Records of the Weakest Emperor

"Oh?"

Romeo raised an eyebrow.

He stared right at Hugo and found no trace of deceit in his eyes.

It has to be known that Romeo was a Predator with a Profession classified as Ranger. His skills in finding false amidst the truths could be considered as topnotch. The instant the words came out of Hugo's mouth, he immediately discovered that Hugo wasn't lying.

He really did think that they deserved the first place.

But on what basis?

Romeo became irritated.

His ability could make him realize the false between the truths, but he had a natural enemy.

The bane of his ability was delusional people.

For Romeo, Hugo was nothing else than a delusional man.

He despised to deal with him personally.

But since he was signed under Ria's name; he had to treat Hugo with the respect that he deserved just because he was scouted and invited by Ria.

If not for this fact, then Romeo wouldn't even spare him a glance. To be honest, he didn't even care about these newbies that were bound to be cannon-fodders in his opinion.

The only reason why he was even here was because of Ria.

Yes, that's right.

Romeo was trying to get Ria's attention on him but to no avail.

Ria treated him like a brick wall, something undeserving of her attention.

It greatly frustrated Romeo, but it also gave him the courage and motivation to continue what he was doing.

He thought that as long as he could have Ria's attention then everything would be worth it.

"What makes you think that you deserve the championship than the other groups?"

Romeo provocatively replied.

Hugo remained steadfast in the face of his provocations as he said, "The difficulty that we experienced in Mount Spirit Sword Asylum is far greater than the difficulty that these people experienced!"

"I beseech, sir Custodian to look deeper into the matter and bestow rewards upon those who clearly deserve it more than the others!"

Hugo didn't mince words at all.

As soon as he completed his sentence, an uproar occurred.

Screams of anger filled the entire school gym.

Some of the students even tried throwing their shoes towards Hugo, but Hugo didn't give them any attention at all.

He just stared right at Romeo with a serious look on his face.

Obviously, he was waiting for Romeo's reply.

Romeo clicked his tongue and found Hugo's interference as annoying.

He surreptitiously glanced at Ria and found that Ria was finally willing to look at him.

Shit! She's looking at me!

Romeo excitedly whispered to himself.

He straightened his back, cleared his throat, and announced, "Stop!"

His dignified voice was embued with Mana, so his voice reverberated like thunder.

In an instant, the rowdy school gym became as silent as the night.

Romeo's eyes flicked with seriousness as he asked, "Elaborate... Tell me why you think that the Mount Spirit Sword Aslyum that you encountered is far harder than the others. Sure, there may be a lot of madmen in that asylum, but I do not think that it was that hard to avoid them as long as you are capable of thinking and have common sense."

Romeo's voice was grating in the ears.

Scarlette trembled in anger.

The other girls aside from Medea and Jannette were pretty much infuriated by his question.

But since Hugo was the one facing him... They knew that they had to keep their silence.

They stared right at Hugo's back as Hugo took a deep breath and replied, "The difficulty of our experience in Mount Spirit Sword Asylum is far different than what we had imagined. I don't even think that it's for newbies like us! To be honest, even experienced people will die nine out of ten times as soon as they entered that place!"

There was still this trace of fear inside Hugo's eyes.

But as soon as his words came out, amusement flashed across everyone's faces.

Some even started laughing without caring for Hugo's feelings.

Romeo was also amused. The quality of these newbies is far lower than I had expected. To think that he'd say something like that... Even experienced people would die nine out of ten times? What a joke! Romeo inwardly mocked.

But of course, on the outside, he maintained a calm and composed facade.

"Even experienced people will die nine out of ten times? Well, I am an experienced person. Does that mean that I will die nine out of ten times if I entered that place with the difficulty that your group went through?"

Romeo gave a sly smile.

It was clear from the look on his face that he was being sarcastic.

The other newbies observing this charade smiled out of amusement.

It was just too amusing to see a high and mighty custodian play with the feelings of a mere cannon-fodder like Hugo.

Now that Romeo asked him a question like this... The crowd wondered about what Hugo's answer would be.

Would he say no ��� out of respect for the custodian?

Or would he say yes — to spite him even more?

Before the crowd could even think deeper into the issue.

Hugo bowed his head, clasped his hands together, and said in a respectful tone of voice, "With all due respect, sir. But I think that even if you personally went ahead and accompanied us back then, we would all die together..."

"We wouldn't even be able to reach the Medical Ward and get the keycard from Arthur Chase since we will die on the stairs of the Administration Block adjacent to the main elevators."

Ria who had a frown on her face all this time suddenly revealed a look of astonishment and shock.

Romeo, on the other hand, had a look of confusion on his face. This was his third month being a custodian of newbies for Fivecent. There was a lot of information that he still couldn't access due to his inexperience. But every information that he couldn't access wasn't really useful.

So as a custodian, he could access every information that he needed.

Of course, the fact that he couldn't access some information frustrated him, but when he realized that he already had access to everything that he needed. Romeo managed to convince himself to forget that issue.

But now, at this moment, he was reminded of that particular issue.

It was because he couldn't understand what Hugo was talking about.

Was he really bullshitting? Who is that Arthur Chase?

Why in the hell have I never heard of him until now?

But it doesn't look like he is lying...

He surreptitiously glanced at Ria and discovered that Ria's face was pale with shock.

What's with her reaction?

Romeo thought to himself.

Meanwhile, the crowd went into an uproar once more.

"What the fuck is he talking about? Medical Ward? Arthur Chase? Who is that?"

"Yeah, I think he's just talking out of his own ass. The access keycard for the Security Room is located in the Executive Office on the right corridor of the Administration Block, at the western side of the asylum mansion! To get there, we had to solve puzzles from the patient files and convince some of the madmen to answer our questions..."

"What the fuck is he talking about?"

It took quite a while, but Romeo finally calmed down.

He silenced the crowd by addressing them to stop, and afterwards...

He took a deep breath and said, "You told me that I will not be able to survive if I went through the same experience as you did inside Mount Spirit Sword Asylum. But on what basis? Are you sure that you're not bullshitting just to cheat everyone out of their well-deserved win?"

Hugo stared right at Romeo at confusion.

Romeo was a genuine custodian, but he couldn't understand what he was talking about?

Strange...

Hugo was never a man who relied on his brains.

Furthermore, he was a straightforward man that disliked beating on the bush.

As soon as he heard Romeo's question, he revealed a small smile and said.

"Actually... I'm not that sure, to be honest..." He awkwardly scratched his head and gave a silly smile.

Medea, Jane, Zahra, and Scarlette simultaneously facepalmed seeing his sudden change in attitude.

But in the very next moment, Hugo's words changed everything...

Including their fate in the Tutorial Zone of Fivecent here in the world of Las Felipinas.

In the midst of everyone's mocking and booing...

Hugo calmly said, "I mean, I think you can survive in that place sir if you can handle the combined pursuit of Arthur Chase, the Butcher, and the Benevolent Father at the same time..."

Hugo's words made Romeo choke on his own saliva.

"The Butcher, The Benevolent Father... and that so-called Arthur Chase... at the same time?"

"Are you serious?!"

Romeo's eyes almost bulged out of its own sockets as soon as he heard Hugo's words.