At noon, when the followers heard the angry voice echoing in the inner part of the sect, Rose and Luna asked everyone to return to the city and stay there.
There was no point in being here, especially if their little boss made trouble that could implicate them, too.
It was better to be in the city than to group up outside.
Around the evening, Rose's guardian token jumped out of her storage ring.
"This is sect master speaking, assistant Rose, where are you? Over."
Rose, who wondered why her boss was sect master again, answered,
"I'm in the inn, sect master, over!"
...
In the evening, the disciples of both sects gathered at Elder Sun's courtyard to register their names.
They didn't know what happened in the elders' meeting that made the supreme elder so angry, or who 'Little Mortal' was.
Even their elders were secretive about the identity of this person.
At the table, Elder Sun's disciple was writing the names of these disciples on two separate papers.
Her name was naturally on the list too.
On the rooftop behind her, unbeknownst to everyone,
Three heads were spying on the crowd!
One was Little Mortal's head, who had changed his Daoist name back to sect master.
In front of Sword Sect members, he had to pretend that this was not a stronghold, but a sect; that's why he couldn't be the Boss at this moment.
The second head was Little Peanut's head, waiting for her mother to arrive, as her boss had promised.
And the third head was a small white head, belonging to none other than Mr. White, the white lab rat.
It was called over for a mission.
"Listen to me, little white.
I want you to remember everyone's aura here.
You should accompany someone tonight on a mission."
"Leave it to me!"
By now, the white rat knew a fact.
If it wants to see its master again, it should serve this little monster well!
While Little Mortal was writing the same names in his notebook as the disciple was registering them below,
The crowd suddenly separated and opened a path for a certain couple who had just arrived!
They were none other than Snow White and her husband, both looking nervous, frustrated, and angry.
Little Peanut became excited after seeing them!
But Little Mortal patted his head and said,
"Calm down, you can see her tonight, not now.
But look, didn't I tell you she would register?"
Little Peanut obediently nodded,
"Yes, boss."
The reason why the couple came to register was to see what this senior brother was up to and find their child!
They were sure he was with him, and their son was completely fine, from what the elders said to them!
But they were still worried, so they thought it was better to register for the competition that he was going to compete in, and catch him there!
...
Outer sect city.
At night, the inn door opened, and Little Mortal entered, accompanied by Little Peanut and the white rat.
"Sup, guys!
Wait, no, I mean, greetings everyone!"
Luna and Rose stood up and greeted him,
"Greetings, sect master."
Little Fred, too, came out of the kitchen and said,
"Great uncle, you are back!"
"Yes, how can I not come back for dinner?"
When dinner was eaten,
He thanked them and, after asking Rose to take care of Little Peanut, he gave her a paper that was filled with names.
"Please, give this to Mr. Morleone."
He then gave the guardian token to his nephew to contact his mother.
"Tell His Majesty that tomorrow is the day, be ready."
Little Fred, who didn't know what 'day' he meant, nodded.
After changing into his sleepwear, Little Mortal went to his sleeping bag.
Not long after, a message was sent to his followers.
[Tomorrow, before sunrise, wear your follower's robe, and gather at the silver platform.]
Luna and Rose both gulped!
The message that made a wave of excitement among followers didn't matter to them now!
What mattered was a certain scary guy who was coming!
Their hearts started beating faster and faster!
And then, like last time, the sleeping bag opened, Little Mortal walked out with closed eyes, and went to his backpack.
Not long after, under the nervous gaze of the two,
And the confused gaze of the two little boys,
The backpack lid opened slowly, and sure enough,
Mr. Morleone came out.
A little guy, in a black suit, black leather shoes,
shining 'slicked back' hairstyle, black tie, and eyes that were imposing without anger, stood there.
When he came out, the place became deadly silent.
Even the two little boys were frozen in place after seeing this new boss!
The little newcomer put his right hand in his pocket and took out a high-grade spirit stone.
He placed the spirit stone between his two hands and started pressing and rolling it between them.
It was like a deja vu for Rose and Luna.
Every move and every sound was the same as last time!
After a while, the crushing sound stopped.
The little gentleman opened his palm, and now the spirit stone in his palm was rolled like a cigarette.
He slowly raised his head, and at the same time, slowly placed the 'spirit stone cigarette' in the corner of his mouth.
He looked around and finally, his eyes locked onto them.
Just looking into his eyes made their breathing stop!
Then he inhaled his 'cigarette', and then exhaled it.
Blue smoke came out of his mouth as part of the spirit cigarette turned to powder.
Then, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, he said,
"Hello, Lady Rose, Lady Luna."
The two nervously answered,
"H-hello, Mr. Morleone."
The little gentleman walked to them,
"Anything for me?"
Rose gave him the letter with a trembling hand.
Little Morleone looked at the list of names,
Turned to the backpack and said,
"Mr. White."
