Chapter 297 One Table to Rule Them All!There were only two individuals in the room: one laughing his ass off and the other giving an awkward smile.

Pfft What kind of devil are you? You made them all quit!

What?! No way! Im obviously innocent here! I even recommended them to stay! Jack protested righteously.

Riiiight! Let me guess. Its totally the fault of a magical Fairy that just happened to pass by, is that it? The man joked.

In Jacks pocket, a tiny fairy was currently covering her face with her hands, ashamed. This really was all her fault!

Bah, whatever. Whether Im innocent or not matters little. Im old mans Arons student if that means anything. Shall we cooperate?

Youre his student?! Are you serious?! That means you know about his other student, the mighty Dresden, right?!

That sounds too cool a name for Elder Brother. Jack commented, puzzled.

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Holy shit, youre really his student? Are you crazy?!

What?

Ever since his wife has left the world, hes been known as a reclusive old coot that cant teach anyone properly. He works his students until the brink of death!

Then again, this wasnt too strange. Any new student would seem lazy compared to a grass elemental that risked his life every time he came near the forge.

Funny how such a stern mentor had actually recommended he take a break instead. The fault probably lay with the random wannabe students.

Anyway, why did you come here? Just be honest. We both know youre far from ordinary. Just that servant of yours is next level. The owner remarked with a playful gaze.

Sigh, I guess the gig is up. Was it my handsome face that gave me away or my glorious aura? Jack seemed like the epitome of a narcissist at that moment.

Pfft! Hahahaha!

As for why Jack was joking so much, well

[Made the Treasure Prince Laugh!]

[Increased Affinity!]

Jack almost felt like a cheater, for the system was straight-out pointing to the mans weakness. As long as he raised the affinity enough, he was sure to accomplish his goal.

How about it, shall we attend the Commerce Unions meeting together? Jack seemingly innocently proposed.

So thats what youre after. His gaze suddenly turned as sharp as a blade. Fine! But Ill be using your masters name, hehe! What do you think?

The man paused. It was one thing to introduce himself as his student, but another to take advantage of their relationship.

There was no way that hed agree easily, but he was prepared to slowly convince him to

Sure!

There was no hesitation, no regret, and he was already heading for the door?! What kind of heartless bastard was he? Or perhaps they just had a great relationship?

It didnt take long for the two to be back at the grand manor, the guard on duty instantly locking on Jack.

Entry token!

I have none.

Then move out of the way, you annoying 0_0

As he finally noticed the man next to Jack, he couldnt help but stare in shock. It wasnt that he had been hiding, but he wore a cloak that hid most of his face.

But the true reason why the guard had initially disregarded the Prince was that he walked side by side with Jack as an equal.

A flash of a token later, the guards expression was turning purple. Had he just offended an unknown bigshot from the Capital or something?! Jacks taunting grin only made it worse!

They were quickly ushered into a security council chamber look-alike.

- Enormous murals depicting humans fighting various demonic races

- Circular floating table seemingly made of jade, engraved with glyphs

- Bunch of extravagant-looking men shouting all over.

Theres no way this is fair to us! Do you know how much deficit this will cause my Golden Axis Conglomerate?! Do you?!

Selfish old thing, of course, Im aware! Do you think Ascending will just sit by idly and take all the losses?! Are you crazy?!

Its only then that a third man had to intervene.

Both of you, stop this nonsense. We need to decide what to do concretely. Besides, we have a guestNo, guests? Inquisitive gazes focused on Jack as they assessed him.

It was time for the two of them to start plan BLUFF!

The whole idea came from Jacks twisted mind and made his new companion question his sanity. He grinned as he looked at the magnificent table.

This thing was actually a very popular artifact from his past life, one that every organization worth its salt possessed.

He was thus VERY familiar with it.

He casually strolled toward the table, giving a peaceful smile. At this moment, he didnt look at all out of place, as if this place was his own manor.

Many fell silent, utterly baffled. Most here were merchants and were great at reading people: this man was way too relaxed!!

He didnt wait for an invitation. He went toward an empty spot before the table and satin the air!

?!

Was he actually just a fool? Did he expect a chair to magically appear? What kind of silly person had the Treasure Prince brought along?

A few chucked. How great would his face look when he fell on his ass?! They couldnt wait for it to happen and

The artifact table suddenly shone as a glowing green throne appeared out of nowhere.

#%$?!

W-what?!

H-he did it!

Shellshocked bigshot merchants cried out one after the other. A few had actually seen what had happened, but they werent any less confused.

All he had done was brush his hand on the table, a few glyphs had appeared, and his seat had been summoned?!

Didnt this mean that he was a Glyph Master?!

Their eyes bulged in shock as they stared at this mysterious bigshot. But then they glanced at the Treasure Prince, begging him to enlighten them.

The man was inwardly screaming. If they asked him, who was he supposed to ask?! Who was he really?!

He finally realized why he had so readily agreed to use his mentors name. Forget the mentor! Who cared about a half-dead old man, anyway!

He slowly opened his mouth, remembering Jacks instructions: keep it mysterious!

May I present to you all my newest associate?

?!?

This was as good as saying nothing!! But they forgot their disappointment as the mysterious Jack lightly chuckled