Death… And Me

Chapter 3016: No Need To Join

”Does that mean I canʼt go learn?” Rean asked again, dejected.

Yet, Kuslau and Dancio looked at each other. Obviously, they thought about the same thing. Diliyʼs Sword Intent was incredible... If they could get Rean to learn from Diliy and pass them the information... couldnʼt they also manage to improve their own Sword Intent? They are sword cultivators, so it was definitely worth trying.

”Ahem...” Dancio coughed before continuing. ”As a Sword Cultivator, I guess there is no helping it. I wonʼt lie to you since you are under the Soul Binding Contract. It wouldnʼt be fair if I did. I can let you go to the World Splitting Sect. However, you need to tell us what you learned from Diliy later.”

”Really?!” Reanʼs eyes lit up. ”Iʼll do it! Master Kuslau helped me a lot, so I didnʼt have any intention of abandoning him anyway. If I can repay him by helping him improve his Sword Intent, that will be great!”

Kuslau narrowed his eyes. ”Stop trying to kiss my ass. Iʼm still pretty mad that you hid so much from me. If my master hadnʼt come, we would be in quite big trouble with Ernan.” Even though he said that, he was internally happy since the contract ʼguaranteedʼ the veracity of Reanʼs words.

”Sorry, master.” Rean quickly calmed down.

”Sigh...” Dancio used his Spiritual Energy and caught Rean. ”Then thatʼs decided. I just donʼt know how you will get to be Diliyʼs disciple now. Many people now know that you are actually a member of our clan, and this story will definitely reach his ears.”

”Donʼt worry,” Rean spoke back. ”Senior Diliy wants me for my sword skills. I did accept to be his disciple, but I also mentioned that I wouldnʼt join the World Splitting Sect. Being part of the Gondel Clan does not go against our agreement.”

Dancio was surprised Rean had thought that far when he accepted Diliyʼs offer. Of course, that was good for him and Kuslau. ”Then so be it.”

”Kuslau,” Dancion turned to his disciple. ”Iʼm going out with this idiot to check the area where he found the Jade Slip. If anyone asks you anything, especially those related to Willot, just ignore them. I will resolve the rest of this issue later. Also, find this idiotʼs brother and keep an eye on him.”

”Yes, master.” Kuslau accepted the orders without complaining.

ʼSee, everything ended well,ʼ Rean commented through the twinsʼ connection.

ʼThat was just ridiculous,ʼ Roan didnʼt seem the least bit happy. ʼNow you created more ties with this bunch, meaningless ties. Besides, your story was such bullshit that even a kid wouldnʼt believe it. Thank the heavens these fucking Soul Binding Contracts exist because your excuses were terrible. I still think you should have just entered the Dimensional Realm and escaped to my side.ʼ

ʼYou donʼt need to talk like that,ʼ Rean complained back. ʼI know the stories I invented wonʼt get any best seller spot anytime soon, but it was still someone believable. For example, can you guess where Iʼm going tell Dancio we found the Jade Slip?ʼ

Roan nodded. ʼNear the mountain where we woke up for the first time.ʼ

Rean faintly smiled. ʼExactly. Hexʼs pods and the circuitry formations are still there. They should be very convincing. They are the best proof that I wasnʼt lying in case Dancio is afraid of me having some method to nullify the contract.ʼ

[Rean...] Even Sister Orb spoke. [Not that I donʼt like a good story. However, I think all this conversation was an unnecessary risk as well.]

Roan was surprised to hear Sister Orb on his side for once. ʼSometimes you arenʼt completely useless, it seems.ʼ

[Forget what I said! Great story, Rean! It was perfect! Keep going! Ignore the block of ice.] Rean and Roan didnʼt know whether to laugh or cry. Sister Orb sure knows how to strike back. ʼWhatever,ʼ Roan began to make his way back to the Clan. Since there was no need to leave, he would rather spend his time cultivating. Besides, Kuslau would be looking for him soon, so he had to be back.

Rean still understood why they thought that. After Roan got out of the Clan, they truly didnʼt need to create any more stories. Escaping would be easy. He just thought it wasnʼt right to pretend nothing happened. If he truly disappeared, Kuslau would have to answer for it in the clan. Rean couldnʼt let that happen after Kuslau showed such favor to him.

Still, Rean felt a little guilt. After all, he truly intended to teach Kuslau and Dancio about Sword Intent, but that also meant he would be betraying Diliy, who wasnʼt that bad either. ʼI will try to repay Diliy somehow...ʼ Rean thought to himself.

Dancio and Rean teleported away, and it didnʼt take long to arrive around the mountain where the twins first woke up. With Dancioʼs Spiritual Sense, he easily found the cave with the Circuitry Formations. That truly made Reanʼs story a lot more believable, even without the contract. ”Such advanced formations, but they are all mostly destroyed and lost their initial capabilities. I will need to send a Formations Master to take a look into this place and see if he can find anything else.”

”Oh!” Rean continued his pretense. ”Do you think the jade Slip we found came from here, senior Dancio?”

Dancio nodded. ”It probably did. This is the only place near your village that has something like this. Iʼm not good with Formations, but I can tell the Formations in this cave are very different from the ones we use in our country.”

Dancio then came out with Rean and used an item from his Spatial Ring to seal the cave. He couldnʼt allow others to find it before his people investigated it first. Finally, Rean and Dancio returned to the Gondel Clan.

Dancio didnʼt stay with Rean for long, though. He quickly left to deal with the situation regarding the Jade Slip Recipes, giving Rean back to Kuslau.

Kuslau sent people to watch Roan, who sneakily made his way back into the Sect as well. As for Kuslau himself, he was in the Formations hall, talking to his other disciples. Letʼs not forget the Cleansing Pond was still going to open, and he needed the Algae.

Seeing Rean approaching, everyone in the Hall looked at him with interest. Obviously, they all knew about Rean being the winner of the contest by now.

”Did you finish?” Kuslau was asking about his little journey with Dancio.

”Yes, master.” Rean nodded. Right after, he used his Spiritual Sense to tell Kuslau about what they found.

Kuslau sighed in relief. Now, it was guaranteed that Rean wasnʼt lying, even if they didnʼt believe the contract. ”Good. Now, since you are this good, you are also going to the Cleansing Pond. But you wonʼt just use it to Clean and Fortify Foundation. I also want you to get the Algae for me.”

Rean was surprised that Kuslau would let him leave the Clan after all of that. ”Are you sure?”

”I am,” Kuslau gave no room for doubt. ”Hiding it would be impossible anyway now that so many in the clan know about you. Since thatʼs the case, we might as well go all out and let everyone see that Asterix is actually Rean from the Gondel Clan. Now, donʼt fail me. I want

those Algae.”

”Understood!” Rean happily accepted the order. Finally, around an hour later, everyone arrived, and they were all teleported to the Galapadien Organization.