“AAAGGGHHHH!!!”
‘I am loyal!
I am loyal!
I am loyal!
I am loyal!’
The General shouted inwardly and finally, the agonizing pain he was feeling subsided.
“Haah… Haah… Haahh…”
The General took in deep breaths and at the same time, he looked at the man in front of him in pure terror.
“I hope you understand your position now.
You see, it will make things easier for me and you as well.”
Nux smiled gently.
“W-What is t-this magic…”
Armando couldn’t help but question.
“You don’t need to know that, just know that this pain you felt will return the moment you think about betraying me.
You be careful about what you think, do you understand?”
Nux threatened.
“Y-Yes,”
Armando’s body shivered in fright and he nodded his head.
Seeing him like that, Nux smiled.
‘Amaya, you are a fucking genius.’
He praised.
‘I told you it would work.’
Soon, he heard a voice full of pride and contentment.
‘After being betrayed by one of his most trusted subordinates, the General’s state of mind was already a mess.
Meeting a monster like you, who has affinity with all Four Elements had another impact on his state of mind.
Then his mental state took an even deeper fall when he was defeated by an Expert Stage Cultivator.
Cutting off all his roads to escape was another blow, by now, he was already hopeless,
‘I will be tortured for the rest of my life, just like my subordinate who was tortured for 5 long years’, a seed of fear was planted in his mind.
However, no matter what, in the end, he was still a General with a strong mentality, just this much was not enough for him to give up, therefore, the last step was an opportunity.
What would he do when he was trapped by a cruel, mysterious organization that no one knows about?
He would become a ‘hero’, he would ‘give in’ to that organization and join it with a goal in his mind, a goal of gathering information about that organization and then plan against it.’
Amaya explain and then, a small smile appeared on Nux’s face,
‘Heh, ‘hero’ my ass.
It may sound very praiseworthy from the outside, however, isn’t it just him trying to avoid being tortured?’
Amaya smiled,
‘That is correct, no matter how well trained they are, no one ‘likes’ being tortured, however, someone like the General won’t give in just because they are scared. Their long years spent in the army won’t allow that.’
‘They would need a reason’
Nux muttered.
‘And that is all you need to do your magic.’
Amaya smiled.
‘I can’t believe you came up with something like this.’
Nux complimented.
‘Wasn’t it obvious from the start?
I am better than any of your other women,
So…
Don’t you dare leave me, okay?’
Amaya’s eyes turned even darker and a wide, creepy smile appeared on her face.
It was honestly quite scary,
However,
‘Huh? Leave you? Amaya, how will I even live without you? Do you think that is even possible?
My Love, I won’t leave even if you ask me to.
Amaya Skyfall, you are stuck with me.’
A similar creepy smile appeared on Nux’s face as well.
How to deal with an extra possessive girl like Amaya?
Show possession.
A possession even stronger than hers.
‘Hehe~’
Nux’s methods worked and a beautiful smile appeared on Amaya’s face.
‘You should return soon~
I have something I want to show you~’
Amaya muttered.
‘Heh, don’t talk like that, I might abandon my mission midway.’
Nux chuckled.
‘I love you.’
‘Love you too.’
Nux smiled and then, he looked at the general who was lying on the floor, tired and scared.
“Alright Armando, as I have said before, there are other much more important things that I have to do than being here and being covered in blood and sweat with dudes like you.
So let’s get this started,
I will ask some questions and you will answer them, is that clear?”
“Y-Yes, M-M-Master.”
“Alright, so question one,
I heard that, a year ago, on a certain day, the security inside the Solid Earth Kingdom suddenly turned stricter. The Guards don’t accept bribes anymore, Officials don’t slack off anymore, Nobles don’t take brazen actions anymore, and all the criminals were being executed without any mercy, all in all, the whole state of the Solid Earth Kingdom changed.
What happened? What did you guys do? And How did everything happen so quickly?”
Nux questioned.
“It all started from the higher-ups.”
The General answered.
“Huh?” Nux frowned and then, his eyes turned cold.
“Give me a better answer; explain it in a better way.”
He ordered.
“It starts with the King, the King became stricter and ordered everything, and the execution was simple.
If you don’t follow the King’s order, you will be executed.
And as if he was setting up an example, the head of the Duke’s house was executed because he didn’t take the King’s order seriously.”
Nux narrowed his eyes in confusion.
Dukes were different from other nobles, they had Royal Blood flowing through their veins, therefore, they held strong power, a power that even the Royal family had to be considerate about.
Executing the Duke…
It wasn’t considered a wise move…
“There were no repercussions?” Nux questioned.
“There were not.”
Armando answered and then, he continued,
“After this incident, other nobles took the King’s orders very seriously, since most of the officials came from the noble families, they stopped slacking off as well and seeing them, the officials who didn’t have noble backgrounds started to change as well.
The same happened with the Guards and others, their higher-ups had turned stricter, and the punishment for offences had become crueller, therefore, they changed as well.
From the Top to the lowest of the positions, everyone changed, and that is how the Solid Earth Kingdom changed.”
Armando answered.
Nux thought about it for a while and then, another question popped into his mind,
“What about other Generals, I noticed that they are not from the Solid Earth Kingdom, but are from different Sects and Adventurers parties, how did you recruit them?”
“That was Lord Hermes’s doing.”
“Huh? Hermes? Who is that? I have never heard that name before.”