Death... and me
chapter-3110

*Zush!*

Rean came out of the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm on Roan's side, on the other side of the country, a few hundred kilometers from Wrifis City. Roan was still with Karev there, teaching him about his own cultivation, spear style, his flaws, etc. Karev gained a lot since then and accepted that he truly made the best choice to not get on the twins' bad side.

"Eh?!" Karev didn't expect Rean to appear out of thin air. "Where did you come from?" He had his Spiritual Sense active during all this time since his leaving the Rusbav Royal Palace was quite a gamble for him. He was afraid someone would suddenly appear even though he prepared beforehand.

Rean shook his head and changed the topic. "Forget about me. Karev, Queen Amelia visited the Gondel Clan..." Rean explained everything that happened in the Gondel Clan after that. "What it you who spoke about us?"

The shock on Karev's face was obvious for everyone to see. "N-No! It can't be! How did they find out about it? I made sure I wiped all tracks about your energies before giving you the bracelets... Even the Inquisitors came out to look into it. This is not good."

Karev told the twins about their internal energy that didn't align with this planet because they were not born here. Back then, he passed the bracelets to the twins, which could disguise this issue. The twins have been using it since then. Rean even made one for Kentucky once he understood how it worked.

Roan glanced at Rean and nodded. 'He isn't lying.'

Rean sighed in relief. At least Karev didn't betray them. "Alright, so you don't know how Amelia found out about us, right?"

Karev narrowed his eyes. "Let me think for a moment..."

He always worked as Amelia's right hand in the Rusbav Royal Palace. He was privy to many secrets and other things regarding the ins and outs of the Royal Family. "Could it be..."

Karev looked back at the twins. "The only thing that comes into my mind is the platforms contest you two took part in back in the Festival. They not only have many functions regarding that contest, but they also record everything that happens inside, including energies. I'm not sure, but there is a chance the contests in those platforms had been revised at a later date, thus revealing your identities."

Rean didn't doubt that. The Circuitry Formation Technology of the Werdlem Empire is much more advanced than Lisan. Besides, it was easy for Roan to tell if Karev was lying, and he once again wasn't just now. "Okay, I can accept that. In any case, how did they find out you were involved with us?"

"Well, I did invite you two to talk to me back in the Palace, didn't I?" Karev asked back, now a lot more certain. "Since it was something that happened right after the contest, it is possible the information got out. Above all, those bracelets I prepared for you were rare, like I mentioned."

Karev then thought of something. "I see... this is all my fault, it seems." Looking at the twins' puzzled expression, Karev continued. "Those bracelets can't just be given to anyone. They are regulated. After all, although visitors from outside the planet are rare in the country, we still get a few every year. We need to have enough for those who come through the proper channels."

He continued. "We usually have some trades with them and things like that, which is beneficial for us. We also have some of our people visit the nearby planets in our solar system, so the same applies to them when they go out. When I left the palace, I had to make a few preparations, which was quite annoying."

"Back when I left the Palace, I mentioned to you that it wasn't easy for me to do such a thing without a good reason. That's the kind of position I was stuck with. My guess is that someone from outside arrived while I was out. When they went to get a bracelet that hid the energies from those who were born outside this planet, they noticed two bracelets were missing. From there onwards, things probably spiraled."

Roan had to admit he was slightly impressed. "The investigative power of this planet is quite commendable. To go from you leaving the Palace to finding out about Rean and I was quite good. Even worse than that was the fact that Karev wasn't in the Palace when the bracelets were found to be missing. One thing led to another and, eventually, an investigation about the two of us. Rean and I did make a name for ourselves in the contest, so it became even more suspicious."

Karev put his spear away, not feeling like training anymore. "This is not good. I'm certain they thought I actually ran from the Palace, especially since I've been a few months out to look for your root. I'm such an idiot. I should have thought about the bracelets and the outsider visitors."

"Are you going back?" Roan asked. After all, Karev could still try to explain himself or something like that.

"Are you crazy?!" Karev immediately denied the idea. "If I go back now, especially since it is obvious I knew you were not from this planet, the best outcome would be to become a slave from the Soul Binding Contract of Second Stratum."

Rean thought of something. "Now that you said that, didn't you initially find Roan and me in the Gondel Clan because of our Communication Devices? You have your own CD there. Can't they track you down? We are still within range of the Werdlem Network of the Rusbav Country."

Roan shrugged. "If they could, they would have come after Karev first and foremost."

Karev agreed with Roan. "He is right. I'm not an idiot. I have long since dealt with any possible trackers that could be used against me."

"Okay, so no one knows we are here..." Roan spoke and then became serious. "Karev, it is about time you tell us why you wanted to flee from this planet... or this solar system altogether."