“I’ve brought him here, Great One.”Ten minutes later, in a presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel. Stellar knocked on the door before pushing it open. He walked in with a frightened Black Dog in tow.His fright was solely attributed to how eerily Stellar had appeared in his car and how his lackeys had vanished. If not for the murderous intent oozing off Stellar in waves, Black Dog would have fled for his life.Still, the sight of Fred’s expressionless face had him shivering reflexively.“When I said we’d talk about this tomorrow, I wasn’t expecting to see you again at 4 a.m. I have to say, the four of you are truly motivated,” Fred said calmly as he looked at Black Dog. Thud.With one glance, Black Dog felt an oppressive pressure sweep over him, forcing him to fall to his knees in terror. “M-Mr. Hoffman, I swear I never intended to cause you harm! Flower Neck and the others came up with the idea! I-I would never dare…” “I know. Or your wouldn’t be kneeling here

“Visiting us? Hmph! What a presumptuous bastard child.” In the grand hall of the Hoffmans’ residence that night.Fabian scoffed, and the other members of the family looked enraged.Insults for Fred like ‘bastard child’ and ‘brat’ also started flying everywhere. The reasons behind the Hoffmans’ fury were simple—because they had only found out today that Fred did not come to the Cloud Province for them but rather for his adopted sister, Wanda, who held a performance with Opal.Moreover, the only reason why Fred had Black Dog relay his message regarding his visit three days later was that the Hoffmans’ order to make his stay in Cloud City difficult had resulted in Flower Neck and the others hindering his travel. This infuriated the Hoffmans more than when they found out that Fred had killed Derick and was coming to the Cloud Province from the head of the Bensons, Morris. Through Fred’s actions, the Hoffmans could tell that he was not taking them seriously as the local tyrant

Three days later, right outside the hotel.Fred and Stellar were bidding Tyne and the others goodbye. Just as they walked out of the hotel, they saw Lord Eland waiting there for them. He greeted them courteously, “Master Hoffman, are you ready to leave?” “Mhm.” Fred nodded with a smile. “My sister will be staying in Safe City for a little longer.” “Rest assured, Master Hoffman.”Lord Eland patted his chest confidently. “I’ll arrange quite some men from Saddle Mountain to come over for the meantime. Now that Flower Neck and the others are dead, I believe there won’t be any further issues. But even if anything were to happen, I assure you that I’ll protect Miss Yates and the others.” 　“Good.” Fred nodded and smiled. “Then I shall head to Cloud City assured.” ‘Cloud City?‘Where the Hoffmans are, huh?’Despite having an inkling that Fred was leaving to meet the Hoffmans, Lord Eland still felt his heart skip a beat when he heard Fred confirm it. He asked immediately, “Should I

“I heard that the bastard child has arrived?” Fabian asked.Elders of the Hoffman family had already filled the grand hall. Fabian, the head of the family, slowly walked out from the backyard and took his seat at the top under everyone’s gaze. “Indeed. He’s standing at the door now. It seemed like he’s displeased about having to come in through the side door,” said one of the elders. “Displeased?” Fabian sneered. “What does a bastard child have the right to be displeased about?” “He doesn’t know his place yet.”The elder smiled. “But Ferdinand has already gone over to take a look. I’m sure he’ll teach that bastard child a good lesson in knowing his place.” Fabian nodded. “Ferdinand is not only the heir to our family, but he’s pretty much all-around perfect. With him out there, I’m sure he’ll be able to resolve this perfectly. We need only wait…” Boom!Before Fabian could finish talking, a loud sound erupted and everyone in the grand hall jolted.Some elders could hear

He got slapped? Fabian, the head of the Hoffmans, was slapped across the face so hard that he fell to the ground in front of his family? Not only were the Hoffmans shocked, but so was Fabian himself. Fabian cupped his injured cheek where he sat on the ground. It took him a while before he could get his bearings together.Following his realization came fury.“You brat! How dare you disrespect your elder?! How dare you hit me?!”Fabian got up and roared. He glared at Fred as if he wanted to eat the younger alive. “Brat?” Fred shook his head. “Looks like some people never learn.” Then, without any hesitation, Fred raised his palm and swung again.　Smack!Fabian scoffed and wanted to reach out to grab Fred’s hand. As the head of a family as great as the Hoffmans, Fabian had naturally learned some self-defense moves. In fact, he could be considered a master at self-defense. He believed that while Stellar was a powerful fighter, Fred, who had not even turned 30 yet, would