Love At The Wrong Table

The Dragon Tome as the Reward

“Come in!”

Emmanuel and Sage entered the stone hall at Finley’s invitation.

Unlike the two men from the Lannister family before, Emmanuel had

mastered the Art of Adaptability. Therefore, he found Finley right away

despite the old man’s attempt to minimize his presence.

Finley was stunned that he had been discovered. Then, he burst into laughter. “Things have gotten interesting lately. Everyone claims the martial arts world

has reached its downfall, but the truth is, there are many geniuses among

you kids.”

It was his sincere opinion.

He took nearly a hundred years to become a fighter today. Yet, the three

young men he had met in two days, who seemed to be around their late

twenties, were as tough as him.

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The Dragon Tome

“Mr. Ford, I’m here to find a person.” Emmanuel was worried about Roselynn’s

safety, so he skipped the pleasantries and cut to the chase. “Her name is

Roselynn Lowe. She should have entered the Ancient Woods with the

Summerton siblings. Do you know anything about it?”

“Of course.” Finley was frank. “Il tell you their whereabouts with one condition.”

“Which is?” Emmanuel’s eyes lit up with hope. He was eager to learn the

answer.

‘T’ll tell you once you defeat me. As a reward, I’ll pass on the most powerful

technique in the martial arts world to you,” Finley explained.

“Is it the Dragon Tome?” Emmanuel asked despite his shock.

“That’s right!” Finley chuckled heartily. “Countless martial artists dream of

obtaining it. Even Teddy Tanner of Zovince dreams of getting it.”

Teddy Tanner?” Emmanuel trembled. At first, he was disinterested in Finley’s

reward, but the mention of the name piqued his interest.

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Learning the technique will give me an advantage in dealing with Teddy one

day.

“Very well. Please enlighten me, Mr. Ford Emmanuel didn’t hesitate and

gestured for Finley to strike. Time is of the essence. I need to find Roselynn as

fast as possible.

“Bring it on!” Finley, who lost to Xarri before due to not gaining the upper hand,

decided to take the initiative in the fight

As the two previous battles exhausted him, he jumped at Emmanuel with his

ultimate move.

It was the Fourth Style of the Six Sun Palm.

Emmanuel recognized the power of his move as well as its flaw.

There shouldn’t be any flaw in the first place. Yet, the fatigue and depletion of

internal strength slowed Finley down.

Emmanuel retreated. When he found an opening, he struck with the Northern

The Dragon Tome as the Reward

Region Reverse Dragon Palm.

Finley swore he saw a growling Dragon lunge at him. The force frightened

him, causing him to cry out. “That’s impossible!”

Their ultimate moves clashed with a bang. The momentum sent Emmanuel

stumbling backward while Finley flew across the stone hall and crashed

heavily into the wall.

Thanks to Finley’s physique, he regulated his breathing in time, or else he

would have suffered internal injuries.

Even so, he had to adjust his breathing for a while before exclaiming, “Was

that the Northern Region Reverse Dragon Palm? No wonder it has been called

the top palm technique in the world!”

“Thank you, Mr. Ford. Your technique is admirable as well.” Emmanuel thanks

the older man for his compliment. He knew very well that he would have taken more than one move to take Finley out if Finley was in his prime.

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The Dragon Tome as the Reward

Finley laughed heartily. “Good, good! I’m enjoying the battle so far. I’m happy

to see the martial arts world thriving with geniuses.”

Emmanuel barely reacted to Finley’s words. He simply demanded, “Mr. Ford,

it’s time to fulfill your promise.”

“Catch it!” Finley casually threw another copy of the Dragon Tome to

Emmanuel and revealed, “The person you are looking for left last night. You

might catch up with them if you go down another path now.”

“Thank you, Mr. Ford.” Emmanuel didn’t even spare a glance at the scripture.

He led Sage out the stone hall to descend the mountain.

“Emmanuel, I can’t shake the feeling that something is off.”

As Emmanuel’s right–hand man, Sage reminded him as they traveled. “I have This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

a strange feeling about this place. You didn’t ask for the Dragon Tome, so

why did the old man give it to you?”

Emmanuel shared the same thought. Yet, he couldn’t figure it out. Right now,