Chapter 237 – Episode 26. Revenge, Alliance, and Auction
I stopped by a nearby store and simply bought a shirt, jeans, and underwear, and when I returned to the hotel, I and Aris, who had washed up, were greeted by Fitzgerald, naked.
“I kept moving yesterday and I’m hungry, hehe.”
Aris patted her belly, which had no flab at all, and accepted the clothes I gave her. Fitzgerald also accepted the clothes and began to wear them. The two were almost the same size except for their chests, so it was easy to buy clothes.
“Oh my, is that right? How could Ryuta know her aunt’s body size intimately?”
“Mom, stop. “Because I told you.”
I tried to make a joke with a sexy look, but I stopped Fitzgerald and we left the hotel. I went straight to the brunch restaurant I had reserved and ordered several dishes. We were all very hungry after consuming a lot of calories early in the morning, so we ordered about 10 servings for 4 people.
“So where is François’ hideout?”
I asked Fitzgerald while eating a side of eggs Benedict. Considering what I’ve stolen so far, it must be quite a lot. I don’t know how big it is, but the phantom thief’s hideout must be a fairly large building.
“I will take you there myself, so don’t be too impatient.”
Fitzgerald responded by wiping the Hollandaise sauce from the Eggs Benedict off my mouth with his hand and sensually sucking it. Aris frowned when she saw that, but since she had her mouth full of bagels, she just glared.
After eating, we boarded our respective cars and motorcycles and arrived at one of the many skyscrapers in New York.
It was the New York branch building owned by Légion, a French luxury brand that produces clothes, shoes, and bags, and was an 80-story skyscraper.
It turned out that the president of this company was none other than Nae Fitzgerald. The reason why Fitzgerald’s frequent business trips and committing phantom thieves did not catch the rest of his family was because he had the privilege of being the president of a company called Die Legion. Since the headquarters was in Europe, I would have been able to make excuses for frequent business trips.
“Do you have a branch in Japan too?”
“Isn’t it obvious? “Because our company is not that small.”
I didn’t mean to ask that question. I asked because I thought Aris might have collected items at the Japanese branch as well.
Because it was a very tall building with 80 floors, it was not only Legion that was located, but also several companies, and from the 70th floor onwards, only her boss, Nae Fitzgerald, and people she permitted were allowed to enter.
Aris and Nae Fitzgerald were familiar with operating the president’s elevator located in a corner of the parking lot.
It was an elevator that required a password, fingerprint, and iris recognition to operate. Then, I had Chieri Mimata and I temporarily registered with the installed official Ai. So you can take the elevator?
If Ai rides the elevator together without any registration, Ai will be threatened and will be notified to PMC, which has a contract with Fitzgerald. Isn’t it great?
Without stopping, we went up to the 70th floor. I was only able to get off after getting off the elevator and scanning the whole thing (someone said it was because they could get only the iris and fingerprints separately).
“What happens if I cut off Nae’s iris and thumb like I just said?”
“Twenty guns are aimed at an angle that cannot be avoided, so if they are caught in this scan or move directly from the elevator, they will be fired all at once.”
Well, maybe because it was a machine, I didn’t even know there was a gun pointed at me because I had no life at all. We followed me out of the elevator after Fitzgerald finished the scan. As we all got off, a robot wearing a maid uniform approached us. It was a metal robot with four arms, only dressed in a maid uniform.
“Sir, is this a guest?”
“Huh. “I called you to show you around, so don’t shoot.”
“All right. Have a good time.”
The maid robot disappeared and we slowly began to look around the 70th floor. In fact, there were a lot of guns placed on the 70th floor to shoot at people coming, so there wasn’t much to see. There were mainly warehouses containing detergents and cleaning agents necessary for managing treasures such as parts warehouses used by maid robots and ammunition warehouses for firearms.
“Artificial intelligence robots are hard to find, but they exist?”
“Due to the nature of the job, robots are more trustworthy than humans. “Because they are all valuable items, they require precise management.”
Well, it might be hard for people to believe him since he is the phantom thief François with a huge bounty. Moreover, since there are many expensive relics that require continuous management, it would be better for Ai to manage them.
“Shall we go to the 71st floor?”
From the 70th floor, you could travel by escalator rather than elevator. Fitzgerald explained to me that there was a button to control whether to go up or down before getting on, so only one line could be installed per floor, preventing wastage of space.
It was definitely different from the 71st floor. The works of various artists were on display, and historical materials were also contained in vacuum glass tubes.
I wasn’t particularly interested in art or historical materials, so I went to the floor displaying accessories and weapons and looked to see if there were any good options for weapons.
After looking around at the beginning, there were a few optional weapons, but there didn’t seem to be much I could take, perhaps because the artistry was the main focus.
Uh? I have a collection of Japanese swords. As expected, most of them were rare weapons because they were used by famous people in ancient times, but there was only one weapon that could be used as an equipment item. But having that one thing was pretty awesome.
