Two hundred Cubs were loaded into a truck. A human man approached the Helomus man who was standing on one of the high hill spots surrounding the mining area.
"This is the total, Mr. Egoxar."
Rohan took the tab proffered by the man. Without looking at the total price of all the crystal cubs he bought, he stamped his electronic stamp embedded in his thumb like everyone else's.
"My men are on their way with the gold for the payment," Rohan said.
"Understood, Mr. Egoxar. As per your request, I will tell my driver to send the Cubs to the bridge connecting the forest area."
Rohan was silent. Various things had been filling his mind. Unexpectedly, Vitak not only provided information about the magical power stone he wanted, but also gave extraordinary input on a mission that previously seemed impossible for Rohan.
To be honest, Rohan did think that the mission he was planning was a suicide mission. It was a stupid mission. How was it possible that a man could control the planets and even the sun?
But Rohan could never be silent when people hurt him. Having a speck of kindness in his heart didn't make him an angel. He had an unexplained size of grudge against them. All he wanted was to avenge them without actually killing them.
When the whole world hurt you – when they threw you down the abyss, you might feel that your life was meaningless.
However, life was not that unfair. As long as there was hope –even just a glimmer- the miracle would come. It was a miracle that came from you and was within you in the first place.
Something you hated at first – something you initially wanted to get rid of, turned out to be something that made you realize that you mean way more than what people said. That something was the thing that saved you from the people who hurt you.
"I need a spaceship," Rohan said suddenly.
"P-pardon?" The man who was still standing beside him and busy with his tab, turned his head.
"Provide me a spaceship."
The man laughed awkwardly. "B-but, I'm in the crystal cub business, not spaceships,"
"Cub is the largest and most abundant source of energy on planet Vaxer. You must have had relations with many spaceship companies." Rohan turned to him.
"T-that's true, but..."
"I will not kill you and will pay dearly if you help me with the spaceship-building project," Rohan said.
The man was silent for a moment. From the face of that most feared villain on this planet, he could somehow see the tired look on it.
When Rohan said that he would not kill him, he seemed to indirectly hear that this villain was just tired of killing people for petty reasons. He looked like someone who had a big problem in his life.
"All right. I'll take care of it for you. What kind of spaceship do you want?"
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"It was quite a long process. But I'm glad the time it took was not as long as I thought," Doma said.
"Although this mission had some rather confusing surprises, we are very pleased with the outcome," Banda said.
Banda's words made Jenzigh clear her throat. She hated the big-mouthed woman even more.
"From the start, this mission was well-organized. All risks have been taken into account. As villains, we should have the guts to take risks with the slightest hope of success." Jenzigh said.
"By the way, if Rohan is not the next leader of the Egoxar clan, then who will you choose?" Doma asked.
Jenzigh was silent. He looked at Jaster and Edgar who were walking with her to escort the leader of Bardahon to their ship.
"We will still evaluate so as not to make the wrong choice again. An Egoxar leader must be impeccable, inside-out. You don't have to worry, Doma. Whoever is chosen, he is the one who inherits my-"
"You're so much proud of yourself, huh?"
The voice that had been inaudible for several days now appeared again to bring unease to them.
Biting her lower lip, Jenzigh turned at Rohan with a sneer. Of all the times and moments, why did he have to choose to show up when they were escorting the Bardahons home?
"Oh, you're here, Rohan? I thought you didn't have the face to show yourself again," Doma said with a surprised look on his face.
A chuckle escaped Rohan's lips. "I thought it must be something so embarrassing that had to make me feel that way. You should have asked that woman, Doma," he looked at Jenzigh with a crooked smile.
"Did we not clearly say that you will not be the next leader of Egoxar? Stop being so arbitrarily!" Jenzigh said.
"So, all this time, you thought I was acting like this because I thought that I would be the leader of Egoxar?" Rohan laughed and continued, "I can't believe you people have such positive thoughts!"
Not wanting to be influenced by Rohan, Jenzigh ignored her son and returned to the Bardahons. She smiled as she put her hand in front of her. "Over here, please,"
"I will be the leader,"
Rohan's words made the people stop walking.
Jenzigh turned to her son again. "Excuse me, young man? Don't you understand that I've-"
"I am not the next leader of Egoxar; that's what you want to say, right? Of course, I understood. But all of you must also understand when I say that I will be your leader. Yes, it is not just the leader of the Egoxar clan, but Bardahon, Helya, Morex – all clans, all the beings that inhabit the planets. Everything that moves and lives will bow to me."
The people's brows furrowed. They exchanged glances.
"What is-"
Doma's sentence was cut off when a loud crash sound made them turn their heads to find a spaceship crashing into Egoxar's skyscraper.
Jenzigh's eyes went wide. "Guard!" she screamed, thinking that it was an attack because she had never seen the spaceship before.
"Ops, I forgot to tell it to stop," Rohan said as he controlled the ship via the gadget on his wrist cover.
"Rohan! What are you doing?!" Jenzigh immediately approached the boy.
"I already told you. I will be the leader. I will rule the universe." Rohan replied after he finished ordering his smart spaceship to stop.
"You're talking nonsense. No one can do that. No matter how smart and strong you are, Rohan Egoxar, they will not be enough to enable you to do so." Doma said.
"No wonder to hear that, considering that you people even doubted me just because of a nonsense speck of kindness you say sitting on my heart. For people like you, who live in a box with all of its theories, it must seem impossible. But for me, a person who draws my own life, there's nothing I cannot do." Rohan said.
Looking at the huge spaceship that even looked sophisticated from the outside, Jenzigh and her family couldn't believe that it was manufactured on planet Vaxer.
They didn't know how Rohan could get such an amazing spaceship, even though it wasn't as big as Bardahon's. But their biggest question was, what would Rohan do with the ship?
Controlling the entire universe sounded impossible. However, when it was Rohan who said it, it still worried everyone.