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Faced with the girl’s cold warning…
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Ron merely let out a sneering chuckle.
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“Heh?”
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“Become unfortunate?”
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“That’s just fine. I’m already pretty miserable. A little more won’t make a difference.”
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Instead of being intimidated, Ron found the woman rather amusing.
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“Someone, come.”
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“Use a separate carriage when transporting her. Don’t jostle her too much.”
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Hearing Ron’s “special treatment” for her, the caged girl didn’t feel the least bit grateful—in fact, her expression darkened even more.
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“Pity… is it?”
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“Heh…”
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“So even I get pitied by a lowly race one day…”
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The girl narrowed her eyes.
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After paying the money, Ron had finished all his mandatory purchases for the day.
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The household staff to clean and manage the estate, as well as the slaves for farming—he had basically bought them all.
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Ron turned his gaze behind him.
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That premium-tier Tier-2 magical beast still hadn’t been secured.
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Although its quality was undeniably tempting…
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Something—maybe his sixth sense, maybe just plain life experience—made Ron hesitate.
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Back in his original world, markets like these were practically synonymous with scams!
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If you wanted to find a bargain in such places, you had to be ready to get ripped off.
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Just as Ron was hesitating about whether to make a move…
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Suddenly, chaos erupted in the market.
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At first, there were only a few startled cries from the front of the marketplace.
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Ron figured it was probably just another argument breaking out at some vendor’s stall.
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But the panic quickly spread across the entire marketplace.
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Terrified people started flooding down the aisles!
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“What’s going on—what the hell is happening?!”
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Watching the frightened crowd, even the stall owner was stunned.
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He shouted over the commotion, trying to ask what was happening.
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But everyone was too busy fleeing for their lives—no one answered him.
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“Master, please stand behind me and don’t move around.”
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Realizing something was seriously wrong, Perica stepped forward and shielded Ron behind her.
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At the same time…
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She reached into her storage pouch and tossed Ron a black cloak.
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“Master, please put this on for now.”
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“If a real conflict breaks out, I might not be able to maintain the cognitive disguise.”
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Sensing Perica’s shift into a more serious mode, Ron didn’t dare take it lightly and quickly draped the cloak over himself.
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“Perica, this… it’s not aimed at us, right?”
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“Should we follow the crowd and get out of the market too?”
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Hearing the concern in Ron’s voice…
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Perica gave a faint, reassuring smile.
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“Don’t worry, Master.”
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“As long as I’m here, no one can hurt you.”
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When she said this…
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Perica’s face held absolute confidence!
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Her dramatic reaction wasn’t because she was scared—it was just part of her professionalism as a personal maid.
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After calming Ron…The gentleness on Perica’s face vanished without a trace.
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Her eyes sharpened, and she reached into the crowd and yanked out a young man!
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The man was completely stunned.
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Despite being a healthy guy around 1.75 meters tall, he was pulled out like a baby chick!
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“Wh-What are you doing?!”
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The man stared at the two of them in panic, still in shock that he had just been lifted clean off the ground.
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Perica, using her cognitive disguise, deliberately made herself look more menacing—scar and all.
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“Shut up!”
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“You just need to answer my questions honestly.”
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“What’s going on up ahead—what’s causing the chaos?”
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Faced with Perica’s simulated scarred face, the young man’s irritation instantly disappeared.
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He straightened up and obediently replied:
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“I-I’m not sure…”
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“I was just shopping…”
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“Then all of a sudden, this strange purple smoke drifted through the market, and a bunch of customers just collapsed.”
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“Right after that, people started screaming.”
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“And then… I just ran with the crowd.”
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Hearing the man’s explanation, Perica’s eyes narrowed sharply.
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“Purple smoke?”
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“A poison gas attack?!”
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“How could something this serious happen in a place like this?”
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Just as Perica was stunned by the severity of the incident—
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A long, eerie chuckle suddenly echoed above them.
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“Hehehe…”
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“In your eyes… do you really think this is a peaceful place?”
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Hearing that voice, everyone instinctively looked up in shock.
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They saw a bizarrely dressed man—like a vampire—standing upside-down on the ceiling!
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The gravity-defying sight made Ron take a step back in alarm.
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“H-Hey, Perica!”
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“Is that guy strong?”
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Ron frowned at the black-clad, strange-looking man.
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With zero affinity for magic, Ron had no mana inside him and thus couldn’t sense someone’s strength.
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But judging from the guy’s dramatic entrance and eccentric outfit—
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This was definitely a powerful enemy.
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“Who are you?!”
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“Do you have a death wish, barging into Castrellero territory and causing trouble?!”
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Perica didn’t answer Ron’s question—instead, she glared at the strange man and spoke out loud with authority.
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Faced with her questioning, the man only let out another weird laugh.
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Whoosh—
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A blur of shadow darted across the ceiling, and in the next second, the man had vanished.
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The next time his voice rang out, Ron was stunned to realize—The man was suddenly standing right in front of them!
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“Castrellero?”
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“You don’t mean that fading old family, do you?”
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“Sure, their power’s on the decline…”
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“But they’re still filthy rich~”
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“Oh, lovely little maid…”
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“Tell me—if I captured their precious young master, how much ransom would the family pay?”
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“100,000 gold coins?”
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“Or maybe… a million?”
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As he spoke, the man suddenly thrust his palm forward!
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Whoosh!
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A blast of wind blew toward them—In an instant, the hood Ron had just pulled on was blasted off.
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Even worse, the cognitive disguise around both of them was stripped away in a blink.
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The two “burly men” were instantly exposed as a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman!
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“Just as I thought!”
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Seeing Ron’s golden hair and those gem-like blue eyes—The man’s expression twisted into one of theatrical, manic glee.
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“The heir of the Castrellero family—Ron Castrellero!”
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“That’s you, isn’t it?!”
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Faced with such an arrogant attacker—Perica drew in a deep breath.
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Even her usually emotionless eyes now glinted with killing intent.
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“Name yourself.”
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“Kato Kaleski.”
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“Perica Ewen.”
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After exchanging names— The two of them dropped into battle stances, the fight on the verge of erupting.
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But just then, the slave stall owner let out a furious roar:
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“Girl, stand down!”
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“Let me take care of this scum!”
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The bald-headed vendor bellowed:
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“Boys! Grab your weapons!”
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With his order, a dozen muscular men in short sleeves leapt out from behind the stalls, surrounding the vampire-like man completely.
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“You little brat—you messed with the wrong people!”
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“Out of all the folks you could’ve picked on, you tried to snatch one of Luca’s customers?!”
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