Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 2633: News From Muth Diya

Date: Unspecified

Time: Unspecified

Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Southern Capital, Guild Association Mall, Warehouse No. 234, Limitless Celestial Domain, Gainover Manor

"What the?" I blurted as Anna suddenly teleported mid-kiss. I was surprised, because I had been worried she might want to spend the entire day and night expressing our love for each other now that our relationship was public, and I had been wondering how to talk her out of it. It seemed, however, that I had been worrying over nothing.

Just as I was preparing to clean up the scene before leaving, a giant snake’s head burst through the manor’s roof, heading straight for me before coming to an abrupt halt a few feet away. It intimidatingly opened its mouth and hissed loudly. It was Lil’ Baem, and standing atop its head was a visibly furious Corey.

"I thought we had taken care of your mood swings," I said, meeting Corey’s rage-filled gaze.

"What did I tell you, Wyatt?" Corey shouted, leaping down from Lil’ Baem’s head and landing in front of me.

"You’ll have to be a bit clearer, honey," I replied. "You’ve told me many things." I squinted slightly, now fully aware that Corey was genuinely mad with me.

"I asked you to pick one and stick with it. But what did you do? You went and found another one. To make matters worse, she even dared to go to big sis Susan and ask to become sisters. What the heck were you thinking? Just leave big sis Susan alone already," Corey yelled, making it clear what had gotten her so worked up.

I wasn’t surprised by her reaction. When I decided to choose all three Susan, Anna, and Jill, I knew my biggest obstacle would be Corey, even more so than the three involved. When it came to Susan, this girl had absolutely no boundaries and was also a total psycho. Because of that, I had prepared a contingency. Only Jill and Anna could wait, as their enthusiasm had ruined the timing.

"How’s Jill? You didn’t hurt her, right?" I asked, knowing that with Corey’s temper, it would not have been surprising if she had fed Jill to Lil’ Baem.

"I was planning to, but big sis Susan stopped me," Corey replied indignantly. She was clearly annoyed that she hadn’t gotten the chance to teach Jill a lesson.

I knew this was bound to happen. Back on the terrace, when Jill said she would handle Susan for me, she had assumed Susan would be easy to control, believing she had no strength or background to rely on. Unfortunately for her, she was dead wrong.

Susan had a reincarnator backing her. Corey had only inherited the memories and fortune of her past two lifetimes out of roughly nine so far, and she was already a peak existence in the card world thanks to her pet. Not to mention, Susan was a demon merchant. If you asked me, Susan had the strongest background among the three.

Jill had seriously miscalculated this time. Even knowing that, I let it happen as I wanted to use Jill to provoke Susan, ’Miss I Need Some Space,’ and to teach Jill to leave her calculating mind behind when it came to the four of us. She was treating this like a royal harem and had begun a power struggle. One thing I had always liked about Jill was the absence of drama around her, but it turned out I was wrong. Now that she could control her physique, she was no different from the other two.

"So, where is she now?" I asked, knowing that Jill wouldn’t let it rest. I planned to stop her before she escalated things.

"She’s with big sis Susan. Weirdly enough, they bonded over you. And how come you only keep asking about Jill and not big sis Susan? I thought you loved her too," Corey asked with a frown.

Hearing that, I couldn’t help but chuckle as I replied, "I thought you wanted me to leave your ’big sis’ alone."

"I would love that, but I know you won’t. I just wanted to point out how fake your love for big sis Susan is," Corey retorted, masking the fact that she was worried about Susan. She could no longer deny that Susan loved their narcissistic boss and was struggling with it. What annoyed her even more was that their boss was not making it any easier for her with his parade of sluts.

"Anyway, I was planning to find you. The time for us to begin establishing ourselves in the Dark Realm has arrived," I said, sharing with Corey’s grimoire a list of the seven princes of the hell faction’s bases in the Dark Realm, complete with details on the staff and guards on duty. Muth Diya had shared the information with me last night while I was busy massacring the Brothworks.

I had immediately assigned Cuth Diya to verify whether the information his father provided was accurate and to ensure he was not plotting anything nefarious. I had yet to hear back from him. Still, considering the time difference, I would have to wait a little longer before receiving his report.

As Corey went through the list, Corey Park surfaced from her body and asked me, "Where did you get this list? How accurate is it? Because if this list is correct, the seven princes of the hell faction have grown almost tenfold since I left them. Not to mention their territories, which have nearly doubled as well. Such a growth rate for a faction in such a short amount of time is highly exceptional. It also means the information I received from my old allies is either outdated or deliberately omitted. That seriously changes things."

"I’m still determining whether the list is authentic or merely a lure meant to trap us. It seems I was right to share it with you," I replied. "From what you’ve said, I take it you already believe it’s authentic, right?"

I asked this knowing Corey Park would not have spoken with such distress if she doubted the information’s validity.