Records of the Weakest Emperor

Chapter 174: A Ballsy Brat

"Will you be willing to do it?"

The question was so simple, yet it forced Heisenberg and Ricardo to silence.

"Willing or not? Or are the two of you are too scared to do it?" Calvin teased, "In that case, then you should've told me sooner."

"Bastard..." Heisenberg gritted his teeth out of frustration, "It's not as if we aren't willing to do it. It's just not that simple. If you want us to decide, then at least tell us what the plan is!"

"That does makes sense, well... Here's the plan." Calvin moved closer and whispered the intricacies of his plan to the two.

It didn't take long for both Heisenberg and Ricardo to be astonished by what they were hearing.

"Are you serious?" Ricardo gasped.

"You madman... This plan is too daring!" Heisenberg almost couldn't breathe.

Calvin's plan was just too crazy to the extent that he was doubting his own ears.

"Well, how's that for a plan? I guess the two of you won't accept it, right? I mean, in the first place, both of you left me alone in that house since the two of you didn't want to die in a place like this."

"So surely, it would be impossible for you two to accept this plan of mine." Calvin gave a challenging smile.

"You cheeky bastard..." Heisenberg couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

Calvin seemed to be implying that he was okay for them not to accept this plan of his, yet he was also mocking them at the same time for acting like cowards.

With that considered, how could Heisenberg lay low and not accept his schemes?

Heisenberg had already embarrassed himself enough by leaving Calvin in that house on his own! How could he do it again?

"What a crazy brat..." Heisenberg muttered to himself.

He then turned to look straight into Calvin's eyes and declared, "This plan of yours... I accept it!"

"A wise decision." Calvin lightheartedly smiled, "How about you?"

He looked at Ricardo who was still in an internal struggle against himself.

Ricardo was a young man whose desire to live was the strongest among the three of them. Heisenberg had already prepared himself to die when they faced the Sabbath earlier, so he was more inclined to agree to Calvin's plans.

But Ricardo was different.

If Calvin wanted to make him agree, then he must entice him with something different.

And that was what Calvin did...

"If you agree, then I'll be sure to mark your name as a huge contributor if we manage to liberate this village from the curse of sleeplessness."

The expression on Ricardo's face changed.

Being marked as a huge contributor meant that he'd earn a lot of contribution points that he could exchange for resources once they succeeded on their goals.

But the caveat here was that they must succeed.

Considering the danger that they were about to undertake with Calvin's plans, Ricardo knew that he must not be too hasty in his decision.

A look of hesitation flitted across Ricardo's face as a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

"Can I think about it first?"

Calvin shook his head, "You can, but once we're done with the first part of our plan, then you have to make a decision!"

"All right, I'll give you my decision once we've recovered that so-called Corpse Eater Oil that you told us about." Ricardo nodded.

Calvin also smiled. It seemed that Ricardo first wanted to know just how effective the Corpse Eater Oil was against the Corpse Eaters.

With his accuracy, if the Corpse Eater Oil was indeed as effective as Calvin advertised them to be. Then, the chance of him accepting the plan would become considerably higher.

And Calvin was confident that he would be able to convince Ricardo to agree with his Corpse Eater Oil.

After all, it was a one-of-a kind discovery that humanity only discovered a few years post-war against the invaders.

That was about a decade and a half from now.

The group slowly exited the dark alleyway. They were careful not to violate any taboo on their way back to Old Lady Cynthia's house.

Fortunately, the Sabbath seemed to have ran to the opposite direction of Cynthia's house since there wasn't a trace of them at all.

The darkness that coated the entire village seemed to be never-ending. What's more, the group felt as if the darkness was slowly starting to swallow them.

It was because Heisenberg noticed that the distance that he could see with his eyes infused with the divine might of the Goddess seemed to be shortening as time passed by.

Ricardo also discovered the same thing.

It seemed that apart from Calvin, the abilities of both Ricardo and Heisenberg were gradually weakening the more time they spent inside this cursed village.

The group safely arrived at Old Lady Cynthia's house. When they opened the doors, Old Lady's Cynthia's carcass had already been reduced to dust.

This was given, since she was already dead in the first place.

But what attracted the attention of both Heisenberg and Ricardo the most was the slab of rock situated above the oil lamp.

That slab of rock had a piece of flesh radiating a nauseating stench as it was slowly being fried and drained of its oil.

"Fuck..." Ricardo had the urge to retch.

"If you want to vomit, then do it outside." Calvin glared at Ricardo.

Ricardo forcefully swallowed the gastric contents of his stomach that threatened to burst out of his throat.

