Oak Family Head — Sunday
That's right, the head of the Oak Family would still be our Brother Sunday. After all, no matter what, Sunday was Yun Fan's future brother-in-law. How could he possibly watch as the Interastral Peace Corporation detained him?
Heh, in the original world line, if the Trailblazer team and Robin had not joined forces to defeat the "Harmonious Choir," forcing Sunday to "pay the price" and lose his power of Order, then Jade and the others would never have been able to capture him.
An Emanator was ultimately an Emanator. To cross the gap between "quantity" and "quality," the price they would have to pay was no small matter.
It was just like the Galaxy Rangers' crusade against the Emanator of Extinction — Zephyro. That brutal campaign was built entirely upon the countless bones of Galaxy Rangers. Hundreds and thousands of Hunt Pathstriders died in that crusade, among them many whose strength rivaled that of the "strange Aventurine."
As for whether anyone would step forward to oppose Sunday continuing as the head of the Oak Family, Yun Fan's response was simple: let anyone who dared try.
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Returning to the main topic, let us shift our gaze back to Sparkle and Aventurine.
"Since that's the case, I won't stop you anymore. However, I still need to deliver a message from my boss. Here!"
After understanding Aventurine's resolution, Sparkle simply stopped obstructing him. However, she still remembered Yun Fan's entrustment. The girl took out an envelope from her personal storage space and handed it to Aventurine.
"Your boss?"
Aventurine accepted the envelope with some confusion. He turned it over and examined it several times. He could confirm completely that the envelope in his hand was an ordinary one with nothing special about it.
With curiosity and suspicion, Aventurine opened the envelope right in front of Sparkle.
Sparkle's boss. He hadn't expected that such a powerful Masked Fool would actually have a boss above her. Who could it be? It couldn't possibly be the Aeon of Elation, Aha, right? Hiss~ If that were truly the case, then he would be under the gaze of an Aeon?
He opened the envelope, took out the folded letter inside, and read it carefully. However, the moment he clearly saw the content written on the letter, his beautiful eyes widened dramatically, as if the corners were about to split open in the next second.
He stared fixedly at the letter in his hand. Only after reading every single word on it did he raise his head with bloodshot eyes, breathing heavily as he looked at Sparkle before him and asked:
"Re… resurrect my sister? Can you people really do that?!"
Sure enough, just as Yun Fan had expected, the moment Aventurine heard they could resurrect his sister, this Sigonian orphan—who was usually known for his composure—could no longer remain calm.
At the same time, a surge of shock rose uncontrollably in his heart.
Because Yun Fan had not tried to hide his identity, Aventurine naturally learned who Sparkle's boss was from the letter. What he had not expected was that the Causality Emanator truly possessed the ability to resurrect the dead.
He had heard that Pathstriders of the Path of Causality could resurrect the deceased, but so far, the only one in the Corporation who had stepped onto the Path of Causality—Asta—could only resurrect small animals that had just died.
She had even stated outright that ordinary Causality Pathstriders like herself had no ability to resurrect people. Even resurrecting large animals was beyond her.
After learning this, the people in the Corporation expressed great regret. Of course, some still doubted Asta's words, believing she had not told the full truth.
However, due to her status, the matter was dropped. In reality, Asta was indeed as they thought—she did have the ability to resurrect the dead, but unlike a Causality Emanator, using that ability required an extremely high price.
The size of the price was directly proportional to the race of the deceased, the time since death, and the causal entanglements the person had in life.
"My boss's abilities are far stronger than you imagine. Resurrecting your sister is as easy as flipping his hand for him."
Out of respect for Yun Fan, Sparkle had not opened the envelope before handing it to Aventurine. But seeing Aventurine's current reaction, she could roughly guess the content of the letter.
'Ugh… Does this little peacock's ability mean that much to you? Boss, oh Boss, you're actually willing to offer such a chip. It really is surprising…'
"…I can agree to his conditions. I can leave the Interastral Peace Corporation and work for him. However, I also have one condition—I need him to resurrect my sister first!"
At this point, a trace of apology and guilt flashed in Aventurine's eyes. Soon, however, that apology and guilt were completely replaced by firmness and determination.
The apology and guilt were toward Jade and Topaz. Jade had pulled him out of the abyss and supported him all the way to becoming one of the Ten Stonehearts. Now, for his own selfish desires, he was going to leave the Corporation. This filled Aventurine's heart with guilt.
The firmness and determination were for himself. To resurrect his sister, he was willing to give up everything he currently had!
"Mm, that's not a big problem. I'll agree on behalf of my boss."
Hearing that Aventurine's only request was such a small one, Sparkle subconsciously nodded and agreed directly on Yun Fan's behalf.
In truth, resurrection was something even a Pathstrider like her—who had received the highest blessing short of becoming an Emanator—could accomplish.
However, Sparkle also understood the principle that a tall tree attracts the wind. Since she had no one she wanted to resurrect, she had simply chosen to ignore this ability.
"Whew…"
Seeing Sparkle agree to his request without hesitation, Mr. Aventurine let out a long breath. The other party's straightforward acceptance finally let him set aside his last doubts.
You ask whether Aventurine had doubted the authenticity of the letter? Of course he had. However, after sensing an Emanator-level energy imprint on the paper, he dismissed that suspicion.