Chapter 77: A Deal For Hope

Chapter 77: A Deal For Hope



Yuuto then told Alister to go on.

Alister proceeded to tell Yuuto the items he was looking for, causing Yuuto to look slightly puzzled.

Yuuto couldn't help but let out a sigh. "Those are some high-grade items you're looking for. If I didn't know you wanted to save your sister, I would have thought you were trying to bring back the dead."

'Bring back the dead?' Alister silently wondered.

Yuuto then turned to face him. "But I know your intentions are pure, so no problem. However, as per our deal, I'll only be telling you the location of one item."

Alister clenched his fists, feeling silently frustrated. He then said, "Alright, tell me the one that would be the easiest to obtain currently."

Yuuto smiled and said, "I'm sure you already know about the black market. After all, you've snuck out two times now."

Alister remained calm as he said, "As per the terms of our contract, I am allowed to go wherever and whenever I want, or am I wrong?"

"No, you aren't," Yuuto replied. "You just have to be careful the Union never catches you there."

"I don't see how this is related to..." Before Alister could finish, Yuuto interrupted him.

"Hold this." Yuuto pulled out a black metallic card with a purple reaper symbol on it. "It's an access pass to the Reaper Guild's exclusive auction. Cheng Zhi recently led a clearing that led to his guild finding a root belonging to the World Tree. They extracted some of its sap from there, and it will be going up for auction tonight."Nêww chapters will be fully updated at novelhall.com

Alister collected the card and looked at it. "I would not have expected the old and wise Master Yuuto to be involved in illegal business."

Yuuto chuckled. "Oh, please, it was ages ago. I was bored and curious back then."

Alister then said, "Is that so? If that is all, I'll get going now."

Alister then turned around and began to walk away.

"Alister, wait up," Yuuto called out to him. "I have a question I hope you are willing to answer."

Alister narrowed his gaze. "Go on."

Yuuto placed his hand under his jaw thoughtfully. "Back at the arena, try as I might, I couldn't find you. How did you do that?"

Alister smiled and shrugged. "Sir, I don't know what you are talking about. You were so focused on Darven you completely forgot about me."

With a soft smile, Lila pointed toward the café. "Great! Let's go. I heard they have something new on the menu."

As they walked together toward the café, the weight of the day began to ease, and Alister found himself looking forward to a casual chat.

As Alister and Lila strolled towards the café, they came across an unusual scene near the guild's training grounds.

Lady Aiko stood with a stern expression, and Axel and Blitz were on their knees, visibly shaking.

The two were being reprimanded for their recent antics, which had involved scaring newbie guild members and broadcasting it on their stream.

Axel, with his usual confidence completely stripped away, was practically shaking as he

begged.

"L-lady Aiko, please, we didn't mean to cause so much trouble, It was a social experiment. We were just trying to obtain some new data!"

Blitz, equally panicked, also spoke up, she was practically crying at this point "Y-yeah, Lady Aiko, we'll make it up to you! Just... please go easy on us!"

Lady Aiko, arms crossed and her gaze icy, replied, "You both need to understand that causing fear among the new recruits is unacceptable. Not only were you damaging the reputation of our guild over the internet but you also caused some of them to consider leaving the guild." "With what both of you have done today, not even the guild master can save you."

Axel and Blitz exchanged worried glances, their fear growing as Lady Aiko's intense gaze seemed to piece through their souls.

Just then, their eyes caught sight of Alister and Lila approaching. Seeing an opportunity, Axel and Blitz's faces lit up with hope.

"Alister! Lila!" Axel shouted, trying to get their attention. "Help us out here! Lady Aiko is

being really tough this time!"

Blitz, almost crawling towards Alister, added, "Yeah, Lady Aiko's in a bad mood today! Please, can you talk to her for us? We promise to treat both of you if you can get us out of

this!"

Alister raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit awkward by their sudden desperation. He exchanged a glance with Lila, who was trying to suppress a chuckle at the scene.

Lady Aiko then then said, "When I'm done with the both of you, you'd forget the concept of pranks even exist." She adjusted her glasses, causing them to glint in the light.

Axel and Blitz trembled under her gaze, hugging each other tightly in fear, "Please don't kill

us!"