The so-called annual gathering.
To put it bluntly, it was really just a "three-way contest."
And it was limited to contests between the younger generation, with treasures and valuables wagered each time.
But for those outside the "three sides."
It was simply a chance to make friends, maintain relationships, and join in the fun.
-Originally, that was how the annual gathering was supposed to be.
Although the three sides differed in strength, the gap was not too outrageous.
Aimon's Bobille family was the strongest.
They had more members, and their strongest fighter was a little stronger, too.
Amandina's Leglis family was the weakest of the three.
They had only eight members, and their strongest fighter was no match for the others'.
The third, the Bernard family, ranked second in overall strength.
But a major problem had emerged in this generation.
Although Aimon was a womanizing scumbag, he was powerful and also knew a secret mind-control technique.
His family had dominated for several years running.
Never mind that he had married dozens of wives.
Several of them were even vampire girls.
Even the Bernard family's granddaughter had slept with him and switched sides.
He really was a man who "conquered the world with his lower half."
In any case.
His dominance had driven everyone who should have remained neutral to his side.
That was why dozens of people had surrounded Xiao Yu and Amandina.
And subjected them to all sorts of sneers and mockery.
However.
Although Xiao Yu showed little reaction.
Amandina's heart had sunk.
It had not been this outrageous last year.
Why was there not a single person on her side today?
The Bernard family, too.
Although their two families had not explicitly allied, they had more or less been on the same side.
Why were even those close