Chapter 209: Two New Comrades: A Former Royal Knight and A Wyvernoid!

Duke Albert simply nodded in response to Pedro. Then, he shifted his gaze from Pedro to Jea-an Clara Aleria as if he was waiting for her answer.

On the other hand, Pedro grinned slightly before he glanced towards Jea-an Clara Aleria. And before anyone could speak, he said, "But before that… Won't it be a norm for me to check her strength first?"

Pedro glanced towards Duke Albert and asked, "There won't be a problem with that, right Duke Albert?"

Duke Albert could not help but force out a smile after his eyes met with Pedro that made his heart tremble out of fear. Beads of sweat fell from his face as he gulped his saliva and said, "O-Of course, you can, Officer Aron! B-But, please refrain from doing tests that might damage the goods?"

Pedro simply smirked in response and said, "I know that much, Duke Albert! You need not worry! I won't go to such lengths. A simple test is more than enough."

"A-A simple test?" Duke Albert asked in a worried tone as he watched Pedro glanced at Jea-an Clara Aleria once more before glancing back to him.

"Yes! A simple test!" Pedro chuckled as his eyes turned all black after he blinked. A seemingly unfathomable and undetectable magical energy flows out from Pedro instantaneously, affecting everyone within a hundred spherical radius from him.

At this moment, Duke Albert and the guard inside the cell fell to their knees. Their hands gripped their heads tightly as their heads felt like it was about to burst due to the pressure and the aftereffects of suddenly feeling exhausted—as if they ran a marathon way past what their physical abilities could do. They coughed dryly—forcing their mouths to spit saliva, while their eyes cried in response.

"Aaaah!" They cried a few times after coughing dryly out of pain.

Pedro simply smirked in response and said, "Duke Albert… I am surprised that you are able to remain conscious at this moment?"

However, the smirk on his face only lasted a few seconds as it was straightened when his eyes landed on the seemingly alright Jea-an Clara Aleria. He simply stared towards her—who had kept her calm demeanor and seemed unaffected.

Pedro was surprised to know that Jea-an Clara was able to resist the passive skill of his Demonic Eyes. It consequently made his heart tremble—seemingly nervous about her, and was only able to calm himself down after a few seconds. He said, "To think that you are stronger than I thought… So tell me… What is your decision? Do you want to have a new family… or do you want to stay in this cell for eternity?"

"A family, huh?" Jea-an Clara Aleria chuckled and said, "Don't say the word family so casually as if you are going to take responsibility for me!"

Pedro could not help but force out a smile in response. He scratched his head and averted his gaze from Jea-an Clara while saying, "I am sorry but… I already have someone in my heart!"

"Well… It's not that I expected that I would be your lover." Jea-an Clara Aleria said. "Anyway… I don't give a shit about that! But if you can tell me what would I get following you… I might consider being sold to you."

"Get?" Pedro chuckled in response. Then, he glanced to his palm and said, "You are already strong… So, I doubt that you would get something from following me! Well… Other than obtaining the responsibility to protect something?"

"Protect something?" Jea-an Clara Aleria asked with a frown on her face.

"Yes!" Pedro simply nodded in response and said, "Protect something we call family and humanity!"

At this moment, Jea-an Clara Aleria went back to her cold demeanor towards Pedro. On the other hand, Pedro could only remain silent and wait for Jea-an Clara Aleria's final decisions. At the same time, Pedro got somehow irritated by Duke Albert and his guard's pitiful scream. Thus, Pedro reverted back his eyes back to their normal.

Duke Albert and his guard coughed dryly several times before they were able to calm themselves and catch their breath of exhaustion. He can't help but stare towards Pedro and thought, 'How terrifying! This is probably just one of Officer Aron's skills! And to think that I and my guard was immobilized without even lifting a finger… Officer Aron… No! Anyone from the Bearth Human Organization should not be messed up with, no matter what happens! If he truly wanted to just obtain what is found here in our Auction Den, forcing us out would not be a problem for him. We are lucky that he was kind and understanding!'

"Hmm…" Jea-an Clara Aleria pondered as she glanced around her jail. Then, she smiled slightly and said, "How promising… Well… It won't be bad to walk around from time to time! This is a good opportunity to see what's going on outside."

