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With the two 'proud sons of heaven' being in opposite camps, Emilia already expected them to get along about as well as hot oil did with cold water, but even though it was predictable, it was still quite entertaining.
After their disastrous 'greeting', neither of the two males was in a mood to cooperate with the other, and since they both believed themselves to be in a 'superior position', the situation only continued to escalate, and Emilia of course enjoyed listening to it like it was some hilarious radio broadcast.
Being poked in a sore spot like that, it was naturally impossible for Alexander to keep his temper in check. "Who are you calling an illegitimate son?! I'm far more legitimate than a motherless scum like you!"
Just reminding him of his deceased mother was already enough to infuriate Amos on a normal day, and things only got worse when it was done like this by someone he was already disgusted with. "What the fuck did you just say? I dare you to say it again, you overgrown gremlin!"
Emilia couldn't help but giggle to herself, completely unaware of Noelle's strange look. 'Good, good! Fight more!'
Before the two of them met, although things were bad, they hadn't yet reached the point of no return.
As long as the two sides negotiated and were willing to come to terms with a certain amount of loss to appease each other, this incident could still be slowly deescalated for the sake of long-term mutual growth.
Obviously, this was the exact opposite of what Emilia wanted for the Black Tiger and the Gray Wolfe, which was why she had been adding fuel to the fire at appropriate intervals.
Since what Alexander expected from the Black Tiger was a sincere apology and acceptance of proper 'punishment', it was naturally impossible for him to keep that attitude after receiving insults instead of apologies.
However, with the two of them being at each other's throats for so long, just as Emilia started to wonder when they would actually start strangling each other, things actually took an unexpected turn.
Surprisingly, it was Amos who first managed to rein his anger in. "Stop!"
Although they were far from being unable to continue, both Amos and Mr. Black knew that the situation couldn't be allowed to continue as it was, and since the leader of the Gray Wolfe bullheadedly continued to refuse to communicate with them, they had no choice but to lower themselves to use this 'mouthpiece' illegitimate son.
The hero was well aware that they either needed to make a breakthrough or call for a truce, and while they were waiting for the former, the latter could be easily achieved as long as they were willing to compromise.
With his pride, Amos had naturally wanted to do it in a way that made it seem like they weren't backing off at all and were doing the Gray Wolfe a favor instead, but unfortunately, the man in front of him was making it extremely difficult.
Of course, since the matter was still being handled by Amos, and it wouldn't be very appropriate for Mr. Black to go meet Alexander in person, the silver-haired hero was the one tasked with confronting this 'messenger' to see what the leader of the Gray Wolfe was cooking.
Amos knew that the more time they wasted now, the longer their external investments would continue to suffer.
But of course, with Alexander's attitude, the silver-haired hero was already sure that it was impossible to get any results in their favor today. The best he could hope for was to get his point across to the man's father so they could perhaps communicate directly.
"You know what? This is getting nowhere. I'm not here to waste my time with you. Just tell me what your father means by all this crap he's pulling, or better yet, ask him to talk to me directly like a man!"
Alexander sneered at the derisive tone of the silver-haired boy. "Who the fuck are you to be worth my father's time? Heh…"
Amos clenched his teeth, but managed to calm himself down after taking a deep breath. "Your brain is probably too small to comprehend this, but just tell your father this… if he really thinks we'll back off first, he's dreaming. If he's happy with us hurting each other like this until we're both just a shadow of our former self… the Black Tiger doesn't mind showing him the meaning of determination!"
Alexander was momentarily shocked, but then burst into uncontrollable laughter. "That's got to be the most hilarious thing I've heard in all my life! You… showing us the meaning of determination? Don't make me laugh! Do you think our Gray Wolfe can be hurt by you? Dreaming!"
Even when he had been considering 'forgiving' the Black Tiger for acting against him, that was only because Alexander preferred to get his revenge personally later when he inherited the Gray Wolfe himself.
But although letting his father do it just wouldn't be the same, it looked like the Black Tiger was really too arrogant to be allowed to exist anymore!
With all thoughts of a 'temporary truce' being gone, Alexander now only hoped that this bastard didn't die by the time it was his turn for 'revenge'.
When the time came, he would definitely push this snotty brat's face into the ground under his boot, and rub it into a bloody mess!
Of course, Amos didn't think very highly of Alexander either, considering him just a 'pawn' being used by his father. He couldn't believe that such a 'worm', an illegitimate son without status, could actually continue acting so arrogantly in front of him!
The only thing Amos could think of was that the leader of the Gray Wolfe was testing their bottom line, and the thought only made him more furious. "What the fuck are you jumping up and down about? Do you really think our Black Tiger is meek and easy to bully? Then tell that father of yours to come and see how fierce we can be!"
Alexander chuckled. "You're just a little boy who still hasn't weaned off your mother's tit, and you dare to belittle my father? Oh wait, I forgot, your mother is already dead. Ahahaha!"
His mother being insulted all over again seemed to be the final straw that broke the camel's back, and the hero's voice trembled with barely suppressed fury. "Y-You bastard—! How dare you?!"
There was a brief commotion from the other side of the line, and after some panicked rustling, the call was abruptly cut off.
Noelle, who had been enjoying watching Emilia jump up and down in excitement as she listened to the 'monkey show', could only blink in confusion. "Huh? What happened? Did your 'informant' get discovered?"
Although the number Emilia was using now was private and couldn't be easily traced back, it was still possible to do so if they managed to find someone she had shared it with, so Noelle's worry was only natural.
Not to mention, they could also just interrogate Jake and discover their 'correspondence'. Even if Emilia had been smart and only misguided him from time to time, someone smart enough might still be able to connect the dots and discover that her behavior was suspicious.
The crimson-haired girl hummed thoughtfully before shaking her head in denial. "Unlikely. I'm guessing that Amos finally had enough and directly kicked Alexander out of the car, and Jake might have disconnected either accidentally or out of panic."
Noelle nodded, though she still messaged someone to check the situation on the other side when possible, just in case.
Emilia sighed. "If only all my opponents were as dumb as them…"
Noelle couldn't help but smile helplessly at the crimson-haired beauty's 'melancholic' expression. Had she not been so cute, it might really look like this girl was eager for a beating!
Looking at the little beauty send 'words of concern' to her 'messenger' with a mischievous smile, Noelle could only sigh helplessly. 'Although she's a bit naughty... these two buffoons leading two of the most powerful organizations in the world really doesn't bode well for the world's future, so it can be argued that she's actually doing a good thing!'
Thinking about Emilia's plans though, the gray-haired girl wasn't quite sure if things would be any more peaceful with this naughty little minx essentially taking over the world. 'Oh well, I'm pretty sure she's still a hundred, no, a thousand times better than those two idiots!'
Of course, the fact that she was far more cute was just an added bonus.
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