I looked at my dad with eyes full of trust and flashed a twinkling smile.

After putting Sien to sleep, Matthias entered his office.

Unbeknownst to Sien, he was also preparing to face Axel Mirmode step by step.

The only difference in Matthias’s preparation was…

“Was it said that Axel Mirmode’s weakness is to be near shamans?”

“Yes, he’s also quite sensitive to jinxes.”

The fact was that Matthias was quite wellinformed.

He looked down at the head of the information guild as he puffed on his pipe. His subordinate, intimidated by his cold face, opened his mouth.

“As you know, he’s a wild one with weak mental strength. It would be good to attack him mentally.”

As he said, Axel Mirmode’s only weakness was his mental fragility.

He had powerful strength but couldn’t hold out well without relying on alcohol or magic potions.

Perhaps because of that, he was quite fixated on mysterious things this time as well.

“In this war, he keeps a shaman by his side. The details about her identity are still unclear, but there are rumors that she’s a Gypsy woman, around thirty to forty years old. He somewhat relies on her divination, although he plans to kill her after the war is over.”

At the mention of a Gypsy woman, Matthias was reminded of what Sien had said earlier.

The Captain’s mother. Find a female Gypsy shaman in the Merci region, he had said.

‘…Is all this really a coincidence?’

However, he swallowed his saliva sharply.

Even if it wasn’t a coincidence, he would make it one.

If little Sien got involved in the Mirmode family’s internal strife, he would be destroyed instantly.

May dear Sien only see good things and have happy experiences.

“Go find the Gypsy shaman in the Merci region right now.”

First, he had to find out who that woman was.

To see if she was the same person Sien was talking about. And if she was…

“Kidnap her here.”

Matthias was prepared to do anything, if it was what his little daughter Sien wanted.

Matthias had gathered information and seized the opportunity at dawn to move to the Mersey region.

At that time, Sien was at a casino, the filthiest playground for the wealthy in this already tainted family.

‘This place had the most money moving in the original work.’

The reason for his visit was simple.

To earn money as the head of the family in place of our undoubtedly impoverished father, and to request the information guild to find my mom, the gang leader.

‘There should be a pretty decent dealer here…’

Wrapped tightly in a cloth, exposing only his eyes, Sien walked briskly forward, followed by tall muscular maids over 180cm in height.

The maids seemed very confused.

This operation required secrecy, so only a select few elite were brought along. Although they were previously briefed to assist, the place was so perilous that it was natural for them to be startled.

‘Besides, this casino isn’t just a simple playground for money.’

A place where children could never enter through official routes.

The educational approaches of the Captain and Acid might not be the best, but they were necessary, so they had no choice but to bring them along.

‘Once I find the dealer inside, there’s something we have to do.’

If asked what he planned to do once he found the dealer, he could answer very specifically.

This was no ordinary casino, and the dealer was no ordinary dealer.

To the casual observer, the casino seemed like a place to play poker and spin the roulette wheel. However, only a select few knew that this was actually a gateway to the Dark Auction House.

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A place where countless dangerous goods come and go, offering what every person in the world desires.

Nobody knew exactly who owned this space.

Regardless of the owner, the auctions stole the spotlight on special days.

The auction items could be humans, magical tools, or even lands.

Of course, like other auction houses, only about 10% of the items were of actual worth. The remaining 90% were useless trinkets that went up for bids.

Items that failed to sell would reappear in the next auction. However, people didn’t pay any attention to such trinkets; they were only interested in the 10% of valuable items.

Melodia was no exception.

True to her role as the novel’s heroine, Melodia had purchased many valuable items here. She had used those items to eliminate the evil Mirmod family.

Especially the small, beautiful land filled with boundless gold that I wanted to buy to become wealthy!

People knew only about the roses on the land; nobody knew that gold was buried underneath.

They acted aloof, focused only on purchasing items that appeared more remarkable.

Melodia was just lucky; she didn’t know that gold was in the land.

And I am going to buy that land now.

To get my hands on the gold mine buried inside.

Moreover, if I pass the test to enter the , I can enter again. Meaning, I can buy items there whenever a good one appears in the future.

If the original work is anything to go by, the land would probably be up for auction now. Maybe it’s around the fifth time it’s been passed over.

If my assumptions are correct, this is a good timing to buy the land before Melodia does.

First of all, I had to find the casino dealer who sells tickets to the .

Those tickets couldn’t be bought with money. You had to pass the dealer’s test.

I had carefully chosen my close associates, the maid sisters, Acid, and the Captain, to come with me today for that test.
Before the test, aim to look as capable and cool as possible!’

So, I confidently walked into the casino, as if I were a character from a noir film.

But there was a problem…