In the restaurant.Elaine’s arrival had interrupted Neal’s prior plans. Even now, as the gathering had come to an end, Neal had yet to make a fool out of Fred.However, Neal was just about to reconvene with Selena when he found out that she had enthusiastically invited Fred to stay at the hotel linked to their restaurant.“What are you doing, Serena? How could you let him stay the night?”At the entrance of the hotel, Neal questioned Serena angrily. “Don’t tell me you actually want Opal to be with him!” “No way!”Serena scoffed. “Wasn’t it obvious enough during the gathering? We and Fred belong to completely different worlds! I would never resign my sister to such a fate! I let him stay for a different reason!”“A different reason? What do you mean?” Neal asked curiously. Serena smiled boastfully. “From what I see, he’s shameless. Even if not for Miss Elaine, your plan might not have worked at all! That’s why I plan to be direct with him.”“Be direct? You mean you’re going t

Bang!The door was slammed shut, leaving Serena to stand dazedly in the corridor.‘He just stomped his foot?‘Why would the whole room shake at the stomp of his foot?‘Did I imagine it?‘Or was it real?’“Serena! W-What happened just now? W-Was it an earthquake?”The room opposite Fred’s opened, revealing Opal who looked frantic.Serena paled even further.“What’s wrong, Serena? Was it really an earthquake?” Opal asked worriedly, seeing how pale she was.Only then did Serena respond with a forced smile, “I-it’s nothing. I just fell down.”“You fell? But I felt my room shake!”Opal had no idea about the fear Serena felt and joked, “Or did you gain weight recently? I didn’t know you were so heavy that a fall could make the whole floor shake!”“Opal Santos! How dare you?!” The prospect of gaining weight was a sensitive issue to any woman, and despite her terror, Serena responded instantly by glaring at her sister.Opal stuck out her tongue and continued to joke, “It was a

However…Thud!A body was tossed her way and landed pitifully right in front of her.Instead of Fred, who Elaine had been anticipating, it was one of Albion’s students.“H-How is this possible?”Elaine was shocked, and she turned around quickly.Fred should be the one dying today, yet the man stood unaffected in the same place. Albion’s other student had a pained expression on his face as he swayed a bit before slowly sinking to his knees.“You… He…”Elaine was too shocked to speak.A shout woke her from her stupor.Albion scoffed. “Calm down. I’m still here.”Elaine slowly relaxed and nodded.Indeed.Her teacher, Uncle Albion, was still here. There was no need to panic.Fred had turned out much stronger than she imagined. She thought Fred’s fate was sealed when Albion’s students attacked. Yet the truth remained that in the time she took to turn around, Fred had killed the other two instantly.However, Albion was an extraordinary master that even her father, Prince Ryes,

Elaine finally relaxed and smiled with the pride befitting of Prince Rye’s daughter.…At the same time, Opal was sitting in a private room downstairs and having breakfast when she suddenly frowned. “What’s that sound? Is someone setting off firecrackers?”“I guess so. Maybe they’re celebrating the opening of their business or something.”Neal smiled brightly. “It sounds lively, though.”“Mhmm!”Opal nodded slightly but paid it no mind. Then, she frowned and said, “It’s already past eight o’clock. Where’s Mr. Fred? Did he oversleep?”‘Oversleep?’Neal glanced upstairs secretively and smirked. ‘More like he’ll never wake again. With Miss Ryes in charge, there’s no way he’s coming out of this alive!’…On the highest floor.Perhaps it was because those were special bullets, the smoke did not seem to dissipate in the hall, and no one could see what was in front of them.Elaine sat down some time ago and stopped paying it any mind.After all, as her subordinates said, those bu

‘Dad?’Elaine’s exclamation told Fred who this middle-aged man was.His Highness, Prince Ryes.The local tyrant of San Hanna.This man did both legal and illegal businesses, and his reputation had spread not just in San Hanna but across most of Jardin Province.Coincidentally, this man was also Elaine’s symbol of safety.Seeing her father appear, Elaine’s fear of Fred slowly disappeared. It was as if with her father here, she would not have to worry about a single thing again.However…“Kneel!”There was no sign of his usual adoration for Elaine in the prince’s eyes.　Prince Ryes shouted and slapped his daughter when he saw the pleading look in her eyes.Smack!It was clear and crisp.Elaine was shocked. “Dad, what…”“I said, kneel!”Prince scoffed again.Elaine did not understand what was going on, but in the face of her father’s prestige, she slowly sank to her knees.However, the prince spoke again before she had fully knelt, “Not to me.” ‘What?’Elaine was stunn