"Young Master Vaan, Sir Roland Frostmoon is requesting to meet you," Gabel reported and a wide smile appeared on Vaan's face.
"To think the Simp General would be here while I was just talking about him,
Guess today is my lucky day.
Shall I buy a lottery ticket?"
Vaan spoke with a big smile on his face.
"…" Lily, who was standing right next to him had a solemn expression on her face. She observed Vaan for a while and seeing his carefree attitude, she spoke up. "You shouldn't underestimate him, Young Master."
"Well, of course, how can I possibly underestimate a general of an army?
Even though the army only has simps."
After Vaan, Roland was Seraphina's strongest backer.
However, unlike Vaan, who only had his family name behind him, Roland was hailed as a genius. A very rare genius whose potential was strong enough to be compared with the children of the Vesta Family.
It was said that if Roland continued to put in the effort like he has been doing, then in the future, he was sure to become a 6th Circle Mage and might even have a chance to become an Advance Mage if he gets lucky.
A big achievement for someone who was not from the Vesta Family.
Currently, Roland was seen as the Face of the Frostmoon noble family and had a great reputation across Vesta City.
Seraphina was a beautiful woman, there were many men who were after her beauty, part reason for that she knew exactly what to do to impress which man.
Roland was one of the many men who were enchanted by her and because of his excellent reputation, the attention he received from Seraphina was more than others. Seraphina wanted to know more about Roland and then use him to get to the Frostmoon Family's treasury, the same trick she always used with other men.
Seraphina gave the attention Roland wanted, she became a woman Roland dreamed of and 'ruled' over his heart, in just 8 months, Roland fell head over heels for her and was at her beck and call, heck, he even revealed his deepest secret to her.
A secret that he shouldn't have revealed to anyone.
Roland was a Drug Addict.
His daily life functioned around the Dreamweave Drug. A drug that was banned in Vesta City.
Roland's condition was so bad that if he doesn't consume Dreamweave in the morning, the withdrawal symptoms would start showing up and once it is revealed that he consumes those drugs, his life would be ruined.
There was a reason Dreamweave was banned in Vesta City. First, it was extremely addictive, and getting rid of that addiction was difficult, second, Dreamweave had an adverse effect on one's body.
Roland may be called a rising genius right now, however, as he continues with his life, slowly and surely, the Dreamweave would eat away his 'potential'.
While they talk about how he would become a 6th Circle Mage, Roland's potential would be dried up after he becomes a 5th Circle Mage.
Not only that but since Dreamweave has a strong effect on consumers' mental health, brain capacity, and attention span, Roland would become a 5th Circle Mage who can't even remember most of his own spells.
In short, Roland, the high and mighty prodigy of the Vesta City would be reduced to nothing but a Spell-less Mage in the future.
Of course, to Seraphina, this didn't matter. If Roland was useful, she would use him. What happens to him in the future was not her concern.
And Roland… he turned out to be of much more use to Seraphina than she initially thought.
Being addicted to the Dreamweave when the drug itself is banned in Vesta City... This didn't make sense... Where did he get the drug from?
Seraphina wondered and soon realized that there must be someone brave and foolish enough to sell the Dreamweave in the Vesta City.
Roland's value in Seraphina's mind became higher, Roland started receiving more attention, and little by little, he started spilling all his secrets.
The people he received the Dreamweave from, the inner workings of that organization, and their future plans, Roland revealed everything he knew about.
And Seraphina, who now had the general direction started doing some research of her own.
In a year, she found out everything there was to be found out about this organization. It was a fairly new organization with a fresh approach.
The main target of these people was the common people living on the outskirts of Vesta City, places where the influence of the Vesta Family was weaker than normal.
The common people were the organization's source of money.
However, the organization knew that if they continued to target them, not only would they constantly be at risk of being discovered, they would never be able to grow more than a certain limit.
They needed to do something, and knowing that, they started playing the long game.
The Nobles of the Vesta City were strong, targeting them with the strength the organization had was foolish, especially when the Vesta Family could move anytime possible.
Therefore, rather than targeting the Nobles, these people started targeting the noble children. These children became their investment. They introduced the Dreamweave and continued to provide it to these children for free.
The plan was simple, in a few decades, these people would become the head of their families, if not heads, they would at least be in influential positions, and by then, they would be so addicted to the Dreamweave that they would do whatever they could to get their hands on it.
The Organization planned to use these people to set up their base, then they would use their influence to take over the villages and districts present on the outskirts of Vesta City.
Continuing the same strategy, the organization was planning to take over the entire Vesta City's underground, even hoping to get some of the Vesta Family Children under their influence.
Of course, that would take a long time, probably more than 200 years and the current leaders wouldn't be able to see it. However, they all wished to create a solid foundation for their descendants.
A thorough plan, a plan that Seraphina liked.
However, whether this plan would work or not, she didn't know. The plan was good, yes, however, if Vesta Family was so weak that they would lose the Vesta City to a bunch of thugs,
Then they wouldn't have held their position for so many centuries.
Seraphina was a careful woman, if she was unsure about something, she would not involve herself with it, and she decided to do the same in this case as well.
Everything she had researched, she documented it and went to the organization, her demand was simple,
'100 Gold Coins every month and I will keep your secret.'
Yes, she decided to threaten and extort money out of an underground organization that wanted to rule over the Vesta City through Dreamweave.
A risky decision, however, this time, Seraphina's backer was the Vesta Family.
She was in a safe position, if she didn't return to her mansion safely, her loyal maids would report everything to the Vesta Family, and the organization's 'business' would be over and they would be done for.
A bold move, however, it wasn't reckless.
And since her demand was not too overbearing, the organization agreed.
That was how Seraphina got a fixed income for herself and her family.
And since this organization bought the Stormweaver family's 'service' rather than simply giving them money, she or her family couldn't be connected with them.
She and her family were absolutely safe.
However, Seraphina made one mistake.
For the sake of keeping Vaan around her and keep making use of him, she threw away an extremely important person.
A person who knew about everything she had been doing for all these years.
And after Lily reported Seraphina's actions to Vaan, Vaan was surprised and embarrassed.
An underground organization that was being threatened by a 23-year girl…
Vaan wanted to facepalm.
He really wanted to meet these people who were an embarrassment to all the underground thugs and personally kill all of them.
'Tsk, ruining our names like this.
Don't join the game if you gonna be scared of some 23-year-old bitch, tsk.'
Vaan snorted inwardly.
"Young Master Vaan?" Then suddenly, he heard Gabel's voice. "Should I send Sir Roland away like the rest of them?" Gabel questioned.
"No."
Vaan, however, shook his head. Then he stood up and stretched his body.
"I have been studying for 8 hours,
I can use a little entertainment."
Saying those words, Vaan walked out of the library.
"Let's meet the Simp General, shall we?"
Gabel nodded, then, he took Vaan to the guest room where Roland was waiting in.
"You stay here."
Vaan ordered.
Gabel nodded, then just as Vaan was about to enter, he paused, then he glanced at Gabel and,
"Are there enough plates inside?"
"Yes, I have placed 5 extra plates in case some of them break because of 'unforeseen accidents'. There are also 2 light lamps inside that can be used."
Gabel was a responsible man indeed.
