First Meeting With Higher-Ups

Soon, Ryker and his lovers find themselves in the room provided by the Hal Family.

"Master Ryker," the powerful servant, a butler by the way Solance referred to the man, called out to him.

"I will advice you to not go anywhere outside the estate for the time being. The elder had told me the negotiation would likely occured in the near future, so don't go outside until the negotiation is over," the man told him.

Ryker nodded. He could understand that the elder of the Hal Family likely not want him to go missing when the time of the negotiations. It could also mean after the other powerhouses of the Barony agreed to his demands, or considering it, they will ask for a quick meeting.

After all, the allure of a secret Realm is just to great.

"Good, have a good night master Ryker," the man said before leaving them in the room.

When the man left them, Ryker turned towards his lovers, a slightly annoyed expression on his face.

"You do realise this mansion have its own formation, and the one who control it can hear anything that happened inside it," he began, leaving the four women confused, unsure of where the conversation is heading.

"The elder heard of your plan to get Shuri to join my harem," the sudden realisation caused all of them to freeze.

They had never expected for their conversation to be eavesdrop by a Genesis Source expert. What they did not know is that the elder only eavesdrop due to Ryker's insistance.

"I would love to punish you in the bed today, but we are inside someone else house and I have no desire to do it when the threat of someone accidentally seeing it is too high.

So, I just go with some simple punishment," before the women could defend themselves, they find their bodies being bent in such way that their rear was pointed towards Ryker.

Soon, screams of pain erupted from the women as Ryker spanked their buttock until it turn bright red.

-x-

Ryker had expected the higher-ups to negotiate with him as quickly as possible. He just don't expert it to be so quick.

"It's not even a day," he whisper in shock, the elder of the Hal Family lightly snorted.

"Child, we are talking about a Secret Realm. There is no way the other Great Families and the Baron himself would want to miss such opportunities," the man told him as they head towards the largest mansion in the l capital, if not the entire Barony itself.

The guards quickly head towards them but stopped when they realize who was heading towards the mansion.

"Elder Hal!" the guards saluted the old man and let him through, along with Ryker.

They soon entered the mansion, with Ryker steeling himself for a meeting with the most powerful people in the Mariz Barony. No pressure.

-x-

As he entered the meeting room, Ryker could feel the gaze and probing of the people inside.

Thankfully, he had been exposed to much stronger beings though the fact he was weaker than them still cause him to go for the cautious approach.

He take a quick look at everyone inside the room. There are 5 people inside, no doubt the entirety of the Genesis Source experts of the Barony.

At the left, there are two people, two old man looking like they are in their fifites though no doubt they likely much older than their face suggested. There is one unoccupied chair next to them. He gussed the two must be the other elder of the other Great Families.

At the right, there three more people both looked younger than the elder of the Great Families, though not by much. 2 of them wore armour, likely the leader of the military and the captain of the elite guards. The last man was the oldest looking one in the trio, his identity should be the advisor of the Baron.

And lastly, for the most powerful person in the Barony, the master of the nation, the Baron himself.

He has a green hair, which surprise him to have never seen such exotic looking colour with the exception being Mashia's light blue. His most striking feature is likely his face, or to be exact, how young he looked.

If Ryker did not know him and met him in the streets, he likely thought the man to be someone at his thirties, if not late twenties.

He is adorned with blue and white coat, with a white dress clothes underneath it. The man looked at him and gave the silver-eyed man a genial smile, one he returned, though feeling slightly awkward over it.

"Hello, and apology for calling you so quickly only after a day in the capital. But the fact we have a Secret Realm so close to the capital is an urgent matter.

Oh, I almost forgot. I am the Baron of Mariz, but you could probably guess such thing. As for the rest, all of you should introduce yourself to our guest,"

The older looking man at the Baron's right goes first.

"I am the Grand Advisor of Mariz Barony," a short introduction from the older man.

"I will go next. I am the General of the Mariz Barony's armies," the man inside a suit of blue armo spoke next.

"I am the High Captain of the City Guards," the other man in white armour introduce himself next.

The one who seated next to the elder of Hal Family, who took his seat next to the Baron, stood up, "I am the elder of Hilus Family,"

Ryker knew of them from Solance's stories. They are the Family who have the largest fingers in the economy of the Barony.

They are also a member of the Merchant Confederation, giving them some protection from anyone who wish to subjugate them.

"I am the elder of Miri Family," a subdued looking old man, covered in black cloak said next.

Ryker gave the man the most attention. He had heard from Solance that the Miri Family is the family that involve themselves in the darker side of the city. From illegal trades to assassination, they the one who control the darkside, but not for profit, but to ensure the effect of anything that occur in the darkness of the city will not effect the one who live in the light.

As Hal Family is the staunchest defender of the Barony, the Miri is the one who ensure the darkness is keep in check.

Ryker look at everyone, memorising their look before he turned towards the Baron, who said,

"Let's start the negotiation, then,"