Falling for him (sylus and OC

Alone

"Auntie, an outsider - I mean, a lady is here to buy something!"

Under the dim, yellow light, a young woman is hunched over behind the bar. Bored, she's fiddling with some cards.In the center of the graffiti-covered wall is the establishment's somewhat gaudy name Elysium.

"What do you want?" The woman said.

"A list of people who are attending Onychinus's Protocore auction and a map of the venue. How much?" I asked

The woman turns around, looks me up and down with interest, then makes a gesture."Fifty thousand."

"Just for two pieces of intel?!"

She wags her finger. "Fifty thousand per word. Since you're new and pretty, I'll give you a 5% discount. What do you think?"

"You're so generous."

There's a useful card in my pocket next to that so-called family crest, but I'm worried that using the card could cause trouble.
Seeing my hesitation, she shrugs and opens a door.Loud chatter mixed with the sound of rolling dice, spinning roulettes, and card shufflers fills the air. I over heard people talking about some hotel here and there's gonna be treasure of some kind and sylus wasn't found by anyone. My ears prick up, but then the door creaks as it's shut.

"Did you hear them? Now you understand why "these two pieces of intel" are expensive. And since it's about one of the N109
Zone's big shots, of course it's going to cost you." The woman said.

"What if I want information about Onychinus?"

She freezes for a second, then leans in to whisper into my ear. "Missy, don't pry into things you shouldn't know. I still got business to take care of."

The spinning roulette rumbles like a rainstorm, and soon enough, the sound is drowned out by cheers and screams.I hide in the shadow of a fiddle-leaf fig, holding a stack of casino chips and pretending to watch the fun unfold. Meanwhile, I eavesdrop on the conversations around me.It seems Onychinus's recent troubles aren't fully related to the Protocore auction. But Sylus disappeared? Isn't he alive and running around.Recalling Sylus's pompous, contemptuous face, I chuckle to myself. If he died, he'd drag the entire N109 Zone to hell with him. That's just how he is.

"Miss, I have a flower. It's for you."I look up. The girl who led me to this place is leaning against the poker table on her tiptoes.
She holds a black flower.

"Thank you Did you grow up here? Does everyone know Sylus?"

"Yeah! He's a monster with huge wings that never dies. And he has horns! If I don't listen to Auntie, Sylus will find me and feed me to his man-eating birdie."

Is she talking about that crow? Everyone is afraid of Sylus, yet they keep trying to make deals with him.Not to mention, he took the initiative to propose a deal with me. Maybe my Evol can be used as a valuable tool against him...Suddenly, several gunshots ring out, piercing my eardrums. Everyone looks up at the entrance—

"We got a party tonight."Bang! The door with broken bolts falls over, and a pair of leather boots steps over it. "Don't be nervous. Onychinus's important guest got lost. I'd like to ask everyone to cooperate with our search."A person wearing sunglasses walks in. He's flanked by half a dozen gun-toting men dressed in black. The sound of guns being loaded with bullets can be heard. "Shut the door and search the room. Everyone's about to be entertained."