“Heh! But of course! Still, you really do have immense foresight, Master Hughes… Everything happened just as you’ve predicted!”

“Hah! It was Tiger who first betrayed me, so he only has himself to blame for me being unkind! I’ll definitely take over the Hulkeroic Union by the end of all this!” sneered Old Hughes as he smiled smugly, his eyes filled with determination.

“Indeed! Speaking of which, what about Gerald and the others? Do you need me to finish them off?” asked the shadowy figure.

Raising his palm, Old Hughes then said, “Leave them be for now. After all, Gerald and his party are still useful to us. Besides, since the Fishgut Sword is now in his hands, we should at least wait for him to kill Tiger for us first before anything else.”

“As you wish, Master Hughes!” replied the shadowy figure with a respectful nod…

Naturally, Gerald had no idea that the shadowy figure and Old Hughes were in cahoots…

Regardless, both Gerald and Juno soon arrived at the Zorn family’s resid