[ TWATF ]

Chapter 50: Master of Gorgon (8)

Surely, those that were looking at him were from the Ten-Clan. Some seemed to be quite powerful among them. Jaehwan could hear all of their [Whispers] by using [Suspicion].

[I don’t know what is going on. How did that young spirit become a Master?]

[I heard he’s not even 100 years old.]

[A kid becoming a Master!]

[Is Euren up to something?]

There were some who were just flat out mumbling.

“…He looks like he’s tempted to have a fight.”

It was a lady who wore a purple dress and a veil over her face. She was glancing at Jaehwan. That was when she felt an unpleasant touch on her hips.

“Heh, the 2nd rank of the Divine Ladies is here too?”

“…Doctor, I will cut your hands off.”

“I guess you’re still good for a 500-year-old!”

As Chunghuh and the lady began to talk, others from the Ten-Clan were busy talking amongst themselves. They then turned to a plump middle-aged man who was moving up to the Master.

[Look at the old raccoon from the Disciples Clan.]

“Are you the new Master of Gorgon?”

A plump man with a huge belly approached. Jaehwan answered, “Yes.”

“You look very young. May I ask how old you are?”

[Ugh, he’s at it again.]

[What’s up with those 1000-year-olds, boasting about their age?]

[Quiet. The doctor is here too.]

[Oh, right.]

The whisper told Jaehwan that the man in front of him seemed very old.

“I’m 50 years old.”

“50?” The man asked back, confused.

“Yeah.”

“50? He’s so young! Old man, who is that guy?”

The lady next to the doctor asked and Chunghuh shook his head, rubbing his hand on the lady’s hip.

“You shouldn’t think about him. Don’t try to go near him. Just focus on me, baby.”

“…I will cut your arm off for sure.”

The plump man continued, “Are you the son of the former Master?”

“Huh?”

“Oh, I was just wondering if that might be the possibility…”

The men from the Ten-Clan seemed to be annoyed at the question.

[A son? Absurd!]

[That old raccoon is crossing the line. I know he’s young, but…]

[The Disciples Clan know nothing but to study. That’s why they are so rude like that.]

[It’s still better than just flat-out cussing.]

Jaehwan then realized that the man in front of him was being rude. The previous Master was over 900 years older than Jaehwan. There was no way that Jaehwan was a son, and even if he was, it was a problem because there was no way for the family succession of a crown to be possible.

What the man was trying to say was this: ‘A kid like you can’t truly become a Master unless you are a son of the Master or something.’

Chunghuh cackled. “The old raccoon might have his ceremony today too if he’s not careful.”

“What do you mean, Doctor?”

“You’ll see.”

The plump man continued, “Anyway, nice to meet you. I’m the 2nd Rank of the Disciples Clan. Jang Irhan.”

Disciples Clan? Jaehwan had heard about Disciples Clan by using his [Suspicion]. It seemed they like were a middle-ranked clan within the Ten-Clan of <Chaos>.

“Jaehwan.”

Jaehwan shook Irhan’s hand. But something started moving as Jaehwan touched Irhan’s hand. Irhan smiled as he found out about Jaehwan’s Spirit Power once he touched Jaehwan’s hand.

‘So the rumor is true. He’s a Non-Adapter.’

Irhan was nervous as he attended the ceremony. He had a purpose for visiting with an order from the Clan Leader himself.

-Do whatever it takes to get permission to build our office in Gorgon. It’s absurd that we do not have even one office at any of the Four Fortresses.

The reason why there was no office for the Disciples Clan in Gorgon was because of Irhan. He had run into trouble while trying to bribe Northern Gate’s guards and faced Karlton. He thought giving some more bribes would solve the issue, but Karlton just reported the matter straight to the Master of the Fortress.

-How can we allow clan that openly bribes our guards and run into trouble to have an office in our fortress?

The Master of Gorgon was as strict as Guard Captain Karlton. That’s why the Disciples Clan had to wait 10 long years for a chance. This was the 2nd chance for Irhan. He did not use any bribery this time.

But when he returned, he was shocked. The former Master was dead, Karlton was in hospital, and some kid was sitting on the throne as the new Master.

‘Gorgon is done for.’

Irhan thought. Even if he was here to get permission to get his office, he couldn’t allow himself to beg in front of such a kid. Irhan held onto Jaehwan’s hand and activated a skill.

Top ranking skill – [Eight Gates of Hell]

It was a skill that only the highest-ranking officers of the Disciples Clan could use. The skill that only could be used upon skin contact. It trapped the target in a terrible prison filled with monsters gathered from the <Great Lands> and would never be freed until the caster deactivated the skill.

Irhan quickly opened it up to the third gate. The third gate was the hell full of heat in which the Red Dragon Tiamat lived. The man in front of him would probably be fleeing for his life in burning hellfire, away from Tiamat.

‘Taste hell!’