Chapter 46 : Chapter 46
Chapter 46: A Private Collection
What Ryan had told Nika was true.
He had only held a little back.
Was there really no way to sell Isabella a gun?
How could that be possible?
There was still a way.
As long as Isabella signed a contract with Ryan to keep the gun’s origin secret, it would work.
That way, no one would know that Ryan was the creator of the firearm.
But still, it came back to the same question.
Why should he?
Ryan had no interest in people who had nothing to do with him.
He was staying with the Jurgen Family for two reasons: first, the perfume partnership; second, to study martial arts.
Once those two matters were settled, Ryan would leave.
After that, whatever became of Isabella would have nothing to do with him.
Of course, Ryan had to admit that Nika’s suggestion just now had moved him a little.
But only a little.
Ryan shook his head and cast those thoughts out of his mind.
Then he pulled Nika down with him onto the soft, spacious bed.
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10,000 words omitted here. Dear readers, please use your imagination.
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The next day, Ryan and Nika arrived at the training grounds.
Just as Ryan was about to begin his training, Alfred spoke.
“Ryan, I heard that you can make Magic Tools capable of defeating a Mage?”
“Yes. Did Isabella tell you?”
“She did. Yesterday, I noticed that something seemed off about her expression, so I asked her about it. That was how I learned about the Magic Tools.”
“Yes, that is true.”
“Uh... I have an improper request. I wonder whether it might be possible...”
Alfred’s expression turned solemn.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Alfred, but I have no intention of selling that Magic Tool.”
Ryan shook his head.
“I understand, I understand. I was being presumptuous.”
Alfred nodded slightly. “But you know, she is my only daughter. Over the years, because her magic talent is only D-rank, she has suffered a great deal of criticism, and her personality has gradually become what it is now.”
“Now that I know you can create Magic Tools capable of defeating a Mage, I wanted to buy one for her to help improve her strength and perhaps even change her temperament.”
Ryan was about to say something more.
But Alfred raised a hand and interrupted him.
“I know. A Magic Tool like that must be incomparably precious. What I mean is this: as long as you are willing to sell me one, I can accept any price, no matter how high.”
“Please, Ryan. Help me as a father.”
Alfred’s voice was full of earnest pleading.
Looking at his expression, Ryan could tell he meant every word.
In order to purchase the kind of Magic Tool Ryan possessed, one that could defeat a Mage, Alfred would not hesitate even if it meant losing everything he owned.
Ryan was genuinely moved.
But moved as he was, business was still business.
He could not take a loss in business just because he felt touched.
Even real brothers settled accounts clearly.
“Since you’ve put it that way, Mr. Alfred, it would make me look rather ungrateful if I still refused to sell you one.”
Ryan fell silent for a moment before speaking.
“Really?”
Alfred’s face lit up with delight.
“All right. I agree.”
Ryan nodded.
“Oh, Ryan, thank you. Thank you so much.”
Alfred quickly grasped Ryan’s hand.
“Mr. Alfred, there is no need to thank me yet. We should discuss the price first.”
Ryan waved his hand.
“Of course, no problem. That is only proper!”
“Then before we discuss the price, let’s first take a look at the Magic Tool I made.”
Ryan made the suggestion.
“Very well. I would very much like to see it for myself.”
Alfred agreed, then immediately called out into the distance, “Marcus, bring Isabella here.”
“Yes, Master.”
Marcus responded and left.
Not long afterward, Isabella and Nila arrived at the training grounds.
Alfred waved a hand, and Marcus turned and withdrew.
“Father, you called for me?”
“My dear daughter, I have just spoken with Ryan. I am going to buy a Magic Tool from him for you.”
“R-Really?”
Isabella cried out in surprise.
“That is right. Ryan is about to demonstrate it, which is why I called you here.”
Alfred stroked Isabella’s head and smiled.
“Good. Since the young lady has arrived, let’s begin.”
Ryan led everyone away from the practice mannequins on the training grounds.
Then he took out the Desert Eagle from his spatial backpack and displayed it before them.
Everyone present, including Nika, was seeing the Desert Eagle for the first time.
“Mr. Alfred, this is the Magic Tool I created—a gun. This gun is called the Desert Eagle.”
“This is called a magazine, and these pieces of metal inside it are called bullets.”
“Next, please cover your ears. The noise will be rather loud.”
“My dear daughter, cover your ears. I will not need to.”
Alfred said this with a smile.
Once Ryan saw that everyone was ready, he immediately raised the Desert Eagle and aimed at the practice mannequins in the distance.
The next moment—
RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!
A burst of gunfire rang out.
Hearing gunfire for the first time, everyone felt their ears buzzing.
