"What do you mean, sir? We don't know you since this is our first meeting. But if that's what you say, we'll believe it." Dereck replied without any hesitation.
"It's true what Dereck said. I will also believe it if that's what you say."
"Thank you for listening to my nonsense. In the future, I will trouble you to learn more about this kingdom. Oh yeah, I don't know the name of this kingdom yet. And what continent are we on?"
"Answer, sir. We are on the Euther Continent, Megan's Kingdom. The Euther Continent itself is divided into three major countries and two kingdoms. The neighbors of Megan Kingdom are Broughton Country in the south, Eastbourne Country in the east, and Landbridge in the southwest. The Megan Kingdom is on the west, and the Northford Kingdom is on the continent's north."
"Regarding the slaves in the dungeon, where did you get them from?"
"The slaves were obtained from people who had problems with Lord Frederick. Some were in debt, enemies who tried to attack, and some because there was something that Mr. Frederick was interested in." Dereck helped explain.
"It turns out that your master is a pervert, too," Louzen said with a shake of his head.
"Huft... this is why we can't stand under his watch. If it's not the leader's order, we're reluctant to do it." Jackson chimed in.
There was silence again. Not long after, Louzen's stomach felt sore and painful again. His hand reflexively squeezed his stomach, with his lips grimacing in pain.
'Can't the stomach pain be delayed? I'm a former X assassin. But I can't even endure a hungry stomach. How sad. Should I ask them to stop at one of the restaurants so I can eat? After all, I'm their master, right?' Louzen said inwardly, which sounded ridiculous.
From behind the glass in the car, Jackson saw Louzen holding his stomach in pain. He told Dereck about it.
"Should we stop at a restaurant? It looks like Mister is holding his hunger." Jackson whispered to Dereck.
Dereck looked at Louzen in the mirror. And sure enough, his master was holding a pain in his stomach. "Alright, we'll stop at the nearest restaurant. Besides, the leader doesn't mind if we bring Tuan to see him late."
Jackson agreed to Dereck's proposal and changed the destination to a nearby restaurant. He accelerated the vehicle to one of the famous restaurants not far from where they were.
Ten minutes passed, and the car entered the five-star restaurant area, which was not far from the direction it was heading. Louzen, who had not been paying attention to the road, was surprised that the car had stopped in the courtyard of an elite restaurant.
"Can you read my mind? It just so happens that I'm starving because I don't know when this stomach hasn't been filled with food," said Louzen.
"Looks like you need some food, sir. If we knew you needed to eat, we would have prepared it at the mansion." Jackson said sarcastically.
"Hey... if I'm not misunderstanding your words, you're not insinuating that I'm a poor man with hunger pains, are you?" Louzen looked at Jackson's back, who looked back and grinned.
"Hehe... how could I be insinuating you. I'm just telling the truth."
"Asshole! Damn you!" Said Louzen while throwing a ferocious glare.
Not wanting to earn Louzen's wrath, Jackson rushed out of the car as soon as it stopped in front of the restaurant's main door.
The restaurant itself saw the luxury car that stopped in front of the restaurant door and immediately acted quickly by sending some of the best waiters to come out to welcome the guest.
As Dereck came out, he opened the side door and invited Louzen to come out. "Please, sir," Dereck said while bowing his body in a gesture of invitation.
Like a person with a dominant aura, once X got out of the car, he exuded a different atmosphere. Although his clothes were shabby and he looked like a hobo, for certain people who could judge a person, Louzen still had his charm.
Louzen walked casually with his two subordinates into the restaurant. At the end of the door, two female waitresses greeted him with friendly smiles.
"Welcome to our restaurant, sir. Let me show you the way. We have specially prepared a place for you." Said one of the waitresses, who had a tall, slender body and a pretty face.
Although both were equally beautiful, this one had charm behind her sweet smile. But Louzen is not to be interested. He gave an opinion from his point of view.
"Show me the way," Louzen replied flatly. In front of people he did not know, even if they were beautiful, Louzen would be indifferent.
The two waitresses escorted Louzen past the many customers that filled the room on the ground floor. Louzen's shabby appearance, with his ugly and rumpled clothes like a beggar, followed by two neatly dressed men in black suits that showed they were executive bodyguards, made people wonder.
Who exactly was that poor man? With his clothes worse than a beggar, how could he be followed by two guards in black suits?
