Terry’s handsome appearance gave him the image of someone suave and personable, but the murderous intent in his eyes was blatantly apparent.A grim aura radiated out of his body, painting him in a terrifying light.Next to him stood several people dressed in immaculate traditional attire. They were all members of the Smith family, but despite their status, they dared not utter even a word to Terry. “First we have Yvonne, then we have Harvey.”Terry fired his last shot, his expression ice-cold.To think Yvonne actually broke into Seifudo to save her mother with the help of another. She even went as far as using Zeke’s name to suppress Terry, and this resulted in a great loss on his end.Though this wasn’t exactly that big of a blow to Terry, who was the hidden mastermind behind many of the events that had occurred recently, it wasn’t something to sneeze at either. The biggest problem was that he could no longer control Yvonne since his hostage was no longer. He was forced to de
Half an hour later, Fletcher arrived at a building near the seaside villa that resembled a lighthouse.He twisted the handle of the door lightly and entered. What was supposedly a dirty and organized room inside appeared neat and tidy. Within this room was a beautiful woman seemingly in her thirties, dressed in clothes that gave her a youthful image. She sat cross-legged on a chair, her expression frosty, her temperament likening her to an apathetic goddess that had fallen from Heaven.Her breathtaking appearance was soul-stirring. The second Fletcher laid his eyes on her, he was filled with infinite adoration. He forced himself to take a deep breath in order to mask his hot feelings.After a long while, he murmured quietly, “Madame Cloude.”The goddess sitting before him gave him no reaction. The entire time, her eyes were closed shut.“Madame Cloude, the prince gave an order just now. He wants all of Little Dwelling’s killers under my command to kill a foreigner.”“While I
Nine o’clock at night, at the Mordu Marina.Harvey held an invitation prepared by Aiden and five million dollars in cash, and boarded a luxurious cruise ship.Based on the information Aiden received from Noriko, this ship served as Shindan Way’s source of income within Mordu.Those who frequented here were either incredibly wealthy, or were powerful gamblers.A cruise ship like this abided by the law of Country H. The ship would prepare to leave at nine o’clock every night, and stop on open seas. The process would restart day after day, repeating the debauchery that went on endlessly.The ship focused on money and women under the night sky on open seas. Coincidentally, they were also Shindan Way’s greatest tools to generate income.Without the ship, the Shindan Way, which was only one of the Six Schools of Martial Arts from the Island Nations, would’ve had their income reduced by one-third their original amount.The ship not only assisted them in making money, but they could als
Judging from Harvey’s behavior, the Islander beside him was certain that this was Harvey’s first time on the ship.She then smiled and said, “You should wager big for a million yen, Mister.”“You must be pretty lucky. You’ll definitely win!”To all those who were present, a million yen didn’t seem much.There must be something wrong for this lady to encourage Harvey in such a way.The others looked at Harvey with the manner of one who was looking forward to an entertaining show. Harvey did not mind their mocking looks, and threw his million yen chip on the table with a delighted grin.“I’ll listen to the pretty lady. I’ll wager big!”The spectators around him exchanged glances, grinning. They did not follow Harvey’s wager.The enchanting dealer, a woman just as beautiful, flashed the players a breathtaking smile. “Please finalize your bets.”She opened the lid of the dice cup, showing all the dice inside.“Four, five, and six. Fifteen in total! Big!”Two million yen worth
After earning millions of yen worth of chips, Harvey became the center of attention.Those who followed Harvey’s wager were also making profit. Everyone began thinking of Harvey as an insanely lucky person.The people who lost money, on the other hand, regretted betting against Harvey.Many women, whose faces were caked with elegant makeup, glanced at Harvey, thinking of him as some sort of rich heir. If they clung to a man like him, they would surely gain a lot of benefits! “Keep going, keep going! Babe, what do you think we should wager on this time?”Harvey laughed wildly, arrogance written all over his face.The Islander smiled.“You must be really lucky, Mister. You should just go in for the kill. Go all in on Triples.”“Your winnings will be increased twenty-four fold if you win wagering Triples.”“You’ll be able to take 1.2 billion with you…”She gave Harvey a coy look as she spoke.“And me with it…”“Right, I’ll listen to you! All in Triples!”Harvey put all his c
The crowd was going wild.After putting all fifty million yen on betting on Triples, Harvey unleashed the full extent of his enthusiasm.His hands slammed on the table furiously.“Triples! Triples! Come on!” Harvey yelled.The Islander accompanying him giggled coyly.“I’m sure it’ll be another Triples!”The people around them burst out laughing at those words. They were certain that Harvey was as good as dead.To be fooled by the Islander, he really was a complete moron!Logically speaking, Harvey should’ve stopped when he won fifteen million yen.Yet he still continued. To top it off, he put all his money on Triples!This could be considered a legendary blunder. Harvey was digging his own grave!The dealer glared at Harvey with her long and narrow eyes. After a moment, she chuckled.“Please finalize your bets, Mister.”“I’m about to open the dice cup!”The crowd held their breath at her declaration. They stared at the table closely, curious. The dealer opened the lid,
