Chapter 42: The Uninvited God
Although not great enough to be among the top 10 merchant groups of the empire, there is a merchant group that comfortably ranks within the top 30. Layton’s Merchant Group, operated by Viscount Layton Valencia, is the largest source of money in the Vlad duchy, and he even bought the title of viscount in the empire with that money.
The man, who had reached a position that could be called a big shot in the empire, lowered his head with sad eyes. These days, living has become too difficult for him.
Why was I born as a vampire?
They say there’s nothing money can’t buy, but there are truly things that can’t be bought.
There are things he can never have no matter how much he struggles, and they are a predetermined punishment from the moment he was born as a vampire.
The most representative thing is freedom.
No matter how much he has and acquires, it’s meaningless.
Duchess Shmira can take it away at any time.
Because she holds the power of life and death over him.
A higher-ranking vampire exercises absolute blood dominance over lower-ranking vampires. In front of Duchess Shmira, a pureblood, all other vampires are nothing more than puppets that can be controlled at any time.
What’s the point of being rich...If I can’t have freedom?