The Young Master in the Shadows

After Lazarus failed to prove his point, the Storm Lord’s court was engulfed in an eerie silence.

“Lazarus, Is that all you have?” the Storm lord finally said after a few moments.

“Ah…. My lord…. Please give me one more chance to…”

“Enough, your son’s death was a coincidence!” she interrupted.

“But… There must be something else! What about his broken…” he began to speak, barely containing his anger.

“You have already shown that it didn’t have a Karmic relation, so it was his own doing!” the Lord spat. “You may leave… Take your son’s corpse and give him a proper burial!” she said, clearly indicating the end of this matter.

“... Yes, your lordship…” Lazarous bowed down as he clenched his fist around his hammer. He was clearly not resigned to give up.

“Go!”

“Yes!” he said, collecting the hammer in his storage ring, and then collecting the coffin before bowing and leaving the court. In the entire process, he never looked at Rosette or Aerith again, it was as if he was barely controlling himself!

Naturally, he had no idea that at a certain moment, Victor had marked the Hammer with a fate-tracking thread.

Yes, Victor wanted this hammer really badly. Although he had no idea if he could remove its lock, he had more than one idea on how he could utilize it! The bad thing was that he couldn’t just ask for it, it would be very awkward! Especially if his request was refused… He would be the first suspect if it were to get stolen later!

Lazarus left just like that.

“Let this be the end of this matter… Atma, make sure not to bully him for the next few days,” the lord sighed. Warning her first disciple.

“I understand!” Atma said, chuckling a little. For some reason, Victor felt that this woman was the kind a man must not trifle with.

“Then all of you can leave…” The lord said. “Victor, you stay!” she said.

“Eh… Me?” Victor asked surprised

“Yes!”

Atma frowned, giving Roette and then Victor a curious look before bowing and leaving.

Rosette, Germina, and Lizor’s lackeys all bowed down and left right behind her.

“Be careful…” Aertih, who knew why the lord wanted to talk to Victor, whispered in his ear as she walked out. She was the last to leave.

Moments later, the court was silent with only the Storm lord and Victor facing each other.

“...” The storm lord sighed and flicked her finger…

BOOMMMMMMMM!!!

The entire hall grew dim around Victor.

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WARNING! YOU ARE BEING AFFECTED BY ‘ THE TRUTH ARENA, SSS, AOE. 1- YOU WILL SAY THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH! 2- YOU WILL NEVER CONSIDER LYING AN OPTION! 3- YOU WILL FORGET WHAT HAPPENED HERE AFTER YOU LEAVE!

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WARNING! THE ACTIVATOR DOESN’T HAVE 10 TIMES YOUR AUTHORITY! DO YOU WANT TO LET THE TRUTH ARENA AFFECT YOU? <YES> <NO>

SHIT… Lords were really troublesome… It seemed like he couldn’t relax at all!

Victor took a moment to think about it. Since this was an AOE thing, he could easily dodge it without being discovered, so he pressed <NO> as he looked around fanatically. 𝘙

“… Is Victor White your real name?” an ethereal voice asked in the darkness.

“Kinda… My full name is Victor von Weise, I use Victor White for the public!” he quickly told the truth, the lord must already know that!

“Good… How old are you?”

“Usually 18.”

“Usually?”

“When I get caught with a minor I report it as 17!”

“....” the lord was speechless. This guy was a pervert! “How did you fool Lazarus?” She decided to get to the main point.

The bitch! She must have been still suspecting him!

Victor considered playing dumb but on the other hand… He smirked inwardly.

“I am not sure… “

“Oh, so you did fool him!… Did you act against Lizor in the library?’

“Yes! I secretly used a talisman that my master gave me on Lizor back then… it should have intensified his feelings and caused him to make trouble in the library, but for some reason, it only made him have an erection, he must have been a little horny seeing Aerith… It was so sudden that his penis must have gotten broken inside his pants!”