That was probably what the people who saw Louzen's arrival thought. They didn't quite believe that two guards were following a beggar.
As Louzen was about to climb the stairs to the second floor, someone suddenly called out to him from behind. "Louzen, is that you?"
The loud exclamation caught the attention of the people who were there. And again, they were dumbfounded because the one who called out to a shabby and poor man like Louzen was a beautiful woman of high status, Miss Emile Rochester, who Louzen had been helping this afternoon.
Feeling summoned, Louzen stopped his steps. He turned his head and saw that she was approaching him.
"Louzen, do you remember me?" asked Emile enthusiastically. She passed Dereck and Jackson, who was about to confront her.
Emile immediately grabbed Louzen's hand and held it tightly in his sturdy arms as if he deliberately wanted to indulge in intimacy in front of many people.
The evil and intimate attitude shown by Emile, the daughter of a conglomerate from one of the nobles of the Megan Kingdom, made the people there even more surprised.
Louzen was uncomfortable with Emile clinging to his arm, but seeing so many envious and cynical looks made him keep quiet for the time being.Louzen raised his free right hand and rubbed Emile's head gently, contrasting his flat words. "Hm, I remember you. You were a naughty girl."Being treated tenderly by the man she had fallen in love with, at first sight, Emily blushed even more. She looked up and said, "What are you doing here? Can I join you for a meal? I happened to be alone and didn't get a seatmate." She said with sparkling eyes."Whatever. But let go of my arm first." Emily immediately let go of Louzen's arm and smiled sweetly. Not knowing where to get the courage, Emily, who seemed to have no shame, stood on tiptoe and landed a kiss on Louzen's cheek that took him by surprise."You!" Louzen rolled his eyes."Think of it as my delayed gratitude," Emily whispered while blinking one of her eyes.'Gosh, this girl!
The people in the restaurant were left speechless by the bold behavior of the daughter of one conglomerate in Megan's kingdom. The men in the place were annoyed and jealous that even those with high status were inferior to beggars. The people's gazes were cynical, but they could do nothing as Louzen was escorted by two executive guards. Since the people's reactions were getting too much, Louzen gave Emile a cold stare. "Emile, I hope you know your limits. If you do this again in front of others, I will not remain silent. Your behavior just now has invited the attention of others, and I don't like it." "Fine and sorry. I was too excited to see you here to lose control." Louzen climbed the stairs, and Emile spoke while following beside him. The two waitresses led Louzen through a hallway with a few closed doors on the left side that probably had a room for VIP customers behind them. At the end of the hallway, Louzen was presented with a door that was a different size, quite large
The profound meaning of the words spoken made Emile even more curious about Louzen's past. She supported her face with his hands while staring without blinking, making Louzen uncomfortable. "Stop looking at me. I'm not an object you can stare at all the time." Louzen warned. "What's wrong with looking at someone if that person seems special? Your words make me even more curious and want to know more about you." "Give up your curiosity about me, Miss Emile. It's enough that you find out about me, or you won't be able to bear it." Louzen replied indifferently. He did not open his eyes and was still enjoying his resting time. "What can't I bear from my curiosity about you? What's so special about you that I must stay away from you? You-" Cough... cough... Emile's words were cut off when she heard Dereck's, which suddenly coughed. Whether intentional or not, Emile immediately looked at Dereck with a sharp gaze. Getting a deathly glare from Emile Rochester, Dereck swallowed his sali
Being threatened by an unstable girl like Emily Rochester made Louzen sigh to let his emotions subside because he did not want to cause unnecessary trouble and eventually attract the attention of the Rochester family, who was said to have a strong influence in the Megan Kingdom. After his emotions stabilized, Louzen smiled at Emily, "Apparently, you are stubborn too, as a girl from a conglomerate family. Tell me, how far will you go, Miss Emily?" Emily became even more enthusiastic when challenged by the man who caught her attention. She said as she looked back at Louzen. "As far as possible. If necessary, to the very bottom of who you are, Mr. Dominic Louzen." Louzen was stunned. He had not expected Emily to find out about him so quickly. "Unbelievable. How fast did your informant find out about me? Well... no wonder you can do everything so easily. The people of the Rochester family must have extensive connections since you guys are one of the best families in Megan's Kingdom." "
