I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 127 - 91: Warping the Future with Present Truths

Chapter 127: Chapter 91: Warping the Future with Present Truths

"Mr. Shanhai, you spoke of matters which Ava and I have discussed. Although I do not know where you learned of such discourse, I will still keep your secret."

"However, Ava’s desire to become a Druid, I cannot decide, it requires the approval from Merlin."

Sir Ekter came in haste to talk with Gu Shanhai, a trace of weariness in his demeanor.

"Then, would you have him be a Knight or a Priest?" Gu Shanhai asked in return.

"It is Ava’s dream to be a Knight." Sir Ekter did not respond directly, but instead indirectly replied through Ava’s dream.

"And then, Sir Ekter, can you bestow upon Ava your family name? Or would you let him bear the title of anointed Knight, without any true means of self-protection?" Gu Shanhai asked once more.

This time, Ekter fell silent. He raised Ava on behalf of Merlin and had even become his foster father, but he truly could not grant Ava a title of nobility—only a Knighthood, even if Kay managed to earn a title through his valor, he would ultimately inherit Ekter’s higher rank.

"So, you cannot provide him with sufficient promises. A Knight is just a title, and he cannot serve as a Priest."

"Do you intend for him to follow in Merlin’s footsteps to become a Wizard?" Gu Shanhai pressed further.

"Are you like Merlin, have ’prophecy’ revealed something to you?" Ekter was not like Ava, not so easily persuaded by a few words from Gu Shanhai.

Therefore, his first thought was that Gu Shanhai, like Merlin, learned of some matters concerning Ava through ’prophecy.’

Otherwise, why would Merlin purposely entrust Ava to him to raise? As a noble, although he previously harbored such a conjecture, now, further supported by Gu Shanhai, the Druid who entered the Royal Capital, the surmise found corroboration.

Druids are skilled in prophecy; this is no secret among the nobility. Merlin, relying on his own bloodline and the faith of his lord, also possessed formidable prophetic abilities. Both men were competing for Ava, making Ekter feel as if they treated him like a fool.

"Yes, has Merlin not mentioned it to you?" Gu Shanhai countered.

Ekter remained silent, as obviously, the other party had not disclosed any relevant matters.

"I foresaw a massive Red Dragon looming over the kingdom of Camelot, and this Red Dragon is Ava."

"And I believe that Ava is absolutely a prodigy of the Dragon Vein Druids. Should he become a Red Dragon Druid, he will rise as the next Legendary Druid. So, Sir Ekter, which do you think, a Knight, a Priest, or a Wizard, could give Ava such an accomplishment?"

"Although he is not of your blood, merely your foster son, have you not developed any affection for him after raising him for so many years?"

Gu Shanhai twisted the prophecy—this depiction was actually one of Merlin Ambrosius’s prophecies. In his previous life, a player had ingratiated themselves into Merlin’s trust and extracted a full set of prophecies.

In reality, the prophecy merely symbolized and did not literally mean that Ava was the Red Dragon.

However, in Gu Shanhai’s case, it was different. The Red Dragon wasn’t nonexistent, and coupled with the title of Kurus Brass, it left Ekter utterly speechless.

"Then why would Merlin have left Ava with me to foster? He..."

"Did he want to avoid his fate? Is that reason enough?" Gu Shanhai did not wait for Sir Ekter to finish before interjecting.

Although the matter was secretive, many were aware, and Ekter was naturally among them.

"Enough, you mean to say Merlin foresaw Ava as part of the future that comprises his death. Hence he separated him from his parents early on, even entrusting him to me."

"And you have come to correct that fate."

A glint of understanding flashed in Ekter’s eyes; had Gu Shanhai not appeared, everything might have changed. But now that Gu Shanhai had sought him out and if all went smoothly, everything would return to its predestined path.

"Who knows, perhaps this is also my fate. Of course, the decision rests in your hands, Ekter. If you disagree with Ava leaving with me, then I will not insist. But perhaps Ava might..." Gu Shanhai left his sentence unfinished, leaving it up to Ekter to imagine the worst—death or a lifetime’s ruin.

"I will speak with Ava once more. If he wishes to become a Druid, I will choose to respect his wishes." Ekter did not agree immediately.

"You intend to verify the truth with Merlin, don’t you? I do not object to your approach, Sir Ekter, but it’s best not to disclose my presence. My actions have already made me Merlin’s mortal enemy. Should I perish here, I hope you will not regret it."

"Perhaps you see me as merely a lost Druid, but I too possess the abilities of prophecy and curse. If I die because of you, my death will surely curse your entire family."

Gu Shanhai’s tone was calm, but the threat was clear. He was no fool—how could he possibly do nothing?

"Mr. Shanhai, rest assured, I’m merely reaching out to a friend and won’t disclose anything," Ekter, being a noble, naturally knew how to weigh pros and cons.

A Druid he could not afford to offend, especially one willing to curse using his own death as a bargaining chip. Even the Pope may not be able to lift such a curse, and more critically, even if someone could, they would not aid him; this curse represented a Druid’s grievance. Although Priests held great power, they would not wish to risk a rift with the entire Druid community over a mere Sir Ekter.

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