Veronica was currently heading towards the 37th floor where Bradque asked her to meet up. "Buy trust huh?" while she was sprinting towards the 37th floor she recalled the weird plan of her Master. "So, essentially what you're saying is that you kidnap her to rescue her? Forgive my rudeness, but I think winning her trust by having a tete a tete is a better idea" bobbing his head while looking at the ceiling with a sad gaze he explained "Pleios is able to help me manipulate their bodies and emotions. I just break the boundary between their rationality and their desire, In this case, I select an emotion to overflow. For example, in the "five-star queen" case I just overflowed her lust. However, what of their will, their ego. I have no control so I can't take chances. Besides what actually brings them together is Anastasia." raising her brow in confusion she voiced her confusion "What do you mean? your power is enough to rein them under your control" smiling wryly Bradque did not bother explaining his insecurities further. clapping her hands lightly with a surprised tone she asked "Those mercenaries, they refused to honor you. That is weird even though you are a Tiro-ranked Demon king. They should at least give you the minimum level of respect." looking at the murderous expression on Veronica Bradque laughed lightly before responding to her worries "As long as they see my strength that is enough. I have plans of mine" shivering at the cold visage of her Master she nodded weakly "Y...yes"
"Veronica hurry up over here." Veronica had just arrived at the specified location before seeing Bradque waving with a smile on his face. 'Does he think this is a picnic?' Looking at the approaching figure Bradque dropped his hanging hand before going deep in thought ' We have to 'save' Emilia first, then Grace and lastly Anastasia.' smiling craftily he shared his strategy with Veronica before they headed to 'rescue' Emilia. At a make-shift shard somewhere on the 37th floor, two muscular hooded figures were standing guard at the entrance while there was a faint noise coming from inside. "Hahhahha Reed..your luck is really terrible today." using both hands to sweep the coins on the table towards himself with a greedy expression he laughed coyly. "Caleb if you really have balls of steel, Play another round with me" Reed's palms were sweaty from holding the cards as he regretted his reckless gambling. Because of the bountiful salary from their current client, everyone went crazy and decided to take it easy. "Princess...Princess...Princess....Princess..." Both men turned their attention to the female figure in the cage before Caleb spoke irritatedly "Emilia was what they called you huh? Can you shut your trap already? Your whining is getting annoying." "hiiihhh" shivering in fright Emilia stopped her mutterings but tears filled her eyes as she thought 'Anybody...Anybody help me.' A communication magic circle suddenly close to their ears as they received the transmission "Caleb, Reed begin the second phase of the plan. The client is approaching." standing up in a hurry both mercenaries responded in a loyal tone "Yes boss." Approaching the entrance of the cage Caleb took out a potion before pouring it at the entrance of the cage. " Emilia...Let's have a good time" Emilia's mana was restrained so she was no different from a mortal. panicking with tears in her eyes she screamed and tossed her legs about resisting. "Hey Reed hold her legs down. This aphrodisiac is really working wonders look how wet she is already. Hey Reed?!" Reed was deep in thought 'Well what would you expect from a mercenary living their life on the edge huh. I should retire soon.' a warm smile appeared on his face when he was reminded of his kind wife and cute daughter a blush appeared on his cheeks. "Hmm? Reed blushing in shame just at the sight of underwear is naive for your age you know" refuting his partner's misunderstanding he shouted "Shaddap you-" quickly covering Reed's mouth Caleb whispered " shhh. Don't you find it weird that the guards haven't joined in on the fun yet? This was not the plan." "Yeah let me go check it ou-" Reed reluctantly dusted his butt off and stood up to open a door before he staggered. Noticing the weird interruption Caleb turned to find out "Hey Caleb?" Reed's body fell backward with a thud. A hole had been punctured at his forehead with blood and brain matter sprayed all over the wall and door. Pissing himself while scurrying to grab a weapon he heard a female's excited voice "Master you called this a gun huh?" Light returned to Emilia's gaze as she recognized this voice, she never expected that she would be so glad to hear this voice.
