Chapter 1032: Kindness and Gratitude

Lake has decided that it is better not to let Kido Saori and the future Athena serve as his servants for his own temporary enjoyment.

Lake remembered that the previous Athena was vindictive and stingy.

If I enjoy this now, a few years later, when Athena passes through the twelfth house and recovers the memory and divine power of the Saint Seiya copy she experienced before, Athena who becomes a god will probably come to trouble me again. .

Lake knew that he would not be able to escape from this dungeon world at that time.

After all, this Saint Seiya dungeon is just the first linear plot in the Wolverine dungeon.

Even if he clears the Saint dungeon, successfully helps Athena clear the zodiac, and regains control of the zodiac as the Golden Saint, he will not be able to leave this dungeon world.

By then, it doesn't necessarily take many years for him to stay in this world. It will be very worrying if Athena, who has regained her divine power, is chasing her all over the world all day long.

Reike picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a glass of wine without the help of Kido Saori.

When Kido Saori saw the move of Lord No. 2, she was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had not done well enough.

Fortunately, because of Kido Saori, she had just come into contact with Master No. 2 ten years later. She didn’t know the daily living habits of Master No. 2, so she didn’t pay much attention to it.

Kido Saori thought about it for a while, and felt that maybe it was because Lord No. 2 was used to living alone and doing his own things, so she didn't need her to help pour the wine.

Lake ate this sumptuous meal with Kido Saori. Fortunately, although the portion of each dish is small, the number of dishes is still quite large.

Kido Saori didn't eat much and spent most of her time watching Lake eating and drinking.

After eating, Reike burped and prepared to rest.

"I just finished soaking in the hot springs and went to see your grandpa again. Now I'm a little tired. Arrange a single place for me. It should be quiet on weekdays. If there's nothing important, no one should disturb me!" Lake smiled and said to the side. Said Kido Saori.

"Venerable No. 2, I would like to ask, how long can you stay in our house?" Kido Saori asked Lake softly.

Lake thought for a while, he would stay in the yard at least until Mitsumasa Kido faked his death.

"The tentative decision is,

You will live here until your grandfather dies, and then I will protect you for a while. "Rake said.

After hearing the answer from Lord No. 2, Kido Saori was not very happy.

Although her grandfather was seriously ill and seemed to be getting worse day by day, Kido Saori didn't want her grandfather to die.

"Well!" Kido Saori stood up and took Lake out of the room.

Kido Saori took Lake along the wooden corridors of the house, and finally arranged for Lake a room at the back of the house where domestic guests could be accommodated.

"By the way, you can call me when you eat in the future, or just bring the food directly. If you have nothing else to do, just leave. Don't disturb me before your grandfather passes away!" Reike said to me with a serious expression. Kido Saori said.

Kido Saori nodded silently, then backed away and left the room.

Lake lay on the bed in the room, turned on the Fiery Eyes clairvoyance appraisal skill, and checked the situation of the room.

This look really made Lake see some problems. There were no hidden cameras in the room, which was good. It was probably because Mitsumasa Kido was worried that if he discovered a hidden camera or something, he would be aware of his subsequent plans.

But Lake discovered that there was a very delicate incense burner placed next to his bed in his room. The incense burner was also lit with spices. The smell was very light and smelled like refreshing spices.

However, the sharp-eyed perspective and identification results showed that this incense burner and the incense burner were not normal.

In the small incense burner, there were actually two poisonous insects, one big and one small, like mosquitoes, lying in the pile of spices at the bottom.

These poisonous insects are the two that he just saw in Mitsumasa Kido's room. They are special poisonous insects that can enter the body of mutants and suppress their abilities.

Lake was also impressed by Mitsumasa Kido's ability to obtain this kind of poisonous insect that inhibits the ability of mutants. It seems that over the years, Mitsumasa Kido, in addition to adopting Saori Kido, has been secretly conducting research on mutants.

Reike couldn't help but laugh. Mitsumasa Kido couldn't help himself, he was so eager to attack him.

I just came to his house for a meal, and these two little poisonous insects were arranged for me.

