Chap. 53 Because of Love

"You mean Rocky?"

"That's right, sir."

Marco smiled faintly because his people could be relied on to lie.

"Rocky committed treason?" Dante asked.

"If that's true."

"Oh, it turns out the traitor here is the person closest to me," replied Dante, whose words were getting colder.

"Tommy!"

"Yes, sir."

"Get the iron whip over here."

"Yes, sir." Tommy walked to the back of the pulpit and picked up an iron whip.

"Rocky, kneel!" Dante shouted.

"Sir, not me."

"I don't care! It turns out it was you who had betrayed me. No wonder various misfortunes often befall me, including the attempted murder yesterday."

"But, sir."

"Damn it!" Dante swung his whip so that it hit the table in the rostrum. The table was like the chair that had been thrown earlier, split into two pieces. All eyes turned to where it was Dante punishing the organizational traitor. The people of the Blackstone organization were terrified to see their leader openly showing his offensive side.

"Now, accept your punishment. Get ready,