Chapter 1817


    Charlie was startled by what Yahiko had just said.


    Firstly, he had never expected Yahiko to know so much about Oskian culture.


    Secondly, he had never thought that Yahiko would mention the cycle of fate. 3


    He might not know if the Japanese believed in luck and fortune. But now, he knew that the


    Japanese at least believed in fate. 3


    What Yahiko had mentioned might have seemed like a normal conversation. However, there were


    hidden meanings in between. 1


    Whatever he had said was not entirely nonsense.


    After all, no one could be certain about fate.


    He recalled Chandler Lennard, an elderly master of luck and fortune whom he had met at Mount


    Wintry i n Eastcliff. 3


    Chandler had been dependent on the cycle of fate in order to meet him at Mount Wintry. 1


    Also, it was he who had solved Charlie''s fate-rted problem to enable him to rise like a phoenix


    from the ashes.


    The elder must have had a better understanding and insight regarding the cycle of fate.


    Unfortunately, the elder was far away. There might not be any opportunities to meet up again.


    Otherwise, he would very much have loved to sit opposite him and have a heart-to-heart talk while


    sipping a nice cup of tea.


    Then again, Charlie recalled what Yahiko had mentioned during their conversation. 5


    With the cycle of fate, who knew, he might still be able to meet up with Chandler in the future.


    Even if he did not return to Japan, he might still stand a chance to meet up with Nanako at any time


    and anywhere.


    Charlie sighed before he said to Yahiko, "Mr. Ito, I think that it is best to leave the future alone for its


    good. After all, you and I can never control our own fate." 2


    Ito nodded, then said in a serious tone, "Mr. Wade, from now on, you''re always wee to our


    family. During this time, the Ito family will take this opportunity to strengthen themselves. We aren’t


    going to form alliances with any families or enterprises from overseas. If you change your mind


    someday and want to aim higher and be more ambitious, the Ito family is always there to form


    partnerships with you without any conditions!"


    Charlieughed and said, "I thank you for your kind offer. However, I''m not an ambitious person by


    nature. I am neither highly-educated nor a capable man. I will


    leave that to fate."


    Despite Charlie having changed his perception toward Yahiko, he had notpletely let his guard


    down. 4


    As such, Charlie did not wish to let him know about his future ns.


    To be frank, Charlie had hoped to expand the Apothecary Pharmaceutical.


    If he were to seek revenge on behalf of his parents, he could not rely on personal strength alone.


    He had to be financially robust as well! 6


    If not, how on earth could he handle someone as powerful as the Schulz family all by himself? 3


    Needless to describe howpelling the Schulz family was, the massacre of the great Matsumoto


    family alone, whereby they had to travel all the way from Oskia to Japan, had shown how powerful


    the Schulz family was. s


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    Not only that, but the Schulz family also had numerous highly-skilled masters. They were highly


    flexible. From the incident of Jaime Adel Schulz and Sophie Joy Schulz, it could be seen that


    several skillful masters could swarm in within a short time. The efficiency rate was as good as


    America''s military, s


    He could not depend on himself alone, but he also had to gather sufficient power to take down this


    family. 2


    If one could not even protect his own family and friends, how could one fight with tens and hundreds


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    f these skillful masters?