Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 124

"All of you can return to your posts.

"Neo Hargraves, come with me," Charlotte said.

She summoned her phoenix.

Neo climbed on its back with her.

The beast's body, despite being covered in flames, was not burning Neo.

It was warm.

They reached the mansion of top of clouds and entered the study room.

The principal called the puppet maids.

"Prepare tea for us."

"Understood."

The puppet with silver eyes brought them tea.

Neo drank it quietly.

"Let's settle the important topic first.

"How much time do you have left?" Charlotte asked.

"A few minutes at best."

Neo raised his palm.

Sparks of condensed red lightning flickered around his body.

Although dead, the Death could not embrace him.

He was manifesting the Death, which came for him, outwardly and stopping it from pulling him into the Underworld.

Charlotte opened her mouth.

"The life-element and holy-element can't heal you since you are technically dead.

"The elixirs won't work either.

"We'd need to reverse time of your physical body and return it to the state before it died. Only then can we heal you."

"What are you trying to say principal?"

"I can recommend a healer with time-element to heal you.

"But what do I get in return?" Charlotte asked as she sipped the tea.

"I'm sure it's Academy's job to provide healers to the students who've returned from S-rank mission?"

"It is. But what can you do if I refuse?"

Neo smiled as he heard her.

He could see where Elizabeth had gotten her habits from.

"What do I need to pay to be healed?"

"Don't leak the news about what happened inside the Window."

"I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean, principal.

"Is it possible that you saw something unethical and now you are trying to bury the news?"

Her expression worsened.

Neo knew exactly what she wanted and he was trying to act oblivious.

"Lucas' attack. I want you to keep quiet about it."

"Oh, you mean how he backstabbed me?"

Neo faked a sad expression.

"I must say, I was quiet scared back then.

"Do you know how I felt when the heir of Zeus Clan tried to kill me?"

Charlotte's eyebrow gave a slight twitch.

She had seen how Neo's forced Lucas to run away with tail between his legs.

Scared?

It was like saying a lion was afraid of a hyena.

It was impossible.

'He knows he has the upper hand in the negotiations,' Charlotte thought. _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

If Neo was a normal demigod, she could've threatened him.

Unfortunately, he was the little brother of Henry Hargraves, and it seemed her disciple fancied him.

Charlotte could not let him die.

Or else, there would be consequences.

Neo understood this.

A sigh escaped Charlotte's lips.

"I'll be upfront.

"If you reveal Lucas' betrayal, the Academy will be forced to take strict action against Lucas.

"The Zeus Clan won't take it lying down.

"At best, they'll crush Hargraves Corporation to take revenge.

"At worst they'll declare the Academy as their enemy and demand us to spare Lucas in order to stop a war from breaking out.

"There will be enormous damage to both sides.

"But we can avoid that if you keep your mouth shut," Charlotte said.

'I doubt a war will happen,' Neo thought.