Luck is a Charm

After a wonderful sleep with Angela in his embrace, Zen woke up to start his day.

This important day where he arrived in the Jade Kingdom in the first place. The annual auction house event is managed by the Scarlet family.

The Scarlet family is one of the top business families where they owned auction houses in almost every Kingdom in this world. 

They were not a family that is easy to bully since they have connections everywhere. The next three families that are important are the Camellia family, Pelora family, and lastly, his enemy, the Kaiso Family.

Thanks to the information he got from Evie, these three families were always at odds with each other but they didn't dare to fight openly.

The reason is simple. The imperial family that governs this kingdom, the Dragoon family who kept them all in control.

'Phew, what a pain in the ass for this complicated relationship between families.' Zen was rendered speechless when this kind of thing is so easy to predict.

Every conflict between them originates from one topic. Greed, the greed for power and control over others.

"Hopefully, the other family won't mess with me in the auction house since I already made an enemy against the Kaiso," Zen said as he saw Angela finish dressing up.

"I doubt they want to mess with a crazy maniac." Angela gave a bright smile to Zen, almost blinding him.

'Crazy maniac is a nice term to describe me. Being crazy should make people think twice before trying to offend me. I had enough of these arrogant young masters and face-slapping scenarios.'

Zen sighed since he knew there would be some idiots that wouldn't know their place.

"Let's hurry up and meet up with Evie. Also, don't provoke her at any cost." Zen warned Angela as he held her waist.

Angela raised her eyebrow slightly and asked, "Why would I provoke her?"

'Girl, where is that shrewd personality of yours? I'm pretty sure that stupid patriarch went to her and made a mess.'

Zen wanted to say it aloud but decided to hold his tongue back. "Nothing, just being cautious since we'll need her invitation card to enter the auction house. After all, there may be the required ingredient to cure your mother."

Angela nodded in understanding since she only wanted to heal her mother's illness. 

In this world besides Zen, she only has her mother as her family so losing her is akin to losing her own life.

Zen kissed her on the lips slightly before heading out of the inn, ignoring the envy stares from the customer.

'Look all you want but seeing your pathetic appearance, I doubt any smart woman would spread their legs for you.'

Zen smirked at these losers who only drank all day long without contributing anything. 

Shortly after, Zen arrived at the Palace Moon Restaurant and he was not surprised to see multiple Earth mages reconstructing the street.

'Damn it, Evie will definitely use this to extort me more.' Zen cursed inwardly when he saw the destruction that took place.

A few moments later, Evie came out from the restaurant and started smiling toward Zen.

A chill ran through Zen's body when he felt the malicious smile of Evie. Angela sensed something was wrong with Zen but decided to stay put since he ordered her not to be impulsive.

'Hmph, telling me to be careful like I'm some little girl just because you have the advantage in our sex, good luck trying to handle this situation.' Angela said inwardly and stepped aside a bit.

"Haha, Evie, not seeing you for a few hours made me miss you real bad." Zen broke the awkward silence with his usual demeanor.

However, it has almost zero effect on easing the situation since Evie wasn't amused by his greeting.

"I was really scared when Daemon Kaiso arrived in my restaurant and threatened me to reveal some information regarding you," Evie said with a pitiful expression.

The guards behind her were dumbfounded by the change of her attitude in a snap. 

'What happened to the ferocious Madam Evie that made Daemon Kaiso rage before chasing him out like a stray cat?' The guards questioned inwardly but didn't dare to spout any nonsense.

Alas, their expression has betrayed them and allowed Zen to get a clear picture of what actually happened.

Evie also seemed to know she was exposed from her perfect acting thanks to the guards she raised.

Turning around to give a cold glare at the guards, they shivered in fear and lowered their heads.

"We can talk about compensation after we go to the auction house. We're already running late and they will be crowded for sure. You don't want to get a bad seating area right." Zen didn't expose Evie and changed the topic.

Evie nodded her head in agreement as she said, "You're right about being late but getting the bad seating is wrong."

After saying that, Evie simply turned around and started walking toward the auction house in the central area in the Jade Kingdom.

The central area is where all the wealthy people go to spend money on entertainment. It's where all merchants and travelers go to truly see the value of this kingdom.

Zen simply followed behind and continued to think up a strategy to avoid paying Evie for her so-called compensation.

Arriving at the central area a few moments later, they could see a bustling street full of people and it was very lively.

"Woah, this kingdom's atmosphere is way better than the Town of Ash," Zen said in admiration when he saw different types of people.

It wasn't just humans walking in the street, there were also fantasy races such as werewolves, dwarves, and most importantly, elves.

Zen kept ogling at those busty elves and compared them to Angela. 'Hmm, that woman's bust size is bigger than Angela but her face is slightly worse than Angela.'

As Zen rubbed his chin with his hand, Angela who saw his leering said, "Seen enough of these women?"

"Yep, they weren't anything special besides having a good figure. Either way, they are still worse than Evie in my opinion." Zen replied unconsciously.

Hearing his comment, Angela became a bit tilted for being neglected while Evie had her lips curved upward.

'At least this stingy brat knows what's good and what's trash.' Evie had a prideful expression since she always loved to flaunt her figure without letting anyone touch her. 

Except for Zen because he managed to take multiple advantages since he doesn't know much about her other identity. 

"We have arrived at the Scarlet family auction house," Evie said as they arrived in a magnificent building with a long line of people waiting to enter.