Ranking System

Chapter 257 One Year (Part VII)

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[Charles POV]

A week has passed since my date with Rose. Constance, Courtney, and Reina were the only three I needed to speak with. I had tried to speak with the three of them, but they all wanted to lock themselves off.

Currently, I'm on Earth checking Clyde's progress. He was one of the defensive mechanisms that I had in mind.

His talent was surprising. He had reached the top and was on the fourth rank, surpassing Gram.

A month ago, Constance had surpassed Gram in ranking. I wonder how confident he is now that Clyde has also done so. I wouldn't be surprised if it shattered.

"Charles..."

Clyde had a wary expression after seeing me. Our first two meetings weren't on friendly terms, and all of them resulted in Clyde being harmed.

"What do you want?"

"I was interested to see how far you have progressed."

Clyde wasn't hard to find when you had him marked. He had an irritated face when he heard what I said. He knew I wasn't here just to talk.

"You have grown strong, but I would like for you to grow further."

"Why?"

"Didn't I tell you? I found you interesting. Besides, it would be a waste to not train you when you have talent."

I didn't tell him I would leave this world for a long time. That was none of his business. I'm only using him to do the job for me.

"You seem like you're in deep thought. Do you need power at the moment?"

Hearing my earlier words, Clyde's focus had disappeared. I didn't know about his situation, but he seemed in a hurry.

"One of my friends has been kidnapped. Please help her!"

"..."

So that was why he was in a rush. He said, "why" because the timing of my being here made it worse for him.

"What does she look like? I could help with this compass of mine."

The shady shop had come in clutch when I wanted to find Constance. I could use this compass of mine to find Clyde's friend.

Clyde's eyes were on my compass. If I was an asshole, I could mess with him now. But I needed him for his power, nothing else.

"I will give you anything! Please let me borrow it."

"Very well. Break this promise of yours, and something terrible will happen."

Instead of signing a geass, my curse could be done the same way. It was helpful since verbal promises would work if anyone put enough emotion into them.

"Here, I will lend it to you. Fix the mess yourself."

Clyde could beat up anyone in this world without any problem. Throwing the compass, Clyde caught it without much trouble. He was nervous to see the compass fall.

"Thanks, I owe you."

He ran to where the compass was pointing without paying attention to me. I had stealthily followed him since he wasn't moving that fast.

We moved to the island port with Clyde's friend here. I had sensed some suspicious people within the warehouse, and his friends should be there. It didn't take long before Clyde broke into the warehouse.

A large kicking sound could be heard with Clyde's kick. He had forced his way into breaking anything that came his way.

I wonder if he had the money to cover all the costs. Even though I was rich, I wouldn't cover for him.

"ALYA!!!" Clyde screamed his friend's name once he found her.

It was the pink-haired girl who was captured. I had noticed that she had feelings for this man, and now that he would save her, I wondered if their relationship would bloom.

"Clyde!!!" Like a maiden in love, the pink-haired girl cried for her crush.

"Who are you?" Ruining their reunion, one of the kidnappers spoke in a harsh tone. I was surprised that Clyde wasn't known because of his rank. I bet the kidnappers would regret picking a fight with the fourth rank.

While Clyde's ranking was disclosed, he should be known to the world. An upcoming talent somewhere near my talent would be known to the public.

Clyde glared at the kidnapper and didn't speak. He didn't need to say anything to the kidnappers.

Without waiting, Clyde used his sword and slashed it at the kidnapper. There were about six of them, and I doubt any of them were stronger than Clyde.

"!!!"

Clyde's slash wasn't lethal. He had intended to keep the kidnappers alive, only intending to cause pain. Blood splattered, and an arm was cut off.

"Gahh!!!" With an arm cut off, one of the men moaned in pain. The other five were scared shitless to see a friend lose a limb.

"Wait!!!" That girl owes us! We just want our money!" Wanting a time-out, one of the men shouted his thoughts.

Was that pink-haired girl in debt? She didn't seem like a person to do something like this. You can't judge a person by their looks.

"Alya, is it true?" If that was true, Clyde felt terrible for cutting a man's arm. I would have done the same when the six men here looked like criminals.

"They tricked my family into debt!" The pink-haired girl cried out in anger. Clyde's sympathy toward the man's arm had disappeared upon hearing those words.

Tricking a family into debt wasn't uncommon when you could easily profit from doing this. There were risks involved, but I can see this happening.

"Shit..." The one who spoke earlier didn't have any words to follow up. At least they prolonged their lives for a few seconds.

"Then you can die." This made Clyde even angrier for wasting his time. Without letting these people speak anymore, their heads roll to the floor.

"Clyde! Thank you! I was so scared!"

"..."

I didn't bother listening to their conversation. I would only feel sick listening to it. When the time was right, I would see Clyde again and beat him up. I left the port and checked on Nene and Claire.