Alois learned that the central government agency of the “National Union” had begun investigating the Alois-Victor Network just as the network was fully up and running, and 60 kilograms of Snow Pearl had turned into 120 kilograms.Victor pays close attention even to the low-level dealers.　From the start, Victor had taken measures to ensure that no matter how thoroughly he vetted the street dealers, they would never discover the organization’s true existence. He changed the transaction locations every time. He always made sure there were no tailing agents or bugs. And above all, he never allowed Broken Skull members to meet the street dealers.The transactions were complex and convoluted, passing through numerous intermediaries. Some of those people didn’t even know they were handling Snow Pearl.　It was time-consuming and expensive. But it virtually guaranteed that law enforcement would never get their hands on them.Amidst all this, he heard the news that a low-level dealer had been

　That day, too, Maverick had barged into Alois’s room.　Alois himself found talking to Maverick more soothing than hanging out with other women, so he hadn’t seen Elke much lately. Despite having shown such intense obsession with her, once he actually had her, he no longer cared.“You’ve changed a bit, haven’t you?”“Have I?”“You’ve become a bit more manly. You look like you’ve been through a real ordeal.”“Hmm. An ordeal, huh.”He was probably referring to the deal with Broken Skull.　The Alois-Victor Network is still operational. To keep it running, Alois has even crossed borders himself to meet with Victor in person. Perhaps because of that, Victor places a great deal of trust in Alois.But that’s all in the past.I haven’t run into any real “battlegrounds” lately.No, wait—I have.　The Drug Enforcement Administration has made its appearance.The DEA’s arrival instantly brought back memories from ten years ago for Alois. Namely, the memory of Alois being killed by Felix Faust.Alo