God of Tricksters

*Ding!*

*Dong!*

The melody of the piano resounded across the room, greeting all the participants that had come for the banquet.

One by one, the people from the younger generation list entered the room. They all had proud expressions on their faces, showing how hard it was for them to get this position.

Winston and Lexie entered together. Even though there was friction between them in front of the special region, Lexie could only swallow her anger because her family had ordered her to marry Winston no matter what conflicts they had.

They wore the best suit and dress since tonight was a banquet so that they could meet each other to have a warm talk.

Even Winston, a battle maniac, would need to wear a suit as he didn't want to be a joke in front of so many people.

Still, looking at Winston couldn't help but remind them what happened in the special region.

"Hey. Do you think there will be a clash between Joker and Winston?"

"Right! I am wondering the same thing."

"I heard Joker placed a huge fee just to fight him. He's too arrogant even though he's only ranked 6th without proof of his power."

"But he made Winston kneel easily."

"Your information is not up to date. Just earlier, Joker defeated Jefferson with his killing intent alone. I could only feel a small fluctuation of Magic Power, so it certainly wasn't a powerful skill. It should be the Magic Power to send killing intent."

"Something like that happened? Where? When?"

"Earlier on the rooftop."

"I don't think Mark could do the same. So, his position is justified if he could do something like that."

"The Starry Group has Maya, and now the Star Group has acquired Joker. Is this the golden age of both companies?"

They kept discussing Theo and Winston, curious about the outcome of their battle.

Unfortunately for them, one of the main reasons for their discussion had yet to come to the ballroom, making them lose their patience. Except for the Star Group and the Starry Group, all the top 100 experts had arrived, so they were quite annoyed when they couldn't find them.

Just as they were about to ask the organizer about those five people, Mark, accompanied by Emily and Tasha, entered the ballroom with a smile on their faces.

"That's…"

"They've finally come."

All the eyes were on them.

Even Mark felt goosebumps for a split second before experiencing what it meant to be in the limelight.

'So, this was why Joker wanted us to be late. He already showed a bit of his power during the day… I guess this is something that needs to be done." Mark entered with a smile.

However, the attention soon left him because the last pair of this banquet had arrived.

Maya was wearing a blue dress that complimented her blue eyes, but Theo's attire was nothing but extraordinary.

He didn't even wear a shirt to make him look like he was in a formal event. Instead, he just wore a simple sweater and hid his face with a mask. At the same time, no one could see his blue hair because he used the hood to cover it.

With his hands inside the pockets, he entered the hall nonchalantly.

"That is… Joker?"

"He's not even wearing a shirt."

"Did he think this place is his backyard?"

Obviously, his attire was scorned by the people since he was the only person who didn't wear formal clothes. However, Theo couldn't care less about their thoughts.

After all, there was no need to deal with them when he had his hands full with some matters for this banquet.

As he expected, the moment he entered the hall, someone suddenly stopped him by standing in front of him.

"What are you doing, Winston?" Maya was the first to step forward and question the person before them.

"There's no need for you to be so defensive. If you want to be something like that, why don't you just lock him inside the basement?" Winston snorted and turned to Theo. "I have a business with this guy."

"I already told you my condition. If you wish to challenge me, you need to pay that price." Theo shook his head gently, a bit disappointed with Winston's brain.

"I have prepared the money and our wager." Winston declared with a calm expression, not being provoked again. He closed his eyes for a moment and remembered the condition Theo stated that day.

"Your level is far above mine, so you need to pay two billion Zils just to fight me. Or you can bear the shame of bullying someone 150 levels below you. Then, you need to prepare as many A Rank Skill Cards as the items I got from this region. According to the agreement, forty percent of them are mine." Theo pointed at the artifacts presented there.

After remembering the wage, Winston said, "I have brought two billion Zils and five A Rank Skill Cards. Since normally the artifact price is higher than an A Rank Skill Card, I add one more card, so you don't think I'm petty."

Winston was confident that he would win this match, so he asked for his parents' permission to take out these Skill Cards. Little did he know, he still underestimated Theo.

There was one big catch in his words that could turn around the situation.

Theo shook his head in disappointment.

"What? Are you trying to run away? If you're a man, you should accept my challenge." Winston raised his voice.

"You haven't even gotten enough Skill Cards to bet with me." Theo snorted.

"I have brought five Skill Cards according to the agreement. You said you only got forty percent, so even if I rounded it up, I only needed to present four A Rank Skill Cards. It's due to my generosity that you could have the chance to get five A Rank Skill Cards. Don't push your luck." Winston's voice became even bigger as his anger was clear for everyone. Theo was truly shameless if he actually walked away from this challenge since he had already stated the condition.

Unexpectedly, Theo simply asked, "Yeah. Since it's forty percent, I should get 7.2 items. I am a very generous person, so I can give you a discount. You only need to bet seven A Rank Skill Cards, and I'll accept the challenge."

"Seven? Do you have a brain? It should be 3.6 artifacts!"

"Who said I only have those?" Theo tilted his head in confusion before taking out his Skylink, showing a video that he had taken previously. The original purpose of this video was to protect himself from Kain's greed, but this seemed to be the only opportunity to use it.

It was the video about him showing a total of eighteen items from the special region and taking half of them back to brag.

In that instant, the room became silent as they simply couldn't believe what they had seen. There were too many things that shocked them, but it was clear that Theo had indeed gotten eighteen items.

"Wha—! You said the same number as the artifacts you got there!" Winston denied it with all his might.

Theo shook his head and corrected him. "The same number as the items I got from the special region, not the items that I showed you back then. I need to ask the same question… Do you have a brain?

"You always said if I'm a man, I should bla bla bla… Now I need to say the same thing. If you are a man, do you think it's wise for you to make an excuse now? If you are so poor, why don't you cry and go back to your parents?"