Conquering the Thousand Worlds

Chapter 23- Responsibility?

"Don't worry brat you will see for yourself how much benefits you've gained after this incident. You can say that is a blessing in disguise after being through danger." Mountain General hastily said after seeing the complexion of Ace.

"Fine, let bygone be bygone. It already happened so I can't do anything about it anymore. Anyway, I am alive so I think I will let this matter off just this once." Ace helplessly complied because he can't do anything even if he wanted to with this soul fragment, "Let's focus in your intentions of showing up."

The General became spirited when he heard this, "That's right haha. I almost forgot my real intention right now."

He became serious after uttering these words, "I have been waiting all this time for the fated person to come and help me to accomplish my mission. I expected at first that it will be my descendants who will receive this mission, never in my wild dreams did I consider outsider of my kingdom much less someone like you who are completely outsider"

"But I can't do anything right now. I can feel that my descendant or the kingdom itself is completely on decline at frightening speed. Even the suppression can't cover the entire kingdom now which resulting for those bastards to dare to show their faces in this kingdom!" The General was furious and full of contempt.

"When Empress was around even that Old monster will not be arrogant enough to recklessly set his foot on this kingdom much less those bunch of fools! Humph even when the war was over, they didn't dare to invade this kingdom not until now that the suppression is becoming weak!" He added in disdain.

"Brat tell me what you know in the current situation of the kingdom." The Mountain General suddenly asked Ace.

"Well... You know..." Ace scratched his head as he said in embarrassed manner.

"What?" The General asked in somewhat puzzled manner.

"You know that I am not from this continent. In fact, I only arrived here recently so what I know is very limited and it might not satisfy you." He bitterly smiled.

"So that's what bothering you huh? No need to be embarrass about it. Even a little information is already enormous help to me." General replied with smile.

"If that's the case then I will tell you all I know about this Kingdom." Ace began to explain everything he know about this kingdom from the very first arrival of him in this kingdom until now. He told him about the suppressions of the kingdom and even the rain was not present until now. Even his fight with Elder Sky and other groups which held in this kingdom had been told to the General.

Ace got the feeling that he must not kept any details from the General lest he might skip some important things.

"So my guess is right. No wonder some people who are not belong to the kingdom are not restrained at all. The Elder you had a fight with is most likely one of our allied kingdom. As for that family from Magus Continent, it is completely unrelated to us. Seeking an alliance from other Continent is unlikely the reason for the two parties to be together with at least not from that Kingdom." The General exclaimed while stroking his beard.

"Are you not concerned that I might harbored enmity with that Elder?" Ace was curious in this calm General.

"Enmity? I don't feel any enmity when you are talking to that Elder, at best you are only annoyed for being beaten up and powerless." The General looked at Ace with meaningful eyes.

"....." Ace was speechless because he didn't really have any enmity with Elder Sky, he was only annoyed for not being able to fight back.

"But, you are indeed had a hatred with the head of that family from the Magus Continent." He said in somewhat certain manner.

"Yes, I indeed have an enmity with those so called 'Royal Families' in that continent." Ace nodded. Telling a lie in front of this Old General is useless.

"Not only those families, I think it is the entire continent or at least all those who are in upper echelon of that continent. I can see it in your eyes." He corrected as if Ace was not telling the truth.

"You are indeed worthy of being an invincible general. Nothing can hide in your eyes." Ace didn't try to deny it because the general was right.

The general only nodded and shifted the conversation back to the original topic, "As what I am saying a while ago, because you are the one who manage to get those precious treasures of mine, then you will have to bear the burden of my mission. I hope that you will accept it for you are the one who already obtained my treasures."

He looked at Ace in a very serious manner. Anyone can see that in his eyes that it is full of hope.

Ace was having a hard time because of this. 'How can I reject this general after receiving his treasures?'

"The elder you had encountered is most likely the one who come to find me and complete the mission but unfortunately..." He didn't continue the last part but Ace can guess what those words are. He only shook his head in dispirited manner as he looked at Ace. He was clearly trying to make Ace take the mission of his.

He was clearly saying that the elder must've find him instead of Ace but it is impossible now that Ace came first. This fragment soul of his will dissipate later after someone obtained the treasure so the elder might not be able to find him or it is already late eve if he can.

A long while had passed and Ace still didn't show any sign of conceding so the general use various ways to make Ace to accept the responsibility.

Another few minutes had passed and the figure continued to become transparent as time passes by.

"Fine! Just tell me what it is. I'll just have to fulfill that and be done with it!" Ace gritted his teeth as he conceded at the end because of the endless convincing methods of this general.

"Haha you're a good brat. You only need to find that younger sibling of our Empress and help this sibling of her to regain the sealed memories by giving my fragmented soul to that person. You will also guide this person and head to the kingdom and then just follow the order of this person because at that time, he already know what to do." He explained thoroughly, not leaving any important details behind.

"That's it? You've waited for a long time just for this?" Ace sneered.

"Brat, you don't know what you are saying! This is part of the grand plan of the Empress. She left an ace card for us and it must only be carried out when those bastard who are being suppressed are weakened to a certain extent and that is the right time now!" The general snorted. He was clearly furious because of the words of Ace.

"Relaxed Old general. I'm just stating my opinion right now." Ace said in a carefree manner as if his words a while ago was no big deal.

"You!"The general nearly fainted from anger.