She brought Lein and Lily to her desk, then opened a tablet and showed them the premium property catalog.
"This is our list of best properties," Emma said while swiping the screen. "There are several options—penthouses, mansions, and villas." Lein looked at the list quickly, his eyes immediately fixed on one item. Avalon Hill Villa. Location: Avalon Hills—the most exclusive area in Corholt City. Land area: 5,000 square meters. Building: 3 floors, 12 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, infinity pool, private garden, city & mountain views. Price: 100,000,000 dollars. Lein pointed at the screen without hesitation. "This one. I'll take this one." Emma fell silent. Her eyes widened. Lily standing beside him was immediately stunned. Her mouth opened, but no sound came out. One hundred million... dollars?! Emma swallowed. Her hands trembled slightly. "S-Sir... this is our most expensive property. Are you sure?" Lein didn't answer with words. He just pulled something from his pocket—a pitch-black card with gold lines on the edges, gold embossed writing on its surface: "Obsidian Elite Card - Unlimited Access." He placed the card on the desk casually. Emma stared at the card with wide eyes. She didn't know exactly what card this was. But its luxurious appearance—shiny black color, gold lines, perfect embossing—made her know this wasn't an ordinary card. This was a card only owned by super-rich people. Her hands trembled as she took the card. "A-alright, Sir! I'll process it now!" She immediately typed quickly on the computer, swiped the card, entered the amount. BEEP. TRANSACTION SUCCESSFUL. 100,000,000 dollars - APPROVED. Emma stared at the screen with her mouth wide open. Her eyes were teary—not from sadness, but from... extraordinary happiness. With this transaction, she got a 0.1% commission. That was... 100,000 dollars. That was almost three times her annual salary! She immediately stood up, bowing deeply to Lein. "Thank you, Sir! Thank you so much!" Her voice trembled, her eyes teary. Lein nodded briefly. "Handle all the documents. I want everything finished tonight." "Of course! I'll handle everything as quickly as possible!" Emma answered with full enthusiasm. She almost wanted to hug Lein, but she knew that wasn't appropriate. But in her heart, she swore: "Even if this Sir asked me to sleep with him... I would do it!" On the other side of the room, the middle-aged woman and large-bodied man who had previously looked down on Lein now stood frozen. Their mouths hung open. Their faces were pale. They had just heard... One hundred million dollars. Cash. The woman felt her chest tighten. Her hands trembled. "If only I hadn't judged by appearance... if only I had served him..." That hundred thousand commission... should have been hers! The large-bodied man bit his lip hard, his face red from regret and anger at himself. They could only stare at Emma with an extraordinary envious gaze. Meanwhile, Lily was still standing beside Lein with a completely stunned face. One hundred million dollars... She didn't even know how much that really was. But one thing she knew— Her brother... was no longer the weak and helpless Lein from five years ago. He had become someone who was... very, very different. --- Ten minutes later, the office door opened. A woman in her thirties walked in with quick steps. Her hair was cut in a neat bob, wearing an elegant gray blazer, and her face showed high professionalism. She was Sandra Mitchell—manager of Stellar Properties. In her hands, she carried a thick document folder. Emma immediately stood up and bowed respectfully. "Manager Sandra." Sandra nodded briefly at Emma, then her gaze shifted to Lein. Her expression immediately changed—from serious to a very professional friendly smile. She stepped quickly closer, then bowed deeply at almost a 45-degree angle. "Sir," she greeted in a tone full of respect. "I'm Sandra Mitchell, manager of Stellar Properties. Thank you for choosing our property. This is a great honor for us." Lein nodded briefly, not saying much. Sandra placed the document folder on the desk carefully. "All ownership documents are ready. I've made sure everything is complete and legally valid. Avalon Hill Villa is now officially under your name." She opened the folder, showing the ownership certificate with Lein Ashford's name clearly printed. Lein glanced at it briefly, then nodded. "Good." Sandra smiled widely—a smile full of hope. She took out a business card from her pocket, then handed it over with both hands. "Sir, this is my business card," she said in a very respectful tone. "If you need another house in the future—perhaps an investment property, a second villa, or a penthouse—don't hesitate to contact me directly. I will provide the best service." She looked at Lein with a hopeful gaze, hoping to establish good relations with a client this big. A client who could buy a 100 million villa in cash... must have extraordinary connections and wealth. If she could maintain him well, perhaps there would be even bigger transactions in the future. But Lein didn't take the card. He just looked at it for a moment, then shook his head slowly. "No, thank you," he said in a flat tone. "I don't need another house." Sandra was slightly