31 Kevin

"Master Alex," Franklin stood before me with a letter in hand, he was hesitating to hand me the letter, so I just took it while looking at him in confusion. 

"It's from your father," Franklin said to which I rolled my eyes, about to burn the letter until Franklin spoke once again.

"He had killed himself, this is the letter he wrote before his death addressed to you," Franklin said causing me to freeze slightly. I was quiet for a moment, before sighing while looking at the letter for a good second, before having him leave me alone.

As he left the house, Momonga and the others who were standing around the room showed themselves. they were hiding, so well that even a cultivator like Franklin sensed nothing. I ignored them and went on to open the letter, where I went on to start reading.

"I want to say sorry, but I know I don't deserve it. Ever since we met, I have been going to therapy, trying to heal and improve myself. I have failed you, but I could still fix the mistake I made with your younger brother. But every time I look at him, I have this rage towards myself... I'm sorry I failed you. I have failed my family. I know it's selfish to want you back, I know it's wrong that I'm even writing you this. But I at least want to die knowing I said I'm sorry. I love you, and I'm proud of the man you have turned out to be...

if you are reading this, sorry for what I'm putting you through once again... but if not, then that's good as well." 

I stopped reading the letter at that point, it looked like he was writing this before he ended himself. from the tear marks, and handwriting, to how he went on mumbling about the past, this should have been the last thing he should have written.

"Mai, when is the funeral?" I asked calmly. With a flash, Mai appeared on my shoulders while a screen appeared before me. the funeral was to be held tomorrow,

"Are you going?" Mai asked softly, to which I went quiet as I thought about it before I nodded lightly. I had no interest in forgiving them, but I felt off. Growing up, my father and I had a strong bond. My father had this childish side to him, I understood he was reliving the childhood he never got to live. So we did many things together, and my mother had to be the one to discipline me and Adam.

This annoyed my mother greatly growing up, leading to her sometimes forcing my father to step up and discipline us when we made a mistake. but my father was always too soft, leading to her almost exploding in annoyance.

"It's going to be my final goodbye, and my way to put my past to rest," I said softly while putting my hand in my pocket.

"You want us to come?" Momonga asked, to which I shook my head,

"Go and explore Earth, just avoid causing trouble. the cultivation stages might be locked at Qi condensation, but more and more people are reaching this stage of cultivation at a higher rate. In a few months from now, the barrier blocking the next stage in cultivation would be unlocked," I said calmly, to which everyone nodded lightly in understanding.

just reaching the Qi Condensation realm would get one to tier 7 which was the Nuclear level of power. But even a High Mountain level would fall under level 6 Qi Condensation. At level 7 Qi condensation, would fall under Tier 6. Soon, people would start reaching this level of destructive power...

the next day, the funeral was held. When I arrived, I was caught off guard seeing the many people who had arrived. but it looked like my father managed to fix the damage that was caused after I posted the video. My father was a good man, many people knew this.

I didn't catch much attention as I didn't go up to join them, I stood afar and watched everything. My mother looked half dead, there was a high likelihood she would end herself soon as well. Adam was there, and he held his downcast look throughout everything.

My grandparents seemed to have been the ones who would have planned out the funeral, it's clear my mother or brother wasn't suited for this.

"the whole family has been going to therapy," Mai said softly, to which I just nodded lightly as I could see that they had gone through some mental improvement. It's been 3 years since I last saw them, this is because since I came to the Overlord verse, I have come back here a total of 10 times. 

Oh yeah, I had failed to be president 3 years ago, but I was shockingly close. But I willingly lost as I wanted to win this year instead. but 3 years was a long time, and they started going to therapy about 6 months after the meeting with my parents.

Although I wasn't among the group who sat before the coffin where my father was, I still caught a few people's attention. Although my appearance was somewhat different from my appearance in this world, I did have my in-game character look a good 85% of my real-life appearance, that other 15% was improvements.

So, when people began to start noticing me, others began to start noticing me as well. These were all close friends of the family or those I was related to. So, they were able to notice me, and as the word spread, everyone was pretty much looking at me.

My mother who saw me almost fainted. she was already crying her eyeballs out, and seeing me was another thing added to all of that. Adam seeing his mother about to break down at my appearance was enraged, he glared at me before getting up and rushing over to me.

"You have no right being here. you can't just abandon us, and return." He yelled with slight tears in his eyes. I looked at him for a second, before I ignored him. This only enraged him, but I didn't come here for him.

Right now, Adam was in an odd state of mind. Deep down the guilt that this was his fault was eating at him, my father was still a good father at the end of the day, it's just that the difference in treatment birthed his jealousy. He still loved his mother and father, and right now knowing he was the one to cause all of this, he couldn't take the guilt.

He was lashing out, but he wanted a hug. He wanted me to say something, to be the elder brother I have always been... well, he didn't want, but NEEDED it. If this was a movie or something, after I hugged him, he would burst into tears with apologies and stuff... but his pride as a man was having a hard time letting him do such a thing. He was now 18 years old, the reason I didn't blame him back then was because he was 14 years old. he was still a kid in my eyes, and now he was just 17 years old.

