LIGHTNOVELWORLD My Daddy Hides His Power
Chapter 189
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Support for the subjugation of Moarte Island. The nominal reason for the expedition was that, but in reality, it was an army going to bring Axion’s corpse. The commander is Enoch Rubinstein. The members who boarded the ship with him were the 3rd rank Septima Army who returned five days ago, leaving behind Axion. “…I apologize.” The vice commander of the Septima army had no face to see Enoch. No matter how important Commander Axion’s orders were, in the end, fearing death, they abandoned him alone and fled. “I have no face.” Until the dispatch of the rescue team, he couldn’t escape the guilt of defying the Emperor’s order to reveal the truth about the expedition, and he spent the entire three days in remorse. “It’s okay. Because you just followed orders.” Enoch neither expressed anger nor reprimanded. He just looked empty. It was another three hellish hours heading to the Moarte Islands. * * * ‘Has Dad arrived by now?’ After chatting with Oscar for a while, I became worried. “Come to think of it, if we had been just one step late, it could have been a disaster. I never thought Uncle would leave without a word in just one day.” “Hey, even if he’s two steps late, he’s in big trouble. What if your dad had gone alone? He would have been swinging his sword for days, wouldn’t he? And then caught by the support unit. What excuse would he have? Saying he went there just for fun to catch monsters?” “That’s right!” I had to honestly admit this. Because without Oscar, things would have been very complicated. “Thanks to Master, we managed to catch all the monsters in just one day. It’s such a relief that the Master went with him.” “That’s it. I took it all into account and followed your father.” Oscar puffed up with pride. “But no one believes that Uncle managed to defeat all the monsters and come back unharmed in just five days, right? Dad needs to act better…” “Is there a need to act? Everyone knows that the Duke of Libre was trapped there for five days, and the corpses of the beasts remain as evidence. Who wouldn’t believe it?” Dad and Oscar worked hard to make it look like Axion conquered the island single-handedly. “It didn’t make sense for him to have single-handedly captured them all since there were too many. So, I almost burned some and hid the rest. I wonder if they’ve multiplied again?” “Maybe?” “Yeah, if that were the case, I’d have a lot to say. You know as well as I do, your Dad was just relaxing while I almost single-handedly took care of the monsters, right?” “T, that’s right!” Oscar’s heroic story begins again. I was ready to please him. “Haa, so I was working alone, I ran out of mana by the time I finished.” “Wow! So, the monster corpses weren’t easily hidden with magic?” “Yeah! So I have no choice!” Oscar suddenly rolled up his sleeves all the way to his shoulders, revealing his well-defined arm muscles. “Didn’t these sturdy arms of mine lift and move those carcasses all by themselves?” “Awesome!” Honestly, it wasn’t that sturdy, but I enthusiastically played along and made a big deal out of it. Even though Oscar has a tall and well-proportioned model physique, for some reason, he doesn’t seem satisfied with his own body. “Phew, the Lord of the Wizard Tower made a lot of fuss about it. When we tried to move the beast corpses together, he didn’t want to because it was disgusting, repulsive, and very hard. He just kept shouting loudly like a whale, so Dad ended up doing everything one by one!” So I decided to pretend not to know the truth about the slightly fabricated incident.\ “Master, you’re truly the best. I’ll go back to studying now since lunchtime is over.” “Hey, wait. Come over here for a moment.” “Yes?” Oscar got up and walked around his desk, gesturing with his arms raised confidently. No way…Are you telling me to hang on to it? By the way, Dad often does this thing of holding me in one arm. “I, I know that Master is strong even if you don’t go that far, right?” “Heuph!” If he failed, it would have been embarrassing for both of us. I had no choice but to gently hold on to Oscar’s right forearm, which was slightly lowered. “Heuph!” Eventually, with a strong effort, his arm rose up trembling. “Ooh!” It’s floating, it’s floating! …I was floating in the air for about 3 seconds and then fell. “Whoa!” “Whoo…” Oscar quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke shamelessly. “Hey, I thought it was a feather.” “…” “I thought it was a feather.” “Ah, yes!” I praised him without any hesitation. “Master, you’re really strong! Your muscles are bulging! It’s really bulky!” “See? I can do it too. It’s not just your Dad who can do it.” This made me realize clearly. For some reason, Oscar feels competitive with Dad! “Master is much stronger than Dad!” “Well, you could say that.” Oscar smiled proudly, wiping the tip of his nose. “The