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Chapter 15: Albert's Secret

Hearing Albert's words made the two boys look at him with questioning eyes. "What does Uncle usually kill?" Ellios asked suspiciously making Kirania look at the man with a demanding look.

"Kill or be killed, that's the choice in this town." Albert replied calmly.

"So why did Papa kill them? Papa could've reported it to the police." Said Kirania in a disappointed tone.

"If it can suppress the evil in this city. Unfortunately the law here is blunt on the powerful and the bears. This city is not like any other safe city. Conflicts, looting, kidnapping and murder are common here." Obviously Albert.

Hearing what Albert said made them fall silent. They are small and do not know anything about this city.

"Why didn't Papa ask for justice on the side of the law?"

"Justice? Heh, that's funny." Albert said mockingly. Then the man stood up and turned his back to the two boys who were looking at him in wonder.

"Justice applies only to rulers who have money. While we who are lower middle can only receive unfair treatment from them. There's nothing fair and peaceful here." Then the man approached the two fainted men casually as he stepped over the few corpses lying covered in blood beneath.

Instantly the heads of the two boys were dizzy from the babbling of his zodiac constellation.

"What the man said is true. This city's order has been destroyed and if you don't accept it, you can leave here and end up in hell." The voice of the man echoed in Ellios' head.

"Throw away your stupid emotions, Ran. If you leave then there's nowhere to go back. Your father's words are true, this town hasn't been safe since the last few days." Ganymede said casually.

"Kill or kill, the law applies here. Who's in charge he's the winner." Say both simultaneously.

"Does Papa kill for justice?" Kirania asked curiously.

"Justice? Don't make me laugh." Albert's touch as he turned to look at the two boys.

"We only kill useless trash that deserves to be killed."

"Me and Joshua are hit men." Albert revealed his original work to the two boys. "You can leave if you don't want to be with a murderer like us." He continued while staring at the two boys with a serious expression.

Sontak Kirania looked at the father with sparkling eyes made Ellios look at him suspiciously at the thought of his adoptive sister.

"What's with your eyes?" Ellios asked in full search, while Albert looked at the child with a frown.

"So Papa said a hit man, right?" The man nodded.

"I want to be like Papa. You look cool when you slash at enemies." Said Kirania with sparkling eyes.

"You're aware of what you're saying?"

"of course. The danger that a girl as beautiful as myself is just screaming is unclear when there is danger. Especially if I go out alone and you're not with me." Kirania said at length while in a coquettish style to make Albert smile.

"So crazy shit." Sewot Ellios with a mocking face made Kirania pout.

"Sister envious, yes. Say dong."

"It's you two." Albert tried to break up these two gender-different boys. They can argue until the morning which can even give him a headache.

"If you want to prove your point, kill these two." Albert's words while taking two folding knives behind his waist and handing them to the two boys before him with a serious look made Kirania and Ellios look at each other and nod.

Immediately they walked up to the two men lying unconscious and finished him off making Albert smile with satisfaction.

Ellios put together some hand seals and muttered a spell and then a strange symbol appeared surrounding her.

Suddenly the boy fell down from exhaustion.

'Prok... Prok... Prok.'s..'

"Good job." Praise him as he approached the two bloodied boys. "You can ask Joshua to train your fire element. He owns the fire Phoenix tattoo, so you can burn each other free. But don't get caught if you're the owner of Leo's tattoo."

"Good, Uncle."

"Then how am I?" Kirania asked with a puzzled look, the little girl turned her palm up and came out a hunk of ice in her hand.

"It's a coincidence." Albert immediately took out the ice in his hand and looked at the princess with a serious look. "I'm also an ice controller."

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Damian looked at his daughter and daughter-in-law with an angry look. No idea why they let Ran get killed at Emillia's hands.

"I didn't expect you guys to be that reckless. You let that boy die making my research pointless. I told you not to abort your womb because I wanted to make that child the subject of my research. Remembering that boy is very special." Damian's grunt is upset.

"But Dad, I don't want to take care of that kid. Why do you insist you want the boy alive, right? We still have Joshua anyway." Helena said leisurely without burden to make Damian break the table vent his emotions.

'Shelf!'

"He died with his friend. Did you forget, huh?! Even Ran also died before I could make him a guinea pig!" His impact with bulging eyes made Helena round her eyes.

"While the teenager we arrested for that research is dead when you tortured him!" The frustration made them bow.

"We can make Abimayu and Emillia as guinea pigs." Obviously Derrick made Damian growl in anger.

"Many have failed this test. They died shortly after I entered the formula. I don't want to lose my precious grandson. If any subject succeeds then our family will be feared." Damian.

Without them knowing, Emillia and Abimayu who happened to pass by heard the conversation of both parents with the grandfather gaping in disbelief. They only found out that the youngest and the red-haired child was the future guinea pig of the grandfather who was a scientist.

Fear enveloped their feelings. They were afraid of being made into guinea pigs by his grandfather who was notoriously crazy and heartless when he was in the lab. Soon the two of them went towards their respective rooms without a sound. It could be bad if their conversation is heard, they could be used as a guinea pig for the grandfather who has taken a lot of casualties.

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Joshua sat on a park bench sipping his favorite canned drink. His gaze skirted around that looked so crowded at this late night.

"Hello handsome, can you meet? " The sound of a woman greeting her hearing followed by the pungent smell of perfume made the man sneeze several times.

"Hatciii! Hatciii!"

"Who wears this stinging perfume. My nose is so itchy." Joshua grumbled as he rubbed his itchy nose then looked at a flaming red-haired woman with a thick make up, looking up, the revealing clothes showing off his smooth cleavage and thighs made the brown-haired man grimace in disdain.

"Honey, why are you approaching this disgusting man? Do I look imperfect in your eyes?" A handsome man came over to the flaming red-haired woman while tightly embracing her waist and kissed her cheek in front of Joshua who was staring at her flatly.

"If only he would be my mistress." The woman's words casually made the man's face darken. "I don't know if you like trash." Cynical man while looking at Joshua sharply.

Joshua sighing. Intentions want to enjoy the atmosphere of the night was instead disturbed by two strangers. Joshua immediately left the place while squeezing the can of his drink to formless.

"They're dropping my mood." His meaning while stepping left the strange couple who were now fighting fiercely behind him.