Isn't Lord Visas just here for nothing?!
Lord Visas is watching us right now!
Thinking of this, Lair felt he had to do something to restore his image in Lord Visas's eyes.
So Lair didn't take the Contract Seed but instead leaned on the counter, staring straight at Torre, and said, "What, are you afraid to take from me again this time?"
Torre replied with a dark expression: "Do you think I'm an idiot? This is a Contract Seed, who dares to covet this thing!"
"Oh, really?"
"You still think it's fake?" Torre said, "Besides, how long have you been a Black Merchant? Every Gold Merchant gets two Contract Seeds, you didn't know?"
Lair knew Torre wouldn't dare mess with the Contract Seed, but what did it matter? He was here to cause trouble anyway.
"What about last time then?" Lair said, "Doesn't the stuff you took last time count?"
Hearing this, Torre understood what Lair meant, but he insisted, "That was a rule."
"What rule?"