greatest Lord of the Wizard Tower! The epitome of perfection, the greatest man of this era!” “Hahahaha!” It’s nice to see you smiling. Yeah! If Master is happy, that’s enough! * * * At that time, the Moarte Island. When the support unit arrived. The island was filled with the smell of death. “Aah…” “This can’t be…” The first thing they saw when they got off the ship was the corpses of beasts piled up everywhere. Indeed, they were unfamiliar types that couldn’t be seen on the continent. “It is an achievement achieved through Sir Axion’s sacrifice. We have to deliver samples to the management bureau, so load the corpses of the beasts by type on the ship.” “Yes!” At Enoch’s command, the support unit began to move. And soon. “Ugh, ugh!” Someone screamed as if they had seen a ghost and stumbled backward in shock. “S, S, Sir Axion…?” The imperial flag was planted among the corpses. A face leisurely walking out with the imperial flag fluttering majestically. It was Axion. Everyone was shocked and speechless. “Sir Axion!” Enoch rushed over and hugged his surviving comrade as if he were about to break. “H, how… how!” “….” Axion was embarrassed to see Enoch acting with tears in his eyes. They’ve practiced several times, but will it really work out? As he looked at the faces of the members crying and relieved behind Enoch, he couldn’t bring himself to act so shamelessly. “Ah, do it quickly and properly.” Enoch whispered quietly. “Hmm.” With a dry cough, Axion released Enoch’s arm and moved forward towards the members. “The subjugation wasn’t as difficult as I had expected. They were difficult beasts to deal with, but their numbers were smaller than expected, and since they hid when the sun rose, there was no need to fight them all at once, so I was able to handle them on my own.” “What did you say? Could it be that you defeated all the beasts in this area by yourself?” Enoch intervened, pretending to be surprised. “T, that’s right… I confirmed last night that they no longer appear. It seems the reputation of this place was exaggerated.” “Even so! Who on earth could possibly single-handedly exterminate the entire island!” Enoch looked at his crew in amazement. “Thanks to Sir Axion’s actions, the Moarte Islands became an imperial territory!” It’s an unrealistic situation. But they can’t help but believe it. “Wow, whoaaa!” Among the dazed members, someone let out a loud scream. “Sir Axion! Sir Axion!” Starting with that, voices praising Axion rang out throughout the Moarte Islands. “Sir Axion has planted the imperial flag on the Moarte Islands!!!” * * * “Have the bugs been removed?” Emperor Nicholas asked his aide Ramon. Planning a fire terrorist attack in the commoner residential area would indeed kill two birds with one stone. Using this as an excuse, not only was Axion eliminated, but Enoch’s momentum was also suppressed. “Y, yes…” However, there was no need to worry, as it was unlikely that the planned terror attack would be exposed. “I confirmed that they were all dead.” “Yeah, good job.” The terrorists who were secretly recruited were all poor families. They were willing to trade money and their lives to feed and clothe families on the brink of starvation. Since all the terrorists committed suicide as promised without any room for investigation, the entire incident will remain secret forever. “….” However, Ramon remained tense, watching Nicholas’s satisfied expression nervously. ‘W, what should I do?’ He placed guards on each of them to prevent any change of heart and attempted escape, but… ‘Where on earth did that guy go!’ Just one person. One person who didn’t participate in the terrorist activities that day was missed, and their whereabouts remained mysterious. Ramon couldn’t report the truth because it would cost him his life. “Your Majesty, the support unit that departed for the Moarte Island this morning has returned.” At that time, a welcome voice came from outside the door. “Sir Enoch has requested an audience for a report. Shall we let him in?” “Of course! Bring him in!” Nicholas stood up smiling. What would Enoch look like when he returned carrying the corpse of his comrade? “Are you here?” But for some reason, Enoch’s expression was calmer than expected. He smiled and nodded. “Yes, Your Majesty. I sincerely congratulate you on the birth of a new imperial territory.” “What?” For a moment, Nicholas was dazed. “What do you mean…?” Without even having time to understand what he was saying, Nicholas’ eyes widened as if they were going to fall out. The faces that followed behind. “Your Majesty.” It was Axion Libre. “What? H, how did you…?” Nicholas couldn’t believe his eyes. Minor wounds, covered in dust, wearing armor. ‘He came back alive?’ Axion bowed in front of Nicholas, who opened his mouth blankly. “Your subject, Axion Libre has returned after conquering the Moarte Islands as you commanded.”
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