Chapter 53

The rebirth of the Round Table

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The sky continues to rain endlessly.

Saiko digs the ground using a shovel she made out of ice.

Argus’ black slime covers her hand to protect it from frostbite.

-you were too harsh on him, you know.-

Saiko’s ears twitch and turn backward as she hears Daxia’s voice coming from behind her.

She turns her head to see Daxia and Celine walking toward her, then continues digging.

_I should have been harsh on the two of you as well_

-huh?-

_Although most of what I said was directed at him, that was just how the conversation went, the two of you are equally as guilty, it might have been his plan but the two of you didn’t object to it and you participated in it_

-haaa-

Daxia lets out a long sigh.

-Saiko, why are you so upset about this? You are a Therian, these people hate you, Do you think anyone in Kim Sungta would be upset if you died? –

Saiko look at Daxia and raises an eyebrow at her then points at Celine.

Daxia follows Saiko’s finger with her gaze.

-no wait, Celine is different, she doesn’t count-

Saiko rolls her eyes and then stabs her shovel in the ground then says with a calm voice.

_it doesn’t matter if they hate me, we all have our flaws we are all sinners Daxia, but not all sins are worthy of death, that being said_

Her tone of voice slowly rises as the anger that she struggled to push away slowly seeps back in.

_ I can tell you about one sin that is definitely worthy of death, that is murder and we all committed it today _

-what about kidnapping my child?-

Celine cuts Saiko off.

-what about killing my husband? What about separating me from my child for years? Is any of these worthy of death to you? –

Saiko turns to look at Celine.

Her expression softens and her judging gaze becomes lenient.

_I understand your anger but were these the ones who killed your husband? Were they the ones who kidnapped your daughter? Or are you punishing them for the sin of another? Just because they work for the government of Kim Sungta doesn’t mean they are related or responsible for everything the government does, why not kill some random tax collector they are equally as related to what happened to your husband and child as the royal guards _

Celine’s emotionless face cracks for just a moment.

Her own bottled up and buried emotions trying to rise back up to the surface.

-I don’t care Saiko, at this point, I don’t care, I might have agreed with you ten years ago but now, I want vengeance –

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_haaa_

Saiko lets out a long sigh and then begins to list a long list of names.

_Jin Ae, Hana, Bora, Sang hee, Iseul, Soo Ae, Naomi, Aya, Sarah, Emilia, Jana, Sama, Krystal, Hea, and Alexis, these are all wives who lost their husbands today. _

Saiko crosses her arms and looks at Celine who in turn stiffens up.

_Should I list the children who lost their parents next, what about the mothers and fathers who lost their Kid, or maybe I should list the friends who lost a close friend today, now, all these people deserve to seek vengeance as much as you do, and maybe you don’t care if they seek Vengeance from you but you know when we succeed in freeing your daughter, they could seek vengeance from your daughter as well, of course, when that happens I would defend your child, because if they do that they would be just as wrong as you are right now._

-okay, okay, we get it, jeez-

Daxia cuts in to stop Saiko from grueling Celine.

She sighs and looks at Saiko then shrugs her shoulder.

- you were definitely raised by a priest, alright, but you know, Miss Beacon of virtue, it’s not like we killed them for fun nor for vengeance, we did that to save you, and I am not usually one who defends Ken but the dude worked so hard to save you and you didn’t even thank him-

Saiko nods her head and answers in a low voice.

_I know, I know, that’s why I am only being this harsh. _

-No, I don’t think you d-

Daxia pauses after hearing the second half of Saiko’s statement.

- …. I think you just implied that this is you being Lenient, which I feel is an entirely different issue that we definitely need to discuss, cause if this is lenient, I dread to think about what you consider being harsh, but that’s an issue for another day-

Daxia spreads her arms in the air as though she crossing the subject then continues.

-Saiko, I really don’t think you get it, What happened today is not something that Ken would do, and I am not referring to the killing, the killing is something he would definitely do, I am referring to the amount of effort and hard work he did for someone else besides himself-

Saiko blinks repeatedly and looks at Daxia.

_what’s your point? I am confused. _

Daxia facepalms.

-oh God, you are so dense it’s making me mad and impatient, the dude likes you and it’s obvious to everyone but you-

_what? No?_

Saiko looks at Daxia with bewilderment wondering how she jumped to that conclusion.

_sure, he worked hard to save me, I can acknowledge that, but he would have-

-NO, Saiko, no, he wouldn’t have-

Daxia immediately cuts Saiko off before she can finish.

Saiko opens her mouth to speak but before she can, Daxia cuts her off again.

-and before you say anything, may I remind you, that we have already been through a similar situation before and the dude did not hesitate for a minute before trying to kill me, you were the one who stopped him-

Saiko slams her lips shut unsure of what to say.

-do you see what I am saying now?-

_Aaaah_

-Hmph-

Celine lets out a small chuckle.

-this is acutely amusing, I thought the two of you were already in a relationship so this is a surprise to me-

Saiko raises one hand up as though she is about to confess.

_in my defense, I was raised by a priest_

Daxia chuckles at Saiko.

-that you were, princess, that you were, now would you be more lenient on the guy-

_aaah, I mean, I am still mad at him so…_

-oh God damn it-

Daxia can’t help but facepalm again.

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Location: Director William's office, headquarters of the GSTF, world capital

Director William is sitting on his desk.

A blue holographic screen floats in front of him displaying a report with the title “The Rebirth of The Round Table”.

-hmmm-

‘it seems Edie Patton is trying to unite the wealthiest twenty five families in one group, it can’t be that he is already trying to make a scheme to manipulate the market again right? It hasn’t been that long since I sent Claus to scare him’

Suddenly, Director William's face stiffens up and he sits upright.

-I see-

-I understand-

-yes, sir-

-I will-

-haaaa-

Director William’s face relaxes and he lets out a long tired sigh.

BAM.

The door to the director's office slams open and his secretary rushes in.

-Sir, we have an urgent report, the members of Strike Team One-

Director William raises his hand to cut her off.

-I already know Clara, for now, increase their surveillance level to top priority and inform strike teams two through six to be on high alert in case we need to arrest strike team one, finally ask Doctor Althea to look into any magic that can manipulate the mind and if any cases of mind control or brainwashing may have happened in the past –

Secretary Clara nods her head.

-yes Sir, I will go immediately-

She says then quickly exits the office.

Director Willaim lets out another long tired Sigh.

-haaaaa, what the hell happened with you, Claus?-

TAP

TAP

TAP

He taps his fingers slowly on the armrest of his chair while wondering about what happened with the members of Strike Team One in the forest of the Bulgasari.

-hmmm-

He glances back at the report about the round table.

-I will deal with you later Patton-

He swipes the air with his hand causing the report to disappear and be replaced by a screen filled with several icons.

He presses on an icon titled “operator 1” and then speaks.

-Sophia come to my office immediately-

The heavy rain continues to fall endlessly from the sky of Kim Sungta.

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