Chapter 209: Bad Guy 101

    The room went silent, though, other than the buzzing sound of electricity coming off of the King, there wasnt much noise to begin with. The King only shifted his gaze from Derek to the recent addition to the gathering.

    Miss Savannah. The King composed himself, but still narrowed his eyes. What do you mean?

    The small woman tilted her head sideways while looking at the King. Its just as I said. Its a fight that you will not win. You must face it, King Edwin, when it comes to aura the womans gaze shifted between everyone in the room, her eyes lingering on Edgar for a moment longer than everyone else. You and the Crown Prince are the weakest in here.

    That means? The King fished for more details.

    That means that you have fewer stat points than anyone in this room other than your son, the Crown Prince. How they are arranged, I do not know, but trying anything with Mr. Hunt would be a big mistake and I would think that Mistress Swan feels the same way about fighting in her restaurant as I do about fighting in MY city. Natalie explained.

    Alanah just shrugged, not giving a clear agreement one way or another.

    Natalie shifted her gaze back to Derek. Mr. Hunt-

    Derek cut her off. Please. Call me Derek.

    She stared at him for a moment before nodding. Derek was it not immature and impulsive to provoke the King of the Kingdom you currently reside in?

    Derek looked Natalie in her white eyes, eyes that were beginning to give off a subtle glow. I dont know. Is it not incompetent to allow a trafficker, both adult and child, to not only live, but be one of the most influential people in the entire Kingdom?

    Interesting. Natalie muttered after a moment before looking back at the King. Without saying anything, she took out a blue communication crystal and placed it on the table in front of her. She placed her hand on top of the crystal.

    What are- The King started, but stopped when a voice came out of the crystal.

    Your orders? Miss Savannah. The voice said.

    Marcus. Natalie began. From henceforth, Gerald Torith and all immediate relations are banned from entering or doing trade with those inside the city. If a business is caught in a relationship with them, they will be immediately exiled from the city. Am I understood?

    Yes, Maam, I will relay your orders and send the notice out to all citizens of Savannah.

    Good. You shall give them two weeks to end all relationships with the family.

    Very well. Marcus said.

    That is all. Natalie removed her hand from the crystal, ending the call. She then placed it back in her storage.

    What? the King stared at the woman, mouth wide open. Why would you do that? Do you know the consequences of what you just did?Vissit  for updates

    Everyone, even Alanah, stared at Derek, dumbfounded.

    What? Derek said. Like I said, its obvious.

    It is. Alanah said. I just didnt expect you to talk about it so thoroughly or casually.

    Its bad guy 101. Derek said.

    What?

    You know. A bad guy blackmails a bunch of lesser bad guys, creating a bad guy alliance that does bad guy things and tries to protect the interest of the main bad guy. That is, until one of the more motivated, lesser bad guys finds out where the main bad guy is keeping all the blackmail. Then, the lesser bad guy steals the blackmail and gets rid of the main bad guy, becoming the new boss of the bad guy alliance. Derek said.

    Well, thats daytime television for you. Derek thought. Hell, I cant even count the number of times Ive seen that exact scenario happen on a tv show. Derek shrugged. The cycle continues until the hero comes along and cleans house, resulting in the complete collapse of the bad guy alliance.

    And youre the hero in this scenario? The King asked.

    Derek shrugged. Not really. Im just a guy that the bad guys accidentally pissed off. A guy that doesnt care about the consequences. Derek said. Also, if you are going to do something about Gerald, you should probably get to it. You wont have much time once Miss Savannahs command is carried out. Hell probably know something is up the second the command goes out.

    King Edwins eyes opened wide, and he nodded. He quickly took a red crystal out of his storage and injected mana into it. After a moment, he frowned. As time passed, his frown grew wider and wider. Soon, he put the crystal away and sighed.

    What? Derek asked.

    Hes gone. The King said.

    Where did he go?

    Im not sure. He was seen leaving the castle hours ago, and has yet to return. The King said.

    Derek frowned. So, now you have a boss bad guy in hiding. One who will find out soon that the Kingdom is on to him. He surely has back up plans upon back up plans for situations like this. Now Im going to need to be extra vigilant with my friends.

    They are safe as long as they are in my city. Ill see to that. Natalie said and took out a red crystal. After a moment, she nodded and kept the crystal. Marcus was still drawing up the orders to the citizens. They have yet to go out. I have delayed them.

    Did you tell the person you talked to about the situation? Derek asked the King.

    The King shook his head. I did not. I only asked about Geralds whereabouts. I have yet to give the order to search for him.

    Good. Derek said. Maybe theres still a chance. If you capture him, dont bother with your prison or dungeon. According to you, he has too much power. Hand him over to me. I have the perfect place to hold him.