Chapter 16
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Duke Everlue's Mansion
Following Duke Everlue's command, the library bookshelf split into two sliding doors.
Two figures—one tall, one short—emerged.
Mercenaries from the Southern Wolves guild, hired by Everlue: the Vanish Brothers!
Known outside as the "Heaven and Earth Brothers" for their combo moves.
"Cut the chatter, Natsu—waste 'em."
Weiss frowned at their bluster, nodding to Natsu calmly.
"No sweat—just mercenaries!"
Natsu flashed Weiss a toothy grin, brimming with confidence.
Not arrogance—pure faith in his power.
Mercenaries excelled in brawn, not magic.
Natsu, a magic brawler, matched them with his Dragon Slayer physique—two grunts couldn't flip this!
"Heh, cocky brats! Magic's useless against the Vanish Brothers!"
"Dinosaur girl, spill the book's secret!"
Everlue scoffed at Natsu's bravado.
He eyed Lucy, perched at a reading table, engrossed in Daybreak, oblivious to the chaos.
Clueless that this "trash" hid treasure secrets!
He'd nab her—force it out!
"Earth Escape Magic!"
A golden magic circle flared behind him—Everlue burrowed into the floor toward Lucy!
"Dragon Claw Strike!"
Weiss sneered at the obvious trail.
Leaping high, he flipped midair—his lightning-wreathed fist slammed the bulging earth!
Boom!
Rock and dust exploded.
Everlue, tunneling below, took a headshot—shrieking as Weiss's punch knocked him out!
He smashed into the wall, embedded deep.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Happy faced the Vanish Brothers in the main hall—Everlue's gaudy statue looming.
One minute later, victory.
The brothers turned to charred husks.
Ding! Your teammate Natsu defeated the Vanish Brothers—gained 2 Bronze Treasure Chests!
Weiss, felling Everlue, nabbed a silver chest!
Mission cleared—three humans and a cat bulldozed through.
He punched the wall, dropping the unconscious Everlue, and plucked Virgo's Celestial Key from him with a grin.
First life mission: done.
Checking his panel's chest tally, Weiss opened them all.
Ding! Congratulations on opening the Silver Treasure Chest! Gained all disposable assets under Duke Everlue's control—total value: 16.5 million Jewel!
A secure bank account has been created; all wealth transferred—confidential, inaccessible even to head office authorities!
Ding! Gained 50 Singularity Points from the Silver Treasure Chest.
Ding! Congratulations on opening 2 Bronze Treasure Chests! Gained 1 Masterwork Swift Blade and 1 Magic Item [Combat Pet Contract Scroll]!
Ding! Gained 60 Singularity Points from 2 Bronze Treasure Chests.
Huh?!
This geezer's loaded?!
Over 16 million Jewel—decades of high-risk S-Rank gigs!
Duke-level cash flow—insane!
With this haul, Weiss could coast forever in this world.
As he marveled, Lucy finished Daybreak.
The mansion rumbled ominously.
"It's collapsing—let's bolt!"
Weiss barked, eyeing the crumbling walls.
Grabbing Lucy—book in hand—he vanished on the spot.
Hours later, Weiss's crew turned in the job to client Kaby Melon.
After a heartfelt tale unfolded, Kaby and his wife revealed their humble roots—Natsu'd sniffed it out already.
No biggie.
Lucy slumped—her efforts for naught.
The book stayed unburned, yet they'd "succeeded"—Kaby changed his mind last-second.
Not Natsu's "incomplete task" spiel.
Weiss took a token payout: two tons of crops, grains, and fruits from the couple.
Debt settled.
The Melons, overjoyed, didn't balk—offering more.
Their scam—lying about wealth—could've landed them in Council hot water if Weiss pushed it.
Jail loomed otherwise.
I want to give a huge thanks to the Dragon king card holder : RrJ
I want to give a huge thanks to the Dragon king card holder : Andrew Morale
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