◆Clear Sky/Aohama Hekireki [Legendary Sword]
A weapon that came from another dimension. It is a favorite weapon of Lee Cheong-un, a legendary master of the Qin Empire. It is a weapon whose sword body turns into lightning when infused with thunder energy.
The merits and karma accumulated countless times with the old master grant special power to the user.
●Thunderbolt friendly+
●Additional damage is given to dark, blood, and chaos properties.
●Traces of swordsmanship are hidden.
What? Even if there was a useful item, I only thought it would be epic level and didn’t expect anything more, but it’s legendary level… Since it is a lightning attribute weapon, I thought it would be nice to give it to Alexandra, who is training hard.
As I looked closely, Fitzgerald came up behind me and whispered in my ear.
“Do you want it?”
“Yes, I like it.”
When I said I wanted it, Fitzgerald looked at the clear sky wall standing in a long glass tube and tilted his head. This may be because it is not a weapon with a long history and its age and maker are unknown.
“This is what Aris chose… Aris, come and see!”
Aris was explaining things to Mimata Chieri, whom she had become close with, when Fitzgerald called her and she rushed over.
“Mom, why?”
“You brought this, right?”
As Fitzgerald speaks, pointing to the clear sky, Aris nods her head.
“This was probably saved because it was helpful to Ryuta.”
How did you know it would help me? I’m a little curious, but I guess he has something similar to the ability to predict things like Azuma Sawayanagi. I didn’t plan on asking. You’ll find out later when you check with the glasses at the ruins.
“But if I’m going to give you this precious sword, I guess I need to get something in return?”
What on earth do you want in return? Of course, I was getting a legendary weapon, but since I couldn’t just get it, I wanted to do something in return.
“What do you want?”
“Buy me some accessories like a necklace or ring like Aris.”
Actually, I gave it to Aris as a gift because of the option, but since women attach a lot of meaning to rings and necklaces, I felt like Fitzgerald also wanted to receive something from me. Does this feel like proof that you are my woman?
“All right. “I’ll get you something good.”
In New York, the only place to get items now is the dark auction house, so let’s try to get them there. Or go to LA and look for it.
“Then I’ll give it to you in advance♥ Do you have to give it to me?”
When I, Fitzgerald, entered my password and registered my fingerprint on a touchpad-like device in the center of the exhibit, the glass tube surrounding the clear sky began to open.
It’s quite complicated to take out the items inside the glass tube. Fitzgerald carefully caught the Blue Sky Lightning and handed it over to me. Since she is Karl, should I ask her to be sent to the dark room again…? ?
“It would be work to take it to Japan.”
“Oh, then should I bring it for you?”
Fitzgerald smiled brightly at my words and asked me a question. They seemed happier because it could be an excuse to meet them in Japan as well. You can send it to the dark table, but since Alexandra, who can use this sword properly, is still receiving training from Seryutai, it may take a little more time.
“Then exchange it for the gift I prepared at that time.”
“Oh! It’s so romantic, Ryuta♥”
She said this without much thought, but when she saw that Fitzgerald was very impressed with me, she thought that she was very easily impressed by the person she was in love with.
I handed over Clearance to Fitzgerald again and looked around the exhibits up to the 77th floor. There were one or two items I liked, but I’ll have to ask for those next time. It wasn’t an item I needed right away, and I felt a little bad asking for it again after receiving a legendary item.
“The 78th floor is like an operation room used by the phantom thief François. “The 79th floor is where the equipment is, and the 80th floor is a rest area where you can rest.”
Oh, that’s right. It looks like the entire 10th floor wasn’t an exhibition room. The items on the seven floors from the 71st to the 77th floor are definitely not small, but if you include the Legion headquarters building in Europe and the Japanese branch building in Japan, they must have an unimaginably great value, right?
“Then the sightseeing is over. “I’m planning to go to the dark auction house tomorrow morning. What are you going to do, Aris and Nae?”
“We also often stop by dark auction houses. “We sometimes put our items up for auction when there is a shortage of exhibition space.”
Ah, there are times in the game where items known to have been tainted by the Phantom Thief François are circulated around after being auctioned off.
“Then let’s go back to the mansion for now, rest, and come back at dawn. “Are you tired?”
Fitzgerald seemed to be worried about my stamina as I shook my back all morning, perhaps because he had not experienced me properly yet.
“No. How many more times can you do it with Nae right now?”
“Oh my♥ Then shall we go to the 80th floor?”
Perhaps because she was a married woman, she didn’t shy away from my aggressive behavior at all. Aris, who was watching this, puffed out her cheeks and said something.
“Mom! “The beds on the 80th floor are narrow, so if you want to sleep together, a hotel would be better!”
Oh, did you mean that? I thought you were going to tell me to stop being annoying after seeing Fitzgerald.
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Alic commemorative meme mentioned after a long time
I am making it by changing the model haha.
