Chapter 41 (2/2)

Seeing the change in Hans' expression, the thug-looking man panicked

[You, luckily I passed by here This woman is Carlsama The owner of the House of Black Rose]

[Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!?]

Thein fear if one would look closer

[Ah errr…… pardon ht You didn't know usted face How co at the presence of a wo Carla like thatperson]

Hans said so as he beat the man

[Ehh?? That, hat do you mean…?]

Hanselse If the boss heard about this, you'll definitely die on where you stand Remember this]

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As Ares and co approached Balzac's roo burly man halted them

[H-here is b-boss' roothis, Hans went forward

[Jonathan, these people are good The boss would want to prioritize the else]

[But, Hans-san Boss, told ry]

[No, it's be okay I'll take responsibility]

Hans forced his way in regardless The big ive way

[Boss! I' said that, Hans opened the door Inside were aon bed relaxedly

[Oi, what are you doing? I' at the moment nobody must enter…]

[Boss, it's really important]

Hans stood before Balzac

[So it's you, Hans I hope you have a good reason for disturbing my rest, or else you'll be sorry for it]

[Alan-saht now Alan-sa that, Balzac began to panic

[Ha… you say milord come on his own?]

[Yes]

[W-where is milord now…?]

[Just outside the door]

Balzac turned his sight towards the door And sure enough, there was Ares over there, slass he held in his hand

[Boss, the glass…]

[You! Why don't you say so earlier! ! Prepare a welcome party!]

[Yes I have already said so…]

[Screw you! Wait, you…]

He re as he scolded Hans

The cold eyes of a wo at him all this ti, Carla's jealous eyes, or Ares who had been there sht

Ah,this?

Balzac then took a deep breath, before issuing an order

[Fuuuーーーー Alright Well, girls! Please leave at once Oi, you, the one outside Youto enter! Then…Hans…please take the man and woman to room next door]

[Yes! At once!!]

Balzac looked at Hans

How Hans' clear cut face seeet back you later

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The girls are gone and Ares is in the roo burly man Jonathan

With only four people inside the room, when Ares sat on one of the chairs, both Balzac and Hans quickly knelt down and lowered their head

[We didn't know that milord will visit us today… Pardon us for our carelessness…]

Balzac was a forof the slu in front of a boy, begging for forgiveness

[It's alright I was the one who ca I'll feel bad if you do this Please raise your head…]

[Yes… thank you very much…]

Only after that Balzac and Hans dared to raised their head up

[Milord…please refrain froain It's bad forThe interaction between you and Hans was a urd is also here to see it]

[No, please don't…]

At that point, Hans coughed a little Then resumed the conversation

[By the way, Milord Is there so we need to do for you…perhaps?]

[Ah, sorry Firstly I have a few things to ask you How did the gaain infor aristocrats and merchants?]

[Yes As milord can see, the aristocrats and thebets Don't tell me…milord wants their money?]

[It's probably because the arena was closed after The Gladiator Revolt, isn't it? I think it's fine It is said that hu since birth So, everyone always has a tendency to gamble Especially the aristocrats who needs soot a taste of it, there is no escaping it]

Ares laughed

[What I want to know at the aain with the at the palace Especially… those of the royal families, like princes, princesses and the dukes' rin

[So Milord has decided tothe written inforathered!]

[Yes]

Hans replied then left the room for a while He returned with a stack of papers

Ares received it and read the content Meanwhile Balzac gave an explanation

[The royal family is still the same In particular, the second Prince is irate It seees everywhere The first Prince is good at warfare, but less talented in terh Those till bring trouble soon The third Prince is ill, not tomember of royal family that needs to be taken into consideration…I suppose it's Princess Cornelia?]

[The fourth Princess? Did she do so unusual lately?]

[The first Princess is drowning herself in luxury and hedonisood reputation in her nae characteristic of liking to fight despite her prim and proper appearance I also heard that she had a fierce personality The third Princess, although not fully overshadowed yet, she is under great influence from Duke hellion It's only about time that she'll fully submit What remained is only the fourth Princess]

Balzac paused to take a breather then continued

[I heard the fourth Princess is a modest person, perhaps because the low status of her mother However, she's known for her beauty despite rarelyan appearance]

[Isn't that weird? How do people know that she's beautiful if they never saw her?]

[That's…because she had appeared here in the western district before]

Balzac got up and explained

[She's a weird one a the Royal family members… She invested her private properties to develop the western district Particularly, in establishi+ng hospital and orphanage… To the point that they can stand on their own Those who saw her testify that she looked like a [Goddess] When I saw her once… I ued by Balzac's story

[Because she rarely attends court and that she has no apparent『backing』, the other aristocrats didn't really give her any attention Perhaps, if she ever showed up in a banquet or so, the rumour would've spread about her…but that's not the case So… I came into a conclusion that she's someone that Milord should take note]

[How rare Balzac is actually co soure to the development of the western district…I would've serve her since that's the case, but that is that, I still wish to support Ares-sa too frank here Anyways, it's all written on the paper Also…]

[Also?]

[Yes I have one thing that I' from nearby drawer It was filled with some kind of a powder When Ares checked it…his face becas]

[Yes If one inhales it, your senses and pains will be paralyzed There is a risk of losing oneself as well]

Balzac continued talking

[As per Milord's instruction, we forbid the use and sales of such drug here But… apparently this originated from an area around Torkia…]

[Torkia…? I wonder about that Can you investigate this for me?]

[Yes! With pleasure]

Balzac bowed to Ares oncefor this tie s to Ares-sama Please ht Please do so]

Ares smiled then added

[But instead, since you've entrusted your life to me, then I expect that you'll be careful with it If you can't do that, then forget about serving hed in response to that

[Naturally My dream is to see the future that Ares-sama envisioned I can't afford to die until then]

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Carla thought to herself while witnessing the whole thing Balzac is the king of the underground society He's aon his own abilities without following anyone But now the very sae of a character this Ares is?

[Well, it's not like I'm not attracted to this person as well Not only Balzac, even I don't want to die until I see it… that future he envisioned]

Carla looked at Ares in a daze