disappointed, but she kept smiling professionally. "Of course, Sir. But if someday—" "There's one thing I want to say," Lein interrupted in a calm but firm tone. Sandra immediately fell silent, looking at Lein with full attention. Lein looked directly into her eyes. "Teach those two employees of yours some manners." He pointed toward the middle-aged woman and large-bodied man still standing stiffly in the corner of the room, their faces pale. "No matter who comes," Lein continued in a cold tone, "they should treat guests well. Don't judge people by their appearance." Sandra immediately felt her blood freeze. Her face turned pale. Her eyes widened. She immediately turned toward those two senior employees with a sharp gaze—a gaze full of anger. "What have you done to Mr. Ashford?!" she asked in a low but terrifying voice. The middle-aged woman and large-bodied man immediately trembled. They bowed deeply, almost touching the floor. "S-Sorry, Manager! We didn't know—" "SILENCE!" Sandra snapped in a loud voice. The entire room fell silent. Sandra took a deep breath, trying to control her anger. But her face remained red, her hands clenched tight. She turned to Lein, bowing very deeply. "Sir, I apologize for their rudeness. This is a huge mistake on our part." Lein didn't answer. He just took the documents from the desk, then stood up. "Come on, Lily," he said to his sister. Lily, still stunned by everything that happened, immediately nodded and followed her brother. Emma bowed deeply as Lein and Lily walked past her. "Thank you, Sir! May you and your family be happy in your new home!" Lein nodded briefly at Emma—the only person who treated them well—then walked out of the office. The door closed slowly. CLICK. As soon as the door closed, the atmosphere in the room immediately changed. Sandra turned quickly, her face full of exploding anger. She stepped quickly toward the middle-aged woman and large-bodied man, then looked at them with a piercing gaze. "YOU TWO!" she screamed with a voice trembling from holding back anger. "Do you know what you just did?!" The middle-aged woman trembled. "M-Manager, we—" "YOU MADE ME LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE BIGGEST CLIENT OF THE YEAR!" Sandra snapped, her voice thundering throughout the room. She pointed toward the door Lein had just closed. "That was a client who could buy a 100 million villa in CASH! Without hesitation! Without negotiation! Someone like that... has wealth and connections you can't imagine!" Sandra took a deep breath, her hands trembling from anger. "And you... you looked down on him! You ignored him! You disappointed him before he was even properly served!" The middle-aged woman and large-bodied man immediately knelt. "Sorry, Manager! We were wrong! We didn't know—" "YOU DIDN'T KNOW?!" Sandra laughed cynically. "That's the problem! You judged people by their appearance! You think you can pick and choose clients?!" She looked at them with a gaze full of disappointment and disgust. "Stellar Properties is a professional company. We serve ALL guests with respect. But you... you destroyed our reputation!" Sandra took a deep breath, then shook her head slowly. "You're fired," she said in a cold and final tone. "Take your things and leave. Now!" The middle-aged woman's face immediately turned pale as a corpse. Her mouth opened, but no sound came out. The large-bodied man immediately crawled forward, crying. "Manager, please! We have families! We need this job! Give us one more chance!" "One chance?!" Sandra looked at them with a cold gaze. "You've worked here for years. You know the rules. And you broke them!" She turned around, not wanting to see them anymore. "Security! Take them out!" Two security guards immediately entered, forcibly pulling the middle-aged woman and large-bodied man. "NO! PLEASE! FORGIVE US!" they screamed desperately. But Sandra didn't turn around. She stood in the middle of the room, sighing long. Then, she stared at the door Lein had just passed through with a gaze full of regret. "If only they hadn't looked down on him... if only they had served him well from the start..." She shook her head slowly. Too late. That golden opportunity was already gone.Latest Chapter
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Lein raised his black sword.TRAAAANG!The impact sent a shockwave through the entire street. The remaining windowpanes shattered. Dust rose in a ring. And for the first time, Lein's feet shifted.He was forced backward.Two meters. His shoes carved two grooves into the stone pavement before he came to a stop.Ragnar grinned, baring his teeth, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth."FEEL THIS!"He pressed down harder. His red blade pushed downward, slowly forcing the black sword toward Lein's shoulder.But Lein's expression did not change.No panic. Not even a furrow in his brow. Only the same calm, deep gaze.Then white energy flowed from his hand into the black blade.Slowly. Densely. Unlike Ragnar's wild red explosion, the white light flowed in an orderly manner, enveloping his sword with the quiet resolve of someone who had no need to shout to make himself understood.And Ragnar's advance came to a halt.As though he were trying to push a mountain.Lein twisted his wrist.C
