kingnovel Chapter 799 - 799
Chapter 799 - 799
"Excuse me."After uttering those cold words, Zacharias turned and left with his subordinates.
Surprisingly, he showed no intention of causing a major confrontation or seizing Aghora on the spot.
It wasn't until their figures disappeared from view that Kojou Akatsuki and his father finally relaxed their guard.
"What a waste! That was twenty billion! I wonder how many lifetimes it would take to spend that much!"
"Stop it, I'm already full of regrets."
Kojou Akatsuki sighed heavily.
The regret on his face seemed completely genuine.
He was genuinely remorseful.
To be honest, twenty billion was too vast a sum for him to comprehend—it lacked any sense of reality. If it had been two million, he reckoned he might have agonized over the decision even longer!
"Ad... admirable indeed!"
Aghora's tense little face brightened with joy as she pretentiously patted Kojou Akatsuki's back.
"Well then, I won't disturb your family reunion."
Eiji adopted the demeanor of someone whose role was complete, implying there was no further need for him to stay.
"Thanks for today!"
Seeing that he was about to leave, Kojou Akatsuki quickly expressed his gratitude seriously.
One thing at a time.
Although this guy always made fun of him and his true intentions remained unclear, the fact remained that he had saved him.
"I'm off."
Eiji waved his hand dismissively.
Without saying much more to Kojou Akatsuki's father or Aghora, he promptly left the coastline.
However, as he watched Eiji depart, Kojou Akatsuki's father furrowed his brow.
"Old man, what are you looking at?"
"Nothing."
Kojou Akatsuki's father withdrew his gaze, shaking his head with a natural and composed expression, appearing entirely unruffled.
"Let's head back to the cabin. There's something I need to discuss with you."
Kojou Akatsuki had no objections and returned to the cabin with Aghora.
"What did you want to talk about? How to save Nagisa?"
"I already have a plan for that. This is about something else."
Kojou Akatsuki's father retrieved another beer from the refrigerator, plopped down on the sofa, and took a large gulp.
"How much do you know about this friend of yours?"
"Huh? What do I need to know?"
Kojou Akatsuki looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Let me be more specific."
Seeing his son's clueless demeanor, Kojou Akatsuki's father sighed as if disappointed by his lack of awareness.
"Does the name Narcissus ring any bells?"
"Yeah, that's a figure from Greek mythology, right? Eiji seems to have that as a nickname too."
Kojou Akatsuki recalled the conversation with his friends yesterday morning.
Yaze Jishu had once referred to Eiji as "Narcissus resurrected in modern times.""
"Is that all? It seems Itogami Island has completely suppressed what happened back then. Probably to avoid unnecessary covetousness and panic."
Kojou Akatsuki's father wore an expression that suggested he had expected as much.
"Since we have time, I'll tell you properly about your good friend's past!"
Kojou Akatsuki immediately perked up his ears, and Aghora did the same.
Eiji was exceptionally unique. Even just based on his behavior at school, Kojou Akatsuki could tell. The rule about not showing his face was something only he had on all of Itogami Island. Previously, his old man had mentioned something about a tumultuous past, which made him extremely curious.
What kind of past did Eiji have?
Inside the cabin, Kojou Akatsuki's father began recounting everything he knew.
...
Eiji was an orphan in this world as well.
It wasn't that he had no parents, but rather his birth was even more extraordinary.
With a flash of golden light in the sky, Eiji appeared on the earth.
Sometimes, Eiji even doubted his own identity.
In the Rakudai World, the God of War Nangou Torajirou had once mentioned that during a heavy snowstorm, he saw a golden flash in the sky and discovered Eiji falling from above. Marveling at the sight, he adopted him.
And in the Strike the Blood world, he replicated the same method of birth as in the Rakudai World.
Upon closer examination, his origins in the Type-Moon World were also highly suspicious. According to his mother Minamoto no Raikou, she gave birth to Eiji overnight, but everyone knew that was nonsense—the two shared no blood relation, and his background was shrouded in mystery.
But I digress. Back to the main topic.
Just like in the Rakudai World, Eiji, born in this manner, was fortunate enough to be adopted in this world as well.
However, this time, it wasn't a prominent figure like the God of War who adopted him, but an ordinary orphanage—if one overlooked the fact that this orphanage was under the jurisdiction of the Lion King Organization.
As a government intelligence agency, the Lion King Organization had long been secretly supporting orphanages across the country. Their goal was to select children with exceptional potential, bring them into the organization for training, and replenish the organization with fresh talent.
Eiji's potential was average.
He had no talent for spiritual power, his magical abilities were only at an ordinary level, and his swordsmanship aptitude was even less valued in this world. Thus, the Lion King Organization initially paid him no attention.
That was until Eiji displayed the power of Charm.
Before his "True Spirit Awakening," Eiji had not synchronized with his other selves and did not possess the power to stir up storms like they did. However, he still had passive abilities, and Charm was one of them.
After revealing his power of Charm, he immediately caught the attention of the Lion King Organization.
After that.
He spent several years under house arrest.
"House arrest!"
Kojou Akatsuki exclaimed, his face shifting with unease.
"Exactly."
Akatsuki Yasuhiro nodded frankly.
"There's no need to go that far!"
Kojou Akatsuki suppressed his anger and growled in a low voice.
"That's because you have no idea how terrifying his Charm truly is!"
Akatsuki Yasuhiro glared at him, his face showing undisguised, profound apprehension.
"No one can escape his Charm! Not just humans, but even vampires, elves, and other demon tribes—even mindless magical beasts—once charmed, they become completely subservient to him. They won't refuse any request, even if ordered to die. They'll carry it out with fanatical devotion!"
"To that extent...!"
Kojou Akatsuki shuddered heavily, instinctively recoiling in fear.
"Once you're under his Charm, your thoughts are no longer free!"
Akatsuki Yasuhiro whispered. Even someone as fearless as him couldn't help but show deep terror at the thought of such a scenario.
Having his physical freedom restrained didn't frighten him.
But having the freedom of his soul restrained—that was something anyone would fear, even the heroic figures immortalized in history would be no exception!
"Wait a minute, if what you say is true, then no one should be able to keep him under house arrest, right?"
After a moment of shock, Kojou Akatsuki suddenly spotted a flaw in the logic.
"As long as he uses his charm, couldn't he easily make everyone obey his every command? Then no one should be able to keep him imprisoned, right?"
"No, it's not quite that simple."
Kojou Akatsuki let out a heavy breath as if trying to exhale his fear.
"His charm is fatal to any living creature, but it has little effect on inorganic matter. He himself doesn't possess much physical strength, so machinery and rocks are his natural enemies."
"Like mechanical soldiers!"
Kojou Akatsuki suddenly understood.
Machines without consciousness, of course, couldn't be charmed.