CHAPTER 6: THE GAME

Cassian's room.

Eliminating a bodyguard was never difficult. Especially in a dog-eat- dog underground world.

Loyalty was second, while profit and survivability were first.

Little Swan stared at his phone, patiently waiting for a response from Niam about the tasks.

While waiting, Little Swan, dressed in a black bathrobe with his collar generously exposed, walked out of the room and made his way to the dining room.

He was hungry.

After spending the whole night trying to move without being suspected by Cassian or anyone else, he also had to stay in the slaves' quarters to make his acting more convincing.

The looks from other slaves, the lecherous actions from the guards... though The guards who tried had already paid the price. Quietly. Permanently.

But they still made Little Swan so uncomfortable that he didn't dare take a bite throughout his stay in the enclosed space.

He needed something to fill his stomach.

Settling down in the glass-laced dining seat, Little Swan pressed a few buttons on the house phone placed on the dining table.

A female voice came through. "Master, what should I offer you?"

Little Swan thought for a few seconds and ordered a few cheap meals.

He couldn't afford to rouse any suspicion. As a kept boy who had recently been bought from an auction house... he didn't dare eat expensively.

That would be too silly. He couldn't afford to get caught at this junction.

Thinking about what Cassian would do to him if he ever got caught, Little Swan's lips curled.

He touched his neck wearily, and a low laugh escaped his lips.

Indeed, he mustn't get caught. Unless he had gotten the things he needed from the big alpha devil.

Little Swan waited for half an hour before a tall robot walked into the dining room with a glass food tray in hand.

The robot stopped before Little Swan, flashed a polite smile, and professionally set the dishes on the dining table.

Little Swan watched the movement with a docile look on his face.

He had his head lowered, his eyes pitifully staring at the food while he fiddled anxiously with his fingers.

"Enjoy your meals, mister." The robot greeted before turning around to leave.

Throughout, the robot acted normally, and there was not a single stop in its movement.

But Little Swan knew better than he let on.

He knew the robot had a camera on it, which was definitely watching him at the moment.

There was no way Cassian would leave his house unattended, especially when a stranger was in his house.

Cassian was distrustful... Little Swan knew this better than anyone else.

Only after the robot walked away did Little Swan relax.

His eyes turned cold again as he picked up the spoon and started eating.

After taking a bite, Little Swan's expression changed.

He paused briefly, looking at the dish again as his brows creased.

He thought of making a call to Niam to secretly bring him some food, but he shook his head, dispersing the thought.

He had to endure.

With each bite, Little Swan rethought his decision.

Could he really survive on such cheap food for a long time?

He doubted it.

After forcing down a few bites, Little Swan walked out of the dining room and decided to take a walk around the house.

He had only stepped inside the library when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

Little Swan immediately searched around with his eyes.

But he couldn't be certain. He didn’t trust this place. Not the walls. Not the silence.

So, he turned around and returned to the room that Cassian had initially taken him to.

No matter how suspicious Cassian was, he wouldn't do something so perverse, like setting a camera in the room, right?

Little Swan brought out the phone in his bathrobe pocket and answered the call, which was from Niam.

"Settled?" His voice echoed in the room.

"Yes. Settled. Should I be on my way?"

Little Swan checked the time on the wall. It was two hours away from midnight.

"Hm. Come with clothes." He said. "Make no mistake."

Niam ended the call.

Little Swan immediately took off the bathrobe, revealing his perfect physique as he picked up the clothes he had taken off earlier.

He put them on and walked out of the house.

Perhaps cameras were around, so without wasting time, Little Swan connected to the house's wifi and tapped on the newly developed app on his phone.

After a few seconds, the camera around the places he needed to pass blurred, and he quickly escaped the building before returning them to normal.

Little Swan smiled wearily.

He stood behind the trash can outside the mansion for a few seconds before stepping out to distance himself from the mansion.

There were no guards.

Well... Little Swan already knew this.

In the DARK CLOUD UNDERGROUND WORLD, only the nouveau riche would hire guards around their houses.

Many wouldn't even care about locking their doors. Because everything was accepted in each country under Dark Cloud, but stealing.

Anyone caught stealing would be killed without mercy.

Who would risk their lives for such a thing?

Little Swan soon stopped when he saw a black BMW standing at a corner of the street.

He approached the car, and a young man walked out. It was Niam.

"Boss." He called as he opened the door for Little Swan to get in.

"The clothes are in the bag." He pointed to a black bag beside the driver's seat.

"Hm."

Niam closed the door and stood outside.

Little Swan stayed in the car for a few minutes before he tapped on the window.

Niam immediately stepped into the car and drove off.

The journey was silent for a while as Little Swan worked on his phone. "Stop at the next junction. I will walk down from there."

Niam glanced at him through the rearview. "Boss, this is risky—"

"No. The car is too flashy." Little Swan interrupted.

Little Swan left Niam behind and walked down the street alone.

His silver hair had been covered with a brown short wig, and his sea-blue eyes had been covered with black lenses.

A tiny dragon tattoo was drawn at the left corner of his forehead, and a silver mask covered the other half.

Standing before the tall building of Cassian's Wealth House, Little Swan looked like a dangerous predator ready to step back into the game.