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Ragnar raised his sword above his head.CLANG!The two blades locked.Their faces were separated only by the length of their respective swords. Ragnar growled, baring his teeth as the muscles in his arms and shoulders trembled under the force he was driving downward. Before him, Lein stood with one hand on his sword hilt, without the slightest tremor."Is that all?" Lein's voice was calm, almost bored.Ragnar roared.He abruptly pulled his sword back, breaking the lock, then swept a horizontal slash from the left. Lein parried with the side of his blade. Ragnar immediately withdrew and thrust straight forward. Lein shifted his body aside. Ragnar twisted his wrist and slashed downward. Lein deflected the attack with a sword that moved like water flowing around a stone.Attack, parry. Attack, parry.The clang of metal followed one after another without pause, so rapidly that the individual sounds merged into a single roar echoing through the ruined street.The four Tyranoth men standing
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The greatsword came down.The broad blade, curved at the tip, rough and thick, carried the full weight of Ragnar's body, all his fury, and all the momentum from his six-meter charge, which showed no sign of slowing.Lein did not raise his sword to block it.He tilted his black blade by just a few degrees, enough to create an angle that did not resist the attack but instead guided it away.The two blades met.SKRIIIIIIING!The sound of metal scraping against metal was deafening. Sparks burst in every direction, hundreds of orange points bouncing off the stone pavement and the walls of ruined buildings, illuminating the pools of blood around them with a light that had no place in such a scene.Ragnar's greatsword did not stop.Its blade slid along the back of the black sword, skidding sideways and continuing forward, downward, toward the empty ground beside Lein. The force that had been intended to split him apart now had no target, and Ragnar was carried along with it, his body leaning
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He spun through the air.Once, twice, three times. With reflexes that showed this was not the first time his body had needed to regain its orientation amid something beyond his control, his feet found the ground before the rest of him. He absorbed part of the momentum, and Ragnar landed on his feet six meters from where the clash had taken place.He stood upright.His hand tightened around the hilt of his sword, and a slight tremor ran through his clenched fist. It was not caused by exertion, but by something deeper than that.Numbness.From his wrist to his elbow, the sensation in the arm that had held his sword was gone. It was as though that part of his body had simply decided to stop participating for a while.Ragnar looked at his hand.Then forward.Toward Lein, who stood exactly where Ragnar had been moments earlier, atop the horse that now stood without its rider.This man was fast.Faster than he had anticipated.And his strength was different from the kind of strength one cou
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From the dozens of casualties at the beginning, the number had now climbed to nearly a hundred.And this had happened not over the course of minutes, but in an even shorter span of time, because the five people from the Kingdom of Tyranoth did not need much time to produce devastating results.Bjorn had already passed through the eastern row of houses twice.The first time, he destroyed the buildings. The second time, he finished off anyone still trying to stand among the ruins. Not because he had been instructed to do so, but because they were in his path, and he did not deviate from it for anything he considered insignificant.Halvard had moved from the merchant's cart to a storage warehouse, then to a meeting hall at the western end of the street, acting like someone who chose his targets not according to their size or value, but simply according to whatever happened to be in front of him.Gunnar and Leif had already cleared an entire block.What remained of that block was not a dr
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The tea in her cup was still steaming.Lyris sat on a stone bench facing the fountain, holding a cup in both hands, like someone who finally had a reason not to hold anything heavier than that.She drank the tea differently from all the tea she had ever had in this garden before. It was not that the taste was different, but rather the way it felt in her mouth. Slower, more complete, like someone savoring a drink without thinking about anything else while doing so.She took a second sip, a smile appearing on her face without her intending it, emerging naturally as the cup touched her lips.She was free now.Not free in the sense that there was nothing left to do or no more responsibilities to bear. Rather, she was free in a more fundamental sense: her next choice would truly be a choice, not an obligation with no alternative.King Vaelthorn was conscious, and his body had begun to recover. With the king able to resume control of the kingdom, there was no longer any reason for her to re
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