"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, he commanded 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 plans for the future had been rendered useless due to unforeseen variables in his path.
However, the thought of relaxing, anticipating that his plan 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.
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"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 Flagbearer to become 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 glance towards the other branch family members standing there, Ryuk felt satisfied 'It should keep them in check'
After using the Grimoire to subdue that black-cloaked man, instead of just increasing the pain's intensity to make things faster, he intentionally prolonged his suffering till the night.
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 to lack 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.
"I will do it then," Dreck, also feeling awkward, followed by the branch family members at his side, moved out from that place, 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 yet lazy voice emanated from the room, inviting the black-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 a large bed in the corner of the room.
He slowly made his way over, then knelt, placing 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 delay in getting eternal relief, he spoke,
"I have a message for you, Lady Drishti."