“You’re planning to wager more than a billion yen. Right, Harvey?”“According to the rules here, the maximum amount you’re allowed to wager in the hall is a billion yen. If you want to wager more, you’d have to play in the VIP lounge.”“You can play anything you want there. Dice, Blackjack, Dominoes, Mahjong, anything you want…”Before the dealer could say anything in response, Sakura had already walked down from the second floor. There was no emotion on her face, but the hint of rage in her eyes was apparent.Harvey slammed the table furiously.“What gives you the right to tell me to move?!” Harvey exclaimed arrogantly.“I think this table brings me good luck!”“As long as I’m playing on this table, I’ll be able to win every single game!”“How dare you call me off the table as soon as you get here? Are you trying to lure me to the VIP lounge so you can get rid of me because you can’t afford to lose?”Harvey was acting very cautiously. The crowd’s eyes lit up as soon as they
“Alright. How would you like to play, Sir York?”“Do you still want to go all in, or would you like to wager in another way?”Aya shook the dice cup in her hand, then slammed it furiously on the table.Harvey chuckled.“Since there’s another dealer now, of course I’m going to play with you slowly.”“But it’s pretty boring to keep wagering just a hundred million.”“This time, I’ll wager one billion yen!”So saying, Harvey pushed one billion yen worth of chips forward.The crowd went wild. Nobody expected Harvey towager this much money after a new dealer was assigned. The two had not even played with each other yet.This could not be described as generosity.It seemed Harvey did not even care about the money.The women who previously couldn’t care less about Harvey were now filled with affection for him. In their hearts, he was suddenly the Prince Charming of their dreams.Aya subconsciously glanced at Sakura for a brief moment. Although she had taken control of the table jus
"Bro! Big bro! I finally got it now! You're Harvey York, the guy who stole Dan's spot of becoming representative! To be able to become a lackey of someone like you… Oh, this is such a glorious day for me and my family!" Alexei said excitedly."Big bro, since this is your first time here, you're not familiar with Grand City, right? Let's see… Let me personally take you to the Golden Road! I have a car, so it'll definitely be faster than you travelling on foot, right?"Alexei had already swiftly got into his Range Rover. After starting the car, he performed a handsome drift and stopped right in front of Harvey. Harvey hesitated a little but still got into the car.Since… He really didn't know Grand City well. By the time he arrived, it might already be too late.As he got into the car, Harvey checked the texts in his phone. There should be a livestream from Geoffrey's people who were on the ground. The Dragon Gate training hall had always been quite discreet. While they had put up
After hearing that, Harvey was stunned. The corner of his eyes twitched. He didn't expect that Alexei would be so idiotic.One shouldn't say such words without running them through their mind first!When Alexei saw that Harvey didn't react, he continued. "What? Do you think my Senior Vaida is not pretty enough? Too aggressive? It's fine, there are plenty of clubs in Grand City too! I can always take you to the clubs to check on the pretty ones to make you understand what it means to have paradise on Earth! No matter what happens, you're my big bro now! You'll be my big bro forever! You have to protect me from now on!" As he said that, Alexei even wanted to drag Harvey to get their relationship certified.Harvey blinked. He really had no idea how to deal with someone like this. But with Alexei close by, Harvey believed that Alexei could able to help with his objective here. Currently, Grand City is like a body of still water. No matter how much things were bubbling underneath t
After saying all that, Vaida turned and left. Harvey understood that Vaida probably had some clues about this, but she needed to do her investigation.Harvey didn't know how to feel when he saw Vaida was back to normal. Other than mistaking him for her man of destiny, Vaida was acting like a normal person.Once Vaida's figure had completely disappeared, Alexei turned around and looked at Harvey for a while, his expression still dark. He snorted and said, "Don't take this the wrong way and think you're my big bro now, Harvey. It's true you saved me, but you still deserve to die for putting Senior Vaida in your crosshair! I'm someone who compartmentalizes these things. I'll repay you for saving me, but I'll snuff out your desire as well."Harvey smiled and said calmly, "Don't worry. I won't stay in Grand City for long.""Really?" Alexei said happily, but then he quickly spoke in a huffy manner. "If that's the case, you're my guest! No matter where you want to go, or what you want t
