Chapter 25: Farming More Points {1}
Reo hesitated for a long moment, standing in the shadows of the lavish mansion The sudden invitation to join NightGazer was unexpected. He hadn’t come here looking for allies, let alone a place in one of the continent’s most elusive and infamous organizations.
But there were undeniable benefits.
In his past life, Reo had lived through the harshness of solitary power-seeking. He remembered clearly—people rose through two primary methods raw training, which required blood, pain, and constant risk... or the coveted and rare Blessing Stones,
that amplified power like wildfire. Reo had only tasted twenty of them in that life. Twenty. And even those had propelled him forward by leaps and bounds.
To join an organization like NightGazer would mean access to resources, connections, protection. It could put him ahead by years.
Yet...
He looked at the two women standing before him—Elisa, whose crimson hair flared with dangerous beauty and unrestrained heat, and Sarah, the black-haired strategist with calculating blue eyes.
"I’m sorry," Reo finally said, his voice calm but firm. "I appreciate the offer—truly. But I have to refuse."
The tension in the air was immediate.
Sarah’s expression froze, and her eyes darkened with a hint of frost. Elisa narrowed her gaze, her grin vanishing.
"Kid... do you even know who we are?" Sarah asked, her voice now devoid of charm—cold, direct, lethal. "We could force you. Or kill you right here."