The Rise of the Black Plain

After screaming in rage, Ford managed to free himself from Troy. Then, he ran towards Minos, intent on punching the scoundrel in the face.

Ford naturally would have no problem if Minos had slept with Kara in another situation. But even in a situation where the ruler of the Black Plain would not become an enemy of his family, he still would not want to hear things like what young Stuart had just said.

That is, from what Minos was saying, it seemed that Kara had come here just to have a hot date with him...  And even considering the regional reality, she still had not given up her worldly desires.

It seemed to Ford that Minos was saying that his beloved sister was a pervert, easy to win over, who did not even need to be manipulated to get into bed with an enemy.

And this irritated him intensely!

After all, they were not only biological siblings but also had a somewhat 'special' relationship. So, with all the love he had for his sister, he could not help but feel offended by what Minos had said.

'Scumbag! And I thought he was a friend!' Ford thought about this as he advanced against Minos, with one of his fists gripped, ready to punch his target.

But Ford was so nervous about all this that he began to put his views on Minos' words, understanding different meanings in what he had heard.

Minos had not given any opinion about Kara. He had only said what he had seen. 

Young Stuart already knew that Kara was interested in him since Ruth had told him this. So, he was aware that the young redhead could only have decided to come here to have a meeting with him.

As for the information she learned after arriving in this part of the continent, that did not matter so much. After all, no matter how bad the situation was, Kara could make a deal with Minos that would not harm her family.

And, indeed, such a thing was feasible.

Kara was a member of the local royalty, someone who, like many, did not care about the lives of subordinates she did not even know the name of.

She understood the value of the collective and also of experts. Still, she genuinely did not care about the existence of many of these people.

Consequently, it would not be so difficult to think of a deal where the people who were truly important to her were not hurt. And she could still have a good relationship with Minos.

That's why she had done all that with Minos, even after hearing his demands.

Those demands were, yes, harsh. But no one important to Kara would die if her family accepted such a thing.

On the other hand, their status could decrease for a short time and then increase to even higher heights in the future.

Thinking like this, it was not exactly the worst of deals, from her point of view, of course.

As for those who would have their spiritual cultivation destroyed, well, that would be a shame. But Kara did not care.

Anyway, Minos had noticed these things and had just been honest with Ford.

But Ford did not give a damn about all that.

A woman who would have sex with an enemy out of free will was undoubtedly vile in his mind. So, he judged that Minos had offended Kara!

And to him, that was unacceptable!

"You need to calm down a bit, Ford," Minos said as he dodged that young redhead's fist and then threw that individual in Troy's direction.

"Ahhhhhh!" Ford cried out in surprise, feeling that he had suddenly lost his support as a tremendous force hurled him away.

After seeing this, Troy's eyes widened as he saw Minos making a somewhat offensive move while being at the same level as him.

'Impressive!'

'He dodged Ford's punch like he was dodging a child's attack!'

'And then, he threw away a level 50 Spiritual King, as if he was dealing with a simple sack of potatoes!' Troy's eyes flashed in animation as he wanted to fight Minos.

But as Troy thought about these things, he did not stay still. Instead, he moved to catch the body rapidly flying towards him.

Puff!

"Ahhhh!" Ford cried out in pain, feeling that even though Minos had barely struggled, the force of that throw had been so great that he had still felt pain as he crashed into Troy.

"Damn it, Ford!"

"Why are you so angry about all this?" Troy asked, feeling his hands shaking.

He had held his traveling companion, but Ford's body had come with such force that it felt like a human cannonball.

"Someone with his power doesn't need to manipulate a woman like your sister... Wake up, man."

"Don't tell me this is all jealousy?"

"Tsk!"

But Ford did not accept Troy's good words, continuing with his stubbornness. "I don't believe Kara would do that of her own free will!" 

Seeing this, Minos sighed and then took a few steps forward. "Well, besides that, is there any other business for you guys to be here? I hope you will leave the Black Plain if there is nothing else since I have no time for your nonsense."

"Minos!" Ford shouted in anger. "We're not done..."

But then Troy stepped forward and said what he wanted. "Minos, I just want you to fight a match against me."

"We have to settle the previous draw!" He said excitedly, even considering his significant disadvantage and the fact that Minos was an enemy of his family.

Minos then ignored Ford's figure and looked at that black-haired young man. "Solve the previous draw?"

"Troy, what difference does that result make? When participating in the Spiritual Tournament, I never intended to win first place."

"For me, that was just something useful to test my abilities at that time and meet some people..."

"In other words, the result didn't matter."

Troy then frowned, gradually becoming indignant at Minos' lack of competitiveness. "If you are telling the truth, then why did you go all the way to the final?"

"You certainly could have done all that without having to compete for all the way to the end."

"Tsk!"

"Be honest!"

"You think you are so much better than me that you believe that a fight at this point wouldn't make any difference!" He shouted, more furious, with his face completely red.

"That's right."

"There's no point in us fighting," Minos replied coldly. "In any case, I went all the way to the final of the Spiritual Tournament for one reason only..."

"Because I could do such a thing."

"I just went to the limit of my capabilities back then..."

"But now..."

"Now, there is no point in a fight between us," Minos said seriously, looking eye to eye with Troy. "I don't have time for child's play."

"I have a war to settle. What importance does a silly competition have next to that?"

'Bastard!' Troy thought about it silently, not knowing what to say to Minos.

Troy was a competitive person, so battles like the one proposed by him were very relevant for him. But he perfectly understood that convincing someone who did not think the same way as he was very complicated.

With that, he had 'swallowed' his anger in silence.

But neither Troy nor Ford were leaving that place. Instead, both were in fighting positions, hoping that Minos would take them more seriously.

Ford had already realized that he alone was no match for young Stuart. As for Troy, he would not leave that place without at least trying!

"Sigh..."

"Mendy is truly smart," Minos muttered as he remembered that such a woman from the Stokes family had warned him that something like this would probably happen.

"So, you are here for trouble?" He asked with a deeper tone, making them shiver in tension.

"We're going to fight!" The two said simultaneously, already running towards Minos, with several of their techniques activated.

"Then let me show you a little bit of the terror!" Minos' eyes began to glow in rainbow colors as he said this.

Infinite Dream!

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