A few days ago, this influential figure arrived at House Ponton.
He left the elderly lady in House Ponton and hurriedly departed himself.
Therefore, no one dared to show disrespect to Hayes.
“Greetings, my lord!”
After leaving the family, the people all bowed to Hayes.
Hayes glanced at them, but did not see the person he had hoped to find.
His anger rose.
“Where is Gurei? Why hasn’t he come to see me?”
Upon hearing Hayes’s voice full of fury, the people exchanged glances, hesitating, as if they were torn between whether or not to speak.
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Seeing their reactions, Hayes became curious.
It seemed like there was something he didn’t know about.
“What exactly happened?”
Hayes asked the group.
In a hurry, they responded,
“Reporting to you, my lord, Gurei… has been executed.”
“Executed?”
Hayes became even more puzzled.
“What exactly happened? Where is the current head of House Ponton?”
“My lord, I am the current head of House Ponton,” the leading man replied.
“Enough, tell me about Gurei. What happened?”
“Gurei was a traitor hidden within House Ponton. Not long ago, he conspired with others to secretly harm a chosen one from Karea Academy. He also used this opportunity to sow discord and tried to pit House Ponton against Karea Academy.”
“Eventually, our ancestors discovered this, and Gurei committed suicide on the spot. House Ponton is still investigating the enemy who was secretly in contact with Gurei.”
After hearing this, Hayes immediately understood that the true situation was likely quite different.
However, this version of events was much easier to accept.
It also absolved House Ponton.
In the end, Gurei was the sole culprit.
It was a very clever choice.
This way, all the blame could be pinned on Gurei alone, and House Ponton could continue its good relationship with Karea Academy without any issues.
For Hayes, this version of events was acceptable.
As for the truth…
Hayes knew very well that Gurei’s child had always been at Karea Academy, and with his personality, he wouldn’t dare to target Karea Academy.
As for the idea that Gurei had been hiding his treachery for so long, Hayes didn’t believe it.
And when it came to the matter involving Nora, Hayes was well aware of what had happened.
If not for the sudden accident, Hayes would never have left House Ponton.
This meant that if Hayes had been there, the final outcome would likely have been the same.
Because of Gurei’s personality, once he found out that none of the young members of House Ponton could defeat Nora, he would have likely fought her himself.
He would have then realized he was no match for Nora and ultimately called upon their ancestors.
After a big fight, Gurei would have discovered that Nora was the chosen one from Karea Academy.
Everything was Gurei’s fault.
It was because of him that the entire family came into conflict with Karea Academy’s chosen one.
So Gurei’s death was inevitable.
As for the so-called betrayal…
It was simply an excuse for appearances.
House Ponton needed to rely on Karea Academy.
They didn’t have a tier-sage of their own.
The so-called tier-sage families were just a name.
And Karea Academy also needed House Ponton, so their relationship could not deteriorate.
In the end, this was the outcome.
Once Hayes had figured all this out, he entered House Ponton and began looking for Nora.
When Hayes found Nora, she was resting in the ancestral home of the tier-sages.
Upon seeing Hayes, she merely cast a brief glance at him.
“Well, well… I didn’t expect that, just on the first day, House Ponton would replace its head…”
Hayes looked at Nora and said.
“They wanted to make a move against me, I just defended myself. Moreover, I didn’t kill anyone. I’ve been very restrained this time.”
In fact, Nora had indeed said the truth. She hadn’t killed anyone.
She had no particular enmity with these people.
Nor did she feel that anyone deserved to die.
So Nora had only lightly punished them, leaving them all unconscious.
Gurei could be considered as having committed suicide.
As for the other young members of House Ponton…
To be fair, they were all killed by the magical aftermath of the four ancestors.
Looking at the whole situation, in fact, Nora hadn’t done much. It was mostly House Ponton’s people who had acted.
If the four ancestors reflected on this later, they would probably regret it deeply, wishing they could slap themselves.
After Nora finished speaking, Hayes fell silent.
He didn’t know what to say.
It seemed like everything was exactly as Nora had said.
“If there’s nothing important, please don’t disturb me while I rest. By the way, the battle for the secret realm should be starting soon, right? I need to rest well these days.”
Nora said coldly to Hayes.
It seemed that Hayes’s visit to talk about these trivial matters had begun to annoy her.
Upon hearing Nora’s words, Hayes’s expression stiffened.
He hadn’t expected Nora to speak to him like this.
It had been a long time…
A very long time since anyone had dared to speak to him like that!
This little girl was threatening him!
Hayes stared at Nora.
He saw no trace of fear in her eyes.
Taking a deep breath, he said,
“Rest well. The battle in the secret realm will begin soon, and the enemies you will face will be very powerful.”
If it weren’t for the fact that he still needed Nora in the upcoming battle, Hayes would have struck without hesitation.
It was the first time in many years that someone had made him feel threatened.
“Hmph.”
Nora scoffed, then chose to leave.
Nina came out from beside Nora.
“Nora, this guy isn’t even that strong, yet his attitude is so arrogant. The headmaster could crush him with a finger…”
She muttered, watching Hayes’s retreating figure.
He’s much weaker than the headmaster, yet so full of himself.
“By the way, the headmaster should have arrived by now, right?”
When Nina said this, Nora suddenly remembered.
Daniel, the headmaster, should have finished handling things at Karea Academy and would likely be here soon.
It was the headmaster who had encouraged Nora to participate in this battle, and Nora felt that this was probably a test from Daniel.
After all, those fighting in this battle came from major forces.
To defeat them would prove that Nora hadn’t wasted her years.
Compared to Lucy, Reed, or even Green, Nora hadn’t shown anything particularly remarkable in the past few years.
So let this battle in the secret realm be her answer.
“Right, if we calculate the time, the headmaster and the others should have arrived. I’m going to look for him. They’re new here, and who knows if someone might deceive them.”
Nina said, but Nora smiled and shook her head.
You just want to go play, don’t you?
Nina had stayed with Nora out of concern that something might happen while she was alone, but now that Daniel and the others were here, there would be no problem.
If anything unexpected happened, Daniel would definitely take action right away.
So there was no need for Nina to stay. She might as well go and enjoy herself for a while.
She still hadn’t fully explored Sunken City!
Sunken City, Dragonscale Bank.
“Dragonscale Bank is everywhere!”
Reed exclaimed, looking at the sign.
He had been in the West for years, and in every major city, Dragonscale Bank was present.
He hadn’t expected to find one in this city built around a giant pit.
And it looked even more splendid than usual.
“Let’s go inside and take a look.”
Daniel said to the others.
If you wanted to quickly understand a place, Dragonscale Bank was the place to go.
They not only had goods from other regions, but also stored treasures from the pit itself.
“Father, don’t tell me… you plan on emptying this place too?”
Rose teased, looking at Daniel.
“Do you really think of me like that? Fine, let’s go inside and see if there’s anything worth getting.”