We were now in the back room where even Lurok, Zero, and even Zephyr had come to see them as it seemed that there weren't really done with me.
However, they ignored one thing. I was also not done with them at all. After all, I still hadn't managed physical contact with Zero, which meant that I still ignored his race. That's why I had welcomed them with my arms wide open when I saw them walk in.
"Are you guys here to congratulate me on my purchase?" I asked with a big smile as I looked at each of them.
Lurok seemed to be the most pissed off out of the three people in front of me, which was weird, considering that I hadn't done anything to him.
Zero, I had no idea since he had this mask over his face, and Zephyr, well, he wasn't really important at the moment, so I didn't care what he thought or looked like.
"Who are you really?" Lurok said with a look of confusion. "I knew you were special the first time I laid eyes on you, but for you to have 125 Million coins to throw like this to buy a slave is absolutely crazy. There aren't many people I know who could do that. So, I repeat my question, who are you?"
"I told it before. I'm just a professor at the Royal Academy. That's all there is to it."
"And how did you make your money then?"
Before I could answer that question, Zero once more raised his hand as if saying that it did not matter.
"It doesn't matter. He won fair and square. However, I won't forget this."
Alexa, the girl from the stage, was watching this unfold before her as she held onto Ariella. She wasn't sure why all the VIPs had come to see the buyer, but one thing was sure...they were pissed.
She knew that we were all very powerful, which was why she was so stressed out. She was trying to think of a way to stop this conversation from escalating, but it was very difficult for her at the moment, considering who was involved.
Nevertheless, she grabbed her courage with both hands and coughed lightly, catching the attention of everyone involved.
"Um, um, I'm sorry to disturb...uh, whatever this is, but the slave contract has to be made for the transaction to be complete."
"Slave contract?" I said with a frown as I looked over in her direction.
The two of them nodded fervently as they got up on their legs. They were incredibly grateful for what had just happened. They had thought they would spend their entire lives listening to Zero and all of his orders, but I came through and liberated them.
'It's now time to touch Zero,' I thought in the back of my mind, as there wouldn't be any other occasion after he left the auction house. After all, he had no idea who was hiding behind this mask.
I turned around with a bright smile on my face as I walked toward Zephyr, Lurok, and Zero.
"Well, Lurok. I got to say thank you for bringing me here, it was truly a nice discovery," I said that as I extended my right hand in his direction, waiting for him to shake it.
And sure enough, he did.
Now, he just had to repeat this process with Zero.
"And Zero, we might have gotten off the wrong foot at the beginning, but I thank you, too."
I handed out my hand once more, but Zero didn't grab it. He simply looked down at it, not doing anything to it.
"I don't think we're so close as to me shaking your hand, sorry."
I just laughed a little as I raised my hand and tried patting his right shoulder slightly.
However, just as my hand was about to touch him, he moved out of the way.
"Don't touch me. I won't repeat myself."
I frowned deeply for the very first time since I met him. 'Does he know? But how...this technique should be undetectable. The only reason why he would want to keep his distance is that there is a chance that he knows who I am...but that shouldn't be an option either.'
I didn't know what to think any longer as I looked right at Zero's mask.
"Do we know each other?"