The God of Jesters
Chapter 284 - 5.04.3 Your Excellency.

Chapter 284: 5.04.3 Your Excellency.

"I did as it was requested, time to part." A cold tone to convey my intentions. Going any further with this dwarf was dangerous and I have brought him out of the encirclement anyways with the help of the rats.

And considering how they disappeared on their own after doing their work, it was easy to see what happened from here on out was on me.

I was to choose what to do here.

"Are you sure we are out? The intelligence department of my country might be weak, but there are still powerhouses...’

"I think it would be good for you to follow the words of my young master." The butler suddenly chimed in, stopping the dwarf from speaking anymore. "Move, we will go our way, and you go your own."

The dwarf looked at the butler, then at me. Before nodding, seeing the cold light in Butler’s eyes was growing stronger. Not to mention, he had seen my regeneration, he was interested in it, I could see from his eyes. The thirst was harder for him to hide.

What did he think of it? I didn’t know, but he had asked for the reason I was able to regenerate and all I could say was nothing.

This man worked with Jester, but how deeply and what sort of position he held, I was unaware of. But one thing is for sure, unlike the dogs from before who were rabid believers of their messiah, the Jester. This man had thoughts of his own, calculations that I can’t seem to put my hand at.

An enigma of sorts that was probably forced to work with Jester out of circumstances. This can be seen from the nature of our meeting and how freely he spoke about his complicated relationship with Jester.

"I will go, no need to use force, we don’t wish to attract any attention after coming this far." The dwarf spoke before his steps came to a pause, and then he turned toward me. "But are you sure of it?"

"What are you talking about?" The Butler asked. He didn’t like this dwarf, to begin with after what he did to Fahna.

"What from what I understand, unlike me, you guys are free of his influence, or at least not limited by any form of contract." He spoke as if he was assured of this little fact. "I can see it, if you were under any form of constraint, he didn’t need to give you the choice of bringing me along, he would have forced you instead as he had done with me."

At those words, I couldn’t speak much anymore. The dwarf was insightful unlike how he appeared on the surface. "Just get to the point." But this was just dragging time, I was not here for pleasantries anyway.

"You hate him, I can see it easily... all three of you hate him for the things he did to you, but your relationship is also complicated considering he chose to help you."

"And from the little words you spoke among yourself, I can see that this hatred is stronger than anything, most of it is also directed toward me, and believe me, I understand why. I harmed your sister, that young lady over there."

"But all I did was protect myself against an intruder." The dwarf acted a bit too amiable all of a sudden. He seemed to apologize for his earlier mistake, probably all of it in an attempt to request something.

"Young master, just leave with us... there is no point in talking with this man any further." On the other hand, it would seem that Butler had understood what this request was going to be.

"Please, there is no need to hurry, I will directly get on with my point." The dwarf suddenly hurried at Butler’s words. "I just suggest that you go with me."

"No chance." The Butler was the one to speak. The same man who hadn’t believed I was Farhad a night ago was suddenly taking my side.

Did my actions of saving him put his mind at ease over my identity?

"You only think that because you haven’t heard my complete suggestion... Don’t be in a hurry and listen to what I have to offer."

At his words, my ears perked up and I asked the Butler to stay silent for a while, although he protested against it and requested me to leave right this instant. Talking as if he already had a place in mind.

"Jester your enemy and in a way friend, I can give you the power to end him."

Did I just hear something weird? No, he definitely said what I think he said. "Explain, how can a pawn of his can do so?"

"No, that’s the thing, I can’t do it, under a strong contract, remember?" At his words, my suspicions grew stronger."You mean to say, you can make it possible for me to do such a feat?"

"Of course, you are not under his contract, but he obviously cares for you. You can be considered the second Yethel in this case."

"Yethel?" At those words, my eyes turned a bit disturbed.

’No, it was me.., I was the first...’

Jealousy over a dead guy. My mind is being influenced in a way.

"Do you know of Jester’s relation with the previous king of Yethel?" At those words, I nodded albeit with a hint of sadness. For I know, it was the death of Ikaros Yethel that led to all this misery. And without it, Jester might have still remained a little rat that just looked at things from a distance without causing any true harm.

He considered himself an entertainer as well as part of the audience, a sick mind that just enjoyed the world for what it was, until the events that transpired around Ikaros death.

"He won’t kill you, but you can do it to him and with the tools I create, you can do it much cleanly and easily."

"Can you promise me that I can do that if I were to follow you?"

"Farhad... don’t do it." Suddenly, my sleeping sister woke up and shouted at me. The act she had kept up since meeting me was broken all of a sudden. It would seem that she also knows, I am her brother and not a fake.

"I am glad you are ok sis."

"Don’t do it, just go back home to Mother, she would be worried about you. Don’t make the same mistake as our father."

"So what are you doing? Aren’t you doing something similar, or worse in this case considering you are the only one who can carry our family forward."

"And besides Sis, this is my responsibility to begin with, let me handle it. You should go and live a normal life instead of pursuing ghosts and corpses like me."

"If you won’t listen, then I can only force you." My sister threatened, but I didn’t budge one bit. I just looked at her deeply and said, "There is no need for such a thing." In my words, the butler Struck at the back of my sister’s head, putting her to sleep for real.

He can see that Fahna was not in the right state of mind, not to mention, from the looks of it, Farhad also knows the situation of what happened before his birth, and his father’s hand in the assassination of Ikaros Yethel. It was why he struck her. Knowing that with how emotional she was currently, she might break out in magic, attracting attention, which is not something he wished to see.

"Young master, are you sure about it?" And besides all of this, Farhad was correct.

Due to his undead nature, he can never sire children, meaning that the responsibility to carry the name of Maisel falls on Fahna. So her life was more important that Farhad at the moment in the eyes of the Butler.

A good choice, which Farhad was aware that the Butler would take considering how guarded he had been since the start.

"If Mister can keep his promise, then I believe there will be some results."

"He can be lying... his might not even have qualifications..."

"Hey, I was once the chief weapon researcher in Bothal... you can talk bad about me, but never question my craft."

At those words, the Butler was left speechless. "At least, he seems true to his art."

"Just take her away, keep her safe and don’t let her pursue the monster... I will keep him in check, don’t worry."

"If you say young master."

******

In the present day, Remira flipped the coin and placed it on between the two fingers as it was required, while a small hair was attached to it.

A hair belonging to Farhad.

"Still in the same place." Remira spoke in a slow voice, before she finally made up her mind. "Two steps forward, one step back... it’s time to step back, I can’t risk this operation out of my ego." With those thoughts, Remira dragged her small group and left Phuket towards another city where the presence of Jester should be lower, or so she had hoped.

While using the chaos of Phuket as cover to leave the city.

Though, as Remira was just on the edge of the city, a voice suddenly echoed in her ears. "You... I know you." The womanly voice filled with immense kindness that turned the thoughts of Remira into fog.

But the moment she felt something was wrong, flames rose from her body, clearing her head, while Remira asked. "Who who...is yo...ur excellency?"

Her teeth clattered, her body shivered in fear much to the surprise of her group who were confused over what was going on.

"You are his child, and chosen at that... wonderful. Explains, why you were such an annoyance in Durum."

"..."