He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact

The moment Caelthas Atrexia, Everlong and Zarek's father, mentioned this, the smile on Zarek's face froze.

This was the conversation he never wanted to have.

Had his mother been around, this conversation would have been worse than it is now.

Things would have steered towards a worse direction.

Before his mother went into seclusion, she even cried that Zarek was old enough to give them grandchildren, but he was punishing them, by being single.

Zarek flinched in fear and chuckled at the same time while remembering the memory.

At least, he didn't have to deal with that now since she was not around.

"Father, don't worry. I'm still searching for the right person. You know how meticulous I am when it comes to choosing a life partner"

Caelthas rolled his eyes at Zarek's words, as if he had heard it over and over again.

"All you go about doing is having flings with young ladies, not taking any relationship seriously. How can you find the right person? Also, your expectations are too.. ah forget it"

Zarek knew what his father was driving at.

Ignoring Everlong having the time of her life, observing the banter between father and son with an extremely pleased expression, Zarek sighed.

It was not like he did not want to give them grandchildren, he didn't want to commit to a serious relationship because anytime he felt like he had met the right person, the person later turned out to be someone not ideal for him.

Whenever his parents brought up the topic, they said that his standards were too high and that was why he never found someone to start a serious relationship with, but In Zarek's opinion, he just wanted to make the right choice.

"Father, I think Zarek recently went out with someone"

Everlong chipped in.

"Oh really" Caelthas revealed an extremely gleeful expression on his face at these words.

Zarek stared back at Everlong with a vengeful expression on his face. It was an expression that spoke that he will get back at her for this.

"Thanks for being considerate, sister" he added sarcastically, earning a mocking smile from Everlong.

Zarek ignored her, then replied before his father got any funny ideas "We broke up. She was too talkative to my liking".

Caelthas simply looked at his son in an extremely shocked manner.

The old man didn't even know what to say at this point.

What the hell was wrong with this boy?

Was he gonna remain single for the rest of his life?

However he calmed down.

His son was a mature young man who could make decisions for himself.

There was no need pushing the matter.

If he didn't trust his son, he wouldn't have handed over several tasks of the conglomerate to him and made him his successor, for which Zarek was doing extremely well.

He was just extremely picky about his life partner.

Eventually, Zarek would find the right woman.

The old man changed the topic.

His gaze finally landed on Everlong.

"I heard that my little doll is now in love"

It was Zarek's turn to laugh.

Everlong made a pleading expression to attempt to tell him to not say anything the old man could use "against" her, but he didn't flinch.

Revenge was a dish best served when cold.

"Apparently she has had a crush on Ashton since childhood, it was recently that she grew horns to confess her feelings for him"

Zarek twisted the story in a way that would give the old man some leverage to tease her.

"What, she confessed? Not bad, not bad. Looks like my little girl has finally left her nest. Also, to think you'd go for a titan. It seems one cannot judge a book by its cover at all"

On hearing these words, Everlong couldn't help but turn crimson.

What did he mean one couldn't judge a book by its cover?

Why did the complement of this eccentric old man sound so wrong in her ears?

What kind of thoughts was this old foggy having?

Zarek couldn't hold his laughter anymore.

He was literally having the time of his life, especially when he saw the expression on his sister's face and how crimson she was looking.

"Dad, what kind of shameful thoughts are you having?" Everlong spoke with extreme shyness on her face.

"Oh… what makes you think I'm having shameful thoughts? Is an old man not allowed to be happy that very soon he will be having grandchildren?"

"You.." Everlong almost coughed a mouthful of blood at hearing the old man's words.

"How does it feel to be at the receiving end, sister. Hahahaha"

Zarek couldn't help it, he kept laughing at Everlong, who didn't even know what to say.

After a few moments of back and forth between the trio, a serious expression appeared on the face of their father.

The moment Everlong and Zarek saw the expression on his face, they knew he had gone into serious mode.

This was how their father was.

On a normal day with his children, he was jovial, free and relatable. But when it came to serious issues, his demeanor would shift completely.

"First of all, the foresight both of you have demonstrated is commendable" He spoke with a tone of pride in his voice, demeanor calm, focused, radiating an aura of leadership.

"Your ability to discern Kailen Darkhaven's potential early and make him an ally, to the point of even becoming sincere friends with him is something I am extremely proud of you both for. You've done well"

"Thank you sir"

Both Zarek and Everlong replied in unison, bearing extremely respectful expressions on their faces for the man before them.

Other than being a very good father, he was also someone they respected from the bottom of their hearts.

Their father was the one who had made the Atrexia Conglomerate what it was today.

When he took over from his predecessors, it was only an emerging powerhouses, and wasn't a juggernaut in the empire.

But, under his leadership, things had shifted completely.

Earning a complement from this man, was not something that was just for show.

It really meant they had earned it.

"Now, about the banquet.."