"The Leander Family will be highlighted.
The Supreme Worlds will declare you people as enemies and...
Vexarion will no longer believe you."
Sharnoth spoke with a grim look on her face.
"Yes."
Nux nodded at those words. His expression was similar to Sharnoth’s.
"It will take a day before we are declared as their enemies, so we need to act before that."
He spoke.
"Have you thought of a way to stop this?"
Sharnoth questioned, and Nux shook his head.
"We have nothing till now."
Nux then passed a wry smile and,
"I am still cursing our luck. If only this had happened a few days later."
At those words, Sharnoth frowned,
"...what would have changed in a few days?"
She could not understand.
It wasn’t like the Leander Family could have gotten strong enough to take on the Supreme Worlds within just a few days. If that was possible, all of this wouldn’t have been a problem in the first place.
"What do you mean? If this didn’t happen, we could have killed Vexarion two days later."
Nux answered.
"Huh?"
Sharnoth frowned.
"Huh?"
And Nux was the same.
The two stared at each other in confusion, and then—
"You are still worried about killing Vexarion?"
Sharnoth raised her eyebrow.
"I did promise you your revenge, didn’t I?"
Nux answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"The Supreme Worlds are going to come after you and you are worried about keeping your promise?"
Sharnoth questioned, and for an instant, Nux turned silent.
Just what in the hell...
Soon, however, he realized something.
Sharnoth, she had been betrayed so many times, that she never expected the help in the first place.
Sure, the recording and everything Nux did so far gave her a sliver of hope, hope that something might happen, but the instant she realized that the Supreme Worlds were after Nux and the Leander Family, that hope was gone.
He already had so much to deal with, how is he going to help me?
It was a simple, even logical thought process, but...
It felt pitiful.
For a moment, Nux just stared at this woman in front of him—a woman who knew she wouldn’t survive long now that she had revealed the Power of Chaos, yet the only thing that kept her going was her wish for revenge, and now, even the hope of that long wished revenge was gone.
In the end, Nux heaved a big sigh and,
"The Supreme Worlds were going to become our enemies anyways. This isn’t about the Supreme Worlds coming after us. They cannot harm us, at least not till we try to actively fight them."
He spoke carefully. His words made Sharnoth blink in surprise.
Just what sort of confidence does one need to say such words out loud?
Oblivious to her thoughts, Nux continued,
"Supreme Worlds do not matter.
This is about Vexarion. The moment this happens, he will once again hide in that shell of yours.
No, actually, he would reveal that you and the Leander Family are working together, and the Supreme Worlds will come look for you instead."
"I am not scared of them."
Sharnoth declared without missing a beat.
"Aren’t you scared of not being able to take your revenge?"
"..."
At those words, Sharnoth turned silent.
She had already lost her will to get revenge, especially after everything that was happening. It felt like the very Universe was against her getting her revenge. She felt... powerless.
But...
"Don’t worry. You will have your revenge. I will not go back on my words. I just need some time to think."
Nux spoke, and seeing the look on his face,
The sliver of hope that had just died reignited.
For some reason, when she saw Nux still thinking about different ways to kill Vexarion, even in the face of the Supreme Worlds, she felt like this was actually possible.
"There is a way to kill him."
Suddenly, Amaya, who had been silent all this while, spoke up, instantly attracting all the attention. Sharnoth frowned. After all, she could only see Nux on the screen.
Nux realized it as well,
"Right, I still haven’t introduced you to the most precious people in my life, have I?"
She felt... jealous?
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