Another World Mall

"Clovis Hacfield?"

"That family?!"

"He is the grandson of Michael Hacfield?"

The people dropped their jaws, as they couldn't believe what Carrick had just revealed.

Almost every single person in the world knew about this news in just a few hours, including the president of Absalom.

…

Absalom.

"This is… truly…" The president smiled wryly. "It's going to be hard to protect him like this."

"Yeah. To think that he would reveal that information. No… it's to be expected, but I thought he would focus on his grandson and embarrassment. Even a simple dig won't be enough to find his origin, but to think that he would dig that deep…"

They let out a long sigh. The value of Clovis in people's eyes had just skyrocketed. At the same time, while there were a lot of people wanting Clovis, his grandfather's enemies were a lot more. They will definitely come for him.

"We will have to—" Before the president could say something, his phone suddenly rang, startling the people inside the room.

"…"

All of them had a troubled face as though they knew what kind of call this was.

…

In the west, a middle-aged man smiled. "Clovis Hacfield, huh? After knowing that, there's no way we're going to miss out. This is not just about someone who has the potential to become a Tier 9 human in the world."

"What are we going to do, sir?"

"I'm going to meet the president right away. If we can snatch Clovis from Absalom, we might be able to get the Hacfield family behind him. There's also the Elseingarde family." The man clenched his hands into fists. "Prepare my car… no, I'm going there myself."

…

In the east, an elderly woman tapped the ground with her cane. "To think he is his grandson… I have failed to get his son, but there's still a chance to get his grandson. For the sake of our family, you have to find out his whereabouts right now. I'm sure he hasn't left Absalom."

…

In the south, a muscular, bald man laughed. "Hahahaha. I never thought his grandson's identity would be revealed. As expected of my rival, let's challenge him, shall we?"

"But sir… Do you even have a grudge against him?"

"Of course not. I just want to fight someone strong. But I guess I shall let my son do it this time." The bald man pointed to the north. "Go! I want you to wreak havoc over there. Just challenge him or whatever.

"While Michael is feared by the world, he has a lot of enemies who aren't scared of him. Go and challenge him before his enemies kill him."

"Still, Ezekiel Elseingarde seems to be protecting him in the open right now. I'm afraid that we will incur the wrath of both Michael Hacfield and Ezekiel Elseingarde."

The bald man harrumphed. "It's fine if I have to fight those two men. Just go!"

…

The world was in uproar and it wouldn't stop for at least several days. All the media were talking about Clovis and the Libation Fiesta.

Obviously, it had reached the ears of his grandfather.

"Look at them. They're going after your grandson, you know." Ezekiel smirked while placing a pawn on G4.

"Indeed. That's going to be a problem, but I don't think you have to worry about it. You just have to protect him for a while." Michael shook his head while moving the rook to E8.

"You're going to make your appearance soon?"

"Not really. I don't need to show myself. There's someone who is going to take care of it."

"Huh?" Ezekiel looked confused. "Who? Is that person even strong enough to stop them?"

"I'm talking about his soon-to-be teacher. If his teacher is not enough, then I don't know who is capable of dealing with them."

"!!!" Ezekiel raised his eyebrows. "This is the first time I have heard about your grandson having a teacher. Aren't you his teacher?"

"Not really. I did teach him a couple of things, but it wasn't to the point where I would be considered his teacher. The person I'm talking about is Mara."

"Mara? Which Mara?" Ezekiel frowned. "Wait. Don't tell me. That Mara?"

Michael winked playfully.

"She is his teacher?" Ezekiel dropped his jaw to the ground.

"Hehehe. It seems she has taken an interest in him. As expected of my grandson, he's truly capable."

"No, no. That wasn't the reason I was shocked." Ezekiel waved his hand. "According to Clovis, he had reached an agreement with Mara that she would join his team in the future after fulfilling a certain condition."

"Join his team?" Michael's eyes lit up before laughing out loud. "Bahahahaha. As expected of my grandson. He's truly exceptional. Aren't you glad to have me as your friend?"

"…" Ezekiel sighed. "Well, I guess it's fine. It's best to nurture a relationship in a life-and-death battle. I just hope they're able to overcome all those challenges. Besides, isn't it you who asks me to betroth my granddaughter to him?"

"What are you talking about? My dear Clovis is too much for anyone in this world. You were the one begging me to have Clovis get engaged to your daughter. If you're not my friend, I wouldn't even consider this," Michael snorted.

"What did you say?" Ezekiel gritted his teeth while sneakily placing the queen at E1. "By the way, checkmate."

"Ah!" Michael looked down with his mouth wide open. "You bastard!"

…

"This is going to be quite troublesome, dear." Aisha showed the news.

Gerald shook his head. "We know this is going to happen. That was why we used that brat from the Dark Moon to take care of it."

"Still, Clovis is going to be in danger. That lass is like a leech, you know?"

"That's true. Of course, I will do something if they're too much, but for now, I will choose to trust Clovis. He's our child, so I'm sure he's capable enough to deal with all the challenges. Besides, Father has contacted me. It seems he has made some arrangements beforehand."

"Well, I will trust you for this, but if something happens to Clovis, you're going to sit on the couch for a year." Aisha squinted her eyes.

"…" Gerald smiled wryly. "Are you telling me to die?"

"Dying might be better than living." Aisha pouted. "Anyway, I'm off. I need some medicine without any side effects for my dear son if he's going to have multiple wives."

"…"