Will I Eventually Become a Capitalist? Chapter 47

As soon as the Shadowkhan soldiers on the side disappeared, Kiana instantly became tough.

"I won't acknowledge you."

She shouted, but her eyes darted around, afraid another group of Shadow Clone Armies would appear and pin her down.

"Whether you acknowledge me or not has nothing to do with you."

Russell spread his hands, then, as if remembering something, looked at Rita.

"Rita, can you help me pass a message to Durandal?"

"Please speak."

Rita's expression was more serious than ever.

This battle was too abstract for her; it had been targeting her from beginning to end.

Although not directly stated, she understood that in Kiana's perception, she had likely fallen from a reliable big sister to a foolish failure.

If possible, she wanted to gain some buffs in other areas.

For example, her brother-in-law.

"Just tell her that this guy kidnapped me and the kidnapper wants her to lend me the Oath of Judah for a few days."

Russell coughed, saying words that made Kiana jump instantly.

"Look, Rita, this guy's true colors are showing!!"

This Samoyed wished it could grab a meat processing plant's stamp and brand "liar" on Russell's face.

"Do normal people borrow things using such crooked methods?"

What she said was indeed somewhat reasonable.

Hearing this, Rita's expression also became a bit solemn.

If Russell's adoptive father was Cecilia's adopted brother, then he would definitely know Theresa.

If he wanted to, he could definitely borrow it.

Why would he resort to crooked methods?

"Your statement has some loopholes. Without a proper explanation, even if you are Lord Durandal's brother, it will be difficult for me to assist."

Rita said.

The meaning was actually very simple.

She needed Russell to explain why he was using such a bizarre method to obtain the Oath of Judah.

The young man was stunned.

He looked at Rita and Kiana with a bewildered expression, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke.

"Would you tell your plan to someone who is very close to Otto and also not very smart?"

Rita's body trembled.

It seemed to make sense.

Theresa.

A famously foolish character in the Honkai series.

She wasn't foolish by nature; in fact, she was quite clever.

But she had a grandfather who doted on her excessively.

This child got whatever she wanted, and ninety-nine percent of the time, she didn't need to use her brain.

Furthermore, she had Honkai beast genes implanted, causing slow physical development, and her body had difficulty providing proper feedback to her mind.

When these two factors combined, one could imagine how poor Theresa's mental state was.

And anyone with a bit of brains could easily deduce that Lord Durandal's godfather and the Bishop had a very bad relationship.

There was no trace of that man in any of Schicksal's databases.

Even using Lord Durandal's authority, she couldn't find any information about him.

The person who could suppress someone's information to this extent could only be one person.

—Archbishop Otto.

Under these circumstances, talking to Theresa about borrowing a Divine Key was somewhat like helping Otto boost his achievements.

"If you're afraid I'll just take it and run, I can offer a very useful item as collateral."

The young man, seemingly sensing Rita's hesitation, thought for a moment and said.

Ah...

Offer a useful item as collateral?

Kiana almost rolled her eyes.

In this world, aren't the most precious armed forces the Divine Keys forged from Herrscher cores?

What could possibly compare to a Divine Key!

Just say you want to trick me into giving you a Divine Key.

"I will absolutely not cooperate with you," Kiana said decisively.

"I, Kiana, would rather die here, jump off this building, than cooperate with you to trick my aunt!"

"Are you sure?"

Russell watched the white-haired ball of fluff, who clearly wasn't listening, with a hint of amusement on his face.

The young man lightly flipped his hand, and a talisman printed with a blue horse appeared in his palm.

What was this guy trying to do?

Kiana and Rita, standing beside her, were a little stunned.

The young man clapped his hands, and then a Shadowkhan, carrying an Agon, returned to his side.

Amidst the bewildered expressions of the two girls, Russell swung his sword and took the Agon's chicken wings.

Just as the Agon was about to let out a mournful cry, the noble horse activated its power, and the stolen chicken wings returned to its body.

"Cluck—"

The Agon, which should have been screaming in agony, wore a look of confusion on its chicken face.

It felt like it had lost a chicken wing, but also like it hadn't...

Should it still cry out?

The Agon fell into contemplation.

"Talisman: Horse, its abilities are 'banishment' and 'healing.' Its upper limit is unknown, but I think fixing the arm of someone my old man gets angry just hearing about should be no problem."

The young man introduced one of the talismans he possessed like this.

Kiana's expression froze instantly.

She knew exactly who the arm-severed man Russell was referring to.

The famous male lead of last century's soap operas—Siegfried Kaslana.

Her father.

"Since you're unwilling to cooperate with me, Kiana, then I'll have to give up on obtaining the Key of Binding."

The young man stretched lazily, not forcing the issue.

His nonchalance was genuine.

After all, besides Oath of Judah, there was indeed another armed force in this world that was very effective against Mobius.

"Come to think of it, Jizo seems quite useful against enemies like Memory Bodies. The only pity is that thing is just a half-finished product; if you want to use it, you'll have to reshape it yourself."

"But if the reshaping is successful, it should be a perfect clear, and you won't have to return it to anyone."

With that, the young man chuckled and cheerfully ordered Rita.

"Rita, take Kiana to school. Siegfried is the type to let his kids run wild; following him, Kiana probably didn't have time to study properly. It's time to catch up on her academics."

After saying this, he beckoned to the girl who was watching the Oscar-worthy performance with great interest, and then stepped into the shadows.

Kiana watched the figure disappear with such swagger, her mouth agape, her expression growing increasingly sorrowful.

Rita, standing beside her, couldn't bear to watch any longer.

Judging by the speed of Russell's departure, he might need Oath of Judah, but not that desperately.

And Siegfried, he really needed the so-called Horse Talisman.

The girl, who had been cornered more than once, rushed forward with a pained expression.

"Brother Russell, wait!!"

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"I still like your rebellious spirit."

Russell turned around with a smile, embraced Kiana, and then vigorously rubbed her face.

Kiana's face felt incredibly good to the touch, possessing a baby-like texture.

Rubbing it more seemed to improve his mood quite a bit.

Of course, Kiana's mood, being rubbed, might not be as good as Russell's.

She had been cornered again.

Miss Kiana felt a rare sense of powerlessness.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed like as soon as she interacted with Russell, nothing good ever happened afterward.

This guy might not be my nemesis...

But my natural enemy!!

Seriously, how long is this guy going to rub my face?!

Kiana felt her cheeks starting to ache from the constant rubbing.

Then—

"Rita, Skadi, want to try rubbing too?"

"This guy's face feels amazing!"

Kiana's eyes widened.

Wait, is rubbing my face not enough? He wants to invite friends to join in?!

Do I look like a mahjong tile to you?!

"This is too much!!"

Kiana deftly took a step back and, to Rita's disappointed expression, planted her hands on her hips and shouted.

"I'm telling you, don't you dare threaten me with my dad's stuff..."

"If you keep threatening me, I won't help you get what you want, I really won't."

"Then let's talk about Mei's marriage, hmm, though neither Mei nor I are particularly interested in marriage, Raikou Ryoma really wants to set us up..."

The young man smiled and used an even more cliché skill.

If not Siegfried, then let's talk about Mei.

Kiana looked at the scoundrel in front of her, a sense of powerlessness rising within her.

Heavens above, what sin did I commit in my past life to deserve being punished by such a scoundrel