Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 2289 Rival / Errand Girl

Date: Unspecified

Time: Unspecified

Location: Lil Red Storm Realm, Realmʼs Womb, Seed World, Warehouse Section

”Yes, Dalie is a celestial,” the clone confirmed, continuing to store the resources on the shelves, unaware of Coreyʼs shock.

”Then how is she related to him? How can a celestial become a mortalʼs sister? Did she adopt him? And here I thought I was clever for climbing up the Southern Royal Familyʼs family tree using me being Annaʼs goddaughter as ladder. That jerk-itʼs like he breathes fortune.” Coreyʼs initial shock quickly turned into envy. Who wouldnʼt want a celestial as an elder sister, especially one who prepared such a lavish gift? ”No, she didnʼt adopt him. Theyʼre related by blood,” the clone clarified without going into details, as it was important to Dalie that everyone knew she and Wyatt were blood-related siblings.

”How the heck is it possible for a mortal to be blood-related to a celestial? Donʼt tell me Wyattʼs father was a celestial in disguise! Next, youʼll tell me weʼre in some comic where Wyatt is the main character and Iʼm his incompetent rival/errand girl,” Corey exclaimed, throwing a fit. She glared at the clone, pondering if it took her for a fool. Otherwise, why else would it claim Wyatt was blood-related to Dalie? She wanted to grab its collar and scream, ʼCelestials donʼt bleed!ʼ but restrained herself, choosing to hear its explanation first.

”Itʼs confidential. I canʼt explain how, but itʼs true-theyʼre blood-related siblings,” the clone hesitantly replied, fearing Coreyʼs sudden outburst.

”Now I regret not activating Sinnerʼs Marks when I had the chance,” Corey muttered, glaring at the clone before resuming her task of stocking the shelves.

”No, you donʼt. Youʼre loud, but youʼre not cruel,” the clone stated, speaking from its experience of accompanying Corey thus far.

”Iʼm loud?” Corey pressed, expecting the clone to take back its remark. But the clone, not understanding her irritation, answered, ”Yes?” wondering if it had answered correctly.

”Guess youʼre not that cowardly. You are Wyattʼs clone, after all,” Coreyʼs expression softened. She knew the clone hadnʼt meant to offend her by calling her loud. Not to mention, it was considerate and easy to talk to. If Wyatt had been half as approachable, they could have been the best of friends.

Phew, the clone sighed in relief, feeling a bit proud that it had given the right answer. It was getting used to walking on eggshells around Corey and learning how to deal with her.

”What are you two doing here while the rest of us are celebrating?” Dalie suddenly appeared in the warehouse in the form of a pixie. She had sensed them mentioning her name long ago but seeing them enter another section of seed world she decided to investigate.

”We were moving the resources to the warehouse-” the clone began to explain, but with a snap of her fingers, Dalie used her mastery of space rule to move all the resources lying on the Lil Red Storm Realmʼs ground into the warehouse shelves, neatly in order. She then turned to them and said, ”All done. Letʼs join the others at the celebration.”

In an instant, the trio appeared next to Wyatt, who was watching five pixies perform one of their traditional dances. The performers were none other than Dredre, Ceed, Bloodette, Clown Mask, and the Field Marshal. Dalie had been among them earlier but had stepped away, promising to return shortly. Leaving the duo, she hurriedly rejoined them.

Seeing his clone and Corey arrive with Dalie, Wyatt understood what had happened without needing to access the cloneʼs memories. Recalling his clone, he shot a stern glare at Corey, who immediately approached him, pleading, ”Help me return to the Card World.”

Sensing the desperation in Coreyʼs eyes and voice, Wyattʼs frown softened, and he reassured her, ”I heard what happened. You donʼt need to return to the Card World to defeat JJ. Iʼve spoken with the Field Marshal, and she will arrange for you to meet your parents on the Way Beyond.”

”Really? Thank you, Wyatt,” Corey gratefully said, only for Wyattʼs expression to turn stern again as he asked, with a hint of sarcasm, ”Why didnʼt you come to me when the Southern Royal Family was blocking you from meeting your parents? I could have helped you sooner. After all, you are my most trusted and efficient employee.”

”I didnʼt want to bother you,” Corey hesitantly replied. However, Wyatt pressed on, ”Or did you think I couldnʼt or wouldnʼt help you?”

”..” Corey stared at her feet, unable to meet Wyattʼs gaze. The truth was, it had never crossed her mind to seek his help, especially with Park being busy with Susan for their upcoming joint venture. Lately, her mind has been all over the place. She only felt like herself in Susan or Lil. Baemʼs presence.

”And what were you thinking, trying to challenge JJ? Donʼt you know your own strength? You donʼt need to prove yourself to anyone-especially not to me. Iʼve known from day one that if anyone in the Card World could keep up with me, it would be you. Stop wasting time on unnecessary thoughts and step your game. Otherwise, Iʼll have to avenge Park alone,” Wyatt lectured her, his concern genuine. Since accepting Corey as his friend, Wyatt had embraced both her strengths and flaws. Yes, her quirks were a pain to handle when they flared up, and recently, sheʼd been nothing but quirky, but Wyatt never intended to let go of her hand. He had a habit of holding on to those who trusted him, respecting and fearing that trust deeply. Corey looked up at Wyatt with teary eyes. For some reason, his lecture and subtle show of concern, deeply moved her. Unconsciously, tears welled up in her eyes. She couldnʼt understand why she felt this way, but the more she tried to make sense of her turbulent emotions, the more her heart ached.

”Donʼt go challenging JJ,” Wyatt added with a reassuring smile. ”I think heʼs suffering enough, cleaning the sewers day in and day out. Also, after the celebration, letʼs create a sturdy mental defense-type skill card.”