Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 149: No Compromise! No middle ground!

Date- 25 Mar 2321

Time- 8:51

Location- Sky Blossom City, Healing Ray Hospital, Patient Ward no.16

“Susan, Corey, why don’t you guys head to the warehouse. It’s about time to open the shop. I will also return once Connie regains consciousness.” I said looking at bored Corey and Susan.

“What about them?” Asked Susan pointing to the Kane trio referring to my claim earlier about curing them.

“They will be fine.” I replied vaguely, answering the question but revealing nothing to them.

“Oh!… Okay, then we will head out first.” Susan said as she and Corey prepared to head to the warehouse.

After Susan and Corey left I fetched some table salt and used it to awaken unconscious Connie from her slumber. It seems she was really tired and knocking her out gave her body the rest it seeked. I did not know when she would wake up but matters were more urgent now than ever. I had to wake her up and proceed with the plan I just came up with after what I had learnt from listening to the Kane trio.

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“You! Who exactly are you? What are you up to?” Regaining consciousness Connie jumped up in caution and shouted.

“Keep it down! Chris wake up and get your daughter to speed.” I order Chris to tell Connie her part in the plan.

Hearing me confused Connie looked towards her father’s bed, to her surprise her father who had been comatose for two months now suddenly woke up like a normal person, not just him, her mother and aunt also awoke from their coma.

“Dad, mom you guys… what is happening in here… you! Is this some kind of twisted illusion of yours?” Connie could not believe her eyes and thought I was playing tricks on her.

“Pudding, listen to father…” While Chris and the rest brought Connie to speed I stood at the door as the lookout. The reunion of the Kane family was teary and messy after all they had been through a lot but now was not the time for that so, Chris continued with the plan, ” Connie call your brother and ask him to come here as soon as possible.”

Connie did as instructed and Simon Kane rushed to the hospital as soon as he received the call from his sister. After another waterworks, Simon was brought up to speed and began to execute his part of the plan.

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“Sir, you sure you want to discharge the three patients… their condition is very critical and without proper care, they may die.” Said the Doctor in charge of the Kane trio.

“Doctor, you know me and my sister have spent millions for the apparatus and healer these past two months and my parents and aunt have not shown any sign of progress or recovery… I can no longer see them suffering unimaginable levels of pain due to the black energy in their body… It’s time we siblings steeled our hearts and let them go.” Simon explained his reason to discharge his parents and aunt.

“*sigh*… You are right! The black energy has sunk deep inside your parent’s and aunt’s bodies. They are indeed in immeasurable pain. If you ask me you guys are doing the right thing by letting them go. ” The doctor agreed with Simon as the Kane trio’s situation was clear to him, two months ago he had advised the same to the siblings but the siblings did not agree to it then.

After completing all the discharge procedures Simon and Connie brought their comatose parents and aunt home. Chris, Amanda and Maya’s condition was such that none of the hospital staff doubted Simon and Connie’s intentions. And everything went smoothly till the end.

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Date- 25 Mar 2321

Time- 9:57

Location- Sky Blossom City, Kane residence

I have been trying to get hold of Elliott or Karen on my way to the Kane residence but both their grimoires were out of reach. It seems whatever they were dealing with was serious but I needed their assistance now more than ever. The abrupt discharge of the Kane trio from the Healing ray hospital should have already reached the ears of ‘the circle’, the damned organisation behind the death of papa and mama Wyatt and the misery of the Kane family.

Fuck! I prepared for so many scenarios but the Circle was not one of them. I thought papa and mama Wyatt’s enemy was some strong individual or another strong adventurer party at best but never in my dreams would I have guessed a secret organisation ruling the Sky blossoms city from shadows for centuries was behind the deaths of papa and mama Wyatt.

My miscalculation was due to my lack of information because I consider mama and papa Wyatt as a normal adventuring couple but it turns out their identities were not as simple as I thought. This miscalculation on my part led to the current complication.

There were hundreds of ways I could solve the current predicament but they all put Simon and Connie at risk. I had already taken Chris, Amanda and Maya as my subordinates and it cost them some of their freedom. I did not want Connie and Simon’s life to be added to that bill. With Connie and Simon’s safety in mind, my options were limited to Elliott who did not belong to this city’s upper echelon and I could be sure that he was not mixed in with the circle.

The Kane trio are the only loose ends left of what had transpired with papa and mama Wyatt. The circle would want them to be taken care of permanently so they will send someone to check on the trio after receiving the news about their discharge. I had until then to make arrangements for the Kane Siblings.

Fuck! I just wanted to live a normal life but… I guess this is what I pay for getting a second lease on life. Right now it was clear that it was me or the circle there was no compromise or middle ground. No wonder mama Wyatt did not want me looking into their deaths, she knew once I got closer to the truth Sky blossom city will no longer be safe for me.