Chapter 17 The Bribery

Chapter 17 The Bribery
Inside the Colosseum's administration office, Bobby looked relaxed, filing his nails while lounging on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other. "Hum... hum... hum..." he hummed softly, appearing to be in a good mood. But suddenly—"Blam!" Bobby jumped in surprise, dropping his nail file, and whipped his head toward the door. He saw Nolan, wearing his hood and clearly in his "Grey" persona, walking in alongside Nina and Nadine. After closing the door, Nolan stepped further inside.

"Nolan... what are you doing here? I told you three days last time. Your match isn't until tomorrow," Bobby barked, startled by Nolan's sudden appearance.

"Well... I have some business with you," Nolan said, casually sitting on the sofa across from Bobby without being asked and crossing his leg with total indifference.

Nina and Nadine sat on either side of Nolan, flanking him. Both looked tense as they faced Bobby's fierce expression. Naturally, they didn't escape Bobby's gaze, which seemed to undress them both on the spot. Then, Bobby turned his attention back to Nolan, who was sitting there relaxed and smoking with his usual sly grin.

"What do you want?" Bobby asked.

"I want to get some gear made. I heard at the shop that the owner is here at the Colosseum. Can I meet him?" Nolan asked calmly.

"Who? You mean Otis?" Bobby asked.

"Yeah... that's the guy they mentioned when I asked at the shop earlier," Nolan replied.

Bobby immediately shook his head, clearly holding back a laugh. He leaned forward, staring intently at Nolan.

"You mean to tell me you want to get gear made by him? Do you have any idea what he charges? Besides, what's the point? You're just a filler on the schedule. You aren't eligible for tournaments yet, even if you change your clothes," Bobby said.

"It's called making an effort. You wouldn't want to stand in the way of a young man's ambition, would you?" Nolan countered smoothly.

Bobby fell silent and leaned back against the sofa, but he clearly couldn't ignore Nina and Nadine sitting there next to Nolan. With Nina in a red shirt that showed off her cleavage and Nadine in a dress that put her thighs on display, he glanced them both up and down again before turning his attention back to Nolan.

"Who are they? Your slaves? So you've been using your earnings all this time to buy slaves, and now you want to use them just to get some gear, or maybe something else?" Bobby asked with a condescending smirk.

"Yep... spot on. They're my slaves. That's why I want to talk to Otis. Get it? You surely understand why I'd bring two slaves along, right?" Nolan asked.

Nolan immediately raised both arms and spread them wide, pulling Nina and Nadine tight against him, catching them both off guard. Nina instantly whipped her head toward Nolan with a furious expression that said, "I'm going to kill this guy later... I'm not a slave, I'm your partner," while Nadine looked shyly at Nolan, thinking, "Oh... so I'm his slave... I'd totally love that, please use me however you want, Master."

Watching Nina and Nadine, Bobby began to grin widely and leaned back, stroking his chin. He appeared to be choosing between the two "slaves" Nolan had brought. Finally, he spoke.

"Fine. The brown hair stays here. Otis is in the east locker room; you head over there," Bobby said.

"Deal. Oh, one thing—you’re not allowed to do anything to her. Don't go using her holes; I don't want you making my property dirty. You can only touch and feel her, like this," Nolan said, while cupping and squeezing one of Nina's breasts with the arm he had wrapped around her. Nina looked absolutely livid.

"Okay... you're dead... I promise... you're dead," Nina muttered to herself, her body trembling.

But when she looked at Nolan's face inside the hood, he winked at her. His expression seemed to say, "Hang in there, this is the only way to get info on Harold." Seeing Nolan's face, Nina's fury finally faded and she let out a sigh, but she shot him a sharp look that said, "You're going to take responsibility for this later, I don't care what it takes."

Seeing Nolan squeeze Nina’s breast while she stared back at him with a tense expression—looking as if she were enjoying it, even though she was actually still fuming at him—Bobby’s lust only grew. He leaned his body forward, staring hungrily at Nolan.

"Of course. I understand the rules and I won't pull anything. Now, you better get moving before Otis leaves," Bobby said, losing his patience and shooing Nolan away so he would leave quickly.

"Good. Now I'm heading to the east locker room," Nolan replied, standing up while keeping his arm around Nadine, who was clearly thrilled to be held by him.

After Nolan walked out, Bobby—sporting a sleazy grin—immediately locked the door. He moved over to sit next to Nina and draped his arm around her, leaning in to sniff her hair.

"Wow... you actually smell great. Nolan must be taking good care of you," Bobby said, making small talk while pulling her closer.

"Y-yeah, thanks," Nina replied, forcing a smile. "Dammit... dammit... this is disgusting. If it wasn't for getting my revenge, I'd never let a guy like this touch me," Nina muttered to herself.



Meanwhile, "Blam," Nolan swung open the door to the east locker room. Inside, a half-bald man with glasses wearing expensive clothes was with a female gladiator; it looked like they were fitting gear for a later match. Both of them turned toward the door.

"Can I help you?" the man asked.

"Are you Otis?" Nolan asked the man.

"Yes, that's right. What is it?" Otis asked, his eyes already drifting toward Nadine, who was swaying back and forth with a goofy grin, lost in whatever thoughts were in her head.

"I happen to have some business with you. Can we talk for a moment? It won't even take a minute," Nolan said, smiling as he kept his arm around Nadine, clearly putting her swaying figure on display for Otis.

"Hmm... I see. Very well. (Turning to the female gladiator) Wait here for a second," Otis said.

"Fine, sir," the female gladiator replied, looking slightly annoyed at the interruption.

Nolan led Otis out into the hallway. Suddenly, he grabbed Otis by the shoulders from the front, and his eyes turned a bright light gray. Nolan and Otis were instantly transported to a void inside a transparent cube that revealed the vastness of outer space. Otis gasped and jumped back to break free.

"Huh... what is this?" Otis asked, shocked by his surroundings.

"This is one of my abilities... it's called Room. Usually, I use this power for one-on-one fights or training. We can talk here without any interruptions and once we leave, you won't remember a thing," Nolan said, pulling back his hood and flashing a ruthless grin and walking toward scared Otis.

Otis stood there stunned, staring at Nolan as he approached, before collapsing to the floor with a deathly pale face. Meanwhile, Nadine—standing in the east hallway right in front of the locker room door—was instantly confused because Nolan had suddenly vanished along with Otis.

"Wait... where did he go?" Nadine asked herself while looking around.