Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1416

Chapter 1416: Wife?

"Hey."

Oberon’s words froze in his throat. That voice... this feeling.

’No....’

He turned, and the moment his eyes landed on the figure hovering in the sky, his pulse dropped.

"S-Supreme R-Ruler..." Oberon paled.

"Huh, Bond?"

"Hmm?"

Ozeroth glanced up, followed by Whisker. Seeing them and the host suddenly looking to the skies, the crowd followed their gaze.

The cheers vanished at once. Silence fell over the coliseum.

Millions froze. For a moment, only the sound of awkward coughing echoed through the vast arena.

Atticus stared down at them all. There were millions present, yet each felt as though his eyes were fixed solely on them.

"Who," he said, "will answer for this?"

"Su-Supreme Ruler, I— I can explain!" Oberon stammered, spinning toward the crowd for help, only to find a sea of blank, terrified faces. His mind went empty.

’What do I do!?’

As he began to panic, luckily, a loud voice saved him.

"Bond! You’re back!"

Ozeroth shot into the sky, grinning as he faced Atticus.

"It doesn’t look like I was missed."

"Of course you weren’t missed!" Ozeroth barked with a sneer. "What do you think we are, pussies?"

"That’s not what you were saying, though."

Whisker’s lazy voice floated up from below, his sunglasses glinting.

"Stay out of this!" Ozeroth frowned. "Don’t listen to him, Bond. He’s nothing but a liar!"

"Oh, don’t be like that." Whisker appeared before Atticus, flashing Ozeroth an amused grin.

"The man’s been through a lot. For months now, not a single day has gone by without him whining about you. ’Oh, why did Bond leave me alone with these idiots? Oh, when will Bond return so I can finally prove that building a harem is the path to true divinity!’"

"Shut up! You’re one to talk."

Whisker squinted his eyes. "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Oh yeah?" Ozeroth spun toward Atticus.

"He’s the one who convinced us to do nothing when you sent Kancilot back! And it was his idea to build this entire coliseum. This is all his fault!"

Atticus turned his gaze to Whisker, who cleared his throat.

"He’s exaggerating," he said. "When Kancilot returned, I advised we do nothing because I knew my star actor always has everything under control.

"The last thing we wanted was to interfere and hold you back. It was a strategic decision made after countless hours of deliberation."

Ozeroth scoffed. "You didn’t even stop sunbathing when you heard the news."

"That was an act of faith." Whisker adjusted his sunglasses, suddenly serious. "You know, the great trust I have in my star actor. You believe me, right? Don’t you?"

Ozeroth jabbed a finger toward him. "Bond won’t fall for your lies. He’ll believe me, right, Bond?"

Both turned to Atticus, only to find him staring at them with a tired look.

’I want to go back,’ he thought.

He was starting to miss the quiet of Asterra.

He saw movement flicker at the edge of his vision and turned.

"Where are you going?"

Oberon froze mid-step.

"Ahem. I was... going to excuse myself, Supreme Ruler."

Atticus narrowed his eyes. "I left you in charge. You have a lot of explaining to do."

Oberon glanced around in panic.

"Ah! Supreme Ruler, I—uh—I’ll be right back! I think I hear my wife calling!"

He vanished before Atticus could reply, leaving behind a trail of golden sparks and a deep frown on Atticus’ face.

"Wife?" he muttered.

He turned to the other Eldorians below, who immediately paled.

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