Reborn with Infinity Money System, I was Worshipped by All Universes!-Chapter 266 - 263-Why Are You Always Comparing Yourself to a Rabbit? It’s Just a Rabbit!
Blackgold Sovereign stood frozen, utterly dumbfounded.
He simply could not believe what he was hearing.
Was Apollo seriously trying to blame him for that disaster just now?
Was this guy shameless to such an extreme degree?
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It had clearly been Apollo who hadn't paid attention to the earlier conversation between the mentor and the young man—yet now he was turning it around, as if it had been Blackgold's fault?
What was this? A bluff? Did Apollo assume he hadn't listened either?
"Apollo," Blackgold Sovereign said coldly, "I heard that entire conversation loud and clear. From beginning to end!"
"I'm warning you—don't even think about pinning your mess on me!"
Apollo's expression froze for a second.
Then, noticing Blackgold raising his wand and brandishing it in a not-so-subtle threat, Apollo quickly shifted tone.
Ahem.
"Blackgold," he declared solemnly, "as your superior and the official steward of Fortress servants, I command you to put that weapon away immediately!"
"Or I'll be forced to punish you!"
Ha!
Blackgold suddenly burst out laughing. He slowly lowered his wand with a smirk and returned it to his storage ring.
Apollo nodded in satisfaction.
"Now that's more like it. See? I knew you had some sense. I—"
"Jerry! Beat Kevin up for me! Smash him so hard even his mentor won't recognize him!"
"Make his face look like a pig's snout. Don't be afraid—your mentor stands behind you!"
Blackgold roared.
Sure, I can't hit Apollo—but that doesn't mean my mentee can't hit HIS!
"Beat him up, Jerry!"
"Wait, what?!"
Kevin's eyes widened in horror as Jerry, cracking his knuckles, began walking toward him with a devilish grin.
"You two elders can bicker all you want, but don't take it out on me, a poor innocent junior!"
"Blackgold, how dare you!"
Apollo tried to intervene, shouting, "I command you as—!"
But before he could finish, Blackgold had already bolted into the air and flown off in the direction of the Fortress.
He even covered his ears.
Can't hear you—so your orders don't count!
Inside the Fortress Grand Hall…
"Mentor," Velen said proudly, "this is fifty thousand bottles of Invincible Upgrade Potion. With these god-rank elixirs that amplify magical power, I'd say… within a month, you'll break through to Ascended Rank Level 9."
"Then, your journey to the upper plane universe will be well within reach!"
With a satisfied expression, Velen handed over a space ring filled with potion bottles to Anastasia.
"Moved yet?"
"Come on, admit it—are you touched or not?"
Velen raised his chin with smug pride.
"Even though I'm currently suppressing my strength to appear as only Titan Rank Level 9, I've given you all these god-tier potions. That deserves at least a little affection, right? One little kiss? Just a peck?"
Seeing Anastasia momentarily stunned, Velen couldn't help but smile smugly.
This was just laying the groundwork.
Back on the Chaos City continent, most things held little value to Anastasia. That was why Velen hadn't yet given her anything especially lavish.
Only truly top-tier gifts would make her heart stir.
But once they reached the upper plane universe, and he began unleashing his arsenal of over-the-top, extravagant treasures…
That was when the real courtship would begin.
Anastasia, of course, had no idea what horrors awaited her in the upper plane.
If she knew what was coming, she definitely wouldn't be so eager to return there.
She would do anything to avoid getting humiliated by Velen again!
"Velen…"
"My dear mentee!"
"You're the only good mentee I've had in my entire life!"
"But I have one question—"
"These Invincible Upgrade Potions... does the rabbit get any?"
"…???"
Velen froze.
Wait… what?
What does this have to do with the rabbit?!
He'd just handed over fifty thousand bottles of the most powerful Upgrade Potions in existence.
Shouldn't she be so moved she'd leap into his arms?
That's fifty thousand bottles!
That's enough to skip nearly a hundred years of cultivation time!
And yet, instead of feeling touched… she's asking if the rabbit gets some too?
"What's this got to do with the rabbit?" Velen asked in confusion.
"Last time I gave you some regular Upgrade Potions," he added, "you asked the same thing—whether the rabbit got any."
"Now I've brought you Invincible ones, and you still bring up the rabbit."
"I just don't get it. Why are you always comparing yourself to a rabbit?! It's just a rabbit. You're a person!"
Velen finally couldn't hold back his confusion any longer and asked outright.
"A person comparing herself to a rabbit?!"
Anastasia let out a cold laugh.
"I'm a person, sure. But here in the Fortress, aside from that Ironback Centipede who follows the rabbit's butt around all day, who isn't comparing themselves to that wretched furball?"
"If you hadn't treated that mangy rabbit so well, none of us would be living this 'less than a rabbit' lifestyle."
"Of course we're bitter!"
She had finally voiced the true feelings of everyone in the Fortress.
"…Holy crap."
Velen was stunned.
Was that really how everyone saw it?
"Come on, I've only been a little nice to the rabbit. It wasn't that serious, right?"
"Do people really think I treat it better than anyone else?"
Anastasia gave him a deadpan look.
"What do you think?"
"If you and the rabbit weren't from different species, we'd all be wondering whether it was your illegitimate child!"
Velen choked.
That bad?
"Wait—" Velen's face suddenly changed. "Didn't I tell the rabbit to come here and pick up its portion of the Invincible Upgrade Potion?"
As he realized what was about to happen, he opened his mouth to tell the rabbit to not come.
Too late.
Outside the hall, a loud, excited voice rang out.
"Master!!!"
"You're finally back!"
"I missed you so much!"
Wrapped in a cozy blanket, the little rabbit was charging full speed into the hall, eyes sparkling with joy.
It was like a long-lost child reunited with a beloved parent.
Velen glanced nervously at Anastasia, whose expression was growing darker by the second.
Without thinking, he sprang into action.
WHAM!
Velen unleashed a perfect spinning kick, catching the rabbit mid-air and launching it clean out of the Fortress Grand Hall.
"Wha—?!"
The rabbit flew like a cannonball, its fluffy face frozen in utter confusion.
What just happened?!
Why did Master kick me?!
Didn't he just summon me here to pick up my Invincible Upgrade Potions?
How did that turn into an Invincible Spinning Kick?!
Lying dazed outside the hall, the rabbit was completely bewildered.
This wasn't the joyous reunion it had imagined at all!
Back inside the hall…
"Well then, mentor. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Velen smiled as he turned to go.
Anastasia was still frozen, processing what had just happened.
Come on, after that heroic kick, you're not still jealous of a rabbit… right?
As Velen strolled away from the hall, his mind shifted gears.
"Next up is the rest of the Fortress team," he muttered to himself. "Five Days Talent, Whitelei, Cold No Wind, the rabbit… their strength might not match mentor's, but with One-Eye's help, the gap should be manageable."
"That just leaves me."
"One month. I need to break through to Ascended Rank Level 9 within one month—no exceptions."
