Chapter 624 Realization and Revelation
"Old man. Cough. I now understand what is going on. Don't worry. You are not my treasure. You will never beco my treasure. I assure you."
The butcher said while resuming his seated position. Then he coughed and cleared so more air around him.
"Only ladies are my treasures. So you guys don't have to worry. It was just confusion on my part. Umm... Just forget about it."
Baran and Raadoo both looked at the new chieftain with suspicion written on their faces. The butcher furrowed his brows looking at their faces and replied.
"Don't look at like that. I an why would I lie to you? I'm your chieftain after all. You guys should be ready to beco my treasures if that's what I wanted from you."
Alephee started laughing so more. Eren ignored her and looked at Baran before continuing.
'So, that's what you were talking about. Where are these treasures you speak of?'
Eren spread his mana sense around him and found out that there were 25 orcinas occupying another large hall on the first floor. That hall that looked like a bedroom also had minimal furniture. It featured a very spacious bed that could accommodate around 12 people at the sa ti.
The butcher looked at Baran as if he was seeing him for the first ti. He couldn't help comnting.
"Old man Baran, do you even have this much life left in you to do it with all of them at once?"
Instead of replying to the question, Baran looked at Varhan angrily before comnting.
"You said you'd not steal my treasures. Are you turning back on your words?"
Varhan was left speechless after seeing that this old monster was ready to lose his life but not his "treasures". He clapped his hands in appreciation before comnting.
"I must say, Baran. You have your priorities figured out. I respect that. But there's sothing you are forgetting. I had said I wouldn't steal it if it wasn't too significant.
Sadly, I like this treasure. It is significant for as well. Plus, those pretty ladies stopped being your treasures the mont you lost the duel with ."
Varhan smiled after rembering one more detail that Baran had said to him during the heat of the battle.
"You had said sothing about untouched treasure. Old man Baran, did you say that correctly or did I hear it wrong?"
Varhan had a playful smirk on his face as he asked the forr chieftain. The latter knew that the rascal was going to find out soon anyway. So he sighed before comnting in a sad voice.
"That's right. Your timing to challenge was impeccable, damn it. I wouldn't have minded losing to you, leaving the tribe, or even dying as much as I did now, had I done the deed with my treasures before our duel.
Those 25 treasures are untouched. They have also received their clarity. Their talent as orcs is going to shine even more as they keep on evolving."
Varhan couldn't help smiling from ear to ear when he heard Baran clear the doubt he had. He looked at Raadoo before ordering him.
"Your na is Raadoo right? Could you go upstairs and ask the Orcinas on the top floor to co? They must be aware of the change in chieftain. But they would be worried about their safety, I guess.
Inform them of the latest developnts. Assure them of their security. And guide them downstairs."
Varhan said nonchalantly to Raadoo. The latter was just relieved that his newly appointed chieftain didn't have "designs" on Baran or him. He quickly made his way upstairs, leaving Baran and Varhan alone.
"Why didn't you kill ?"
Baran asked Varhan after taking a long breath as they waited for the 25 Orcinas to co down. The forr was sure that a budding chieftain like Varhan wouldn't like leaving loose ends like Baran behind. And yet, he was still alive.
Varhan looked at Baran while narrowing his eyes before flashing a cunning smile. He chuckled before continuing.
"I may have so use for you with the way you inspire loyalty in your tribe. Why would I lose a capable commander when I will soon have an army of my own?"
Baran got confused after hearing Varhan's words. He had a lot of questions in his head. So he decided to ask the most pertinent ones first.
"Were you sent here by Kilaba?"
The butcher shook his head in denial before answering honestly.
"Who the fuck is that guy? I had co here in the vicinity to kill so orcs and just happened to find you here. I thought I should check out your progress since I hadn't seen you for a long ti. So I ca here."
Baran nodded at Varhan after listening to him. He then asked to confirm.
"You were not after the chieftain's position?"
The butcher scratched his chin and decided to light his smoke. He took out his Sativa stick and lit it up.
"Haaah!"
The butcher took a long puff off of his Sativa stick and kept the smoke in his lungs for a while. The stick made crackling noises as the force of suction increased. He then released all the smoke in one go before answering.
"Not really. I an, I could always add more numbers to my upcoming army. Why waste useful resources, right? But I would be fine with or without this tribe.
I'll be honest here, Baran. I had co here to kill you. But after seeing the way you manage your tribe, I changed my mind.
Do you have anything else you want to ask?"
Varhan said while narrowing his eyes on Baran. The latter looked at the new chieftain and sighed before shaking his head in denial.
"No. Since you. Have defeated , I accept your position as this tribe's leader. My tribe can prosper if you don't mistreat its mbers.
I also accept whatever you decide to do with . I'll be your subordinate if you want to be. You can banish if you want. Or… or you can kill . I'd only ask for painless death in case it's the third option you go for.'
Baran quickly made peace with his changed reality when he cald down a bit. The butcher smiled when he got Baran where he wanted him to be on a psychological level.
By this ti, the sounds of footsteps echoed through the hall. There was a group of monsters coming in the forr and new chieftains' direction.
It wasn't long before the Orcinas stood in front of Varhan with Raadoo leading them. He had done his job well for the new chieftain. He was hoping for a prestigious position for a job well done. Raadoo was bored of serving as a ssenger for chieftains and the rest of their subordinates.
Varhan looked at each of the Orcinas and couldn't help but make a lowkey whistling sound. He then admired the "treasures" chosen by Orc Lord Baran. They all had shapely figures. It was as if Baran had cherry-picked monster girls for him.
Orc Lord Baran knew that look. A smile appeared on his face as he adjusted his almost burnt and destroyed armor outfit before comnting.
"These treasures are selected from all the tribes I managed to win over after my defeat. When I was defeated by those vile humans…"
Varhan stopped in his tracks as he rembered sothing. His face darkened as he started connecting the dots in his head.
'This sll. The way this Varhan smokes.
And wait. What did he an when he said he hadn't seen for a long while?'
Baran replayed the butcher's statents in his head. The Orc Lord felt like a mini-explosion had been detonated in his head as he looked at Varhan with a look of disbelief and confusion. There was a tinge of horror mixed in those emotions as well.
"You….."
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