18. Colosseum.

Do-hui cleared her throat and approached Eun So-ryeong.

 

 

“This is too much, isn’t it? It’ll all be over the media… and there are reporters coming.”

“I merely suppressed a violent protest, no?”

“No, but still…”

“And Yoo-eun is here, and that bitch (Han Sarang) is here too, you know. If I don’t knock them down in advance, they might come and massacre everyone. I’m doing this for their sake, in a way?”

“….”

 

 

It was an absurd sophistry, but there was nothing she could really say. What if she got beaten up for saying something when So-ryeong-ssi was so obviously in a bad mood? Even if she’s a subordinate, an adventurer is still scary.

 

 

 

 

 

“Excuse me! Are you Police Captain Eun So-ryeong-gyeongjeong, right??”

“Was there a violent protest?”

“We received a report that the police used excessive force!”

“Can we get a word from you!”

 

Before she knew it, a group of reporters had approached, trying to get past the police’s human barricade and shoving microphones in her face.

It was already chaotic enough with just that, but with the emergency responders there as well, the situation was a complete mess.

 

 

Eun So-ryeong pulled out a cigarette with an annoyed expression.

 

“Ah, seriously. Can’t you tell just by looking? You all flock over just because I gave them a little smack.”

“That’s not just a little smack, Department Head…”

“I’d say it’s just a little smack for someone like me. Chief, I’m leaving the rest to you.”

“Huh?”

 

 

She took a few drags of her cigarette, swaggered over, jumped up, and disappeared into the plaza.

Shin Do-hui was dumbfounded by her absurd behavior. She was just unbelievably reckless. Should she just fire her?

 

 

“W-wait a minute… wait! We have to clean this up!! Hey!!!”

 

She shouted belatedly, but she was already gone. Only an echo resounded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+++

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The branch manager… is here, you say?”

 

 

A five-member party and an old man dispatched from the Dungeon Cooperation Organization D10 European branch in Germany, to be exact.

 

 

Like Agnes, the branch manager, they were wearing medieval plate armor and staring at the stage with angry eyes.

 

 

The preliminary rounds were underway, with the crowd cheering. And in the specially made VIP seats, Yoo-eun’s women and high-ranking officials dispatched from various organizations were watching while enjoying food and such.

 

 

“Agnes…!”

 

 

The old man stared intently at one of those spots.

His wife, who had been taken from him in a cowardly manner about a month ago. Agnes was watching the game with a dark expression.

 

 

His body moved on its own.

He would run over and save his wife right away.

 

 

But what stopped him was the leader of the five-member party he had brought with him. She was also angry, but judged that it was not the time.

 

 

“Not yet.”

“But!”

“If we start something now, we might ruin everything. Please be patient.”

“My wife… my daughter!! Is there!!!”

“You must be careful. If even Agassi was captured, his power must surpass ours. We must act according to the plan. Please restrain your emotions.”

“Keueuk….”

 

 

It was frustrating, but it was true.

 

A five-member party composed of the most powerful adventurers in Agnes’s Noblesse Family, except for Henrietta. In addition, the NTR victim, who had received stats as soon as he returned to Germany and had undergone some training.

 

 

Even if the six of them combined, they couldn’t beat Henrietta. But if that Henrietta was captured by Yoo-eun, his power must surpass them.

 

 

Of course, it was his first maid, Seo-hyun, who caught Henrietta, but he never thought that anyone other than her could beat Henrietta, who had the monstrous talent of All Stats Enhancement LV.4.

He believed that this crime was solely due to Yoo-eun, who possessed powerful strength.

 

 

 

 

Therefore, the plan they came up with was an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

 

Since he had taken Henrietta hostage and threatened them, they would take someone of his hostage and threaten himㅡ.

 

That was it.

He had heard that he had three women who acted like lovers in addition to his maids, and two of them were active adventurers.

 

 

The other one was a lawyer who was not an adventurer but a regular person. Her name was also widely known.

 

 

 

 

“Don’t forget that we’re only here to confirm things.”

“…I understand. I’m sorry.”

The NTR victim finally lowered his head at the leader’s continued persuasion.

He knew it too.

That he shouldn’t get emotional. But how easy was that?

 

 

“Let’s go. I know her location.”

 

 

 

 

 

+++

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Huh…?”

 

 

Agnes Isabella and her daughter Henrietta were watching the preliminary rounds in the VIP seats.

