Chapter 179 - 178. Devil’s Proxy (4)
Zachary stood before me dressed in a sophisticated outfit with a mask covering the lower half of his face.
"Welcome to Shadowcliff. So, have you made your decision?" I asked getting directly to the point.
A couple of nights ago I had discussed with him the pros and cons of being on my side. My deal was simple, he had to give me just some documents and I would in turn hand him Syndrill city.
Zachary’s mother was a dancer whom the previous Count made his mistress. Zachary was born as a bastard which was why he was never brought before the public. But since he was given some amount of attention and money by the late Count he stayed loyal to Erkens family.
He helped them in keeping a foothold on Syndrill City which was one of the Underworld cities of Sestia. The late Count passed away because of tuberculosis a couple of years ago making Peter inherit the title and Syndrill.
But after Peter became the Count, he sidelined Zachary leaving him only the assassination guild which worked under the guise of a strip club.
Peter took over Syndrill city and along with it started his own illegal activities and earned more money while giving nothing of it to Zachary. Zachary couldn’t do anything since he was an illegitimate child and had no support whatsoever so, he stayed in shadows and became the person who did the dirty work for Peter and got nothing in exchange for it.
"I’m sorry but I cannot accept your deal, Baron Ryujin," he said making my eyebrows twitch.
"Why?"
"I had promised my father that I would take care of everything after him. Syndrill was built by him and my stepbrother was meant to take care of it. So, there’s no point in me destroying something that I was meant to protect." He explained and I almost rolled my eyes.
I knew this possibility might arise which was why I had prepared something which would make him change his mind.