Chapter 786 Exposed

Chapter 786 Exposed

While Vaan was interacting with Hecate, the leaders from the human, witch, dragon, and wyvern sides all maintained their distance. No matter what Vaan and Hecate were discussing, they didn't believe they were qualified to join in.

Who would dare jump into a Great Devil's conversation before permission was granted?

As such, Astoria and Henrietta's first thoughts were to seek information about the situation from Ophelia. However, the latter found it extremely inappropriate to interrupt Hecate for a sudden inquiry.

In the end, everyone could only wait patiently until Hecate and Vaan finished their business.

When everyone witnessed Hecate's sudden surge of evil aura, they all felt fortunate for deciding not to approach her and interrupt her business.

As expected, a Great Devil was still a Great Devil.

Because of Hecate's incredibly heavy evil aura, Emperor Varan grew especially nervous regarding the future of his country. After all, they might have gotten rid of Abaddon, but now there was Hecate.

Fighting fire with fire wouldn't necessarily stop them from getting burned.

Fortunately, Emperor Varan's concerns were unfounded. He quickly felt relieved to see Hecate depart with most of her Dreamcatchers.

Even so, no one approached Vaan due to the remaining Dreamcatchers.

Only after Fourth Dream, Seventh Dream, and Ninth Dream disappeared for some time did they finally come forward.

"Lord Vaan, how is the situation?" Emperor Varan asked nervously.

Vaan glanced at Emperor Varan before casually replying, "The threat from Gehenna has been resolved. Hecate has taken charge of the Evernight Territory and put up a ban on dimension crossing."

"Thus, you no longer need to worry about the Vampire Lords invading again, Emperor Varan. With the black pillar in place, the weaker vampires won't be able to cross over either."

"Take this chance to rebuild your imperial capital, construct a defensive perimeter around the black pillar, relocate the affected citizens, and provide disaster relief."

"The Black Rose Kingdom, Holy Knight Empire, and Red Dragon Clan will aid your country's recovery. You can discuss the details with Henrietta, Astoria, and Lord Astarot," Vaan stated.

Emperor Varan suddenly knelt down and said, "On behalf of the Great Ratholos Empire, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, Lord Vaan. I am fully convinced the Great Ratholos Empire will not suffer under you."

"The Great Ratholos Empire hereby pledges its allegiance to you, Lord Vaan," Emperor Varan said solemnly.

Although Hecate ultimately came to help, Vaan had still engaged with Great Devil Abaddon for so long and survived unscathed despite their vast difference in power.

That was an irrefutable fact.

As such, there was not a single warrior from the Great Ratholos Empire's side who wouldn't acknowledge him. He fully deserved everyone's respect and reverence.

Although Emperor Varan still had no idea how Vaan contacted Hecate, it no longer mattered to him.

What mattered was that the threat from Gehenna had been resolved, and they could move forward.

"Overlord Vaan!"

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"Overlord Vaan!"

It was unknown who shouted it first, but many warriors quickly joined in once it was spoken, offering their respects and veneration to Vaan through their repeated chant.

At the same time, Vaan could feel countless faith energy pouring into him.

Although the amount of faith energy needed to forge the divine soul and officially step into the divine was enormous--to the point that Vaan had no interest in becoming divine through this method, he still wouldn't refuse the tribute.

As such, he was amused to discover they were trying to hide their relationship from his grandmother. After all, he had already spilled the beans to her.

'Ah, ignorance is bliss,' Vaan thought.

Suddenly, Vaan boldly pulled Henrietta and Astoria into his embrace and gave each of them a quick peck on the cheeks in front of his grandmother, taking them all by surprise.

Victoria originally wanted to take her time teasing Henrietta and Astoria until they realized she knew of their relationship.

However, Vaan's stunt brought everything to light, ending her little game.

Nevertheless, Vaan's killer move soon followed. After giving Henrietta and Astoria smooches, he squeezed their round buttocks.

"Mm..."

"Kyaa!"

Two different reactions sounded.

Astoria's face quickly reddened with embarrassment while Henrietta lost all strength and plopped on the ground after squealing. Her soul also seemed to have left her body at that moment.

At the same time, they felt more conscious of Victoria's gaze, which seemed to burn into their backs.

They didn't know how to face Victoria after being exposed like that.

"Alright, you ladies have fun. I'm off," Vaan chuckled and departed, washing his hands of the mess he had created.

Aeliana and Eniwse also left with him, followed by Ophelia and Lord Narvim.

Shortly after, Lord Astarot led the dragons away to help the humans in the imperial capital, not wanting to stay after sensing the strange atmosphere.

The Supreme Leader was the future overlord of Pangea. If he wanted the world to burn, then everyone was screwed.

...

Soon, it was just Astoria, Henrietta, and Victoria left. Blank looks hung on their faces, having yet to adapt to the present situation.

An awkward silence filled the dry air.

"Victoria, i-it's not what you think..." Henrietta recovered some of her wits and quickly made an excuse, looking frantic.

Meanwhile, Victoria looked at Henrietta's expression and found it difficult to remain dispirited.

"Pftt!" Victoria laughed and asked, "Even after reaching this point, you're still trying to hide your relationship from me, Little Hennie?"

"Ah! Stop it. Don't talk like that," Henrietta blocked her ears in denial.

"I also wanted to keep feigning ignorance and play along with you longer, but... Sigh, that grandson of mine doesn't know how to let people have fun, does he?" Victoria sighed with some regret.

"Y-You... knew?" Astoria uttered with surprise.

"Some time ago, yeah. Vaan told me himself," Victoria chuckled before urging, "Alright, let's hear it."

"Hear what?" Astoria replied with momentary bafflement.

"Hear you two calling me Grandmother," Victoria grinned with glee, adding, "Why? Do you need my help? Alright, let's practice. Repeat after me: Grand-mo-ther. Your turn."

Astoria and Henrietta shivered with hair-raising chills and goosebumps.