Bradque had arrived earlier and was just scouting the area when he saw Veronica still caressing the handguns he had gifted her. "We are going in. Finish the guards silently" cracking her hands with a confident smile Veronica replied, "Leave it to me." Watching from afar Bradque was impressed with her clean dagger technique "Not flashy and no wasted movement. Typical of Veronica, straightforward." walking close to her he said "Excellent but it looks they have noticed." "Then let me debut with my gun" pointing her gun at the door she pulled the trigger "Boom" with a single shot towards the door she heard a thud afterward. A clear indication the other person approaching the door was dead. "Master you called this a gun huh?" Bradque ignored Veronica's obsessed admiration with an apathetic gaze. Bradque then walked over the dead body and approached the remaining survivor. "Wait this wasn't part-" not sparing a moment of glance he unsheathed his sword before stabbing him with his sword, finishing him off. Entering the cage he bent down to eye level "Emilia are you o-" rushing into his arms while sobbing Emilia was shivering. It took a long while for Bradque to calm her down before he spoke with a smile " I would really prefer admiring your body all day long but cover yourself up first. Grab a sword while you're at it I will wait for you outside." blushing in embarrassment she replied shyly "No...no problem." After dressing up and coming out of the shard with Veronica, Emilia hesitantly prostrated. "Brad- No Master please save the Princess. I will do anything you ask of me so just save the Princess no matter the price-" gesturing for her to get up from her knees Bradque shook his head and smiled "No need for that. I care deeply for all of you. No matter how twisted it sounds. It angers me to see you suffer" caught unawares by Bradque's words Emilia was about to speak "Then we should-" bobbing his head Bradque spoke "Thanks to the slave contract. I can pinpoint your locations. The only mishap is that I can sense at least five Level 6 rankers capturing the princess." looking at the pale-faced Emilia Bradque chuckled "We just need to rescue Grace then will have more hands to deal with the Princess's kidnappers...and end them." the last part was spoken with such a bloodthirsty tone that even Emilia gulped in fear. "Well then let's head to where Grace is."
Grace was sitting in her cage calmly but unlike Emilia, she did not panic because 'He promised'. "This wench really has a calm vibe around her. Does she expect a prince charming or something?" cackling at their colleague's joke the surrounding mercenaries' laughter intensified when one of them noticed something "Hey did you hear-" "THUD" Their colleague that drew attention right now had dropped dead. His body was still convulsing before all signs of struggles stopped. He was dead."'Who!!! cough cough" the door was blown with a loud bang. The remaining three mercenaries rushed to grab their weapons amidst the dusty environment. A figure was approaching at full speed wielding a sword before the mercenary being targetted yelled "It's the kidnapped bitch" "Arggghhh" watching his hand get decapitated he was still rolling in pain before he could put up resistance his head had left his neck with an astonished expression "That is for Grace". "Die bitch!!!" unknowingly the last mercenary had snuck behind her about to end her. she heard a loud sound "Bang" "Impossible.." he slumped in a puddle of blood. Facing the starry-eyed veronica Bradque likened her to those six-year-olds who just got their favorite toys as Christmas gifts. "Do you have a thing for headshots or what?" smiling smugly Bradque asked Veronica who was standing beside him. "It's just that I like its accuracy." While the two of them were discussing irrelevant topics Emilia rushed to open the cage "Grace are you alright?" facing the genuinely worried expression of Emilia Grace smiled weakly "Yes I was but I knew Master would come to our rescue." curious about what she meant she shifted her gaze to Bradque who was bickering with Veronica and said, "Because he promised.". Remembering she still had her mana restrained she quickly removed the mana draining shackles. "Good to know you are all better Grace.". Looking tenderly at Grace, Bradque brought his hands to her cheek. Confused at the weird ambiance of the room Emilia voiced her concern "Why are you comfortable with him staring at you in your underwear?" seeing the exasperated Emilia Grace laughed cheekily before replying her 'Well that's because we have already seen more of each other". dumbfounded by Grace's reply, Emilia's brain was still trying to interpret the meaning of Grace's statement before she heard Bradque speak in a hurried tone "Yes Yes Yes. It's about time we rescued Anastasia." gasping in surprise Emilia exclaimed "You mean you people are sleeping with each other before marriage. That's against the church-" turning a deaf ear to Emilia's lecture the rest of them started heading towards the location had Bradque described.