But if we deal with the two poisonous insects here early, Lake can feel more at ease.

Lake took out his golden cudgel and shrunk it into something as slender as a golden needle.

Lake held the shrunken golden cudgel in his right hand, activated the clairvoyant skill, and pointed the golden cudgel into the hole in the incense burner.

"Squeak!" Two broken sounds, two poisonous insects, one big and one small, were pierced through the head by the golden hoop, and they died almost instantly.

Lake then picked up the two poisonous insect corpses with a golden hoop, strung them together, took them out, threw them directly into the sink in the bathroom of the room, and washed away the poisonous insect corpses with water.

After doing this, Lake continued to use his fiery eyes and clairvoyance ability to check the room. Apart from the incense burner, there was no other hidden danger.

The identification of the incense burner showed that there was something wrong with the spices in the incense burner and contained some special toxins. Inhaling these spices for a long time would make the body unresponsive.

Fortunately, Lake has the power of the Wolverine mutant. If those two poisonous insects had not entered his body, the impact of this poisonous spice on Lake's body would have been directly eliminated by Wolverine's recovery power.

After confirming that there was no danger in the room, Lake lay on the bed and began to sleep.

In the next two days, Kido Saori was responsible for delivering meals to Lake, or asking Lake to go out of the room to eat in the special dining room of the house.

Every day, Reike casually talked to Kido Saori and chatted.

"Venerable No. 2, I have heard from my grandfather since I was a child that you are very powerful. Do you have a way to save my grandfather? If so, please save my grandfather. I--" During the meal the next night, Kido Saori finally plucked up the courage and begged Lake seriously.

But before Kido Saori could finish her words, Lake waved his hand, interrupted Kido Saori's words, and handed Kido Saori a big chicken drumstick to block what she was going to say next. .

"Everything is fate. Your grandfather, Mitsumasa Kido, is destined to have this disaster. But your grandfather has made the wrong choice. I can't save him, and no one can save him. He has chosen a path of no return. There is no way to turn back. Saori Kido, don’t blame me for being cruel. I have tried to persuade your grandpa before, but he couldn’t listen.” With a calm expression, Lake looked at Kido Saori said, then took a sip of the unknown seafood soup in the bowl.

Lake thought that after Mitsumasa Kido put those two poisonous insects into his room two days ago, Mitsumasa Kido's fate was already doomed.

He must kill this person who dares to poison himself.

Of course, the killing process should be slower, allowing Mitsumasa Kido to reveal his evil intentions, and also allowing the future Athena to see clearly the true face of her grandfather.

Kido Saori sat aside and listened carefully, but after listening to the words of the No. 2 Venerable, Kido Saori still looked confused, "I don't quite understand what you said!"

"It's okay, you will understand in the future. Whether you can understand or not is just a matter of time. And I advise you to be kind and grateful to those who have protected you in the future. This is very important. You now Recite it ten times every morning, noon and evening before eating." Lake smiled and said to Kido Saori.

If Kido Saori looked at the No. 2 Venerable like a weirdo.

"Recite it to me now. You must be sincere. Come on, be kind and grateful to those who have protected me!" Lake said to Kido Saori seriously.

Kido Saori felt that the No. 2 Venerable was so talkative. If she hadn't saved her grandfather and asked her to entertain the No. 2 Venerable well, Kido Saori wouldn't have wanted to come and have dinner with the No. 2 Venerable.

"Be kind and grateful to those who have protected me!" Kido Saori saw that Lord No. 2 was not joking, so she had no choice but to repeat it in a low voice.

"Recite it nine more times, sincerely. From today to the next few years, you will recite it three times a day, at least ten times each time!" Lake said with satisfaction after hearing this.

"--" Kido Saori didn't know what to say to the weird request of the No. 2 Master.

In the end, Kido Saori could only recite it nine more times before Lord No. 2 nodded.

"Please spend more time with your grandpa, his time is running out!" After Lake finally said this, he stood up and left.

Lake went to the yard, walked for a while, breathed in the fresh air, and took a bath in the hot spring before returning to his room to sleep again.