"Can I take it as a yes?" Pedro asked.

Jea-an Clara Aleria simply nodded in response and said, "But don't get your hopes up too high! If the family that you are so proud of is not what I expect it to be… I'll go back here without a second thought!"

"It's better that way!" Pedro said. "We are too busy to take care of a headache!"

"It's good that you understand—" Jea-an Clara Aleria said as she comes out of the jail and offers a hand for Pedro to shook—while seemingly wanting to know Pedro's name.

Pedro grabbed her hands in response and said, "My name is Aron! Aron Death! It's my honor to work with you."

"And I am Jea-an Clara Aleria!" Jea-an Clara Aleria said with a smirk on her face. "You can just call me Clara, Officer Aron was it?!"

Pedro shook his head in response and said, "Aron or Captain Aron would be enough!"

Before anyone could say another word, Duke Albert interrupted them and said in a hurried manner, "Now that everything is finalized! Let's go back to my room. My body feels heavy and I want to lay on my bed, immediately."

Pedro and Clara could not help but force out a smile in response. However, before they could leave the underground area, a heavy man's voice cried, saying, "Wait, young man! Based on your blood's smell… Tell me…"

At this moment, the chains wrapping the seemingly middle-aged looking man had started to break one by one. He said, "What is your relationship to our race?"

"Race?" Pedro can't help but glanced towards the middle-aged looking man and simply watch the metal chain break into pieces. "I can't comprehend what you are talking about, mister! I am but a full blood human! And so does you, right?"

The middle-aged looking man with white hair—due to old age, was able to successfully destroy the chains that enveloped him and said, "Human??? Is that so??? Then… Please also take me with you! You could take it that this old man had also taken an interest in you! I am a humanoid from the wyvern race. A Wyvernoid!"

"Wyvernoids, huh? No wonder he was able to destroy the metal chains around him." Pedro murmured to himself. Then, he thought, 'It's getting more troublesome down here! Well… Someone from the wyvernoids would not be a bad addition to my team. In fact… He might even be stronger physically compared to Clara! And… It's not that I would be able to find any better stuff in the Auction Den… It's just an additional payment that I received in exchange for the Transformation Skill Page. I still have gold coins to use in case something good came up. In any case… I'll check the information about this wyvernoid from Duke Albert, before making my final decision.'

Pedro glanced to Duke Albert and asked, "Duke Albert… Can you kindly give me some information about him?"

"Uhh…" Duke Albert could not help but force out a smile in response.

This, in turn, made Pedro frown and ask, "Is there a problem with him?"

"N-No! There's no problem with this old man!" Duke Albert explained. "I-It's just that… He's a slave who has of equivalent value as Jea-an Clara Aleria! O-Of course! If Officer Aron wants to have him… Then… I can hand him over to you if request it."

"I see…" Pedro said as he rubbed his hands and pondered. At this moment, Pedro felt a bit guilty thinking that he might be abusing Duke Albert's kindness by taking two high-quality slaves for free, as an additional in exchange for a single Wolf Transformation Skill Page. Thus, he said, "I already obtained something special from you, Duke Albert! My conscience could not take it, so… How about I pay Fifty Gold Coins for this man?"

"T-That's not necessary, Officer Aron!" Duke Albert said as he shook his head and hands towards Pedro. "I have already decided earlier to give you two things as an additional payment to the wolf transforming skill! Since then… I was prepared to offer one or two special goods to you, to show our goodwill!"

Pedro simply nodded in response as the guilt he felt inside was resolved. He smirked towards Duke Albert and said, "How about this… Please take Fifty Gold Coins later on, from the coins that I would earn at the Grand Auction. Take those gold coins as an advance payment… or perhaps a reservation payment, just in case a wyvernoid or any humanoid falls in your hands."

"B-But…" Duke Albert wanted to argue but Pedro seemed headstrong with his decision. Thus, Duke Albert could only force out a smile in response, and said, "If Officer Aron insists… Then, I can only agree!"

"Good!" Pedro said as he shifted his attention to the wyvernoid. He offered his hand for a shake, and said, "I am Aron Death! It would be my honor working with you!"