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After asserting dominance over Todd—
Raven stepped out of the luxurious private suite into the spacious VIP room.
The size of the VIP lounge was nearly as large as the main gambling hall outside.
However...
There were far fewer guests here, and only a handful of gaming tables.
From the ceiling hung a massive corona-shaped magic stone chandelier—
It looked incredibly extravagant.
Raven glanced around.
A group of waiters in black suits and women in glamorous gowns—
Were serving wine to the high-rolling guests.
Most of those women, dressed in their dazzling dresses, were stunning beauties.
They were young girls Todd had taken a fancy to and then abducted by force using underhanded means.
The sight before Raven was a living illustration of "extrajudicial privilege."
After all...
No one dared punish this arrogant casino operator—Todd.
Raven watched for a while and then asked coldly, "Those elven girls serving the guests...?"
Todd rubbed his hands and grinned. "If Young Master wants, I can send you a few to play with."
Raven didn't respond.
He glanced at the expensive magic stone clock hanging on the wall and realized it was getting late.
Time to head back…
A short while later—
Led by Todd, they arrived at the underground vault of the casino.
"Young Master…"
"How much do you want to withdraw?"
Todd's trembling hands held the master key—one that only the operator could use.
"How much in total?" Raven asked calmly.
Todd unfastened all the locks and pushed open the heavy steel door.
"R-Roughly... 987.6 billion," Todd answered honestly, not daring to hide anything.
"Almost a trillion…" Raven sucked in a quiet breath.
So this was...
The power of running a major casino?
Holy crap.
With this kind of money, he could build ten Hostess of Fertility inns and still have change left.
Raven looked inside.
Piles and piles of gleaming valis gold coins—
The vaults were the size of small houses.
Inside, mountains of gold stacked high—each pile worth billions.
All the assets of the largest casino were gathered here.
"I'll take 900 billion. Leave the remaining 90 billion for daily operations."
"From now on, this casino is under my protection," Raven said without hesitation. "Just keep working hard."
Todd felt like he might cough up blood.
This was the result of years of effort and scheming—
Sure, most of it was dirty money, but it was still hard-earned!
A bandit.
This kid was an absolute bandit.
Not only was he decisive in killing,
He was even more ruthless than Todd himself.
"Relax. I'm just keeping the money safe. It'll be more secure in my hands."
As he finished speaking, Raven waved his hand.
A shimmering spatial inventory appeared out of thin air.
"W-What is that?" Todd's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"Spatial magic," Raven replied flatly, seeing Todd hesitate. "What? You don't want to hand it over?"
"N-No! I'm more than happy to!" Todd quickly composed himself and nodded fervently.
And so—
The towering mountain of gold coins began to vanish, sucked into the void.
Todd watched in stunned silence—
It looked like a black hole, endlessly devouring his valis.
Only when a small pile was left in the corner did Raven stop the absorption.
Thus—
Not Xihong City's Richest Man, but Orario's Richest Man was officially born.
"Being a villain really is the most comfortable life…" Raven sighed inwardly.
Now—
He was finally rich.
In Orario, he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he wanted. He could walk sideways like a crab.
Weapons from the Hephaistos Familia cost tens of millions?
With his current wealth, Raven could buy a dozen without blinking.
He remembered how it all started—
When Hestia brought him to that rundown church.
He had once sworn to himself—
Someday, he'd eat like a king every day.
He never expected…
That goal would be achieved so soon.
Hmm...
Now that he had the money, it was time to start developing his own Familia.
10:00 PM.
At the Familia's home base—the rundown church.
Raven returned carrying a pile of delicious-smelling grilled meat—
And a large fruit basket filled with various fruits.
As he opened the door to the basement room—
"Raven-kun, welcome home~!"
The goddess Hestia leapt from the bed and threw her arms open, rushing toward him.
"W-Wait, wait—" Raven called out quickly. "I'm carrying a lot of stuff here."
"Let me put it down first, then you can hug me."
"Eh?" Hestia blinked. "You bought all this… just food?"
"Mmm~~ smells so good." Her nose twitched adorably. "Is that… grilled meat?"
"Yup." Raven smiled brightly. "Come on, let's eat."
"I bought tons of it."
"Alfia, you join us too."
Alfia glanced over and asked, "Can we invite Meteria as well?"
"No problem," Raven agreed without hesitation.
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