The next morning Lake heard cries and the tolling of bells, or rather the tolling of the knell.

Lake turned on his clairvoyance and saw that Mitsumasa Kido was already pretending to be dead.

More than half an hour later, Kido Saori came to the room where Lake was, looking for him.

"My grandpa is gone!" Kido Saori cried.

"Yeah!" Lake nodded, indicating that he already knew. After all, there was such a loud noise in this house. It would be unreasonable if he didn't know that the owner Mitsumasa Kido had passed away.

"Tomorrow, the funeral will be held. Last night, I went to see grandpa alone. Grandpa told me to follow you after his death, and asked you to protect my safety. Grandpa said that he had transferred the members of the Kido family to The identity of the heir to the property has been determined to be me. After his death, I will inherit everything from the Kido family. His will has been completed. But my grandfather told me that after his death, after the will officially takes effect, I will control the power of the Kido family. In the past few days, there will be many people and forces who will assassinate me for the sake of the Kido family's industry and certain interests. Grandpa, he asked me to tell you that the last thing he asked the benefactor No. 2 is to protect him. Me!" Kido Saori whispered, speaking intermittently to Lake.

"Well. Mitsumasa Kido mentioned to me before about protecting you. Don't worry, I promised him at that time. I will protect you. At least let you successfully inherit the Kido family's industry first!" Lake said.

Reike didn't say a word. If he wanted to successfully inherit the Kido family's industry, he had to kill the master of the family, Mitsumasa Kido, who had faked his death.

"Actually, I don't want this property. I don't want to be the leader of the family. I don't know why grandpa chose me! If possible, I want to give the identity of the heir of this family property to other people in the family!" Kido Saori said softly.

"Then last night, when your grandfather talked to you, did you tell your grandfather your true thoughts in person?" Lake asked Kido Saori, a little curious.

After hearing what Lord No. 2 said, Kido Saori shook her head sadly, "I didn't dare to tell grandpa directly last night. When I went to see grandpa last night, he was already very weak. I don't want to refute anymore. Any decision he makes, so as not to make him angry!" Kido Saori said to Lake with a look of regret.

After hearing this, Reike looked at the depressed Kido Saori.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Since you have accepted your grandfather's assignment and will in person, it is too late to regret it now. You should think about surviving first. Survival is the most important thing. Saori, actually now Your horizons are still too small, and the Kido family seems very big to you now. But a few years later, when you really grow up, inheriting the Kido family is not a big deal for you at all. You move next door to me first. I've seen that the room next to mine is empty. I'll accompany you to your grandfather's funeral tomorrow!" Lake said.

"Yes!" Kido Saori nodded, this time not rejecting the No. 2 Master's proposal.

Kido Saori also knew that her current status had become special. After her grandfather left, her status as the heir would be very dangerous.

Kido Saori didn't want to die for no reason.

In the evening, Kido Saori came to Lake's room and had dinner with Lake before leaving. This time she did not go to the special dining room in the house for dinner.

Now throughout the entire mansion, numerous white silk ribbons are hung at the doorways and wooden corridors.

Early the next morning, Kido Mitsumasa's funeral ceremony began. Something different from what Lake expected, the ceremony was not held in this big house, but at a cemetery.

Kido Saori and Lake were sitting in a commercial car together.

Behind the motorcade was a vehicle carrying Mitsumasa Kido's coffin.

Lake used his clairvoyance skills and looked inside the coffin. He saw that it was not Mitsumasa Kido himself at all, but the corpse of an old man who looked a bit like Mitsumasa Kido, even with heavy makeup.

The convoy began to drive slowly, leaving the house and heading towards a large cemetery.

Kido Saori's eyes were a little red and swollen, it looked like she had cried a lot last night.

More than an hour later, the convoy arrived at the cemetery.

Kido Saori wore a black dress, stood in front of the portrait of her grandfather Mitsumasa Kido, and began to accept the bows and return gifts from those who came to mourn her grandfather.

Lake stood behind Saori Kido, one meter away, using his piercing eyes to act as a bodyguard.