth in exchange for decreasing the years they would spend in the prison."
The only thing Davis didn’t know was that Grand Elder Elise Alstreim already redeemed her wrongs by managing to steal a Peak-Level Water-Attributed Spirit Stone Source from the Aqua Flood Dragon. The true reason why she went to prison was that she had to shoulder her father’s weight of crime as well.
"You understand?" Davis continued, "A lot happened back then, and I can’t keep explaining it. If you want to know more, you can ask your daughter Nora yourself as she would’ve been in the know by now since she became one with our family. Just wait for a month, and they will all be back. Even I don’t want to keep my Niera there, you know..."
Nero Alstreim’s expression became complex.
Ask his daughter himself? For that, he would have to reveal himself.
The reason why he didn’t reveal himself was because he didn’t want his daughter to be ashamed of herself upon seeing him. He absolutely didn’t want that to be her first emotion when she saw him still be alive.
Nora had birthed a baby before marriage, and that was a huge scandal in the Alstreim Family. Furthermore, he heard that she was the Young Mistress, so the backlash to her name would be heavier and all the more deteriorating if other people came to know. The outrage wouldn’t be any less than people demanding for her to be exiled from the Alstreim Family for being a disgrace.
After all, she had basically stained the Alstreim Family’s name as its standing Young Mistress. Her image would basically reflect the standing and behavior of most women in the family to the outside world.
He had planned to take them away from the island after a month, and that month would be beneficial to Eldia, who should be currently roaming in the Dark Thunder Island.
Davis then took Nero Alstreim to a nearby unoccupied living space and strictly told him not to disturb his parents unless they came out of that living space, and Nero Alstreim nodded his head. He understood that he would not be allowed inside but instead kicked out as he was still a masked man to them.
After that, he returned.
"Mother, take me to see father..." Davis opened his mouth as soon as he entered.
"Alright, but who was that? Why does he want to see Nora?"
Claire asked in a doubtful manner while Nora also attentively listened.
"I can only assure that he won’t absolutely harm you, two mothers. As for who he is... I have provided a room for him to stay ten rooms away from here, so ask him yourselves if you want to..."
"What...?" Claire appeared confused before she shook her head, "Davis, your actions are truly difficult for me to comprehend, but if you say so, then it must be safe with him around."
"Huh?" Nora Alstreim uttered a sound of disbelief, "You can’t be serious? You’re going to keep some stranger around us, at this time when your mother is weakened while I have my Laura to protect? Logan... no, forget all of us, we practically can’t do anything against a Peak-Level Law Sea Stage Expert even in our peak."
She sounded worried, to which Davis simply replied.
"I think I am more dangerous to you than that person, ahahaha."
Nora Alstreim appeared even more confused while Davis prodded his mother to take him to his father. Although Claire was confused as just like Nora, she still took him to their bedroom.
Inside the room, Logan seemed to be resting on a bed with his eyes a bit swollen and his facial expression looking a bit lethargic. Davis couldn’t help but turn to look at Claire.
"Mother, why didn’t you say anything about this to me sooner?"
"It was your father who blocked me..." Claire lowered her head.
Davis turned to look back at his father, who awkwardly smiled back at him.
"Davis, it’s been almost a year..." His voice sounded a bit hoarse.
"Father..." Davis sounded a bit low as if he didn’t like seeing his father be injured, "Idiot father, if you are wounded in the soul, why didn’t you just say so?"
He walked towards Logan with an annoyed expression on his face.