And next to them, the D10 Chairman and his secretary were observing the surroundings (Yoo-eun’s women) with interesting eyes.

 

 

There were quite a few people in the VIP seats, but most of them were either admiring the power of the Yoo-eun Family or watching the preliminary rounds, so it wasn’t too noisy.

 

 

In the midst of all this, Agnes felt a strange sensation.

She felt a familiar and friendly feeling from somewhere.

 

 

“…What is it?”

 

She looked around, but it was almost impossible to find something in this place full of people.

 

“What’s wrong?”

Her daughter asked.

Agnes just said, ‘It’s nothing,’ and shook her head. Would she believe her if she said she felt something that looked like hope in this situation?

 

 

 

In fact, she had many thoughts when she met the chairman this morning.

She had hoped that he, as the one who encompassed adventurers from all over the world, might be able to save her.

 

 

But she gave up when she saw the spaced-out expression of the woman who was next to him, the woman who was known to be a high-ranking scout. She even shouted to the chairman, ‘We have to go back! Right now!’ as soon as she saw Henrietta.

 

 

It was not unreasonable. Henrietta originally had tens of thousands of attack and defense stats, but that had changed to tens of millions in a few days.

And Agnes’s stats also changed significantly. Her attack power, which was terrible compared to her defense power, rose to 700,000.

 

 

Here in Yoo-eun’s place!

 

 

So, she couldn’t help but judge that Agnes or Henrietta had become Yoo-eun’s maids, or at least that the situation wasn’t good.

 

Anyway, she gave up hope that they could be saved because of that.

Moreover, even if they decided to save her, she felt skeptical when she saw the Yoo-eun Family, which was growing day by day. She hadn’t seen Yoo-eun’s stats yet, but Henrietta, who had become his concubine, already had 60 million, didn’t she? Even though she had the fraudulent talent of inflating all stats by nine times, if there was someone who could inflate combat power that much, he would also have tremendous combat power.

 

 

And the maids and executives would also have considerable attack and defense stats.

 

 

It was questionable whether they could win even if all of D10 attacked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the D10 Chairman was in serious trouble.

Although she was known as his secretary on the outside, Hera, a scout who was actually one of the most important people in the association, was constantly sending warnings.

 

That he had to get out of here as soon as possible… that he shouldn’t even think about meeting Yoo-eun.

 

 

If a scout with Talent LV.5 said that, he should follow her, but he ended up sitting in the VIP seat. He hadn’t met Yoo-eun in person, but he had met his head maid and been guided there.

 

 

‘How high must his stats be for Hera to be so terrified? Over a million? Or maybe even over 5 million?’

 

As the chairman of the association, he had information about high-ranking adventurers in his hands.

And most high-ranking adventurers usually have around 100,000 attack and defense stats, and the real top-tier monsters, such as Henrietta, sometimes exceed 500,000 attack and defense stats.

In particular, Agnes, Henrietta’s mother and the branch manager of D10 Europe, doesn’t have very high attack power (only among the top-tier), but her defense power reaches 1 million, making her a monster among monsters. He has never seen an adventurer with attack power that exceeds her defense power.

 

 

Therefore, even if she warned him, he could only assume that it was around 5 million attack and defense stats at best. If it was around 5 million attack and defense stats, it would be a huge threat to the association, but he thought it would be good to meet him once since it could eventually be suppressed by the power of the majority.

 

If he could have seen Yoo-eun’s stats and the women’s stats, he would have run away without a second thought.

 

‘Yes, I should always assume the worst. I should act as if Yoo-eun’s attack and defense stats are around 5 million.’

 

 

In the end, he made the mistake of reducing Yoo-eun’s stats to one-thirtieth and ended up staying where he should have left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘I should leave after all.’

 

 

Hera made up her mind.

He was a good person, but he was trapped in his own thoughts.

A place like this couldn’t last long, and eventually, it would harm her as well.

 

 

Even though she didn’t say the detailed stats about Yoo-eun or his women, shouldn’t he have listened a little since a Level 5 scout had vomited and said that he should avoid them at all costs? If she had seen any possibility, she would have told him the detailed stats later, but she gave up on that idea.

For her own sake, and in preparation for the worst, she decided to bury their detailed information.

 

 

Maybe that’s why the chairman didn’t believe her. That was his fate.

 

 

‘But where should I go? Most guilds are nothing compared to the association. Except for the Harem Palace… but going to such a pervert is out of the question.’