Chapter 642 Curious Hope

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Amos naturally knew that Emilia wouldn't make a bet with him if she hadn't been at least somewhat certain of her own victory, and had he not had any idea of what her bet might be, he obviously wouldn't pointlessly give her the opportunity to humiliate him any more than she already had.

But now that the stupid bitch had revealed her delusion of taking over Carmen, things were no longer the same.

Not to mention her, even if all of her allies and the White Deer Corporation were to go all in on taking down the country of Carmen, Amos was sure that all they would manage to achieve would be sealing their own doom.

Sure, they might not be annihilated immediately, but once they realized just how hopeless a victory was and retreated to nurse their wounds, would all the old enemies watching them like starving hawks let go of such a wonderful opportunity?

Of course not!

The silver-haired hero almost laughed out loud. 'Heh, how ironic… they managed to somehow get this far, but because they're going to keep going along with this delusional bitch, all these fools are just going to seal their doom!'

If, at that time, he also managed to get back some of his birthrights…

'I know the chances of someone like this bitch honoring her words is slim, I know… and I also know that even if I manage to get back a part of what I once had, there will still be far too many obstacles on the road I wish to tread on, I know… I know… But…!'

But… what really differentiated a champion from a normal soldier was exactly the ability to come out on top against seemingly impossible odds!

And Amos knew that he was a champion, not a grunt.

For all this time, he had been struggling and suffering loss after loss, just because that stupid father of his refused to give him even the slightest chance to succeed. And after losing everything and getting caught by the grunts of this hateful bitch, the future seemed more and more bleak.

Betrayal after betrayal, disappointment after disappointment, and misfortune after misfortune.

It all piled up on his shoulders as if wishing to crush his iron will beneath its weight, but no…

Not even when the demons of his past came to haunt him did he lose his will to fight. Even Crystal… even she…!

But so what?

His name was Amos Black. The one who would one day be known as the greatest, most powerful man in the world, someone destined for greatness from the day he was born. How could he allow these setbacks to ruin him?

Not only did he have to show them all what he was capable of… but also pay them back for all they did!

His father, Emilia, the governments that conspired against him, and everyone else who mocked him… he would ruin them all! Ruin them, completely!

Such was the heat of the raging inferno within his heart. How could it be so easy to quench? Until he'd had a chance to avenge all the injustice he'd suffered, Amos would never allow anything to break him down.

And now that he might finally might have a chance, things were bound to change.

Amos clenched his fists in excitement. 'If this malicious little bitch isn't just goading me along, and I actually get this one shot, this one opportunity… I'll definitely never let it go! No, even if she goes back on her word… I'll still take this chance to take back what should always have been mine!'

Looking at the ever-increasing brightness in the silver-haired boy's eyes, Emilia barely managed to suppress the urge to shatter his hopes just to see his reaction, and smiled. "Of course, if I win… you will have to admit in front of Crystal that you are not even worthy of polishing my boots. How about it?"

Amos almost laughed out loud, but knowing just how deranged and psychotic the dark-haired girl by Emilia's side could be, he managed to keep it down to just a smirk. "If someone like you can be brave enough to bet, how can I not be brave enough to take it?"

While the crimson-haired girl just smiled in response, Dixie openly snorted in derision.

Regardless of whatever it was that Emilia proposed, did this moron really think he would 'win'?

Not to mention that her princess would never make a losing bet, even if that were to happen, as her loyal knight, wouldn't it be her duty to make sure the vermin around her never bring her any harm?

Emilia might have prohibited her from killing Amos, but so what? She had plenty of ideas on how to deal with an idiot like him without breaking his neck. Not to mention, she could always seek that slightly strange maid of her princess if she needed any ideas.

As if suddenly aware of her maliciousness, Amos shuddered, but fortunately for him, Emilia dragged Dixie away to an inner chamber of the hideout before she could come up with a way to teach him a lesson.

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"I know this might be sudden, but in addition to everything I told you about before, I will need you to get ready to head back to Blue Dawn in a few weeks or so, just before we finalize our takeover of Carmen, and when you get there…"

Emilia leaned in to whisper something in Dixie's ear, and the dark-haired girl's eyes widened in astonishment. 'S-She wants me to kill who?!'

Not to mention that she'd never been trained as an assassin and was quite... unsure of her 'covert' skills, to put it gently, Dixie didn't even think they had any reason to kill the person Emilia was going for… at all.

A surprise was a surprise, and being unreasonable was being unreasonable… but since it was a request from her princess, Dixie obviously wouldn't refuse.

Of course, it was impossible not to be curious.

"Um, Emily, could it be that… those idiots in Red Dusk did something stupid recently?"

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