Chapter 451
Gravis was a bit surprised by the Red King’s words, and he also realized why he hadn’t fully believed that the water buffalo was a false snake. Apparently, the water buffalo had been sincere in his words and had actually meant what he said.

Usually, Gravis would talk to the Red King more about his dislike for the buffalo since he was pretty sure of the reason why the Red King disliked the water buffalo, even though the water buffalo was kind in nature. Gravis was also sure that the Red King didn’t even know the reason himself. Yet, since Gravis viewed the Red King as his enemy, he saw no sense in trying to convince him.

How did Gravis know the reason for the Red King’s dislike even though the Red King didn’t know it himself?

The reason for that was that Gravis had been in a similar situation in his past. Back in the Core- Continent, Gravis had thought kindness to be a weakness. He had looked down upon the Freya Clan due to their kind nature and thought it to be a defeatist attitude.

Yet, Joyce had shown him that he had been wrong. Gravis had thought of them as weak because he hadn’t been willing to confront the emotional pain that kindness brought with it. After all, if Gravis helped others and something happened to them, Gravis would feel pain.

The Red King had a similar attitude towards the water buffalo for the same reason. The Red King tried to justify his cruelness and willingness to sacrifice everything for power by believing kind beasts to be weak. After all, if kind beasts were able to reach the top, then why had he sacrificed so much? Admitting that kindness could also result in power would force him to acknowledge that there was a better path to power.

Of course, Gravis didn’t believe himself to be a kind person. He knew that he had killed a lot of innocents due to his feud with the lower Heaven. Such a person couldn’t be considered kind. Yet,