The little white rat's head popped out,
"What's up, bo-"
But its words stuck in its throat!
Looking into the eyes of this new guy, it almost ran back inside the backpack!
Who is he?
"You can call me Morleone.
Come, accompany me tonight for a walk.
We need to meet some friends to make a deal."
Then he turned to the backpack,
"Cage and space mirror, you follow me too."
The cage and the mirror flew out and came to his side!
It seems they didn't dare to hang themselves on this character's waist like Little Mortal!
The white rat didn't even dare to answer, and it just obediently jumped beside his feet.
Rose, who could guess to some extent what he was going to do, gathered all of her courage and said,
"Mr. Morleone, please don't harm them..."
She had already seen the familiar and unfamiliar names on the list.
Little Morleone, on his way out, without turning back, said,
"I won't kill everyone, just those who stand in my way, that's all."
And he went out while the white rat respectfully opened the door for him and then closed it...
The message was clear.
If the names on this list aren't enemies, then they will survive; but if they are, only one fate awaits them.
Rose could only shake her head helplessly and hoped to see the same result as before.
Elder Iron benefited a lot from his encounter with him, so if the people on the list were smart too, they might even benefit...
She was only worried about one person on the list!
Snow White.
This disciple of her mother wouldn't bow her head to anyone except her master!
When the little gentleman left, Little Fred contacted his mother immediately.
He was going to tell his father about the message.
...
In the capital, the Emperor, who received the message,
Gave an emergency order to the military first.
He didn't know what this little guy meant by 'tomorrow is the day', but he knew there was something related to his 'descend' scene and the guardian ceremony.
So he'd better gather enough actors to be ready!
He knew this big brother of his hates his time being wasted!
...
Back in the demoness sect, Mr. Morleone, who was driving his car, with Mr. White, who was sitting beside him, and nervously glancing at him from time to time, arrived at the inner part of the sect.
He then parked his car and stood in the shade of a large tree.
"Mr. White, please go bring the people on the list for negotiation."
The little white rat nodded,
"As you order, Mr. Morleone."
By now, It knew this guy wasn't someone to joke with or say no to.
Not long after, a group of people, who were threatened by an unknown voice, and just its bloody aura mixed with the feeling of death, made every one of them submit, timidly gathered where
Mr. Morleone was.
While they were wondering what was happening in the sect and who was so brave to abduct people here, they saw a blue light under the shadow of a big tree light up!
The blue light revealed the eyes of what appeared to be a man, who seemed to be sitting in a chair, judging by his height. However, just looking at those eyes made them shiver, and they thought the boss behind all this kidnapping must be this person.
Who dared to even gather them inside the sect, in an open space?
Where are the higher-ups of the sect?
And the people here were mixed from both sides, so they couldn't accuse one side and hold them responsible, and the person in front of them was someone that they couldn't detect with their spiritual sense!
Like he didn't even exist!
And what is he smoking? A spirit stone?
They gulped when they saw what it was, because not only was it their first time seeing this, but this person was actually puffing the whole spirit energy out!
That only means one thing!
He was so strong that his body could no longer accept any more spiritual energy.
It was the sign of a peak expert that should already be in the immortal world!
What does someone at this level want from weaklings like them?
Snow White and her husband, who were in front of the group, tried to contact their masters many times,
But to no avail...
Then they heard the kidnapper boss saying,
"There is a competition tomorrow,
And I heard that you all want to withdraw from it."
Hearing his voice, everyone became sure that the other party was a man.
But why does the voice seem to be a child's voice?
The crowd felt confused!
Where did he hear that they are going to withdraw?
After smoking his spirit cigarette again, he continued,
"And in return, I compensate you.
So, I accept your deal."
The crowd didn't know when they made this deal!
And what was the compensation?
They didn't even know him!
It was their first time meeting him!
Is he some crazy old cultivator who lost his mind due to not being able to ascend to the immortal world?
Then they heard him say,
"If anyone's mind has changed, please do tell."
None of them dared even to breathe loudly, let alone say anything or disagree with the deal that they never made...
Who cares about a competition if they are going to be buried before it even starts?
Just the intense pressure that was coming from the first kidnapper,
The little white rat, which they never saw until now,
And only a rough male voice from him was heard, which was enough for them to submit to anything he asked.
They didn't even feel such pressure from their sect masters!
Let alone this little old monster that seems to be the boss of the first kidnapper!
There was only one person in this group who was 80% sure who this person was.
And that was Elder Sun's disciple, who successfully broke through.
However, the sect master instructed her to keep it a secret for now, and she could join the competition if she didn't reveal her new realm to the others.
Due to the world's shortage of spiritual energy, most of them were stuck behind the Mahayana realm.
They didn't know the reason for it was the old manager being out of power.