“Eh…” the lord who didn’t expect that answer, but thinking about it…. It made sense… The armor Lizor was wearing was very tough, if his little thing were to grow big all of a sudden… BAM… It was a self-inflicted injury!

The lord shook her head to try and erase that disturbing image from her mind.

“Did you know about the demon in the book?” she asked.

“No… I just knew that the book had some very strong skill hidden in it!”

“Oh… What skill? How did you know that?”

“Not sure what skill… I met a couple of cannibals on the way, When I interrogated them they told me all about it having something very strong! They were on the way to the capital to get it!”

“Oh…” the lord frowned. Something about two cannibals was mentioned in the file that Aerith presented the previous day. This made sense. It must have all been some plot by a demon. “Why did you act against Lizor then?” she asked.

“He was looking at my wife in a lascivious way!” Victor spat angrily. “Only I can do that!”

“Oh…” she nodded, typical male reaction. “Was the story you told Rosette about how you entered this world the truth?”

“Yes… I only hid the matter that I was not the only one here,”

“Oh… Elaborate…”

“One of my cousins came along, but I threw him in front of me as I escaped the demons… He died…” Victor sighed.

“Oh…” she smirked. Typical young master action, she was not surprised. “You don’t seem sad.”

“I never liked that guy… He threatened my big brother's position as the future patriarch!”

“....” she sighed. This was usual in noble families. “What about your master, did you lie about meeting him?” she asked.

“Yes… My master is interested in men… He took me in because he liked me…” he answered absentmindedly. Although such an excuse was extremely stupid, it was very effective!

“EH!” the lord froze. She suspected this point when Rosette told her about Victor, how could a mysterious master take in some random guy just like that… Now the question was answered.

“You are also gay?” she asked.

“I don’t discriminate!” he stated proudly.

“...” she looked at him with disgust. “Did your master do anything ‘sexual’ to you?”

“No… But I know that he is taking his time, he…”

“Did he tell you that he took you in because he liked you?” she interrupted him.

“No, but I can see it in his eyes… I know that look!” he licked his lips.

“...” she grimaced in disgust. This guy is a real pervert! It was not an act after all! “What did your master tell you about the storm lord?” She finally decided to stop asking random things. She really worried that the mental damage he was giving her might lead to her early death! It was just that his words had made it clear that he was just a pawn!

“Not much, he said that she was an old Triangle lord… Whatever that meant… He also said that she was on the verge of advancing, but that the Fake Sun lord managed to stop her by using a curse…”

“Does he know the nature of this curse?” she asked.

“... He said that the Sun lord had set up a ritual in the Death Valley where he sacrificed elves while telling them to curse at her as they fell down…”

“His……..” The storm lord gasped. She always suspected that Zendo was the one behind her curse. “You told Aerith that a demon was behind it!”

“My master is not sure… But he suspects as such, especially with the Sun Temple being infested with Demons taking top positions!” Victor shrugged.

“Oh...” She didn't know that. “Did he say why he wants to help me?”

“You?”

“I meant, help the Storm lord!”

“Yes, he said that he had many reasons… The first was that he didn’t want the balance of this world to break and he also wanted to ask her for three favors!”

“Oh… Do you know what those favors are?”

“Yes, he told me to ask the storm lord when I meet her to make a deal!”

“I see… So… What are those favors?”

“The first is that the storm lord must allow Me, Rosette, and all of her group to return safely to our original world, saying that you would no longer need her after you are cured and that their departure had damaged my world significantly!” Victor made a totally random reason.

“Oh… A good point…” she nodded. “Can your master send you back?” she asked.

“He said he could, and I don’t have a reason to doubt him… I bet he plans to sleep with me that very night….”

“He is originally from your world?” She interrupted him with disgust. She couldn't wait for this interrogation to end. This guy was creeping her to the extreme!

“Yeah, he said he was researching something and ended up here!”

“Something?”

“A poisonous guy named Yazal… He wanted me to ask the Storm lord for all the info the storm lord has on him, and how did he manage to leave this world!”

