'I give up.'

She knew there was something wrong with her choice, but for some reason, she couldn't refuse either. With slow and steady steps she walked closer to him and sat next to him.

'Come to think of it. I did promise back at that cold place for this kind of development, didn't I? I can only reap what I sowed.'

She tried to find reasons for her own actions to ease her heart that was scared of being a little too submissive to her man.

As she had expected, Klautz lecherous hands circled around her like a snake.

"Klautz, what is it? Is everything okay?

" Verona asked, trying to feign ignorance.

Her shoulders were loose and her hands were dropping to the side with her indifference. It was like she was not even being touched sensually.

She believed that at least she needed to uphold her innocence here if not anything else.

"Yeah, I was just thinking that since it's a waste of time, there is no point in you going there either. Isn't it?

"

Klautz spoke with his own degree of innocence. Verona could almost see fake question marks popping upon his face.

But Verona knew that the innocent smile on his face was a feign. Her body could feel it… the lies in his eyes. His hands themselves proved him guilty which crept upward from her waist and found their place on her breasts.

"Klautz, stop this,

" her eyes squinted.

"Your lies are not gonna work on me. I know what is going on in that perverted head of yours.

"

Klautz shrugged with a raised chin. He was shameless enough to shake his head vigorously denying her claim.

"Is that so? I was not lying though. It's just a basic showdown where one participant from both sides would be participating in a battle with a prize. But I know it. All of it is just a show of power. The one who is going to win is of course one of the hell's folk.

"

Verona pouted. At this point, Klautz sounded like those pessimists who didn't support their own faction.

"See you are lying again. Won't you win if you are the one participating?

" Verona tilted her age resisting the urge to bite her lips out of habit.

Verona's voice jittered a little from time to time, as she tried her best to resist the tingling feeling on her breasts. Klautz might have been talking to her normally as if nothing happened but his hands had never stopped to find her private spaces.

Klautz held onto his chin to think it out for a moment. And then shook his head.

"No, I don't think I can win against 'him'

"

"Him?

"

"The boy who put up a show in the morning. He is quite strong.

"

Verona raised her brows so high that her forehead almost disappeared. It was a fact that was publicly accepted among all the newbies causing them to cower in fear in his presence. But hearing it from Klautz's mouth itself had a different sort of credibility.

"I see… so he is strong.

"

Klautz nodded as he sighed. There was a prize of 2500 gold put up for the winner in case one of the newbies won. It was quite a hefty price for the current Klautz. But what was the point if he was not going to win? As long as he doesn't tap into his special skills and cards which he wanted to avoid, there was no way he could win.

Not to mention that Benton would have his own cards as well.

Klautz would have to collaborate with the second gen guests sooner or later for his own good. But getting acquainted with their leading figure in such an antagonistic way was certainly not favorable.

"Indeed.

"

That was enough to shut Verona's mouth. Now both of Klautz hands threatened to grope onto her racks over cloth as she pondered about it for a moment.

Klautz lips crept closer to her bare nape as his breath brushed against her skin causing her to flinch. But contrary to Klutz's expectations, her response took a full 180 degrees.

"Hmph! It's because you think about dirty things all day that you are weaker than him. If you were weaker than him then you should have focused more on training.

"

Verona wasn't going to let go of a chance to scold Klautz. After all, it was one of the rare moments when she didn't feel as helpless with him as she usually was.

It is said that behind the success of every man there is always a great woman. And she was willing to be that woman for the source of her enjoyment.

Klautz raised his brows as his lips pulled away seemingly losing the flow. Indeed that was a major turn off. But for better or worse, his hands never retracted from her humongous breasts.

"You have no place to talk.

" Klautz objected, shaking his head.

Klautz growth had been exponential despite all the troubles and obstacles he had to face. Such a thing would have never have been possible if not for his meticulous calculations. At least Klautz who had lived decades in hell and knew the nitty gritty felt that he had done more than enough.

He couldn't help but feel a little triggered by Verona's claim. He had poured his sweat and blood and everything into growing his strength. He had left no stone unturned., left no opportunity untapped, and left no threat ignored.

But that was only met with Verona harumphing at him all the more.

"Hmph! That is a different thing and your case is different. We never needed two participants for this event. One participant was enough.

"

Klautz sighed.

'But it is cute too.'

Klautz always found her ways quite humorous indeed.

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