The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1205: Annoying The Neighbours

A large portal opened in the courtyard, and Karl noticed that everyone was immediately on guard, including Kenichi.

Through the portal, a dozen Totem Ranked mages strolled, looking confident in their power and authority.

”Who is this? We sensed an exiled soul returning to the continent without permission.” One of the mages demanded.

Karl smiled down at him, fangs glistening.

{I am Karl. And your demand for exile no longer holds any power over me. I will go where I please.} He explained in draconic.

The mages frowned, then read the nameplate over his head and looked confused.

They had never seen a person with a marking on their name like that.

”That is not how it works. You are exiled for life from this continent.” The mage insisted.

{Or, I could simply fly in and take one of your nations and call it my own. Then I would have the right to vote to nullify my own exile, would I not?

I think that this arrangement where I simply come visit as I please will be much less work.} Karl countered.

Othello chuckled. Some things never changed. Whatever part of Karl’s brain was responsible for telling him that he was in danger had never developed.

Fear simply didn’t compute for him.

But Othello couldn’t know that Karl really had nothing to fear from these mages. Even ten on one, they didn’t stand a chance against him.

The mages began to cast a spell, and Cara immediately [Nullified] it, while Karl smirked at them.

With the long tongue of a Totem Ranked Dragon, he licked a wet trail up the side of one of the mage’s faces.

{As I said, I will do what I want. Even if you try to cast something to stop me, you can’t. I suggest that you behave. I am just here to collect the guests for my wedding, and to take care of some maintenance on the World Dragon’s relics.

Once I am done that, I will collect a few teachers from the Academy and return home.

Everyone will be returned in a few days, once the festivities are over.} Karl explained.

The mages tried individually to cast something, but Karl simply activated [Overwhelming Presence] and let the [Terror] effect freeze their actions for a few seconds before he deactivated it.

{See, you’re slowly learning. There is nothing you can do to stop me.

Nothing.

Even if I let you cast spells, you couldn’t harm me, and your warriors do not have a weapon that could pierce my hide.} Karl informed them smugly.

The mages were definitely not happy about it, but they were realists. The man they exiled had gained an immense amount of power, and they could no longer do anything to stop him from doing what he wanted.

If anyone might be able to, it would be the Mythic Black Dragon, or possibly Nacht, who was one of the closest to advancement among the ancient dragons.

But neither of them were strong allies of the humans, and with his form so convincingly changed, Karl might be on better terms with the dragons than they were.

They were right.

Drawn by the chaos, and the aura of impending death, Nacht came out of seclusion within the Capital Temple to observe the chaos.

And immediately recognized Karl.

”I should have known that you would have something to do with this sort of chaos. Welcome back to the Golden Dragon Nation.” Nacht announced with a wry chuckle.

{It’s a pleasure to see you again, old friend. Your niece has become a core member of my Guild, and quite the indispensable part of the Overlord Ranked raiding team.} Karl replied.

The black dragon smirked. ”To think, a black dragon is actually making friends. She sends me regular messages, you know. She’s been working hard to surpass her namesake.”

Nacht wasn’t wrong. Nachtia had been working hard to surpass him. Not out of any sense of rivalry, though. Simply because she didn’t want to be left behind if her friends advanced.

She had worked hard to find them.

Or, she had worked hard and suffered many disappointments until she met them, depending on how you looked at it.

Because right now, she was napping, and preparing to go into the dungeon as a healer and observer before Matilda sent her off to the wedding venue.

Half the team had been part of Sapphire’s experiments on upgrading classes, and she needed data on the improvements, while the team still needed healers.

Karl turned to the group of Totem Ranked foreign Mages. {Would you like to accompany us? I am sure we have the space to arrange for a few more guests. Weddings are a joyous occasion, and you can think of it as networking, with all the Totems and Myths that will be there.

Even the Immortal Regent and Supreme Lady Matilda will be in attendance.

A real who’s who of the world, really.}

The mages considered it for a moment, then shook their heads. ”No, we should return home. We will consider this a misunderstanding, and please accept our best wishes for your married life.”

Then, they turned and left through the portal they had entered from.

King Axel cleared his throat. ”Have we caused enough panic and dismay in the city yet? You know that the residents can feel it when a new Totem arrives, and when we all gather. So, half the lower ranked Elites are going to be in a panic by now, with all that power that was given off when you upgraded the Temple.”

The man had a good point. But they were also going to panic when Karl took everyone away for the wedding.

{Maybe you should make an announcement? Something about leaving a subordinate in charge while you go to a foreign Totem’s wedding?} Karl suggested.

King Axel shook his head in dismay. ”Announcing that we really are leaving the Capital, and not just hiding our aura inside one of the instances, would just encourage the Giants to do something dumb and violent again.

I am sure that we didn’t get all the spies and traitors.”

{Should I ask someone to come and keep a watch while we’re gone? It wouldn’t take much for me to hire a team of Totem Ranked mercenaries to keep order in the city while we are gone.} Karl offered.

Kenichi chuckled at the thought. If the Dragon Isles had so many Totems that there were mercenary teams for hire, perhaps being exiled there was not the punishment that they thought.

It might be tough to get respect or to get settled in, but clearly Karl was living well there.