Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 269: Accountability

Date- 27 Mar 2321

Time- 11: 29

Location- Sky Blossom City, Sky Blossom Card Stadium, VIP Balcony, Chou Family

“Corey, how could you say that despite me warning you so many times? Why don’t you understand?” Susan asked Corey after me, rejecting Corey’s proposal to bet Susan as stakes for our upcoming card fight.

“Big sis you, I want to work with you! Why don’t you understand? Together we can run my card studio. Why do you always keep choosing him over me? Am I not important to you? Do you not care for me?” Corey broke into tears as if she was wronged despite being the one who started all this drama.

“You silly girl, I do care for you and I am not always choosing him over you. I am doing just what feels right. And also I owe Wyatt a lot. The Susan you know would not exist if not for him trusting in me and helping in my desperate times. You are too young to understand it. But for now please do not be stubborn and be a good girl will you?” Crying Corey caused Susan’s anger to subside Then Susan hugged Corry and started consoling her similar to a mother pampering her attention and love seeking child.

“But I want to work with you Big sis, doing stuff together, you teaching new things every day, tell each other what we did last night… I want to spend time with you.” Lifting her head buried in Susan’s shoulder, teary Corey winked at me.

‘Fuq! This bitch’ It was all an act, seeing Susan get mad Corey, she used fake tears to calm Susan down and gain her sympathy. I could not even yell ‘she is faking it’ otherwise people would be like ‘what’s wrong with you boy?’.

“How about this? We will bet as you proposed easily on the upcoming Card fight between you and Wyatt but stakes need to be changed. If you win I come work with you but if Wyatt wins he gets your card studio and you work for him for three years. Reasonable right. Either way, we both will work together.” Falling for Corey’s performance Susan accepted Corey’s bet proposal with new stakes.

“Really! I am game.” Corey’s eyes shined brightly as he answered enthusiastically and celebrated as if she had already won. Corey was not worried that she would lose, since she had survived 100 years in neither realm and fought the 7 Nether Princes.

“Wyatt, teach that little girl a lesson for me will you. Fake tears, I majored in it. Let her know she should not mess with her seniors.” convincing Corey to bet with new stakes, Susan passed by me as she whispered in my ears. Hearing Susan I was surprised, but soon realising that I can finally get back at Corey I was seething for vengeance and whispered back to Susan, “Just, wait and watch.”

For me, Corey and her fancy card studio were not worth the same as Susan. After all, Susan was someone I could trust and count on, as for Corey she is a spoiled princess with mental issues and her Card studio, I could build a fancier and better one with my current wealth. But still, I agreed with the unfair stakes as Susan as one of the stakes herself proposed them. And honestly, I felt like I had no say in this. After all, Susan was the one paying if I lost.

…

“Old man William, you sure your daughter is not a lesbian? And here I thought she would make a good daughter-in-law. I do not mind but I do not have a daughter for her.” Matriarch Chou taunted Old man William as they watched the younger generation.

“Um… I don’t know but that girl is acting weird lately. Maybe I should ask Malinda or your aunt to have the talk with her once again.” William was not offended by Misha’s remark, but rather somewhat agreed with her as his granddaughter was acting weird lately.

“Talking about aunt, I heard you retired and handed the family to the aunt. After fighting with her for power for decades did you finally choose to give up. Knowing aunt’s nature she should be pissed.” Misha spoke about the mysterious Matriarch of the Bright family.

“Hehe, where are you going with this little girl? I may have chosen to retire, I ain’t senile yet.” William warned Misha to choose her next words carefully.

“Hehe, can’t a junior show concern for her senior’s life.” Misha laughed off William’s warning.

“You can if you don’t have alternate motives. Talk clearly.” William did not buy into Misha’s bullshit, being able to become the matriarch of the chou family at a young age she was slyer and scarier than beasts.

“I will but you sure you retired. You sure don’t act like it.” Having tested the water Misha was ready to talk about what she was planning on.

“Haha, you are right I am retired, I should act like it. You discuss with your aunt, she is the one increase of the Bright family now, what she decides goes. But let me warn you one first, that boy is more than what meets the eyes. If I were you I would wait a few more days before whatever you are planning on doing, I think he will surprise you.” William agreed with Misha, since he is retired he should stay retired.

“I have never seen you praise a younger generation like this before, what gives? I saw in the betting pool that you bet on his win before every round. Whom will you bet on next match, your lovely granddaughter or your personal favourite champ, Dalton Wyatt.” Misha was confused seeing William appreciate a younger generation so much. Especially since except for his granddaughter all the other juniors are expendable and disposable, so him pleasing someone other than his granddaughter was almost surreal.

“Do you have to ask? Of course my granddaughter. I would bet the complete Bright family on her if possible. Even if I lost I would not regret, yes if it’s her I would regret anything she does.” William did not bother to hide his sick granddaughter-con side in front of Misha.

‘This sick perverted old man.’ Misha cursed William in her mind after listening to his answer.

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Date- 27 Mar 2321

Time- 11: 29

Location- Sky Blossom City, Sky Blossom Card Stadium, VIP Box no.2

*Slam!* The door of VIP box no.2 opened hard slamming on the wall, and the Clown mask entered the VIP box.

“Fuq! It’s you. You bitch! Don’t you know to knock before coming in, You almost gave me a scare.” The Skinny old man has been sweating bullets ever since he knew that deal with the empire went sideways and infiltration of demigod worshipers had come to light, he did not care who lived or who died. As long as the shit does not blow black on him he would count his lucky stars.

“…” The Clown Mask stood dumbly being yelled at by her immediate superior.

“Well report dammit, do I have to remind you how to do your job.” Seeing the Clown Mask stand dumbly and not report the progress so far, the Skinny old man yelled at the Clown Mask again. Yelling at the clown mask helped him vent and clear his mind.

“All the demigod Worshipers in the card stadium have been massacred. As for at the Whiteburn manors end casualty was less and many were able to escape. And lastly, zero demigod worshippers were captured.” Reported the Clown mask mechanically with zero emotions in her voice.

“What about the loose ends in our organisation that participated or knew about this..” The skinny old man did not celebrate early knowing all the demigod worshipers were killed or escaped and none were captured. Instead, he asked about the people employed to help the demigod worshipers in their mission.

“All of them have been silenced for good, only one is remaining.” Answered the Clown mask with an eerie and suspicious tone.

“Then what are you doing here, go take care of it. Do I even have to tell you this? I see where your daughter gets her attitude from.” The Skinny old man did not understand the underlying meaning behind the Clown mask’s words.

“I’m here to do exactly that.” The Clown mask responded, her mechanical reply made her voice sound eerie.

“What?… Haha,” the skinny old soon laughter enlightened knowing the meaning behind the Clown masks words. As the news sank into the old man’s mind he started yelling in anger, “you can’t do this to me, I gave my life to this organisation. Without me, it would not be what it is today. I demand an explanation. How can the Circle I built with my arms treat me like this?”

“The inner circle is disappointed, Our friends in the empire were displeased by how this task ended. Despite the sacrifice of all our demigod worshipping friends we still were not able to complete the task, the inner circle had spoken. Somebody has to take responsibility and that somebody is you the one in charge of this task.”