Heisenberg also had a disgusted look on his face, "Are you serious? Corpse Eater Oil? Really?"

"Yeah... I'm not kidding. The Corpse Eater Oil really does consist of only a single ingredient. And it's the monster that it's most effective against." Calvin smiled.

"How can we be sure that it'll work?" Ricardo asked with a frown.

But Calvin unexpectedly shrugged, "I don't know... You just have to take my word for it."

"What? You have no evidence that it's effective against Corpse Eaters?"

Heisenberg almost yelled out loud, "I haven't even heard of a Corpse Eater Oil before, so this must be your own personal invention. Why are you so confident about this so-called invention of yours, when you haven't even tried using it in the first place?"

"I already told you..." Calvin stared right at Heisenberg. His eyes radiating the coldness of a thousand-year-old icy cavern, "You just have to take my word for it."

"On what basis?" Heisenberg wasn't intimidated however, as he insisted on asking for concrete evidence in regards to the effectiveness of the so-called Corpse Eater Oil.

'Sigh, this is such a pain in the ass...' Calvin inwardly uttered. But he was also powerless. As much as he wanted to tell these guys how he personally annihilated thousands of Specters and Corpse Eaters in the Valley of Death and Sorrow...

There was no point to doing it.

I mean, it would be more outrageous than the Corpse Eater Oil being truly effective against Corpse Eaters.

The look on Ricardo's face made it obvious that his hesitation was even stronger than before.

'This is bad...' Calvin thought to himself.

He had to convince these two to accept his plans, since without them, there was no way that he'd be able to do what he wanted in his plans.

They were a necessary asset to Calvin at this moment, and they must be convinced.

Calvin let out a lengthy sigh.

"Heisenberg, Ricardo..."

"Have I ever lied to you?"

"Was there an instance when I lied to the two of you and was there also an instance when I acted confident, despite being incapable?"

Heisenberg and Ricardo were startled.

Indeed, whenever Calvin told them something, it ended up to be the truth.

Calvin had always been that mysterious. Particularly back when they faced that Sigbin.

Calvin was the one who told Heisenberg the most effective domain against the Sigbin.

And he hadn't lied!

That particular chapter and verse in the Book of Light was indeed the most effective domain to use when facing the Sigbin!

Calvin was even thoughtful and understanding when they told him that they wanted to leave the village since they were obviously afraid.

Did Calvin mock them for acting like cowards?

No!

Calvin didn't even let out a single word of criticism against them.

Yet now that he needed their help.

Why were they denying him?

Why were they doubting him?

Why were they treating him as if he was the most untrustworthy person among their group?

"FUCK!" Heisenberg cursed himself for being like this.

Ricardo was also the same. In fact, Ricardo looked as if he was about to cry due to the guilt that he was feeling in his heart at this moment.

"I'm sorry, Calvin." Ricardo was the first one to apologize.

Heisenberg made a sidelong glance at Ricardo before he turned to look at Calvin with the same gaze as Ricardo.

Apologetic.

He was wordlessly apologizing for doubting Calvin despite him doing his best to understand their circumstances and wearing the same shoes as them.

In the face of these, Calvin merely smiled, "I know... It's fine... I understand..."

Even now, he was still being thoughtful to them?!

Even now, he was still being so understanding?!

Both Heisenberg and Ricardo had never felt this way before.

This was the first time that they felt that they were worse than animals.

Heisenberg took a deep breath.

Ricardo also took a moment to compose himself.

When all of these were done and over, they turned to look at Calvin and said.

"All right, we'll believe you... Surely, you won't be this confident if you were just talking out of your ass."

Heisenberg turned his gaze away from Calvin out of apparent embarrassment.

He didn't even wait for Calvin's reply as he coldly snorted and walked away towards the stone bed.

Ricardo was awkwardly scratching his cheeks.

"I apologize..." These were the only words that he could muster as he turned his gaze to the floor and didn't even dare to speak.

Calvin didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.

If these two continued to act like this, then how were they supposed to start their plans when they were acting so awkward?

In order to diffuse the strange atmosphere of the group, Calvin dryly laughed and teased, "What's wrong with you, acting like a sissy? That bald-headed old man there's already acting like he wants to swing that way, are you also going to follow his footsteps?"

"Who the fuck swings that way?!" Heisenberg grimly responded from the stone bed.

Ricardo laughed out loud.

Calvin was also laughing.

Even Heisenberg who was the subject of the joke couldn't help but reveal a slight smile.

"Calvin..."

Thinking about the plan that Calvin had told them earlier, Heisenberg felt a shiver down his spine.

"What a ballsy brat."