Adam wanted to scream at me, but he was suddenly slapped from the back... no, it wasn't a slap but a punch. It was a hard punch, which sent him falling to the ground. the punch landed on his jaw from the back, so he hit the ground before looking towards the person who hit him.

It was a grown man, who looked to be in his 30s. this was Emma's elder brother and a friend of mine. He was in the military the last time I checked, and I didn't know if he even got news that his little sister was raped by me or something, 

He was about to jump on Adam, it was clear he held deep-rooted hatred towards Adam. but one should understand his point of view. In the military, he was hit with the news that hit the world. His friend who was also his little sister's boyfriend was famous and was teaching at Nasa. He was happy and proud of him... but things took a sudden turn as his friend's family began to spread news of his actions toward his little sister.

he was swallowed in rage and wanted to return home to get to the bottom of what was going on. but he was hit with the video of his little sister cheating, and her action afterwards. As a brother, one has to understand the pain and disappointment he felt towards his little sister, and even more so was rage towards Adam who had caused all of this. He wanted nothing more than to put a bullet in between his head.

Today, he came to apologize on behalf of his family since they were all too ashamed to do so. He also hoped to see me, to personally apologize... so when he did see me and was working up the courage to come to speak to me, Adam pulled this shit?

"You bastard, all of this is your fault!" Kevin screamed while wanting to jump Adam, but a few of my cousins held him back, although a few of them wanted to let him go. Adam's action destroyed not just my father's life, but the ripples also affected them heavily...

In the end, Kevin stopped trying to attack Adam who crawled away while he broke down in tears. He knew it was all his fault, but this was his family...

"Alex..." Kevin looked towards me before taking a deep breath, before stepping forward,

"I'm sorry... On behalf of everyone. My deepest apologies for the actions of my sister." Kevin said seriously. I looked at him for a moment, before I smiled slightly. 

"After nearly 4 years since we last met... I didn't expect to see you again like this." I said with a smile, Kevin was caught off guard by my words before he just cried before suddenly hugging me. I was caught off guard. I had never seen Kevin cry before, of course, being a genius and all growing up, I was bullied in school. He helped me out through it all... well, that was when I wasn't skipping grades.

"Let's go and catch up..." I said softly not wanting to stay here anymore, Kevin just nodded while we left. Among everyone who cut me off, I knew Kevin never really would have just cut me off. He is the type to scream down your throat while asking me how could you! how could you! or something like that.

Sitting in my Rolls Royce Limo, Kevin had a stunned look while looking at the car. he never sat in anything so expensive.

"I didn't expect you to be a cultivator," I said while sizing him up and down, Kevin's eyes widened at my words. He looked towards Franklin who was driving the car, and back towards me. normal people shouldn't know of cultivation, they would be killed off.

"No need to be shocked, you don't think I almost became president without the support of the major clans? you were this close to working under me." I said with a smile, although the clans exist, the government of course cultivated their own special elites to carry out stuff. Kevin was one of them, which I found to be shocking.

"Oh... how have you been doing?" Kevin asked softly, to which I thought for a moment at his words.

"Great... I get to explore my dreams, meet new people, and explore the world. I hold no hatred towards you or your sister. I like to think everything is all behind me," I said lightly,

"I know what it is like to be cheated on... but what you went through is traumatizing and scarring... I mean, I would have killed myself. I like to say I would power through it, but..." I stopped Kevin before he could keep going, the guy just speaks at times without realizing how his words can affect others.

"I get it..." I said with a sigh, but I realized I wasn't fully healed from that Trauma... I knew to fully heal I might need to talk to Emma, but I rather not see her... ever. I wondered if I would have heart demons,

Heart demons are a cultivation concept. Rather than standard demons or devils, these are a practitioner's negative emotions and other mental barriers that hinder one's training and cultivation. Heart Demons, in some cases, can even attack the practitioner from the inside, and failure to adequately resist them may result in Qi Deviation.

Qi Deviation is a state wherein the cultivation base becomes dangerously unstable, causing internal damage to the body and symptoms of psychosis. People who succumb to their Internal Demons, who practice cultivation, and martial arts incorrectly, or who rashly use forbidden arts are all at risk of falling into this state.

"Sorry... my mind just wandered off to my ex," Kevin said with a sigh, remembering the girl who used him all for his money while also cheating on him. Kevin was left never to love another woman again. but knowing this pain was another reason Kevin was further disappointed with his sister's actions.

"So, how did you become a cultivator?" I asked to which Kevin sighed while sitting back, remembering the harsh training he went through before he could even start cultivating. He explained it all but also explained the amazing benefits he had. 

I just listened with a faint smile, while looking at the screen in front of me. It showed 99%, in other words, Kevin trusted me so much that it was above his own family. this screen was of course formed from the Stringnites, since any piece of tech I could think of could be created by them, creating a screen that measured another person's trust was easy work for me.

"... Kevin, you remember the anime Overlord right?" I asked once Kevin was done...