Devil Capital System

CHAPTER 13 — I Don’t Want Anyone to Remember My Face

They entered a private elevator leading toward the upper floors. Meanwhile, Gavin could see his own reflection against the stainless-steel walls.

Cheap hoodie. Worn-out shoes. Exhausted face. Even now, he still found it difficult to believe that one hundred million dollars was currently moving behind his name.

Ding!

[ Institutional trust level increasing ]

[ Capital identity synchronization: 11% ]

Gavin frowned slightly. “Synchronization?”

At that exact moment, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open.

The upper floor felt completely different from the lobby below. There were no customer service desks. No waiting lines.

Only a massive open space with towering glass walls overlooking Riverton City.

Soft classical music played quietly in the background, while the people inside barely seemed to care about anyone entering.

“This way, please.”

Leon guided Gavin toward a large private room whose doors were already open. And inside, Someone was waiting.

Evelyn Voss.

The moment Gavin entered, he saw the woman standing beside the window while holding a thin black tablet.

Her eyes immediately settled on him.But unlike everyone else so far, Evelyn didn’t look at him with ridicule.

Instead, Her gaze felt even more uncomfortable. Like she was dissecting something.

“Mister Valerio,” she said calmly. “I’m Evelyn Voss.”

Gavin gave a small nod while Evelyn slowly approached, still reading data from her tablet.

“Blackthorn Fiduciary Holdings?”

She spoke the name as though trying to recall an old memory.

“Interesting.”

Then she raised one hand slightly, gesturing toward the sofa.

“Please, sit.”

“Thank you.”

Once Gavin finally sat down, Leon stepped closer and stood beside Evelyn.

“The entire structure has already been validated through preliminary routing.”

Evelyn nodded slowly. “Yes. And that’s exactly the problem.”

Gavin frowned. “Problem?”

At last, Evelyn looked directly into his eyes.

“Structures like this are usually owned by old families, sovereign asset networks...” she paused briefly, “or institutional dynasties.”

Then her gaze slowly dropped toward Gavin’s hoodie. “Not by a twenty-year-old university student without physical identification.”

Even though the statement clearly carried suspicion, Gavin didn’t particularly mind.

Because more than anything else, He was finally realizing just how much more complex this System truly was.

Evelyn sat down gracefully. “Still...” she continued calmly, “money rarely lies.”

“And financial structures lie even less.”

The beautiful woman slid the tablet toward Leon.

“Proceed with temporary elite access.”

Leon looked slightly surprised.

“Immediately?”

“Doesn’t he require liquidity access?” Evelyn replied casually.

Leon didn’t ask any further questions and simply carried out Evelyn’s instructions from the opposite sofa.

Meanwhile, Evelyn continued observing Gavin, who was still trying hard to hide his nervousness.

“Lost your wallet?” Evelyn asked calmly. “Is that really all?”

Of course not. But there was no way Gavin could explain that what he truly wanted right now was to understand how capital movement inside the System actually worked, Before making mistakes that could potentially destabilize the System itself.

“Something like that,” Gavin answered casually. “Right now, I don’t even have cash for food or anything else.”

The moment those words left his mouth, Evelyn unconsciously tightened her grip on the sofa armrest.

Then she crossed one leg over the other, subtly hiding her surprise.

[ Biological Urges Increasing! System Stability Decreasing. ]

“Fuck...” Gavin cursed internally. “What the hell is wrong with this insane System?”

All he did was briefly glance at Evelyn’s smooth thighs, And somehow that was enough to trigger a serious warning.

“Mister Valerio...”

“Yes?”

Evelyn didn’t continue immediately. Instead, she first glanced toward Leon to confirm something.

Only after receiving a small nod from him did she look back toward Gavin.

“Considering your verification status is not yet fully completed...” she said calmly, “...we cannot provide full private authorization.”

The moment she finished speaking, the office door opened once again. A staff member entered carrying a small black box.

Leon immediately took it and walked toward Gavin before carefully placing it on the table. Then he slowly opened it.

No flashy logo. Only a thin silver line across the center. Inside rested a matte-black card with no visible numbers on the front.

There was only a small silver symbol, A snake coiled into a perfect circle.

“That,” Leon said quietly, “is a Temporary Black Access Card.”

Gavin stared at the card for several seconds before finally lifting his gaze.

“What exactly can this be used for?”

“For almost everything,” Evelyn answered calmly.

“Marcus Hale, the man bothering you downstairs, owns seven premium cards.”

“Not a single one comes close to this level.”

Then she added quietly, “Flexible daily limits. Cash withdrawal. Acquisition reserves. Institutional holdings. International deployment.”

Her eyes narrowed slightly afterward. “Assuming you actually understand what you’re doing.”

Gavin simply nodded slowly before reaching out and taking the card.

And the exact moment his fingers touched the matte-black surface, Another System notification appeared.

[ Capital Vessel Initialized ]

[ User has entered the First Circle ]

[ Welcome, Gavin Valerio ]

Evelyn watched Gavin continue staring at the black card like someone uncertain whether the object in his hand was even real.

But then, She immediately stood up as well because Gavin had already risen first.

Before Evelyn could ask anything, Gavin spoke ahead of her.

“Alright.” He slid the card into his pocket. “I think this is enough.”

“Can I use it immediately?”

“Yes,” Evelyn answered. “Of course.”

“We’ll activate it right away.”

Leon immediately nodded in confirmation.

“In that case...” Gavin gave a small nod. “Thank you.”

Both Evelyn and Leon exchanged faintly confused expressions. Because Gavin genuinely looked like a college student trying to access lunch money, While casually moving institutional-scale capital as though it meant nothing.

“Mister Valerio?”

“Yes?”

“Are you leaving already?” Evelyn asked carefully.

Truthfully, she still wanted to learn more about who this young man really was.

“Yes.” Gavin nodded casually. “I still have afternoon classes today.”

Then he asked, “Is there anything else I need to do?”

“N-No...” Evelyn answered after a brief pause. “That will be all.”

“Then please... feel free.”

“Thank you.”

The two of them could only watch with strange expressions as Gavin walked toward the exit. But both Leon and Evelyn suddenly froze when Gavin stopped at the doorway.

As if he had just remembered something extremely important. Then he slowly turned around.

“Since you mentioned that man earlier...” Gavin said quietly, “I actually don’t want people knowing I came here.”

Leon frowned slightly. “You mean... client privacy?”

“No.” Gavin looked directly at him.

“I don’t want anyone remembering my face.”

For a second, Leon thought Gavin was joking. But Evelyn Voss didn’t look remotely amused.

At certain levels of capital,Anonymity was not paranoia. And judging by how this young man deliberately dressed and behaved,Evelyn suddenly realized that anonymity itself was one of Gavin’s assets.

She stared at him for several seconds before finally speaking.

“Leon.”

“Yes?”

“Seal the event.”

“Huh?!”

“You heard me.”

“Y-Yes... understood.”

Two minutes later, Leon walked several steps behind Gavin Valerio while staring at the tablet in his hand as internal notifications continued flooding the screen.

After a few moments, he touched the small communication device in his ear.

“Activate internal discretion protocol.”