It Pained My Heart.

The man was surprised that Ace opened the door even before he knocked but he quickly hid it and his expression turned solemn.

"Sorry to interrupt you, Elder Ace. I am Sergeant Dake from the Enactment Union. I am here to ask you a few questions" The man named Dake spoke, as he showed a badge with some sort of symbol on it but of course, Ace didn't bother to look at it.

He glanced towards the man who wore a dark green colored uniform that looked unusually tattered but showy at the same time, there was the same badge on his shoulder and it was remarkably shiny. The man himself had a proud and arrogant disposition, he had a rough-looking face and tanned skin, he wore a dark green cap that covered his hair and was 1.8 meters tall.

He was accompanied by 2 other men, they wore the same uniform as the man with slight changes but didn't have the badge, they stood there with lifted chest and their hands on their back. It was clear that they were Dake's subordinates.

"So, what do you want from me?" Ace questioned directly. Not even allowing them to enter the house.

The man didn't mind the disrespect and continued, "We are here to talk about the Dazx family"

"Who are they?" Ace questioned unconsciously.

The man made a surprised expression but answered seriously, "The family which was massacred 96 days ago"

'Hmm? Ahh… its them…' Ace remembered, actually, if it was Herferd, he would have already forgotten about the family but now that he is in Ashleyn, he doesn't have to repeat the process of massacring endlessly so he remembered the only family he destroyed pretty easily.

'Well, they came pretty late. I even felt that they stopped investigating,' Ace thought inwardly before glancing at Dake.

"So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Well, we learned that the last person young master Flink offended was you and you even killed him in front of a huge crowd"

"I did, but I remember correctly that I didn't break any rules" Ace answered.

"I know, that is why we didn't confront you, actually we tried investigating a lot but weren't able to find any clues. The Dazx family was laying low for quite a lot of time so they didn't have any enemies. Their only recent enemy should be you so we investigated you.

We learned that you came from somewhere afar and have no connections here. We believed that you alone cannot destroy the entire Dazx family so we tried to find other clues and keep you out of our suspect list.

But things changed when we saw your performance at the Annual Sect Meet. It was pretty clear that you possess the power to massacre the entire Dazx family on you own, so I only have a single question for you.

Ace Vorste, Why did you do it?" He questioned in a stern tone.

Seeing the solemn look and the stern tone Dake used to question him, Ace's expression turned serious before,

"Pfft"

Before he laughed out loud.

"Hahaha~ so, you are telling me that after investigating for more than 3 months, the only reason you can come up to blame me was that I had a fight with the kid of that family?

And even more, you even dare to come to 'My' courtyard and ask me why I did it?" Ace laughed and questioned although, when he questioned, his tone turned cold.

"Are you guys' idiots?" Ace questioned.

"Do you really think you can blame me without any proof and I will let it slide?" Ace questioned again but this time, his smile didn't look like a smile, it looked more like a demon who was marking his targets.

"A-Ace V-Vorste…" Dake stammered.

"Do you really think I won't dare to kill you here?" Ace questioned with his demonic smile and the 2 subordinate's legs trembled.

"Y-You can't… it is against the r-rules…" Dake replied with a slightly pale face.

"Oh? Do you think you can come here, blame me for the crime I didn't do without any valid proof, and can leave as you want? Are you trying to take advantage of your position here? Or do you think I am weak and you can bully me?" Ace questioned and before the man could answer, Ace continued.

"Do you think anyone would dare say anything to me if I kill you here?" Ace threatened and Dake's face paled. He never expected that Ace would threaten him with Enactment Union behind him but looking at that smile, he knew he will do it without a second thought.

"E-Elder A-Ace… we…

we are really sorry…" Dake stammered.

"Do you really think a simple apology will be enough for the amount of time you wasted?"

"W-What do you want…?"

"Take me to your HQ" Ace ordered and before they could answer, Ace walked out of his courtyard.

Not having any other options, Dake took Ace to his HQs.

...

"Call your boss" Ace ordered again.

Dake nodded with a pale face and he dashed towards a room while Ace leisurely looked around.

Right now, he was standing inside the Enactment Union HQ's hall. The place was well lighted, the floor was brown in color while the walls were painted in light peach. There were many trophies and meddles hanging on the walls while the few officers of Enactment Union who were present were glancing towards Ace with wary expressions.

Everyone knew how strong he was and the way he came here, it didn't look friendly either. He literally dragged 3 officers here, 2 subordinates even lost consciousness when they arrived here while the other one wasn't looking good either.

The door of the room in which Dake entered opened and a tall, black-haired, rough-looking man appeared while Dake was standing behind him. The man wore the same uniform as the others but the badge he had was different than others. He had a flat nose and definitely wasn't someone who was blessed by the goddess of looks.

"Nice to meet you, Elder Ace. I am Lieutenant Wilder of the Enactment Union, I heard that you wanted to talk to me about something, is there anything I can help you with?" Wilder questioned, his tone was surprisingly calm considering the tense situation of the hall.

"Well, your subordinate dared to accuse me of massacring an entire family without any proof.

It pained my heart.

As a person who lives for Justice, Equality, Impartiality, Righteousness, Ethics, Virtue, Principals, Morals, it hurt me to the core when someone accused me of doing something so Evil.

At first, I couldn't even believe that I was being accused, until he questioned me with a stern tone, 'Ace Vorste, Why did you do it', I was shocked and disappointed.

This mental impact will remain even after the case is solved, it might even affect my cultivation and eventually, it might even I destroy my life" Ace explained in a wronged tone, he was just an inch away from sobbing in pain.

After hearing his complaints, some officers even glared at Dake, blaming him for being insensitive.

"I understand, now, what do you want us to do?" Wilder questioned.

"How do you plan to compensate me?" Ace questioned in a solemn tone, completely different than the pseudo sobbing he was doing earlier. That too shocked other officers and this time, they glared at Ace.

"What do you want?" Wilder questioned.

"1 Million Gold coins" Ace answered and everyone present there widened their eyes in disbelief.

1 Million Gold Coins!? That was a huge amount!

Well, it was huge for them individually, but for Enactment Union it shouldn't be that much, but still, it was a really big amount. The amount Ace plundered from the Dazx family treasury was around 700,000 Gold coins and the Dazx family was considered pretty rich.

"Are you crazy!? Do you think we will just hand over 1 Million Gold Coins to you? And Where did that Righteous and ethical you go!?" Dake roared while other officers nodded inwardly.

"Then how else are you going to compensate me?" Ace questioned again, completely ignoring the second part of the question.

"Wait a minute; you said that you want compensation because he accused you wrongly, right?" Wilder questioned.

"That is correct" Ace answered.

"How can you say that he accused you wrongly, what if it is you who massacred the Dazx family, it is not like you don't have strength to do it?" Wilder questioned with a smile and the other officer nodded inwardly.

"Sergeant Dake, explain your reasoning" Wilder Ordered.

Dake explained as he was ordered and after listening, Wilder's smile widened.

"Well, you have the motive and the strength to do it. I don't think he accused you wrongly" Wilder spoke with a wide smirk and the other officers smiled, they knew they won.

But of course, they didn't know they were facing an Emperor, and Ace, as an Emperor, was well versed in these matters.

"You said that I have the strength to do it, does that mean you think I was the one who personally massacred the entire Dazx family?" Ace questioned.

"I do" Dake who now had support of his superior answered firmly.

"Oh? But from what I know, it is clear that the culprit was an excellent Wind mage while I, I am a Fire Mage and I am pretty sure that there was no trace of fire anywhere near the crime scene. How do you explain that?" Ace questioned with a smirk and Dake's eyes widened.