Either way, she just stayed silent, because if it was him, she owed him enough to at least not reveal his identity.
Even if it wasn't him, he was clearly a top expert and could eliminate her in a moment.
And so, seeing no one disagree, Little Morleone nodded, and everyone punched their own chin, knocking themselves out without knowing how.
Mr. Morleone patted the little cage that was floating beside him in the darkness and said,
"Keep them somewhere safe and quiet.
Let them sleep until the end of the competition."
The little cage vibrated, and they all disappeared.
Then he turned to the white rat.
"You worked hard tonight, Mr. White.
Tell Mortal to give you a candy as a reward."
The little white rat, who was beside his leg all this time, lowered his small head,
"It was my honor working for you."
And so the two went to the car and left...
While the mirror, which was responsible for sealing this area from possible prying eyes, deactivated the seal and went to the car with the cage.
Inside the car, Mr. Morleone looked at the dark sky,
And muttered to himself with a smile, that seems to be a genuine smile this time,
"Soon, you will be bright, and not only bright, but the brightest..."
The little white rat, who was thinking about the candy that he couldn't get on the mainland, even if he were experimented on a million times by his master, looked confused after hearing what he said...
....
Back in the inn, not even half an hour had passed, and the little gentleman was already back.
In front of the inn, the two ladies were nervously waiting!
Little Peanut, too, was waiting, but not nervous at all.
He was excited that his mother was coming as the boss had promised.
Mr. Morleone got out of his car with the white rat, patted the cage, and said,
"Send the boy's mother out."
Snow White suddenly appeared.
Little Peanut said happily,
"Mother!"
But she didn't react, as if she was sleeping!
Rose checked her pulse, and when she was sure that she was alive, sighed in relief and thought,
'If even the most stubborn is alive, then the rest of them should be fine.'
Mr. Morleone, while walking in, gave the paper with the names on it back to Rose and said,
"Take her upstairs, she won't wake up until tomorrow when the competition is already over if no one bothers her.
And give this paper back to Mortal."
Rose took the paper and said,
"Yes, Mr. Morleone!"
After he went in,
They stood at the door for a while and then went inside.
When they came back in, they saw that someone was already inside the sleeping bag.
As if nothing had happened tonight, and all of this was just a dream...
But in reality, more than 200 disciples were kidnapped tonight, and everyone in the sect was still oblivious about it.
...
Day 7 after Little Mortal's arrival.
Before sunrise, Little Mortal emerged from his sleeping bag with a sleepy face and disheveled hair.
Rose and Luna, who remembered him saying to little Fred, Tomorrow is the day, and saw him going out with a list and coming back with the same list, but with a '✓' in front of everyone's name, couldn't even sleep last night...
They could feel it; today was going to be a busy day!
Little Mortal looked around in confusion, as if he wasn't completely awake yet.
Then he walked to Rose and Luna,
"Good morning, assistant Rose, manager Luna."
The two smiled,
"Good morning, sect master."
"Is it too soon for breakfast?"
They looked outside.
The sky was showing signs of getting brighter now.
People were already awake and ready to go and wait for this little sect master at the silver platform.
"No, it's not too soon."
"Can you wake the two little guys up?"
At this moment, a head popped out of the backpack,
"Boss!
You are awake!
Please give me my candy!
Give me my candy!"
Seeing this little white rat, with his rough voice, jumping around and asking for candy, the three felt weird...
"Candy?
Mr. Morleone asked for it?"
The little white rat said excitedly,
"Yes! Yes!
I did a good job last night!"
Rose remembered the letter and gave it to him.
When Little Mortal saw the '✓' in front of every name, he nodded.
There was an extra line too.
[ Remember to compensate them.]
"Give him a black one.
By the way, how is it that your master never got you one from 'her'?"
As the little happy rat received the special candy, he chuckled and said,
"She was going to give one to my master, but I said, 'Why is she so fat?', so..."
Little Mortal was speechless.
"No wonder..."
The white rat swallowed the candy right away and said,
"Boss, you are literally the wealthiest person I've ever seen in my life!
How can you have so much good stuff!"
Little Mortal puffed his chest and said,
"When your wealth surpasses a certain threshold,
You don't care what you have, what you don't have, and where you get them anymore..."
And then he shook his head like he was one of those wealthy people on the other side of the 'threshold', who didn't care where his wealth was coming from anymore.
The little white rat's eyes were widened in shock!
It mumbled to itself,
"So rich that even the divine candy doesn't matter to you...?"
...
Not long after, the two ladies and the three little boys were sitting around the table, eating breakfast.
After breakfast, little mortal took his notebook out and muttered,
"I need to make a list of the things I should do today and take care of them one by one."
Then he wrote a list of tasks that wasn't completely clear what some of them even were.
