The Academy's Strongest Undercover Professor

Chapter 114 - Patriarch of the Evergreen Family

POV The Emperor, James

I had received a strange call from Caedrel, telling me about a video in which he was using his powers to their full extent. I had to admit that I was quite doubtful he had been pushed into such a situation, but when I saw the video, I had no choice but to agree with him.

He truly had been using all of his powers. This also meant that I now had something I could potentially hold over Caedrel's head for as long as I wished—something I could finally use against him, after all this time.

If he was desperate enough to call me, making sure I would fix the situation, then he was bound to be pretty nervous over this whole thing.

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In a few minutes, I would have my meeting with the Patriarch of the Evergreen Family, and I couldn't wait to see how things would go.

Sure enough, a few moments passed by, and someone was knocking on my door.

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"Enter," I declared with a strong and cold voice befitting an Emperor.

The Evergreen Patriarch walked through the door with a serious look on his face, not even greeting me—a departure from what I usually experienced in such meetings.

"I'll repeat. Just give me this video, and I will decide how to handle this situation," I declared in a cold voice. "This is an order."

The Patriarch of the Evergreen family knew it was absolutely foolish to go against the Royal Family, so he handed his phone over to me.

"All right, here is the video. However, please remember my suggestion. I think it would be the best way to approach this."

I merely nodded as if agreeing with him.

"I will make sure to remember. However, before I let you go, I need to be certain. This was the only copy of the video you had, correct?"

"My son was the one who sent it, so he has a copy of the video, but that's it. I swear. After all, I would never go against the Emperor's wishes."

I nodded; it was refreshing to talk with someone who would actually listen to me. Spending time with Caedrel was truly unusual since he would never listen to a word I said, not caring about my opinion whatsoever.

"Perfect. You are dismissed. Thank you for sharing this valuable information with me. I will make sure you are compensated according to its value."

With those words, we exchanged goodbyes, and the Patriarch of the Evergreen Family left without the video.

As soon as I saw him leaving the room, I called Caedrel, who answered right away.

"It's done. He no longer has the video."

"Perfect. I will respect my side of the deal we made as soon as I return to the Empire Kingdom. Don't worry," Caedrel, who was on the other side of the phone, answered.