Ugly as Sin, but You Sure Dream Big

That day, Riezel appeared in the Pleasure District once more.

Perhaps because the Ista Familia had recently gone to war with the Hestia Familia, captured members of their Familia and taken them back to their base, only to be disbanded by the Guild as a result, the Pleasure District had changed noticeably compared to usual.

There were fewer people on the streets.

Fewer shops were open.

Fewer prostitutes had come out to entertain customers.

Most importantly, the scantily clad Amazon Battle Whores were almost nowhere to be seen.

Thanks to that, when Riezel, who had once caused havoc in the Yoshiwara, appeared in the Pleasure District again, he drew drastically less attention than last time.

Riezel did not care in the slightest. Just as he had before, he swaggered through the streets of the Pleasure District, heading toward the Ista Familia's headquarters—the Goddess Palace.

With nothing obstructing him, Riezel arrived smoothly before the palace.

He stopped there, raised his head, and looked toward the very top of the palace, his gaze turning slightly cold.

"You're... the Limit Breaker...!?"

"What are you here for this time...!?"

Having arrived at the Ista Familia's headquarters, Riezel was finally spotted by the members guarding the gate.

They looked stunned and enraged, yet both ran inside without hesitation, seemingly intending to report the news as quickly as possible.

"Group All Species Bind."

Before the two gatekeeping Ista Familia members could run very far, a faint chant rang out.

"----"

The next moment, an invisible restraint descended upon them, freezing them in place.

Terror immediately appeared on their faces.

Yet Riezel did not even spare them a glance. He merely shifted his gaze toward the sky.

He had actually been here for quite a while.

After finishing breakfast at the Twilight Manor headquarters that morning, Riezel