[ 1. Rose intro scene
2. My intro scene
3. Save the world scene with special force members
4. Taboo destruction and world cleansing scene
5. Win the competition
6. Make the road for the Emperor while returning to followers' homes
7. Competition venue
8. My graduation
9. Gather the special force to save the world scene
10. Tell the Emperor to lick his candy
11. My followers' graduation
12. Compensate the hostages ]
Then he looked at the rest,
"Anything comes to your mind to add?"
They shook their heads!
What even was this list?
So many things are going to happen?
We graduate today?
So many scenes to record?
The hostages are the abducted disciples on the list?
"Let's go then, just wait for me to make a call."
...
In the capital, the Emperor was waiting with anticipation for his big brother's call.
Last night, he even received a message from heaven's will.
[ The little guy is going to wrap things up.
Be ready to cooperate with him.]
So he knew it was indeed the day.
While he was looking at the horizon with excitement,
His guardian token jumped out of his storage ring.
A voice that seems to be whispering comes out,
"Your majesty, this is sect master speaking. Are you awake? Over!"
The Emperor answered immediately,
"Yes, I was waiting for your call, over!"
"Oh, you are awake, good morning!"
The Emperor said good morning too.
"Your majesty, you, sister-in-law, and little Scarlet can eat your candies now.
But I suggest you not to eat it and only lick it until it's not working anymore, it won't look good in our records later if you eat it like others."
The Emperor noted it down.
[Others can eat the candy; I should only lick it.]
"This morning, I'm going to take my followers to the sect competition venue, where we will take two scenes, and I will teach them what they need to learn and reach the limit of their current realm.
After that, for them to break through to the next realm, we need to travel.
But before that, I come after you, so while they are breaking through, you get your roads and 'drugs' too.
Then we record the 'world cleansing' scene, where you descend for the second time.
After that we plan for your first descend, and my own remaining quests, over."
The Emperor, who felt his head was dizzy from all the information that he mostly didn't understand, just noted down what he said,
"Alright, I leave the capital to my father today, we can go anywhere you want, over."
And the call ended.
The Emperor read what he had noted down, but couldn't understand what exactly was going to happen.
He just guessed the followers' breakthrough of his
'Big Brother' was linked to the road he wanted.
And the scene of his second descend was going to happen today.
When would the first one be?
He didn't know.
...
Back in the inn, Little Mortal, with all of his treasures, rode his tricycle to the silver platform.
Everyone was waiting there for him.
The outer sect city was completely empty now.
Only one person was there, whom everyone had forgotten about.
Snow White, who was still unconscious on the second floor of the inn...
...
1 hour later.
On the silver platform,
Little Mortal was watching the sunrise, with his hands behind his back, like a senior.
"It doesn't matter how tall mountains are...
The Sun always rises above them."
Behind him, thousands of people, bruised, beaten up, and moaning in pain, could only stand up weakly and 'rise' like the sun ...
Only the children were jumping up and down excitedly, and shouting,
"Rise like the sun!
Never give up!"
The adults could only look at them with resentment in their eyes.
They were already getting used to the different treatment, though...
But either way, today was an eventful day for all of them.
After gathering here,
They were dragged inside another dream and taught all kinds of techniques specific to their roots!
The only problem was that, in the process of learning, a red figure beat them up while they were trying out their new techniques.
At that moment, Rose, who was standing by the side in her red robe, looked away, feeling guilty after seeing the people in a sorry state...
Opposite to everyone, she wasn't in any dream from the start to the end!
After acting cool for a while, Little Mortal turned to his backpack and said,
"Prepare the venue for the competition.
10 thousand vip seats for my followers.
Two fancy seats for my teacher and late Sword Chicken.
Eight less fancy seats for the important elders,
And some seats for sect disciples."
In no time, all around the silver platform, rows of chairs appeared in different places, different locations, and different kinds.
In a moment, a stadium was made!
There were also some placards to remind people not to sit in the wrong place.
Once more, the crowd watched in wonder at how magical the treasures of their boss were!
Especially the big backpack that is a moving warehouse and factory!
The little white rat who was sitting on Luna's shoulder with one bulged cheek commented,
"This big guy is famous for being the best utility treasure in-"
But before it could finish its sentence, it saw someone glaring at it, and it shut its mouth with its two little paws before running into the backpack!
Luna, who was trying to be an expert in appearance,
Secretly sighed in relief...
Every time this little rat, which for some reason decided to sit on her shoulder, would comment on something, she felt a chill run through her skin!
The stronger they became, the more they could feel the danger around them!
In everyone's eyes, this rat was covered in a black aura that only reminded them of death!
It was like a creature that wasn't even supposed to be alive!
Seeing expert Luna didn't care he was on her shoulder until now, once again, the crowd felt she was indeed the strongest expert, only second to the little demon, if not equal!
She didn't even flinch a bit with the
'representative of death' on her shoulder!