Chapter 184: White Phosphorus (1)
The Merchant.
In the original work, he appeared alongside the Monarch and Baob, forming the trio of top villains.
He was a powerhouse who gripped the empire's black market with an iron fist—dealing in slave auctions, drug trafficking, contract killings, and more.
At the same time, because he frequently hunted beastkin, he naturally stood at direct odds with the fox.
To Irene in particular, the Merchant was no different from a mortal enemy—the one who burned her entire hometown to the ground.
He was the very person who planted deep distrust toward humans in her heart.
‘He was filthy.’
A true "adult."
Or more precisely, a figure who embodied the very end of corruption.
He chased after money, treated the world as mere material, and preferred to crush others underfoot rather than speak with them.
To him, there was no understanding, no sympathy, no mercy.
If there was any standard by which he divided good and evil, it was simply: "Does it make money?"