Charlie chuckled. "Come on, Julien. Are you trying to get Albert killed? They flew into Oskian borders like the average person, coming straight to Heaven Springs. Who knows how many security cameras caught their faces, yet you're telling Albert to drag them to the kennels? The cops will be on to Albert in no time."Julien grit his teeth nonetheless. "Well, I can't stand that pompous face of his… But fine. I'll deal with him Stateside."Hank winced nervously and quickly pleaded, "Please, Mr. Rothschild—I'm just being honest. I meant no offense."Julien clearly had more to say, but Charlie held up a hand to stop him.Looking around at the cabal, he asked, "So, you believe it's your freedom to do whatever you want?"No one confirmed or denied it, as their lifestyle and tastes for the unnatural had gone so far that they couldn't really savor living mundanely. Being denied their fetish would be no different from taking all the joy from their lives, leaving it dry and monotonous.It wa

Nonetheless, the older members of the cabal presumed that it was merely stress from the long journey, and thus, they took more little blue pills than usual until their blood pressure skyrocketed and they were positively trembling.But even though their body hairs were standing up, they still couldn't get it up.The first one who suffered was Hank—even with six little blue pills and the company of three young women, he still couldn't get a rise.Frustrated, he kept shoving more pills in his mouth while huffing, "What the hell is going on? Did Julien and that prick somehow get to my mind?!"Even as he was done speaking, he shoved another pill down his throat.Such was the difference in mindset between believers of traditional and non-traditional medicine.Even when it came to painkillers like morphine or ibuprofen, believers of traditional medicine would always stick to the dosage stated on the doctor's prescription or the directions displayed on the product label.That wasn't the

Hank asked, "What? Where are you taking me?""A private ward, Sir," the nurse replied.Hank was shocked. "Wait, does that mean we're still at risk?""You can ask the doctor, not me."As the nurse finished speaking, Hank was wheeled into an independent room.Once the nurse helped Hank settle in, two uniformed officers strode in, one of them staring fixedly at him. "Good evening—we're from Aurous Hill precinct. Can we confirm that you overdosed on sildenafil?"Hank scowled unhappily. "Well, yeah. I took too many pills…"The officer nodded and pressed, "Why would you do that?"Hank scowled even harder. "Because I couldn't get it up!"The officer raised a brow—at least the man was honest.As such, he tried to frame the next question politely, "Do you understand that sex tourism is a violation of Oskian laws?""But it's not sex tourism!" Hank groaned. "I just said I couldn't get it up—like, I'm motivated, but it just ain't working! Are you mocking me, officer?!"The officer purs

The rest of the cabal thought about it and nodded slightly—eliminate the impossible, and whatever remained, however improbable, had to be the truth.Hence, voting Hank as their representative, they contacted Julien.Julien was just hating on them to the bone.He had really thought that everyone would show him, the heir apparent of the Rothschilds, due respect.But as it turned out, those geezers were sick and twisted—so obsessed with their fetish that they were willing to give up on their future.And they had definitely called his bluff.Even as the heir apparent of the Rothschilds, the only threat he posed was enforcing boycotts in business, denying them wealth. So, once the cabal decided that they no longer cared how much money they made, as they had enough to spend for the rest of their lives, Julien was no threat to them at all.As such, he was still seething when he got Hank's call first thing in the morning, and he immediately snapped, "What the fuck are you calling me f

Once the concert was over, Charlie sent Claire home before heading to Heaven Springs.Claire wasn't worried as Charlie was basically a member of Tanya's crew at this point, and having a meal together after a successful concert was only natural.Tanya arrived at Heaven Springs just as Charlie did, while the cabal were present too.This time, each of them was nervous when they saw Charlie, and he asked when he saw the looks on their faces, "What's up, guys? You don't look as radiant as you did yesterday."Being the representative, Hank cut straight to the chase, "Mr. Wade, may I ask what you did yesterday to affect our potency? Was it poison?""Poison?" Charlie chuckled. "Are you suggesting that there's something capable of castration but is also colorless, painless, tasteless, and doesn't cause any physical reaction at all? Now, that's a miracle if I've ever encountered one."Hank frowned. "So, you're denying it?""Oh, but I'm not," Charlie waved him off. "I did castrate you boys