“YAZAL IS ALIVE?” she gasped.

“No idea… Master only said that the guy caused some big incident in my world and ran away… He said he tracked his origins to here!”

“Oh…” the storm lord was lost in thoughts for a moment there. “What is the third thing?”

“He wants to establish a demon-hunting sect, and wants The storm lord’s help doing that!” Victor said he needed a base in this world. Doing it incognito would definitely be better, but since that was unrealistic in such a short time he planned to ask the lord directly.

“Oh…” she paused. She didn’t mind that, it would allow her to uncover many of this mysterious master’s secrets. “Can he really help me?”

“When he said it he was very sure!”

“Do you still have any of his talismans?”

“Yes…” Victor reached for his underwear and took out a tattered talisman. It was one he found in the lowest layer of the Death Gorge. He made sure to use a Sharpie to draw random symbols on it.

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WIND MIRACLE TALISMAN, SSS CREATE A WIDE AREA TORNADO

“A Wind Miracle?” the lord gasped. Not sure about that.

“Yes… He said that it was its name!” Victor nodded.

“... I see…” She was really tempted to grab this Talisman to study it, but remembering where Victor pulled it from she decided it was not worth it. She would ask for it later as a part of their contract!

“See what?” Victor asked.

“... Nothing… Do you love Aerith?” She decided to ask one last thing.

“How could I not love a horny girl…” He said. “It is one of my fetishes… Just imagine a 69 with her using that well-lubricated horn of hers to….”

“YOU MAY LEAVE!” she spat as she clenched her heart. The image was too depraved for an old traditional woman like her.

“Eh…”

BOOM

Moments later he found himself lying on his back outside the courtroom.

“What happened?” he asked as he looked around as if he was lost. “Wasn’t I just…”

“Your meeting with her lordship is over!” one of the two giantesses guarding the door said.

“Her lordship will meet you once you get the Promised Talisman,” the second one said.

“The Contract will be ready by then…”

“How did you know about that?” he asked as if he totally forgot what happened earlier.

“We always do… You may leave!” the first giantess interrupted.

Oh.... Victor smirked inwardly. Thankfully this went as planned. The only thing he was going to be worry about was what the Storm lord's next step would be and how he should prepare!

He really didn't want to kill her. What he told her moments earlier was the truth... If she were to die he was 99% sure this world would be completely lost to the demons!

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“Master… Master…” A pretty female assistant ran into her master’s living room where he was busy ‘educating’ another female assistant!

“What?” he asked as he fixed his clothes, gesturing to the kneeling assistant below the desk that she could leave.

“It is about the gate that opened in Drima!” the first assistant said as her colleague left quickly.

“The elders had already briefed me about it….” Aarak spat, “Although it is near, we can’t do a thing about it. The Council's men would be swarming it in no time with the news about it being broadcasted live… It is a mess!”

“It is not that!” the assistant said as she presented her master with a tablet. “The Intelligence department just finished analyzing the Video and found something!”

“What?” Aarak asked as he looked at the table where a Video that he had seen an hour earlier was playing.

“Look at the background!” the assistant said, pressing a button to the side. “Here!” he added as the Video zoomed to a corner behind the late president who was giving his speech.

Some person was chasing another and the guards seemed to have stopped them just before the explosion.

“Those are…” Aarak gasped as the Video zoomed in. “Yulian!” he gasped.

“Yes, and the intelligence department thinks that the veiled person behind him is Lily!”

“SHIT! DID ANY OF THE ELDERS SEE THIS?” he asked. As he stood up, the tablet in his hand he glared at Yulian's scared face.

“Yes… I couldn’t stop them as I got the report at the same time they did!” she replied nervously.

“SHIT… SEND THE ASSASSINS!” he spat.

“But what if…”

“As long as they can do it inside the dungeon it will not be a problem… Just make sure to send another team to kill them after they finish their job…” He spat. “YULIAN AND THAT SLUT MUST DIE!”

“Understood!”

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