I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 142 - 97: Knight King or Druid King?

Chapter 142: Chapter 97: Knight King or Druid King?

Deer Plain, Gu Shanhai finally returned with Ava.

They didn’t encounter Merlin blocking the way, nor did they face any other dangers. Robbers and bandits naturally didn’t count as dangers.

Upon their return, they saw Mafas talking with an elderly man, and it looked like they were having a joyful conversation. Without thinking, one could tell this elderly man was Merlin.

"Ava, you’ve had enough fun, it’s time to go back," Merlin said directly upon seeing the two return.

"I’m very sorry, sir, but Ava has no plans to go back. He intends to stay and become a Druid," Gu Shanhai spoke up first.

Mafas hesitated for a moment before finally speaking to smooth things over, "Merlin, I understand Ava’s situation too. He’s not a noble, and living in the Royal Capital isn’t as good as becoming a Druid..."

"Mafas, you don’t understand," Merlin interrupted Mafas. This smoothing things over, of course, leaned towards Gu Shanhai, as how could they favor an outsider over one of their own.

"Grandpa Merlin, I don’t want to go back. I want to stay here," Ava spoke up at this moment. He was somewhat confused about what exactly Merlin’s situation entailed.

"You have extraordinary blood, naturally a King, to stay here..."

"He could become a Druid King!" Gu Shanhai also interrupted Merlin, which made Mafas feel somewhat satisfied since the former had interrupted him.

"If he is a natural-born King, he can become a King anywhere, not under your so-called control."

"Ava is a whole person, not an object in your hands. From the moment you had Ava fostered in Sir Ekter’s house for your own purposes, you should have admitted that you took in Ava not for his sake, but for your own."

"Sir Ekter is also a person, and he has feelings for Ava; that’s why he let him leave with me. As a commoner who grew up in a noble’s house, you never considered Ava, and you didn’t even consider Sir Ekter."

Gu Shanhai firmly took the moral high ground in pointing out Merlin’s faults.

Of course, the truth was different. Merlin was active in the politics of various countries to smooth Ava’s path to becoming a King who would conquer the world one day, not for his own power.

"Ava, I am doing this for your benefit. Everything is guided by destiny, all that you have endured is for the future," Merlin said, ignoring Gu Shanhai and looking towards Ava.

Mafas’s expression immediately became dissatisfied. It felt disrespectful; to him, Gu Shanhai’s words seemed correct, while Merlin’s disregard felt as if he hadn’t considered the entire Druid collective from the beginning.

"Merlin Wizard, I thought of letting you convince me, to take Ava back with you, but now that you don’t plan to persuade me, I won’t maintain your dignity either."

"You arranged for Du’er Lahan of the Rahan Family and Sethanda Esohon of the Esoeron family to come kill me and take Ava back. We need to settle this."

Gu Shanhai said, pulling out a piece of Rahan Family armor, followed by Sethanda Esohon’s head and the broken Demon Spear.

At that moment, Mafas’s look changed, and the other four Marked Druids gathered around, glaring at Merlin with hostile expressions.

"You can say I am lying, but the Banshee and Ava can testify for me." Gu Shanhai then put down the large chest behind him, opening it to reveal the tightly bound Banshee.

"Give an explanation, Merlin Wizard," Mafas said.

The implication was clear, they would have to take action if he didn’t explain today.

It was bad enough that you chased after Gu Shanhai, but to dare come here and provoke, it wasn’t just ignoring the Imprint Druids, it was like having been slapped on the left cheek and then mocked for not offering the right cheek for another slap.

"This is just a misunderstanding, I didn’t order Du’er and Sethanda to kill you, just to bring Ava back, I have no need to kill you," Merlin denied, but not completely.

"Perhaps what you say is true, but my experiences are also real, and that, you cannot deny," Gu Shanhai concluded, signaling a shift in the topic.

Relying solely on himself was not enough to morally bind the entire Druid collective, hence he needed to create a significant momentum, otherwise his weak influence couldn’t bend the stronger forces.

"I saw a Red Dragon looming over the Camelot Kingdom, and I want to ask you, Merlin Wizard, did you see it?" Gu Shanhai stared intently as he asked.

Merlin hesitated a moment after hearing this and finally didn’t lie, "I did see it."

"That’s good, the Red Dragon I saw is Ava, and he will rule the world. So, the prophecy speaks of his becoming a Dragon Vein Druid, for there’s no other way to become a Red Dragon!"

"And as you said he’s a natural-born King, then he will be the King who leads our Druids out of the old era, the new Druid King!!!"

Gu Shanhai spoke powerfully, rendering Merlin speechless, who wanted to suggest that the Red Dragon might be symbolic rather than literal...

At these words, Mafas’s expression brightened. Gu Shanhai’s explanation seemed to make sense, no wonder the journey back was so difficult, and no wonder Merlin had intercepted them here.

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