The bid for which city would host the national competition was to be held at the Celestial Center which was the biggest art exhibit in the nation.It was a place that housed some of the greatest artifacts to ever appear in the Lumina Empire and was owned by the imperial court.Due to its special identity, only those who had tickets were allowed entry, and those who didn't have, no matter how great they were, would be sent packing.It was such a place that the national body in charge of E-Sports had chosen to hold its bidding event, and this was due to the influence of the Gonzalez family, who were close to the imperial family.They had managed to entice major officials within the national body to ensure that they would support them in the current bid.Due to their special position, they were the ones leading the attack against Ethan Jones otherwise known as Zero.The other families had already accepted that they wouldn't be able to go against the Gonzalez family and so were satisfied

As the guard struggled to hold his ground against Ethan, those who were watching commented on the scene.“Does he plan on bullying a guard just because he can't attend the event legitimately?”“Hmmph, pathetic, this Ethan Jones is nothing like they claim him to be.”“Are there ever celebrities that are the way they seem?... At least we can all say that he is no longer trying to hide it.”“True that.”Picking up on an opportunity, Emiliano didn't hesitate to make his way forward.As shocked as he was, he knew that he needed to stop Ethan else he might end up turning out to be a threat to the plans of the Gonzalez family.“Mr. Jones, at least try to understand that not everything revolves around you. How can you be so blatant in your attempts to bully a man who's just doing his job?”Ethan raised a brow as he watched Emiliano approach.Even a fool could tell that Emiliano was planning to paint him in a bad light to the press.If he succeeded, that alone would be enough to ensure that he

Ethan and John made their way into the main hall where the bid was to take place.With the Gonzalez family removed from the bid due to reports of foul play and Ethan's entry into the competition, few were still confident about whom would win the bid, considering what was involved.Of course, with the Gonzalez family gone, that meant that more people would be willing to take part in the bid.“So how are we doing this?”“We will be putting down what we are willing to offer to ensure the national competition is successful. This means that not just money, we have to prove that we have a good location. Considering, we have the backing of the Goldberg, then we have have much to worry about.”“Apart from the Gonzalez family, is there anyone else we need to worry about?”“Even though they are gone, their supporters are still around so we need to watch out for them.”“Alright then.”With that, the officials of the E-Sports Committee stepped out with the head, Mr. Sid, leading them.“Good day,

Ethan wasn't as pressured as when he stood before the Visionary that had possessed Aquila but that didn't mean Rook was any less threatening.A deity that could ignore the heavenly laws to appear in the mortal realm was not one to be lax around.He had already begun streaming with the deities of the Absolute Good faction constantly sending messages to explain the divine being seated before him.According to them, Room was a master of deception, only defeated by Loki, the God of Trickery in that regard.He was one of the few divine beings that would be regarded as a henchman, mostly because he hadn't managed to become a true god, instead languishing as a petty demigod.They didn't know who had contracted him, but it was easy to guess that the deities behind Rook were hostile towards Ethan, and, so, would wish for his downfall.Silence persisted as Ethan and Rook exchanged looks with the four representatives unable to move for some reason.Ethan glanced at them only to realize that they

Expecting to see Ethan despair, Rook pulled out a golden ticket with two hundred thousand written on it, a mocking smile plastered on his lips.Ethan's expression remained unchanged, almost bored, even causing Rook to frown as he had expected Ethan to grow scared or, at least, frown.Why was he so calm?Unable to figure him out, Rook decided to play it off as the pathetic human trying and failing to bluff him.Did he think that he would fall for such a pathetic act?Only humans would fall for such things and he was a proud deity.Such things were mere child's play for him.“Your move,” Rook remarked, waiting for Ethan to admit defeat only to be shocked as Ethan pulled out another golden ticket, this time with two hundred and fifty thousand written on it.Rook's expression faltered but he was quick to regain himself.‘Is he planning on spending everything to protect this city?’ Rook couldn't help but wonder inwardly as he stared at the golden ticket.But then, thinking about it, it mad