Chapter 116 Blending

"...So you're really here?"

Roderick, who had been very busy recently, looked at Annan sitting in his office drinking tea in disbelief.

"Yes, I called you before I came. No one knew that I couldn't get through and no one answered, so I came directly."

Annan, who kept adding sugar cubes to the hot black tea, answered with a smile.

"By the way, is there any milk?"

"...There's a refrigerator outside."

Roderick thought for a while and finally went out to get a carton of milk.

"I would be very grateful if you are willing to help me. I really need reliable help right now, but...how did you get in?"

The place where Roderick is now was originally owned by his uncle Ethan. Private office in Nares' upscale nightclub.

Due to many things that have happened recently, Roderick was even attacked and killed several times, both covertly and openly. This nightclub, which was originally somewhat lax in defense, has strengthened its defenses and should not let anyone break in.

It's impossible to sneak in. It's early morning and the nightclub isn't open yet.

Not to mention a completely unfamiliar boy with a slightly childish appearance.

"Just walk in?"

Annan really walked in directly. He didn't use any special skills or magic, and he didn't understand it either.

"I just told the person at the door that I came to see you, and then I came in."

"..."

Roderick felt that the main problem with the defense here was not the equipment, but the people.

"Forget it, just come in, just think it's like you discovered a security hole."

Roderick knew that even if he blamed the guards at the door, he would still have to remind them in the future.

"Manpower problem..."

Roderick sat down behind the desk, which he was not used to yet, and looked at Annan who was adding milk to the black tea.

"Annan, are you really willing to help me? You should know the problem I have, right? Moreover, even if you don't want to join us, by then you will already be a part of the gang in the eyes of others..."

"Just think of it as your advisor, okay?"

Annan smiled brightly.

"I don't know if I can help you, but I'm sure you can definitely help me. I have some future plans here that will definitely use your power, but I'm embarrassed to take your things in vain. So let’s take it as an exchange.”

"Exchange... deal?"

Roderick nodded calmly.

Annan looks too young and seems a bit unreliable, but he definitely has the ability. It just depends on how he uses it.

"By the way, it's been a while since I saw you face to face again, so I want to say thank you."

"Why so sudden?" Annan was a little confused.

"Actually, when you and I first came to this nightclub, I should have thanked you. You even faced danger for my sake, but at that time I didn't care at all..."

Roderick remembers the situation clearly.

Annan suddenly revealed that he was a black magician, which then led to Caleb. Russ shot him.

If Annan hadn't had other means, he might have become a corpse long ago.

At that time, Roderick didn't care at all about his companions who were in danger with him. Instead, he just kept thinking about his own affairs. Now that he thinks about it carefully, his situation is very wrong.

"There's nothing to worry about. The vampire blood in your body is boiling. And it doesn't completely change you or affect you. It just makes you too impulsive. You don't need to apologize to me. Anyway, it was at that time I asked for it."

Annan waved his hand indifferently.

"After all, I have to thank you, otherwise I won't be able to pass this test myself..."

Roderick finally thanked him sincerely.

"Then, let's talk about my problem next. Considering your ability, the way you can help me is..."

Annan, who was listening to Roderick's speech, suddenly turned his head ninety degrees.

boom!

The next second, the closed office door suddenly opened.

A nimble figure broke into the office and arrived in an instant.

Roderick raised his head with cold sweat on his face and looked nervously at the shotgun pressed against his forehead.

"Roderick Nares?"

The person who came was a tall woman in a black leather jacket, probably in her twenties, with a face filled with evil spirits.

She stood on the desk and looked at Roderick condescendingly.

Her hand holding the shotgun was very steady, her finger on the trigger, as if she was about to pull it at any time.

"Answer my question, Ethan Nares, is he really dead?"

Roderick's whole body was covered with ice. The young woman in front of him gave him an extremely terrifying pressure. His tongue was stiff and he couldn't speak even if he wanted to answer.

"It's dead."

At this time, Annan's steady voice came from the side.

"Ethan Nares, it should be said that except for Roderick in front of you, all the members of the Nares family have died and become sacrifices in black magic rituals. They have become indistinguishable. A mummy."

"..."

The woman's sharp gaze turned to Annan, who was sitting on the chair nearby.

"O-boss!"

Outside the broken office door, Roderick's men, who were left to guard the nightclub, finally arrived too late.

However, when the several tall and strong men outside the door saw the leather-clad woman standing on the desk, they were all too frightened to take a step further.

"Breathwork."

Annan, who was holding the tea cup in his hand, drank the mixed liquid in the cup in one gulp.

"Besides, he should be of a very high level? So, young lady, may I ask why you came to find this dead man, Ethan Nares?"

"……revenge."

The woman holding a shotgun looked closely at Annan, who was completely unmoved.

"I see. Since you have this kind of strength, you must be brave if you are an expert. If you can break in, you can naturally get out, but..."

Annan's eyes did not look at the dangerous intruder. His eyes looked out the door with a vague sense of emptiness.

"For things like breaking into gang territory, even if you have the strength, it's best to do it alone. If you are bold enough to bring a little girl to the neighborhood, are you sure there is no problem?"

brush!

The woman quickly pulled out a revolver and pointed it at Annan.

"……Who are you!?"

The woman's voice sounded like a ferocious beast breathing.

"You are... you are a man..."

"Of course I'm a boy, but you really shouldn't have brought that little girl."

Annan was smiling happily now.

Because the attitude of this woman who exuded a terrifying aura was equivalent to confirming his thoughts and guesses.

"Miss, haven't you heard of it? This city has been very uneasy recently. The Witch of Gold, the Witch of Fire, and the Witch of Chaos have appeared one after another. You should know what this means. Bar?"