Chapter 35: Robbing and Buying Blessed Stones! {2}
"What?! The shipment isn’t coming today?!"
The shrill voice echoed through the ornate halls of the mansion. The speaker, a skinny, balding man with bloodshot brown eyes and dark circles under them, stood trembling in rage near a velvet-draped window. Gold rings glittered on his fingers, but his composure was anything but noble.
A uniformed guard knelt before him, drenched in sweat. "I-I’m sorry, sir! I was just told there was a delay! I don’t know why the delivery was postponed!"
The noble’s face twisted in fury. With a sudden stomp, he brought his heel down on the guard’s hand, causing the man to cry out in pain.
"You imbecile! Do you think I care about your excuses?! The Union is demanding more Blessed Stones—do you know what will happen if we fail them?!"
He paced like a cornered beast, gesturing wildly. "And the goddamn drugs! We need those to push the mutations further! We can’t refine anything without them!"
With another stomp—this time to the guard’s shoulder—the noble shouted, "Useless rats, the lot of you!"
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Rooftop of the Mansion – Reo’s Group
From a nearby rooftop cloaked in moonlight, Reo watched the mansion’s chaos through a monocle lens. Every shout, every movement was logged into his mind. He turned to Andrea, who stood nearby, swaying on her heels with childlike curiosity.
"Alright, Andrea. Hypnotize every guard you can reach from here," Reo ordered, voice calm but sharp.