Alfred fared better. After all, he was an A-rank Mage with formidable strength, so the gunfire did not startle him.
Isabella and Nila were seeing a firearm for the first time, and both wore utterly shocked expressions.
Even the butler Marcus, standing farther away, turned to look after hearing the gunshots.
Clearly, he too had been stunned by the sound.
When the gunfire stopped, everyone looked toward the mannequins.
They discovered that every single mannequin was now smoking, and their heads had already been blown clean off.
“Hiss!”
Nila sucked in a sharp breath.
“So powerful!”
Isabella exclaimed in amazement.
“Impressive.”
Alfred nodded in praise.
“Now then, Ryan, test it against magic as well.”
With that, Alfred walked over to where the mannequins stood and summoned a magic shield in front of himself.
Ryan switched to a fresh magazine.
He raised the Desert Eagle in his right hand and aimed at Alfred’s thigh.
RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!
A fierce burst of gunfire erupted.
Alfred’s magic shield was not destroyed.
Even so, several visible cracks had appeared on its surface.
Ryan changed the magazine once more and fired again.
RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!
The gunfire ceased.
Then, in the next instant—
CRASH!
The magic shield in front of Alfred shattered instantly.
“Wah!!”
Nila cried out in shock.
“That is amazing!”
Isabella’s face was full of admiration.
“Hahaha! Good, very good! What an incredible Magic Tool. Even my magic shield could not withstand it.”
Alfred threw back his head and laughed.
After testing it personally, he had confirmed that the Magic Tool Ryan had created, this weapon called the Desert Eagle, possessed tremendous power.
As an A-rank Mage, the strength of his magic shield was several times greater than that of a low-level Mage.
And yet, Ryan had still shattered it.
That alone was enough to show just how powerful the Desert Eagle was.
Against a low-level Mage, the Desert Eagle truly could defeat them, or even kill them.
What Alfred could think of, Isabella had naturally realized as well.
She instantly grew excited.
If she had heard correctly just now, her father had said he was buying a Magic Tool for her.
And that Magic Tool had to be this Desert Eagle.
At the thought that she would be able to rely on the Desert Eagle to enhance her strength in the future, Isabella could hardly contain her excitement.
She had waited far too long for this moment.
“Ryan, how do you intend to sell this Magic Tool called the Desert Eagle?”
Alfred stepped in front of Ryan and asked in a serious tone.
“Mr. Alfred, you know that I do not lack Gold Coins.”
“And if you want to buy this Desert Eagle, then you and Miss Isabella will both need to sign a contract with me. The terms of the contract are simple: you must keep the identity of its creator confidential. You cannot tell anyone that I made this Desert Eagle.”
Isabella nodded repeatedly.
As long as she could buy the Desert Eagle, she was willing to agree to any condition.
“Confidentiality? No problem. It is just the price...”
The moment Alfred heard that it required secrecy, he agreed without a second thought.
But when it came to the matter of the price, he found himself with a splitting headache.
Because of their perfume partnership, he knew very well that Ryan did not lack Gold Coins at all.
And yet he desperately wanted to buy it for his daughter.
He believed that once his daughter had the Desert Eagle, she would surely become more confident.
If that happened, her personality would improve as well.
So no matter what, Alfred had to buy this Desert Eagle.
But faced with Ryan, who did not lack money, Alfred truly did not know what he could offer.
Could he bring out a treasure from the family treasury?
But the treasures in the family treasury belonged to the family as a whole.
The elders would never permit him to trade away the family’s property just to buy a Magic Tool for his daughter.
So he could only take out something from his private collection and use it in exchange with Ryan.
“Ryan, what are your plans for the future?”
“My plans? I intend to travel across the entire world and see different kingdoms, different people, and different things.”
“Oh? Is that so? In that case, I have a treasure here that would suit you perfectly.”
Alfred’s eyes lit up.
He knew exactly what he could use to trade with Ryan.
Then, with a flourish, Alfred somehow produced a model airship.
Ryan guessed that Alfred must have opened some kind of personal storage space with magic. It worked on the same principle as his spatial backpack.
“A model? A toy?”
Ryan looked puzzled.
“A model? A toy?”
Alfred smiled mysteriously. “No, no, no. Why would I take out something so embarrassing?”
“Didn’t you just say that you planned to travel the world? Then this treasure should suit you perfectly. Watch closely!”
As Alfred’s words fell, the model airship in his hand instantly began to grow larger.
In only a few short seconds, it expanded until it blotted out the sky.
Ryan could feel it at once—the light had suddenly dimmed.
He immediately looked up into the sky.
But the moment he did, Ryan was struck dumb with astonishment!