When Vaida saw that she managed to scare Alexei, she sighed. However, there was pity in her eyes. After a moment, she still coldly said, "Remember. From now on, Harvey is your big bro. From now on, you'll have to listen to everything he says in Grand City, okay? If you won't, I'll immediately kick you out. Understand?"Harvey didn't sense any maliciousness in Vaida's words. Instead, he could sense how frustrated and disappointed she was from her tone. If it wasn't because Alexei was being so useless, Vaida wouldn't be in the situation she was in right now.But… Harvey didn't hate Alexei's character. From a certain angle, he liked Alexei."Understood, Senior Vaida. I'll listen to you," Alexei said in a defeated tone. He even looked deflated physically, as if he was sighing.Looking at how pitiful Alexei was, Harvey couldn't stop himself from smiling. He took a step forward, saying, "Vaida, I was a little harsh on him just now, so it's not his fault. But both he and I got to know e
Harvey realized why Dan was the best choice to succeed the previous mayor. Vaida was schizophrenic, and then his oldest disciple was…this.Who else can the Belladonna Cult depend on other than Dan?"Senior Vaida! Where are you? We haven't met for so long, but you brought a man home just like this! He's bullying me! This Harvey is bullying me!" Alexei screamed. His next step was probably going to be rolling on the ground."I have enough! I don't want to live anymore! It's either he's gone, or I'm gone! It's either he dies, or I die! You have to know who has a closer relationship with you! Don't become an enemy to your dear junior just because of a pretty boy!" Alexei's face was full of tears and mucus. No matter how Harvey looked at him, Harvey felt like he didn't have much intelligence at all.Harvey's eye twitched. Whether it was an arrogant scion or a haughty young master, he could simply slap the man to the ground and kick him to the curb. But… What was he supposed to do w
Harvey was stunned. What was going on? The childhood friend was out here too? Harvey stared intently at the man with the machete, who looked around 23 or 24. He was at least around 200 pounds, and he looked like an explosive keg. While he held a machete, his face was a strange, pallid color.With just one look, Harvey was sure that had severe internal injuries and didn't manage to recover. Harvey glanced at the Beads of Eye he was carrying on his chest, finding it strange."Come out, Harvey! Face me if you're a man!" roared the man, looking like he was going to explode at any time. The moment he saw Harvey, who was on his way to go on a walk, he instantly stormed forward and raised his machete.He roared at Harvey, "You're that idiot Harvey, right? Tell me, how did you lie to Vaida? She's my goddess! You can't just get close to her whenever you want!"Harvey looked at him curiously. "Why don't you tell me who you are?""Who am I?" The angry man waved his machete. "I'm the olde
Harvey could not stop rolling his eyes as he could feel his head throbbing again, but he still suppressed what he was feeling. "Thanks, but I don't like anything too greasy in the morning. I prefer vegetarian if possible. You can put the deep-fried hoppers aside. I'll reheat it in the afternoon."Vaida blinked her beautiful eyes. After some hesitation, she said, "I see. We'll set it aside for now, then. This is a local delicacy in Grand City. You can't even buy this with money.""Thanks; I appreciate it," replied Harvey, feeling the pressure. He had no choice but to get himself a bowl of oats with milk and slowly eat it. Harvey was worried Vaida might add something special to the oats or milk, but after eating, he realized there was nothing weird in it. It was just delicious.If food also had realms, while this was not at the level of a True Warrior, it was definitely at the level of a King of Arms. That was something that Harvey found surprising."Right, Harvey. I heard you become
"Oh, right," Geoffrey remembered something else. "While Harvey was the representative of the Country H Martial Arts Alliance, his identity isn't accepted by the seven families of Grand City. In other words, he has no support in Grand City at all. Even if everyone recognized that he is indeed your man of destiny, it's difficult for him to become mayor. Grand City is no longer the same city as it was a decade ago."Vaida frowned and said, "Getting Harvey to garner support in Grand City is not difficult. Find a way to make him the leader of the Belladonna Cult. Before making him the mayor, we can make him the cult leader first."That way, not only can we make it easier for Harvey, but we can also disgust the hell out of Dan. He's been obsessed with taking over the cult, right? Does he really think he can become mayor after becoming the leader of two of the seven families? He's dreaming!"Geoffrey was speechless. "Things aren't as easy as you think. If you simply give the cult to Harvey
"Not to mention, during the decade that the ex-mayor had disappeared, the entire Grand City had lost their respect toward him and the Belladonna Cult. Even you have become someone who only existed in the fringe. While Grand City looks like it didn't have a singular leader, the Hierophant's prophecy was guiding everything."That’s why we must be patient. On the one hand, we needed to make Harvey accept all of this. On the other hand, we have to rebuild a solid foundation as we advance. We will make the entirety of Grand City understand that the Belladonna Cult is still the same cult that rules over all! Only then can we obtain everything he has left for us."Then, Geoffrey cleared his throat. "Even I can wait for so long. I believe you'll be fine, correct?"Vaida gave it a thought, but she still hesitated. It was good for her that someone like Harvey, who fit the prophecy, appeared. But the problem was… This was supposed to be done slowly. Trouble was brewing underneath Grand City. H