Chapter 574 Legalizing Ill-Gotten Gains (1/2)

Chapter 575 [Bonus chapter] Money, Status, and Power

"Eren, are you not worried that Altashi+a will see your closeness withherself with you?"

Dianna asked as she led Eren into the Reht-after attractions in the city of Ainari aht of the quarterly auction

Quarterly auction events held by House Remus were especially attractive to rankers of any rank That was because it would contain unique treasures and resources usually not found even on the black markets

"Hehehe! It seems like you don't kno your kind operates or you have a natural blind spot for it Most women are attracted to a successful man who already has soirls to measure a man's worth

It may sound presumptuous and whatnot But it is what it is

Wouy for being rich and promiscuous And I can understand why they may like such men It's the denial of this natural selection that irks me a bit

Woood man Good o ahead and kick those guys in their balls"

Eren chuckled and saw Dianna's blank expressions She was slowly starting to develop stress lines on her forehead But the butcher knew he could confide in her just fine because he had branded her

He was also glad for the fact that he had retained her personality while branding her That way, he could see her change of expression and get amused by it

Eren shook his head as he stared blankly in front of hi one of those good-hearted hus hi justice to women who had stood by their words and stuck with their men in the hour of their need Like the one woman who had his back when he was at his lowest in the previous timeline So he cleared some air around it

"Perhaps a feo men for their sincere heart and honest intentions Maybe soood in men that they have yet to see for theer just by e them without any ulterior endary-tier monsters and beasts

And fortunately or unfortunately, stray values don't define thethe basic rule of natural selection is women's flaw Guys have their fatal flaws too, maybe we have thes we have, for the most part, we are true to ourselves and e need

You won't norirl for the wealth she has Or the skills or ranking status she has earned We see their physical characteristics first and foremost The personality and all those nuances coht sound, that is the truth I have co a lot here There would only be a few exceptions to this rule too But as I said, stray values don't define the median

As far as status symbols are concerned, most men are impartial to the accomplishments women may ortheir mates"

Eren had just coned to Altashi+a's squad in the ar that time, Eren talked a lot more than usual with Dianna So the latter had asked hi that into account

Dianna had also registered Altashi+a stealing glances at the in the clean-upto object to Eren's point of vieith a frown on her face But Eren continued his "wise sage" speech some more

"Besides, Altashi+a would find it unnatural that I suddenly stopped talking to you after I branded you Or distancedclose to each other when she is still undecided about her feelings towards et jealous And jealousy is the fire I want her to burn in for the ti out of his sh that was provided to him by the Stellar Sativa, he let his mind wander off soAndI have co the scenes ofup the fallen pieces of ant enough to believe that ht But they are mine I accept the powerful in the belief that is based on one's life, Dianna It has the power to bend reality into a version you see fit for yourself"

Dianna seemed like she wanted to respond to the butcher's stateue than a conversion But it see to speak up and held his hand toAs if he had already understood what she was trying to say

"Don't think I look at all the woe any of the their individuality I want theroith me if they haven't already surpassed me After all, you all are the ones I can count on if and when the shi+t hits the fan

People can live their lives however they want, as long as they can find peace with it But there are some fundamentals to life that are blatantly obvious"