"Where are we going, sir?" Dereck asked. They were now in the car that had just left the restaurant courtyard. "Back if I'm not obligated to meet your leader right now." "Yes, sir. We don't need to rush to leave. The leader does not mind if you arrive late." Dereck replied. "Your leader is quite understanding too." Louzen felt tight after eating so much. He leaned back against the car seat as he closed his eyes again. He was really like a pig. "Sorry, sir. Are we going back to the mansion or-" "Back to the mansion. And in the meantime, order your men to keep an eye on my wife's house. Her name is Lidya." "Wife?" Dereck and Jackson asked simultaneously. Both of them were surprised by Louzen's statement. "Don't you know I'm married?" Louzen furrowed his brow. "Sorry, sir, you didn't say. How did we know?" "Ah, I forgot, sorry. I already have a wife named Lidya. She lives in an area that doesn't seem far from here. You can find her yourself later." "What it means?" Jackson was s
Louzen went down the stairs and go to the kitchen to make coffee. At the kitchen door, he met a woman who bowed to him. "Good morning Mr. Louzen. I'm Erina, one of the servants at the mansion. Sorry to ask, does Mr. Louzen need anything?" "I want to make some coffee. You don't need to mind me; continue your work." "But, sir, my job here is to serve your needs. Let me make the coffee. You can wait in the living room." "Okay. I don't have a sweet tooth. So make sure to cut down on the sugar." "Okay. Just as you ordered, sir." Louzen left the kitchen doorway and chose to wait in the living room. He did not want to delay the time to see the leader because he did not know the exact state of the woman he had tried to help yesterday. But leaving in a hurry was not a good choice either, considering that he could stay in this mansion thanks to the orders from the leader. The living room was quiet. There were only a few maids cleaning the furniture and furnishings that filled the room. Lo
Dereck knew that something was weighing on Louzen's mind just by looking at his Master's attitude. But Dereck could do nothing but serve by his Master's side. Seeing how his master was enjoying the pancakes with a blank stare made Dereck bow. "Sir, I'm sorry if I'm presumptuous. Is there anything weighing on your mind?" Dereck's sudden question made Louzen put back the pancake that had almost entered his mouth. Louzen smiled lightly, "Even if something were weighing on my mind, you wouldn't understand. In the future, you don't need to sympathize with me. Now stand up! I'm not used to seeing people bowing down in front of me. Break your habit on this one." "Yes, sir." Dereck again stood upright beside the sofa without doing anything. Louzen's lips wore a bitter smile, 'It's not that easy to blend into my second life. In the end, the past still shadows me. Vi... are you happy in your current life? Will we be able to meet again if I'm gone?' Those stupid thoughts had crossed Louzen'
One life was now in Louzen's hands. Although he didn't fully trust Jackson, he had someone he could trust to take confidential orders. Looking at the pile of files in front of him, Louzen feigned ignorance and asked why Jackson had placed them on his desk. Louzen's eyes looked lazily at Jackson and asked, "What about these documents? Do I have to take over everything now?" Asked Louzen. He massaged his throbbing forehead from thinking how troublesome it would be to take care of so much work that drained his brain. Well... it couldn't be helped. Louzen used his instincts and speed to kill people, not to calculate and analyze documents like businessmen. "You can't help but do it, sir. The business that is already underway cannot be ignored. In addition, nobles who have become loyal customers have contacted us about our delay in sending slaves." Louzen instantly remembered that one of the businesses Frederick had left behind was selling captives turned into enslaved people to conglom
"That's not what I meant, sir. I-" Jackson stuttered, unable to continue for fear that his master would misunderstand him. Jackson's pride seemed to be nothing in front of Louzen. Lazy to hear an explanation that seemed to want to look good in front of him, Louzen raised his hand to signal for silence. "Enough! Don't continue. I don't need any unnecessary explanations. You'd better fix all the reports." "Yes, sir. As you wish." Jackson quickly picked up the pile of documents and left. It wasn't long before Dereck arrived and informed him that his car was ready. Coincidentally, Louzen had also finished his business with Jackson, which made him have to spend a few of his veins arguing. Since the trip this time was to meet the Leader, Louzen went with Dereck and Jackson, who had avoided being forced to follow even though he had just argued with him. Before leaving, Louzen first prepared a folding knife that he got from one of the subordinates on guard at the mansion. He called it by