Work Prophet
Chapter 221 - 69: You Will Forget About This Matter

Chapter 221: Chapter 69: You Will Forget About This Matter

Hels stared at Li Yu for a while before finally shrugging, "Alright, I have someone keeping a lookout anyway. If things go south, I’ll make an early exit."

As soon as Hels finished speaking, Ireya eagerly threw out the first question.

"How can you prove your identity? As far as I know, Hels was killed by the flames of that Black Dragon."

Hels seemed speechless at her words. "Isn’t it you who has been telling everyone that I’m not dead?"

Despite his words, he leaned forward to the young lady, "See the color of my pupils?" After that, he removed the Lilipip Hat from his head, revealing a pair of furry triangular ears beneath.

Hels even let the girl tug at his ears to verify their authenticity.

Yet, the Lady remained skeptical, "You could also be a distant relative from the Figrola family."

"Are you doing this on purpose? We just met not long ago, and I opposed your proposal to send troops to slay the Dragon," Hels replied, putting the Lilipip Hat back on.

"If you’re not in league with Gabriel, why would you oppose slaying the Dragon?"

"Because my brother supports you," Hels said. "I didn’t know what he was up to at that time. Opposing anything he agreed with seemed like a safe bet to me. I really wasn’t singling you out, although it might seem like you were targeted. I’m willing to apologize for that."

"But those who were later killed by that Black Dragon were indeed supporters of David."

"To be precise, they were my father’s supporters," Hels corrected. "My father preferred David, so those people supported David. The true loyalists to David, my brother of course wouldn’t touch them."

Hels paused, then continued, "You don’t think that my brother went to the lengths of hatching a Dragon and even conspiring with that winged Foreigner, just to deal with his incompetent younger brother, do you?"

"Isn’t that the case, since you joined the Second Son Alliance?" Ireya countered.

"You even know about the existence of the Second Son Alliance," Hels’s gaze flickered, looking at the silent Li Yu by his side, before he finally admitted.

"I indeed wanted to harness the power of the Second Son Alliance, but... it didn’t succeed. After they assessed the Western Domain, they told me the time wasn’t right and asked me to wait. Moreover, even if I had succeeded, I don’t think my brother would have taken it too seriously. He only has eyes for one person."

"Who?"

"My father."

?!

Hels appreciated the look of surprise on the Lady’s face before continuing, "Don’t be fooled by my brother’s humility. He is a very proud man, always taking our father as a model, constantly trying to surpass him. However, as long as my father is in that position, he can’t even think of achieving this.

"No matter how diligently he works, how capable he is, people will only say it’s because my father knows how to utilize talents well; my brother’s brilliance is completely overshadowed by our father. What’s worse for him is that my father is still strong and wealthy.

"If nothing unexpected happens, he will be in that position for many more years. By the time he can’t continue, my brother will likely be old and weak. That means he’s destined to live in our father’s shadow all his life.

"Tsk tsk tsk, even I can’t help but feel a bit sorry for him now."

"......"

"Are you saying that David and Gabriel, along with Gabriel’s winged tribe allies, are working against your father?" Miss Rabbit felt like her entire worldview had been shattered.

"Is there a problem with that?" Hels asked.

"I just didn’t expect... your brother to resent your father so much."

"No, no, no, you still don’t understand. David doesn’t resent our father; on the contrary, he loves our father more than anyone. It’s precisely because of this that he’s so eager to prove himself, to prove he is the stronger one,"

"In nature, those social predators, the young cubs often challenge their fathers, defeat the leaders of their group, and drive them out of the group to complete the transfer of power. They see it as a form of inheritance,"

"I can’t understand your kind of distorted love," Miss Rabbit said bluntly.

"That’s normal, after all, you’re still trying to avenge your father,"

"Well, I don’t care whether you can maintain a healthy father-son-brother relationship or not. Let’s get back to the topic." The girl took a deep breath and looked into Hels’ eyes, "Did you murder my father?"

"Of course not," Hels said without hesitation. "I have no reason to murder your father."

"But someone saw that my father had a private meeting with you a few days before he died, and you even had an argument,"

"You found out about that too?" Hels was somewhat surprised. "There was a bit of displeasure between us, but I wouldn’t kill someone over such a thing."

"What exactly were you arguing about?"

"Are you sure you want to hear it?"

"What exactly were you arguing about?" Miss Rabbit repeated, emphasising her tone.

"Well, I heard your father was doing some dirty work secretly for David. I tried to see if I could get some useful information from him, but in the end, we didn’t agree,"

"You’re lying!"

"I know as children, during your growth, the image of a father often appears exceptionally grand and perfect, but as time passes, you might realize he’s just a bastard who lived a few decades longer than you,"

Accompanied by a crisp smack, four red marks appeared on Hels’ left cheek.

Hels probably didn’t expect the girl’s reaction to be so intense, to the point that he was a bit stunned by the slap.

Then his expression darkened, "You are just a vassal of the Figrola family, and everything you and your ancestors have was bestowed by my family. How dare you strike me?"

Miss Rabbit was also startled by her own actions. When she heard Hels denigrate her father, she couldn’t hold back, and her hand moved faster than her brain. After slapping Hels, she knew she had caused trouble.

In the Bratis Continent, as a vassal, it was absolutely forbidden to lay hands on a lord and his backing family.

But Ireya didn’t apologize immediately afterward; instead, she just bit her lip, her gaze stubborn.

"You will pay a price for that slap," Hels said coldly.

"You will forget about this," Li Yu said.

"Is that so, unfortunately, my memory isn’t that bad."

"Otherwise, I’ll tell David about your relationship with Romero,"

Hearing this, Hels’ face changed dramatically, "What are you talking about?"

"You know exactly what I’m talking about," Li Yu said expressionlessly, "Can you forget about this now?"

Hels fell silent for a moment, then spoke again, "Perhaps because of the recent pressure, my memory indeed isn’t that good."