
After saying that, Gerald slowly raised his hand ... Through the strength of his inner strength alone, Gerald slowly lifted the old man off the ground. Christopher can't even try to fight back because of the invisible force that holds his entire body.
“T-please don't kill me, Gerald! I-the water reservoir promise is coming soon! I'm still useful to you, so please don't end me! I know a big secret, you know ?! ” cried Christopher in panic and fear as green veins began to protrude from his forehead.
“What secret?” ask Gerald coldly.
“A-I know that your family has long investigated the Sun League. I'll be honest with you and say that including the Moldells, all the other big secret societies—like Naplocks and Ferguss—never really gave up on investigating the Sun League even after so many years… I have an important clue to share with you, so please, please take my life…! It is not easy for me to reach this level of training, so even if you still want to finish me off, please do that while I attend the holy water promise!” christopher wailed as the old man cried.
“...You are really cunning, old fox! You are almost a hundred now yet you claim to still be afraid of death? Do you think I'll save your life just because you shed a tear? gerald replied, starting to feel a little awkward.
“A-I will not be unreasonable and ask that you let me go, of course, understand that my father died because of that promise. … Since then, the only hope in my life has been to enter the world of legends and gain access to the holy water. Once I was there, I wanted to find out the reason for my father's death. I also want to find out what exactly the holy water promise is.”
“However, I remember Kort telling me that the Crawford family managed to find half of the stone tablets in the sea. The map shown on the tablet reveals a place called Warhill Mountain, where the promise of holy water takes place. Endless secrets lie within that mountain, you know? ” Christopher explains in haste, knowing that he is no longer able to defeat Gerald no matter what he does.
Despite still hating the young man, everything he said was true. He did not dare to lie because he really wanted to live to see the promise of holy water with his own eyes. The way Christopher saw it, even if he was going to die, he wanted to pass down in a mysterious way that many others have done— over the last ten thousand years— who have participated in that pledge.
"I already knew that it would be held at Warhill Mountain."
“B-me-even so, you may not realize this next, and I'll bet that your grandfather has never heard of this either! I'm assuming that you still don't know where Warhill Mountain is, and for good reason! See, the holy water token only gives a few details about the mountain itself. It doesn't really tell you the exact location coordinates. In order to enter Warhill Mountain, you must first gather some great masters to cooperate. I would be honest and say that the attempt to enter the mountain requires a lot of human and material resources. As a result, only a small group of people usually manage to reach the mountain.”
“According to legend, Mount Warhill is located on a large island that can be found deep in the ocean. Although it sounds strange, rumors state that the island only appeared after the holy water token was issued. The island itself is called the Island of Gods, and I know how to get there!” added Christopher.
“You're not the only one who's aware of all that, you know? After all, your father wasn't the only one who came back from the promise of holy water that year. With the promise of holy water imminent, you should know that rumors like this are common for those who know of the event. Also, because everyone knows that promise is so dangerous, no sane great master would choose to go there alone, Gerald said.
As Gerald put it, Christopher was definitely not the only one who knew about the 'secret' he had just shared. In fact, the old man had already agreed to go there with the Naplocks and some other great masters from other families.
"Alright, even if you already know all this, I have something else to tell you that you will definitely find something interesting!"
“Shed.”
“Well, regardless of whether they've gone mad or not, I'm sure everyone agrees that a great master who can return from the promise of holy water is powerful. After all, they were able to survive long enough in that dangerous place! Because of that logic, my father should be considered a strong man, right?”
"Indeed. My own grandfather admired him greatly. From what I heard, some secret societies at the time treated Moldells as their default leader, ” Gerald replied.
“Well, the thing is, those who manage to come back alive are far from the strongest.In fact, they are the weakest who cannot last long there! You know, after my angry father came back, he called me to his bed the night before his death. When I was beside him, he immediately pulled my arm before shouting the same sentence three times in a row!” christopher said with a gulp before showing a serious expression.
Slightly frowning, Gerald then lowered Christopher to the ground before putting away his inner strength.
“I... For the rest of my life, I will never forget my father's expression when he shouted those words to me that night.!”.
"What exactly did he say?"
“With a very frightened expression, he shouted, 'I don't want to go back!' three times in a row!”