Chapter 297: First Familia Member [Part 1]

James whistled as he sat on top of the ramparts of the stronghold that bordered the Zelan Dynasty.

When the Demons invaded the academy, the Two Dynasties, Anaesha and Zelan, launched an invasion at the same time. The first Fortress that defended against the Anaesha Army fell after two days.

The survivors hurriedly regrouped at the Windsor Fortress in order to resist the advance of the Anaesha Army that numbered in the millions. The bulk of their army was made up of Ant Type Beasts.

This was the main reason why the first line of defense in the East was easily overrun. Although they did their best to resist, the sheer number of enemies outnumbered the defenders two hundred to one.

Only when Aramis, and the Archmages, arrived in Windsor Fortress did the numbers of the ant army decrease drastically.

As for the stronghold that was facing the Zelan Army, they were able to hold out until James and Lawrence arrived as reinforcements. Together, the two managed to make the invaders temporarily retreat.

The Beast Army was a little late in their mobilization and arrived late at the battlefield. This was why the defenders were able to endure until reinforcements arrived, forcing the Zelan Army to retreat.

“Aren’t you worried about Windsor Fortress?” Lawrence, Rebecca’s Grandfather, and James’ good friend, asked. “I heard that it can collapse any moment now.”

James scratched his bum as he looked at the vast army that was slowly approaching the stronghold.

“I’m more worried about the enemy once that lizard gets serious,” James replied without a care in the world. “I hope they kill the bastard so I can spit on his grave. I’ve been dreaming of it for years.”

Lawrence sighed as he shook his head helplessly. He knew about the bad blood between James and Aramis and so did the other old fogeys that had served the former king. The two were like oil and water, and would immediately attack each other if they were given an opportunity.

“Oh, what a big Ox,” James nodded in satisfaction as he appraised the towering giant in the distance. “If I’m not mistaken, its name is Erchitu. Not bad, at least Millennial Rank. I wonder if I can use that Ox to expand our farmlands. Hey, is an Ox part of a Herd?”

“Herd? Well, I guess that you can consider a group of Oxen a herd,” Lawrence replied after eyeing the beast from afar. “I didn’t know you were interested in these kinds of things.”

James chuckled, but didn’t say anything else. How could he possibly say that he was planning to catch the Giant Ox and give it to William. The boy had casually told him a few years ago that if James were to see a strong beast that belonged to the herd, he should catch it and bring it back to Lont, so that the Half-Elf could try his hand at taming it.

Although James didn’t fully understand how William would be able to tame a Millennial Beast, he was more than happy to agree to his grandson’s request.

“Minotaurs, Inferno Bulls, and three Lamassu,” James muttered as he scratched his head in frustration. ‘Hah~ forget it. I’ll just knock them all out and drag them back to Lont so that William can take a look at them, once he wakes up from his coma. If they are useless, I’ll just cook them to eat.’

“Damian! Gideon!”

“”Yes, Boss?””

“Get some of those minotaurs later, and one of those Lamassu,” James ordered. “Choose Class B and above. Make sure to get the high-quality ones. I’ll handle that Erchitu myself.”

“Okay.”

“Sure thing.”

The Overlord of Lont then glanced at Jekyll who was busy flossing his teeth at the side. “You stay here and guard the fortress. Don’t eat any of the beasts. William might have a need for them.”

“I’ll think about it,” Jekyll replied as he eyed the monster army. Some of them had caught his eye and he was also planning to bring them back to Lont to be used in his experiments.

James massaged his forehead because Jekyll had that look on his face that screamed murder. He knew better than to get in the way of the “Dentist” of Lont when he found something of interest.

He sighed before facing his old friend, Lawrence. “I’ll leave the human armies to you. Leave the Beast Army to me.”

Lawrence nodded his head. “Fine. Let’s end this quickly.”

The five men stared at the Hundred Thousand Army in front of them as if they were just dealing with toddlers. Although there were existences within the Zelan army that were equal to them in strength, they were not the least bit worried about it.

Why? Because James was there to oversee the battle.

If he was so easy to kill, Aramis would have already done it long ago. The fact that James was still alive and kicking proved that he was a tough nut to crack.

‘It has been a while since I saw the Beast Conqueror in action.’ Lawrence narrowed his eyes as he looked at his old friend. ‘I swear to the Gods, each and every member of the Ainsworth family is a freak of nature. I’m glad they are not my enemy.’

—–

“Okay, focus,” Issei said with a serious expression. “Don’t force it. Let your consciousness slowly spread towards your body.”

The voice of the Harem God whispered in William’s ears as he slowly joined his consciousness with his spirit body.

Issei was training William how to merge back with his body, so he could check on the current status of his King Chess Piece.

The Harem God Insisted that, although William was still unable to use the full power of his Divinity because he was still under-aged, Ian’s sacrifice made it possible for William to connect with her through the Spirit Core embedded inside his body.

William felt light-headed as his consciousness merged back with his Spirit Body. Although he was still unable to move his body, he was able to communicate with the System and ask it about certain things regarding the changes in his Divinities.

‘System, open the status of the King Chess Piece,’ William ordered.

< Opening Chess Piece Status Page >

< Accessing Usable Abilities >

—–

< King’s Chess Piece >

— King’s Legion

— Accolade

— Familia (NEW!)

—–

William didn’t hesitate and asked the system to open the Familia Option. He was curious what this new ability could do for him in his current state.

—–

< Familia >

— A