Balak Dillema

What's interesting is, that The Forgotten One appeared because of the strange symptom of the sudden disappearance of the obsession of the person who was wanted by agents and organizations who were trying to investigate someone.

All they remembered was that Balak was the first person to ask for an investigation. But that's all.

Currently, even Balak and Wade don't remember anything The Forgotten One did unless it involved other people like his Cross Dimension summoning.

If it weren't for the traces produced by Cross Dimension, then no one would be able to track down someone called The Forgotten One.

"You don't need to worry. Vienna Hall will immediately send their assistance to restrain King Ester's movements if the Pendragon kingdom decides to intervene in doing what you are planning." Wade was silent for a moment before continuing. "But you already know the price, right?"

Balak glanced at Wade for a moment before looking at Felix with a sad gaze. Even with all the efforts he made in covering it up, the Vienna hall immediately noticed Balak's strange attitude towards Felix.

All he could do was withhold this information for a week because of Angulus' botched actions by someone connected to The Forgotten One.

Balak only answered slowly. But his words felt so heavy. "I know."

The price that Vienna Hall asked for was to make Felix the successor of Vienna Hall. This is something that would make many people happy if this was a normal world with the absence of magic and danger.

Wouldn't it be a joy if his son became someone influential in this world? Becoming the successor of Vienna Hall, a giant organization in this world whose influence spreads throughout the world.

Just by their power alone, One person in Vienna Hall was able to suppress the entire Pendragon kingdom to save Balak. Angulus who went against Balak's decision was also suppressed and sealed by Vienna Hall in Maple City.

No! Not like that.

If it's just an ordinary member, then there's nothing to worry about. Balak would love to see his son grow and reach new heights as a regular member of Vienna Hall like his other two sons.

But being a successor… that was another matter.

Becoming a successor to an organization in this world means cutting off everything you have and living completely for that organization. Felix's life will be full of unimaginable suffering and pain just to make him a leader who will continue Vienna Hall for the next hundreds to tens of thousands of years.

Especially when Vienna Hall was known to be very crazy when it came to the elite members they had. Vienna Hall was truly crazy and insane when it came to the development of magic and increasing their power. Those who are selected as elite members will be faced with various kinds of madness and ferocity that will destroy all the emotions they have.

Balak knows because he has also tried to take the test.

I was lucky because I had an accident in the early stages. And it almost destroyed half of my mentality. If it wasn't for my teacher who pulled me out of that elite member trial, I would have most likely died in the next phase.

This is a case of trying to become an elite member. If it was a trial to become a successor… then there would be no turning back. Whether Felix succeeded or not, he would not be able to turn back and look back. He could only advance while holding back his body which was pierced by thorns along his way.

"Balak…" Wade, who saw Balak's gaze, could only lower his head.

He also knows how hard the decision he has to make is. Making his son the successor was the only request that Vienna Hall gave to Balak.

It was a request he had to fulfill. If not, then Balak will soon lose the support he has.

Vienna Hall has done a lot for Balak. They saved him from the politics of the Pendragon kingdom, protected his three wives and two sons, and most recently provided various valuable information and hidden support to Balak.

However, what did Balak ever try to do for them?

A little. So little.

The only reason Vienna Hall continues to support Balak and all his plans is because of the talent and potential he has. Even though it was enough to provide satisfactory results, it was not enough to repay Vienna Hall's kindness.

"Wade… tell Vienna Hall I need a little time." Balak slowly removed his hand and turned his gaze toward the Core that protected the entire Mansion.

"I'll convey it… Just don't hold a grudge against the organization that accepted you. If Vienna Hall sees that you point the fangs you have at them, you can forget about living in the next second." Wade slowly got up from the sofa and left this place via the stairs leading to the top floor.

There, he saw a maid who was cleaning the corridor alone. The maid who saw Wade coming from the basement immediately bowed.

"I-I welcome Mr.Wade."

"Ah, Bella, right? You don't need to be so polite to me. As a servant of Balak, you don't need to behave like this."

"Thank you for your concern, but I still want to live for now. I cannot treat a guest welcomed by my Master badly."

Wade could only smile while waving his hand. "Then serve me a glass of wine and some food for me to enjoy. You can do it, right?"

Bella nodded at Wade's sudden request.

"Then, deliver the food to my room." Wade walked away from Bella and went straight to his room.

Bella bowed once again and went to carry out the orders given by Wade.

She rushed to the kitchen and started cooking food and drinks to serve Mr. Wade.

As a maid brought by Balak, she naturally had many things she could do. Cooking is not something that is that difficult to do and it is something that she has mastered for a long time.

In her hands, the lamb ribs were cut beautifully and grilled to perfection. When she made sauces for accompaniments and various other foods, she did it carefully as if she didn't want a single mistake to occur.

"It's quite rare to see you making food when you can ask the chefs here. Is there anything special?" A guard saw Bella painstakingly placing the lamb chops beautifully without the slightest mistake.

Without looking at the guard, Bella poured the sauce she made over the lamb. "This is Mr. Wade's request. As Master's guest, I cannot leave this task to others."

"Is that so? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Bella glanced at the guard for a moment as she put down the pot that had the rest of the sauce. "Can you accompany me to pick up a bottle of wine from the warehouse? I need it to give to Mr. Wade as wine for the meal."

"Leave it to me." The guard smiled broadly.

Bella and the guard immediately walked into the warehouse together without anyone paying attention to either of them. They seemed bored of seeing how the guards chased Bella because of her beauty.

What are her stats as a maid? It wasn't a problem even though she would still be a maid in the Betlam family.

After all, he was also just an ordinary guard who did not have much hope of breaking through the ring formation realm. The status of both is the same and there is no problem in the two of them being in a relationship.

In the warehouse, Bella took the guard to a corner where there was a shelf full of wine bottles owned by the Betlam family. The fragrance of nature and the clarity of Maple wood can be felt in this warehouse. Here, everything in the warehouse can be preserved for more than 10 years using magic and various natural treasures.

"Ah, can you take the wine up there?" Bella pointed at a wine bottle made of clear glass with blood red wine.

"Leave it to me." The guard jumped a little and took the precious wine bottle that Bella wanted. He immediately gave it to Bella with a smile on his face.

"Thank You. You really helped." Bella once again bowed to the guard.

"Ah… Before that, I want you to accept this. This is a token of thanks for protecting us from previous attacks." Bella handed the guard a small, sealed box. Her cheeks flushed and she immediately left with wine in her hand.

What a beautiful girl. She is like a sun that shines on this world.

The guard opened the box inside and saw a strange, clear pill with something that looked like a worm inside. The aroma of the medicinal fragrance and the warm feeling of the pill seemed to bring calmness, warm the body, and increase the strength of a Magus' body.

Without hesitation… he ate the pill and felt it burst inside his stomach. The sweet and sour taste of Citrus fell on his tongue and left a deep and long-lasting aftertaste.

"It feels really good. Hmm…" The guard paused for a moment before walking again. For some reason, he felt something strange in his body but he couldn't explain it.

"Maybe it's just me."