Altair had approached what was written in the document he was examining with considerable interest.That was precisely why he had asked Arthur to find out whether he had interpreted the contents of the document correctly.To put it plainly, the young man didn’t really know what was going on.According to the report, drug trafficking had begun in the south-western part of the city, an area predominantly inhabited by artisans and home to numerous churches dedicated to various High Gods and High Goddesses.This… was a far-fetched possibility and a terrifying prospect.It was a far-fetched possibility because the presence of substances like drugs within a region overflowing with sacred power was hardly a logical or likely scenario.The reason it was terrifying was that if such an event had indeed occurred, Altair’s suspicions would prove correct.A god or goddess was aiding the Inner Circle Faction or other Factions.In that case, whilst Altair was fighting against specific individuals, h

"Do you think I cannot protect myself, Arthur?" Altair had said calmly, and as soon as he spoke, those three different shades of fire had enveloped first his body and then the meeting room they were in."What the..."By the time Arthur uttered those words, every trace of the fire had already vanished.Everyone in the meeting room, of course, knew exactly what those flames were.Altair finally smiled and replied, “Sorry, dear Arthur, but do not forget, I may be very weak compared to you, but I am not so weak that I will die in a single blow.”Arthur immediately dropped to one knee and said, “I did not mean to be disrespectful, my Lord, please forgive me!”Altair smiled again and said, “Stop acting like a slave. Since you are with me, you are more important than any noble.”As he said this, he looked once more towards the masked figures.Arthur stood up, looking pleased.“My people will discover who they are and where they are. When that happens, we shall devise a solid plan,” Altair sa

Almost two and a half hours.The auction had taken much longer than he had expected.Seventy-five out of the seventy-six had been sold.Altair had bought every single one.He had spent nearly twenty million gold pieces and, paying a premium price, had insisted that they be delivered to his men waiting outside as soon as possible.Such a request should not normally have been accepted.Yet it had been accepted.This meant that, despite the nobles present knowing who he was, they had no connection to the Inner Circle.Perhaps each of them was aware of this, but the fact that he had participated in this auction without causing any trouble had led them to believe that he, too, was wearing a mask just like them.In any case, to tell the truth, they were wretched, repulsive creatures.The final auction was about to begin.Within seconds, a small girl had appeared at the podium, her hands chained, with long, tousled curly hair, and her body seemingly covered in wounds from torture.Altair too

"My... Lord, are you alright?"At Sylvie’s question, Altair clenched his teeth and said, "I’m mentally exhausted. Explain what happened in the city. Tell them the slave trade and the entire drug warehouse have been wiped out. Don’t forget to report to the Emperor."Sylvie shook her head and then said, "I spoke to the children. Apparently, they aren’t giving sexual instruction to children who haven’t reached the minimum legal age. Still, what they’ve done is unforgivable. I just... wanted you to know. The children haven’t moved an inch since they went outside."Upon hearing these words, Altair could do nothing but breathe.He made his way from the lobby to the entrance and left the house through the door leading down into the basement.The moment he stepped outside, he saw exactly thirty-six children standing before him.They were children of various ages.The children were startled when they saw his blood-soaked appearance.The blue-and-black suit James Moriarty had been wearing was n

"Is it because you are dirty and seeing me like this?"Altair was taken aback when he heard the emperor’s words.Of course, that wasn’t why he had apologised.He didn’t even know why he had apologised.Still, Auralion’s reaction was shocking.Of course, Auralion’s responses wouldn’t end there."Aculon is a harsh place, Altair. I wish I could tell you that you won’t be doing those sorts of things in the future, but I can’t. I wish I could fix everything so that no one else would fall ill, get hurt or die, but I am no god, and certainly I am no Moon."These were hard words to hear but even worse to speak.He was no god, nor was he a MOON.The empire that dominated everything with power, yet created such safety, was gone, and Aurelion was simply...doing his best.But his best wasn't enough.Altair and everyone else understood what the emperor meant by these words.When Aurelion spoke these words, he finally stopped stroking Altair’s head.“In the future, you shall do those kinds of thing