
Chapter 19: the:
「 Bernard Crelles 」
After a bit of casual ferreting with Bernard, who was the leader of the group of Crelles mercenaries. As the day was getting late, Callian immediately said his true wish.
"I'm going to love it now, I now need your group's help. I'll pay it high, too." Callian.
"I like a kid like you. But I won't be that easy to give you a hand. But I'll think about it again if you manage to defeat me!." Answer Bernard. His words did sound crazy in the other person's point of view, as he said such a thing to the Ten-year-old.
But only those who are crazy, who do not know that there is a Monster residing in the child's body. That's what he thinks.
Callian only smiled happily when he heard these words, but he had already decided not to fight. After all, now he already had a way to subdue Bernard without needing to fight after exchanging a few words with him.
"Do you want to see a higher peak. If you want, I'll make you a ladder so you can climb higher!." Bargain Callian firmly.
From a long time ago, Callian had his own way of subjugating others in order to submit and obey him. That is by realizing the deepest desires and dreams they want and crave.
Bernad Crelles, in the information about him. He was a Five Star Swordsman, and could be said to enter as one of the ranks of powerful people present in the Annalise Kingdom. It had been decades that he was only known as a Five Star Swordsman, people thought that it was already his limit.
And that was the reality, even though Bernard had already done various ways to rise to become the Six Star Swordsman, until now he had still not been able to destroy the barrier wall.
After hearing Callian's words, Bernard only smiled with a grin because he felt interested and became excited after hearing it come out of the mouth of a small child.
"Then show me the stairs!." Bernard said with a high tone of speech.
Callian immediately smiled mockingly to respond to these words, because seeing there was someone who had not even grown into anything had dared to be arrogant in front of him.
"I'll give you the ladder, how high you can climb, it depends on the ability you have!." Callian said before he took a sitting position meditating before Bernard.
When Callian had only opened up a small amount of his Sea of Qi, his Qi instantly overflowed out like a windstorm that carried such great pressure.
Even people who were asleep, immediately woke up because the pressure exerted was indeed very large. No one dared to approach or enter the tent, after seeing a large sword stuck right in front of the entrance of the tent.
"Haha!. I can't stop thinking I've dared to challenge a monster like him.." Bernard said with his face that was smiling in horror after seeing an overflow of extremely pure and powerful energy surging out from within the body of the child he had just challenged.
From the beginning Bernard had suspected that the child was not normal. The way he infiltrated like a highly trained Asassins, even from the way he spoke and his attitude, was really nothing to compare with children his age.
This child that was in front of him, was really far from normal. The confusion he had initially felt, had now turned into interest. Bernard also immediately took a sitting meditating position, with his own method, he instantly absorbed as much of Callian's Qi into his Circle as possible.
After an hour or so had passed, Bernard felt that he had reached his limit in absorbing Callian's Qi. If he continued, he thought his body and heart might explode from being too filled with power.
Callian's Qi energy, completely instantly refreshing his entire body, Bernard felt like he had been reborn. And when he checked his heart, unexpectedly he had also managed to form his sixth Circle, he had actually passed through a wall that he had never been able to pass through.
"You haven't even absorbed half of my energy. Is this the limit of your ability?!." Callian said with a very mocking face and a tone of speech that showed great arrogance.
This is how strong people should behave. They will look down on people who are much weaker than themselves. Think Bernard.
This guy is really totally unpredictable. He seems to have a problem with his brain!.
Because instead of feeling insulted or offended by Callian's words, Bernard even looks happy and smiles widely in response to Callian's words mocking him.
The one who should feel humiliated here is Bernard. But somehow when Bernard said that to Callian, Callian was the one who felt humiliated here. Bernard's words seemed to show Callian was begging for help.
"My family is in trouble with other families, and there's a chance that a war will happen. I'll hire your mercenary group to go to war with my family." Callian.
"War yes, if I could I'd like to know in advance which family you come from and which family we'll fight." Reply Bernard. Instantly he was also directly second-guessing, and had his own answer.
According to him, the monsters that still embody these children, at least came from and were raised by a very influential family, such as children from the Royal family, or the Imperial family. Therefore even if he did not get an answer to the question, he would definitely accept the offer.
According to him there was no loss he would gain when helping the royal or imperial court families, there was only a huge advantage. It was instantly demonstrated when the boy helped himself to rise to become the Six Star Swordsman.
"My name is Callian Axell, I come from the Blacksmith Axell family. My family is likely to go to war with Count Purma's noble family over mine rights." Reply Callian. Seeing the look on Bernard's face, he knew it was not the answer Bernard wanted.
But that is the fact. After convincing Bernard, they immediately returned to the main topic of their conversation.
"It is unbelievable that the young master turned out to be from an outback family. Then when are we going to Axell's territory?." Ask Bernard.
All of a sudden, his attitude changed so drastically that Callian was a little horrified. He who from the beginning always showed his arrogance, now even looks like a sycophant.
"What's the matter with this change in your attitude?." Callian said while putting on a disgusted face.
"It's not appropriate to be polite to the people who hire us." Reply Bernard.
"It's up to you. Since the land route cannot be used, we will use the sea route to get to the Axell region. How long will it take you to transport all your people?." Ask Callian.
"Has the young master prepared his ship?." Ask Bernard.
Callian nodded his head, as he indeed already had a magic ship given by Marquis Astille, even though he had not seen it at all.
"We don't need your ship Young master!. There are still not many people who know this, some time ago we have completed the formation of our own naval fleet!." Bernard said, with his haughty attitude that seemed to have returned.
This bastard had hidden it. If I had known you had your own fleet, I would have never thought of a way to bring you to the Axell region.
Callian who was seen immediately put on a smiley face was upset, making Bernard feel happy, he even blatantly smiled happily because it had managed to make Callian become upset. Looking at Callian, he was like seeing the figure of a leader he had always yearned for.
"If I don't promise myself not to fight tonight, believe it or not this place will instantly become a battlefield!." Callian.
"It is with great sincerity that this old man apologizes for the wrong he has done." Reply Bernard who said it really with sincerity.
Instantly Bernard's attitude and the personality of the two faces possessed by him, immediately reminded Callian of one of his loyal followers in his previous life. Although the follower was very loyal to him, but he often made Callian become very emotional and upset.
"Suppit. I'll wait for you at the capital's dock, don't be late!." Callian said before his form disappeared as if it had been swallowed by the darkness of night.
Bernard was amazed when he saw the hiding technique used by Callian. Though before he was still in front of him, but now he has disappeared like entering into the shadows of the dark night.
"With such a hiding technique, you can become a killer who will be dubbed as the angel of death!. You Monsters!." Bernard said before he rang the bell in his tent.
Which made all those who had woken up, and were waiting for what was really going on in their leader's tent, instantly gather and line up neatly in the camp's training ground.