God of Systems: Maker of Heroes and Villains

Unfortunately for Keith, it was clear that the woman was the one who was in charge of her family. She had almost full control over them and the two of them simply agreed to whatever she said even though she proposed things that they did not like.

Once Keith realised this, he decided to just outright reject the marriage proposal.

He got up from his chair and looked at her before glancing at Tina and her father.

"I've made up my decision and I have no interest in this marriage. I don't care about your dowry and nor do I care about the respect that your family might get from getting me married to your daughter. I hope we're done with the talks and..." he said and looked at his sister.

"The two of us need to have a long talk tonight."

Once he said what was in his mind, he left the place, not wanting to deal with Tina's mom any longer. Clara and Amelia followed behind him while Adam did the same while shouting.

"Hey Keith! I said that I wanted to tell you something yesterday but I forgot. Let's grab some drinks and we can talk about it."

"Sure." Keith said and hurried out before heading towards a bar nearby.

While he rushed out, Rebecca stood in the living room while Mrs Glynov scolded and cursed her for wasting her time, but the moment she started badmouthing Keith, Rebecca frowned.

In a matter of a few seconds, the frown turned into a glare and a lout "Pak", her palm left a red mark of Mrs Glynov's cheek.

"How dare you... HOW DARE YOU LIFT YOUR HAND ON ME!!!" she screamed as she turned to look at her husband, "Did you see what she just did? Do something!!"

But before the man even moved, Rebecca grabbed the knife that was on the tea table in front of her, the same one that she had used to peel some apples for the family in front of her while they waited for Keith to come home.

"Out. Or don't blame me for using this."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Surprisingly, it was Tina who got up from the couch and bowed slightly in front of Rebecca, "Thank you for inviting us, but you should have talked to your brother about this first. I feel utterly humiliated, but we weren't in the right either. I hope we don't meet again."

Once she said that, she wiped the tears that were threatening to escape the confines of her eyes before rushing out of the room with her father right behind her.

Mrs Glynov glared at Rebecca and clicked her tongue before leaving the place.

Once everyone was gone, Rebecca plopped onto the couch and tossed the knife away before sighing.

'I really should have talked to Keith about this.'

*************

Keith sat in a nice bar with his friends and Adam as he ordered some whiskey along with some spicy sides. He watched the waiter leave with his orders before he shifted his attention to his brother in law.

"So, what was this thing that you wanted to talk to me about?"

Adam took a sip of water, "Sigh... well, you remember the noble family in our district? The Clangsons?"

Keith nodded, remembering the one serious mission he had done during his time as a detective.

"Well, his wife got kidnapped. He also received threats from unknown sources. Messages left in front of his house, or arrows that had a paper tied to them being shot into his house. All of the threats indicate that they're aiming for his daughter next."

Amelia leaned forward, looking worried, "But, we were told that an inquisitor would come here to take care of the matters. What happened to that?"

"I know nothing about an inquisitor. A few months ago, maybe around two weeks after Keith left, there were a bunch of gunshots around the district. Three days after that, Sir Clangson's wife got abducted."

Keith silently listened as he recalled the way the priest talked to him yesterday. He had been suspicious and wanted to check what was going on in his mind, but there was too much to see, so he had postponed doing it, only to forget about it once he got back home.

Clara thought about the matter too and even she found it suspicious that an inquisitor didn't take action. But when she heard that there were gunshots, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

"There's a possibility that this inquisitor was taken down while on duty. If this is true, it means that we'll have to face something far more dangerous than we had ever imagines. Though, we'll have to find out if an inquisitor really came or not." Keith said as he looked at the three of them before pausing at Adam.

"You know something?"

Adam shook his head, "Nope. If there's someone who should know about an inquisitor from the church of protection, then that should be you guys. The fact that no one told you guys about the shooting either means that there was no inquisitor, or that there's something fishy going on.

Anyways, this inquisitor topic aside, I've managed to get a transfer to the capital city. I can move any time and at this point I'm just waiting for your signal Keith."

"Hmm, that's great. You should leave as soon as possible, preferably tomorrow. What about packing and that? What about your house?" Keith asked and Adam grinning.

"All sold. I mean the paperwork is done and the one who bought it is a friend of mine. The moment I leave with Rebecca, he'll start renovating this place to give it out for rent."

Hearing this, Keith smiled too, feeling reassured that his sister would be away from all the chaos that would happen in Auberg District in the future.

The food and drinks were delivered to the table and the four of them stuffed themselves. Keith, Clara and Adam drank conservatively while Amelia went ham on the whiskey, taking down more than half of the bottle on her own.

Keith looked at Adam and Clara who were helping Amelia stand up as he got his gacha wheel out.

'Time for another draw.'