Chapter 217: War With the Beastmen (1/2)

Before Jillian and the old man could understand what Ed meant, they were teleported away by him. The next instance, they found themselves in the courtyard of what seemed to be the royal castle. It was then that they understood how dangerous Ed truly was. They didn't know the extent of his teleportation ability, but it was enough to make them shiver.

”It's safe to assume that we are in Avalon, right?” The old man couldn't help but ask. He already knew the answer, yet wanted to hear it from Ed's mouth.

”Correct. Are you afraid that you are now inside the enemy's house, or are you excited, trying to find something to use against me?” Ed looked at the old man with eyes that could pierce through stones.

”I could never do something like that. Once it is established that the alliance between us, can help our continent, I would dedicate my life to this cause!” The old man's blood pumped hard as he answered Ed. His old, pale face turned redder every second he thought about how he could benefit from this situation.

”It is not an alliance. You will become our subordinates, not our partners.” Ed reminded the old man of the real situation as he indicated that they should move. The old man hung his head but didn't lose spirit. Jillian, helpless, could only follow after them in silence.

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”Oya? Master Ed, you have returned much quicker than we thought. Is everything doneI guess not.” Griffin, now a sect Elder, happened to be inside the castle when Ed and the others were walking inside. He noticed the existence of the tense old man and the disturbed Jillian. ”Enemies, or allies?” Griffin wanted to assert their position by asking Ed, all so he could decide on the way to treat them with.

”That is up to what they decide to do from now on. Also, it's just 'Ed'. Your position is enough for you not to care about positions anymore, isn't that right?”

”Force of habitAnyway, Sir Arthur isn't around. He left towards the sect to prepare for war.” Griffin guessed that Ed wanted to speak with Arthur, so he told him his current whereabouts.

'I need to upgrade the Map sometimes soonMaybe I'll be able to check names then.' Ed thought to himself.

His Map was very useful, but it wasn't omnipotent. Although he could tell the position of allies and enemies, he couldn't tell the person. Now that he has so many allies, the green dots can't be distinguished that easily.

”So, what war is going to happen now?” Ed asked as he started to walk towards the sect grounds with everyone.

”It's against the Beastmen. Ellie wants to save the kingdom from the clutches of the royal family. The promise is that she'll enter into a partnership with Avalon in case she becomes the new queen. Knowing her, it's highly unlikely, so she'll force whoever becomes king or queen to enter the partnership. Just now, I came back to the castle to inform her highness of the plan.” Griffin explained, not bothering to hide anything from the ears of the two frenemies.

”Brother, can I go say hi to mother?” Bella asked while tugging on Ed's clothes.