Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 50 – FOREST EXPEDITION MONSTER JILID TWO [bags. 1]
Just by visiting the dungeon in person, Helios would be able to find the root of the problem of strangeness in the monster forest even after his monster control artifact had been repaired since there was no way for him to maintain his connections to his relatives while penetrating the foggy area.
But since Yasmin fell ill and Albert had just recovered after a severe injury from Leon, it was difficult for Helios to move. However, as he felt an urgency about the matter, even without Yasmin and Albert present, Helios decided to embark on the expedition with the available members Alice, Nunu, instead, and Damian.
“What did you say, Big Brother Trash?! You are not only trash, but also stupid! How can you apply to go to the monster forest when the situation is unclear?!”
“Hahs. You're really worried about me now, Leon?”
“Hah! Who is worried about you?! If you die there, it's even easier for me! But since my reputation here is at stake and also there will definitely be a scheme from that crafty eldest brother after, where might I just let you die!”
Leon firmly rejected the plan which firmly stated that the reason was not because of affection.
But he's actually lying.
Leon does all that he believes that Damian is unmistakably the chosen hero of the sacred temple who was sent to harm his brother since his brother was a common enemy of mankind that has been set by the the sacred temple prophecy.
“I see what you mean, Leon. I am also not a fool who would waste lives in vain.”
“Each of them sits quietly here and observes the situation first. After all there has been no immediate threat caused to this city or the kingdom.”
“Are you going to wait until the threat appears first just move? It seems to be a bigger threat than we thought. Yasmin also seems to be getting polluted with something in the monster forest.”
Leon looks overwhelmed in arguing with his brother since he has been a character who prefers to play smack before talking. He obviously doesn't like grandiose talk. Nevertheless, Leon's determination is strong not to allow his brother to plunge into danger, not just a forest of monsters, but, since Helios also plans to bring Damian along with her which is precisely for Leon is a much greater threat.
“Once should not! I am the leader now and Big Brother is the subordinate, so Big Brother must fulfill all my orders!”
Leon was silent for a moment, then he began to realize the strangeness in Helios' speech.
“Wait, what do you mean your servant is contaminated? Is there something I don't know yet?”
Helios was confused. That was because he could not explain his sensitive ability to mana since it was one of his trump cards that would one day probably save him and all his subordinates in case there would be chaos for the throne and his life was targeted by one of his brothers Tius or Leon.
Helios believed in the kindness of her first brother and she did not think that her cute but foolish sister would have the heart to kill him. But Helios could not be sure what the future would hold.
Helios had no firm belief that his two brothers would not be influenced by his followers. Coupled through the various histories he read, Helios knew that the price of his brother's life was owned by the royal family who were fascinated by the triumph of the throne.
“I can't explain the details. But trust me, Leon, Brother will do his best. I inevitably have to be stubborn this time since this involves the lives of everyone I love in this city.”
Helios finally decided to hide the details of how he could sense where Yasmin was connected to one of the dungeons there which was none other than the Milanda dungeon through its sensitivity to where it was.
“What is it to you that the life of your lowly servant and everyone in this city is so important to your own life, Big Brother Trash?! Until when will you continue to degrade the status of the royal family?! They are only lowly people who only deserve to be pawns for us, the nobles!”
Helios was silent. He did assume that his sister had turned into a haughty after a long time of not meeting him. However, to think Leon only considers the lives of the commoners as a piece of trash, Helios began to rise black. Almost no more affection from him for his sister.
“What is the difference between our lives and the lives of others?! We're both human, Leon. I don't like you discriminating who deserves to be saved and who doesn't, just from his social status.”
“It...” Leon momentarily lost for words.
But quickly, he changed his expression to flat and seemed uninterested in continuing the conversation.
“Yes, I don't care about their lives. I only care about profit and loss including my reputation in case anything happens to Brother while you are under my supervision. At least do that if I'm gone.”
Leon is worried about his brother, but Helios fails to realize his ignorance about the Damian information that Ilene and Leon have collected. Though suspicious of Damian, though, it was just a low-level suspicion so Helios did not think too much about Damian joining the expedition team since there was no one better to replace Albert.
Of course, until now, neither Ilene nor Leon had concrete evidence at all that Damian was involved with the evil scheme of the sacred temple as per their suspicions, so Leon was not able to act rashly.
Leon then simply left her brother without agreeing to her wishes. Leon then ordered his four shadow soldiers to watch his brother's movements so as not to act.
How many times did Helios bother him to meet after that, Leon never hugged him again.
“Hahs. I saw the bird again. Does Big Brother intend to watch over me and then decide to leave when I'm off guard?”
Leon just pretended not to see the transparent ice bird, familiar to his brother, who had been flying around his window. Leon continued his sleep.
Actually it is not difficult to realize the familiar of her brother as long as someone has a sensitivity of mana. Including Leon, he has a sensitivity which is also unknown to Helios.
Although the brother is not as great as the brother, but there is no doubt that the two brothers are equally endowed with the sensitivity of which is prominent, but keep each other's abilities a secret. It was because Helios was afraid of Leon's greed, while on the contrary, Leon was afraid to be wary and eventually shunned by his brother.
Leon then revisits his situation that with his brother's departure to the monster forest, perhaps this could be an opportunity for him to isolate his older brother who could have those ubiquitous eyes through his familiar.
The mana pressure in the extremely strong monster forest would cause the mana Helios to be isolated for a while there so that she would lose her connection to her familiar scattered throughout the kingdom including the continent, he said, even some in the south and east of the continent.
Thus, Leon will have enough time to be able to investigate Damian whom he suspects as long as Damian does not go with his brother on the expedition.
If Damian who is the biggest potential threat to Helios will not come and he is sure that his brother's ability is great enough to just defend himself, Leon also does not need to worry about his brother anymore.
But just in case of other unexpected variables, Leon also plans to send one of his subordinates to guard Helios who will be in charge of guaranteeing his brother is able to escape if something unexpected really happens.
His determination was round after thinking everything carefully. That morning, Leon went back to Helios to inform him of the change in his decision.
“I've decided, Your Highness the Second Prince. You can go. But since Damian is so badly needed in the city right now since the temporary commander, Albert, is still sick, so I can't let him go. Instead, one of my shadow guards will accompany you. Snake.”
As Leon mentioned Snake's name, a man in a snake mask suddenly appeared before them.
“From now on, this is the man who will replace Damian as part of your expedition. Oh yeah, just call him Codi.”
As Leon says it, Snake, aka Codi, immediately takes off his mask. Apparently, he was a young man with a very charming white complexion. Her brown hair meant that she was an ordinary citizen of the royal capital like Damian.