Chapter 156 : The two conditions

Chapter 156 : The two conditions

"I accept taking you as my disciple if you fulfill these two conditions," Alex uttered.

The instant Alex spoke, Starx, who had been prostrating on the ground, quickly stood up, and in the blink of an eye, both of his hands were wrapped around Alex tightly.

"Really? Do you accept to become my master?" Starx's eyes were practically glowing, resembling a young boy whose father finally agreed to buy him the game he had been asking for.

Seeing such enthusiasm, Alex sighed again. "I said that I would accept to become your master if you fulfill my two conditions. It's not yet set in stone that I will be your master."

"Yes, yes, I will do anything you want!" replied Starx with an overjoyed tone.

"Begin by releasing my hand."

"Oh, sorry about that." Starx released Alex's hand and stepped back to give him more room. He tried to calm down but was too excited, so his eyes kept shining in delight.Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

Alex's expression became serious, and raising a finger, he stated, "The first condition is that you find your family."

"Huh?" Starx got surprised hearing Alex's first condition; he never thought that it would be tied to his family.

'Master cares even about my family; that proves that he is such a good person!' he thought, his respect and admiration for Alex shooting to new heights.

Starx furiously nodded his head. "I was going to find them even if you didn't say, but I'm glad that master is concerned about my family."

"Don't call me that ye."

Starx nodded again, although from his smiling face, it was clear to Alex that he already considered him as his master.

Watching Starx smiling like a fool, the corner of Alex's mouth crept up into a smirk for a split second. 'Let's see if you will be so happy after hearing my second condition.'

His expression becoming serious again, Alex raised another finger. "My second condition is that... you become one of the heads of the underworld."

The smiling Starx suddenly stiffened, his eyes widening and studying Alex's face to see if the latter was joking. Alas, Alex was dead serious; his second condition was really that Starx become one of the heads of the underworld.

Quite frankly, he didn't believe that the kid could achieve that second condition of his. Starx didn't have the strength nor the guts to pull it off.

However, there was still a chance for Starx to pull it off, a slim one but a chance nonetheless. In that case, Alex would gladly accept to become Starx's master. After all, becoming the master of a young man able enough to rise from a nobody to one of the leaders of the underworld in the Fiore empire wasn't such a bad thing, and the icing on the cake would be that Alex would have an influence on the underworld through Starx.

Of course, there was the possibility of Starx not wanting to become his disciple after becoming a head of the underworld, but it was doubtful if he could become one of the leaders in the mafia in the first place.

However, if that were to happen, then Alex just needs to make him remember the awe he felt today watching him slaughter the bandits.

Starx observed Alex's face for a long moment, and when it sank in that Alex was really serious, his heart plummeted into the deepest part of his being.

'Me? Becoming one of the heads of the underworld?!'

"Either you sign this contract, or I kill you right this instant." The instant Alex uttered this, smoke began circling around Bogre, only waiting for Alex's order to kill the man.

"I will sign, I will sign!" Bogre immediately signed the contract and dropped a bit of his blood on the contract.

The instant his blood touched the contract, it shimmered with a red light, and an instant later, Bogre felt a hand seize a part of him, a part that was the most important of him.

'My soul!'

Bogre could only cry bloody tears because from this moment and for the forthcoming thirty years, his soul and life weren't his anymore.

'Still, it is better than dying,' he comforted himself.

On the other hand, Alex felt nothing. Since it was stated in the contract that Bogre would be the only one suffering if there is ever a problem, the god of the contract didn't do anything to his soul.

"Get up," Alex ordered.

The instant he ordered, Bogre stood up, fearful that even a delay of a second before executing Alex's order might be considered an act of disobedience.

"Starx, come here."

"Yes!"

Without waiting a second, Starx rushed towards Alex and stood in face of him and next to Bogre.

"From this instant, Bogre here would be your bodyguard, you can make him do anything you want," Alex stated.

Both Starx and Bogre's eyes widened. They turned to stare at each other, then back at Alex, their faces portraying shock.

"Bogre, from this instant, you will be his bodyguard. Disobeying any of Starx's orders means disobeying mine, and you know what will happen in this case." Alex flashed Bogre a cold smirk, making the latter shiver.

Normally something like that wasn't possible, but since Alex has made a clause in which he states that he could assign Bogre to whomever he wants as a subordinate, and the latter couldn't refuse, Bogre has no choice but to comply.

The two didn't even get over their shock when Alex tossed a ring to Starx, turned around, and walked to the carriage.

Just as he was about to climb on the carriage, he heard:

"May I know master's name?!" Shouted Starx on his knee.

"Alexandre Eswald."

"Disciple Starx Rimkass bids farewell to the master, until we meet again!"

Alex nodded his head once, and a few seconds later, the carriage departed.