"What do you want, young man?" Faro asked while lighting the cigar he had just placed between his lips.
After inhaling it, he spurted the smoke forward, but as if a wind was rushing towards him, it returned to his face, even hitting his eyes, producing a stinging feeling, which even a mafia like him felt irritated.
"Shit!" He waved his hand to sweep away the smoke.
Of course, he thought it was just a coincidence since it wasn't uncommon for any smoker.
Paolo glanced at him and chuckled a little. He then said to Arthur. "I'll forgive you if this is just some juvenile delinquency, so hurry up and tell me your intentions, don't waste my time."
"Mr. Paolo, if I give you 2 million, are you willing to sit here 1 hour?" Amanda suddenly asked so Paolo's eyes flashed.
The woman clearly understood Arthur's intentions here, so she knew what needed to be done.
Faro touched his mustache and answered before Paolo could. "That's very generous, not to mention an hour, half a day is also fine."
"I see!" Arthur finally spoke. "Since your interest in money is still very high, it will make it easier for me because you definitely can't refuse something far more valuable than money."
"What do you mean, young man?" Asked Faro who has a long mustache.
"I want information on every item up for auction before it's auctioned and if I like something I'll buy it directly from you guys" Arthur replied.
"I didn't hear wrong, did I?" Faro looked at Arthur while rubbing his ear.
"Not that you're the only ones who want something like that, but usually, they offer us something more than money, like dangerous weapons. Of course, we don't always receive those weapons, only when we really need them."
"Humph!" Arthur smiled coldly. "Money, the power that comes from a bunch of men with low IQ, piles of iron, you may look impressive, but only for yourselves."
"What do you want to say?" Paolo knit his brows.
"I mean you guys are just bigger dogs and a little wilder" Arthur replied, causing both men to open their mouths. Before they could say anything, he continued, "what I'm offering you, on the other hand, can evolve yourselves, from wild dogs to wolves."
"Hahaha, young man, I believe you are just kidding, this is just your juvenile delinquency, right?" Asked Paolo. His eyes narrowed slightly, maybe he would do something if Arthur kept saying something outrageous like just now.
However, Arthur suddenly stood up. His hands moved behind his waist and when he showed his hands again, there were two black roses which had a piece of paper on top of each. A phone number was written on them.
"These two roses will not die as long as I don't die, their scent is good for your health, keep it, and contact me if you want something better," said Arthur. He turned and took a step to leave, leaving the two bosses in a daze.
Mia who was still standing behind Faro scratched her head, looking like she still couldn't process what happened. It really wasn't what she thought.
Faro picked up the rose in front of him, brought it to his nose and was immediately surprised by its incredibly fragrant and soothing scent.
What surprised him even more was that he found the slight pain in his waist had suddenly disappeared.
"What happened?" He wondered as he inhaled the scent of the black rose even harder.
As a result he found his soul as if floating even if it was only for a moment.
"What are you doing here?" A middle-aged man with curly blond hair suddenly came over. His name is Mattia, the boss of Belian Hitam.
Actually, their three groups were competing against each other even though they sometimes sat in the same place.
For Mattia, of course there was serious trouble if the two bosses were sitting together without him around. For example; what if they turn out to be plotting something bad against him.
Even though he also had such a plan for them, but who would want to become a victim for the others.
Faro and Paolo of course wouldn't tell the truth as they started to notice that there was something unexpected about Arthur.
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When Arthur, Amanda, and Rose returned to the hall of the auction house, they didn't find the Evolvers there.
Rose narrowed her eyes, looking around, a natural act of wariness as a mercenary
Arthur shook his head, he said "they won't be attacking here, it's more likely for them to attack us while in the hotel. However, let's take them to a quiet place."
He continued walking and once outside, he headed the other way from the hotel where he and Amanda were staying.
In a very quiet area of ??the coast of Palermo, Hunter and the others set up camp.
They built four bonfires and burned the mutton they might have brought from the Goat Village.
Some were singing and some were playing music, looking to have nothing but joy.
When Arthur arrived they stopped and made simple greetings such as offering food.
However, he refused.
When Hunter saw the blue sword carried by Rose, he immediately drew near, looking like he felt something from it.
"Is that what you bought?" he asked Rose.
The latter threw the sword at him in response.
He hastily grabbed the hilt of his sword and when he held it, his eyes seemed to emit light.
Whoosh!
He slashed the sword in the air and released his aura. It flowed into the sword and suddenly, it flashed a blue light in the cracks of the rust.
The sight shocked the other mercenaries as they could tell it wasn't a toy sword.
Becoming even more curious, Hunter slashed the sword at the ground and it immediately split in half, forming what looked like a small grave.
"Don't use your strength too much, we will fight soon," Arthur said before Hunter made another move.
After that, he boarded the mercenaries' bus where he found Emilia and Gianna sleeping on two separate sofas.
Of course, Arthur had entered the bus not to visit them.
He looked at Amanda who was a little confused and said, "sit down!"
Amanda was getting confused because of what he said. With a hesitant smile as she sat down, she said, "my dear, you're not in the mood to do anything weird, are you?"
"I still have patience," Arthur replied as he sat beside her and then placed his hand on her stomach, making the woman uncomfortable even though his answer sounded like he wasn't planning on doing anything strange.
Then, his hand glowed, radiating light that flowed through her body.
"I'm afraid there are Evolvers who target you when they are pressed, this will guarantee you are safe in a few moments," said Arthur.
He didn't think it would happen under his eyes since he could stop the Evolvers before they targeted Amanda, but it couldn't hurt to be a little careful.
Amanda finally calmed down after she heard his words.
Her eyes began to scan the light closely, thinking that she might learn something to increase her understanding of the spell.
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