Harry Potter: The Boy Loved by Beasts

Chapter 28:

Vira: When are you going to give her a name?

Author: You asked for her name after a year… what do you think?

Vira: She didn't ask for mine either.

Author: She asked the next day. Also, you don't have a real name.

Vira: Since you already skipped most of my life, I should be getting one soon.

Time had passed—four years, to be exact—and aside from Vira's mentality, which had not changed at all, everything else had. Whether it was the small gang he had formed, which had risen to become the only one in the entire city, or the living standards of Vira's little wife, everything had shifted.

After the Corah company declared its closure in 1983, when Vira was three, the grandfather and granddaughter lost their primary source of income. Although they still possessed considerable assets, they could no longer live as lavishly as before.

Before the disaster, they had led a rather comfortable life—dozens of maids, meals prepared with imported vegetables and spices, five or six retired soldiers as guards, and many other luxuries.

Most of these had to be cut down. Without a stable income, such expenses became excessive, especially since the granddaughter was ill. Not the leg injury or her muteness, but something worse—she seemed to have her energy drained every minute she lived. Funding doctors and researchers to find a cure was a massive expense.

Aside from this, the political standing of Grandpa Nicolas had been largely maintained through the company's influence. It wasn't that he was incompetent—on the contrary, he was a great communicator and had managed his relationships well. However, never anticipating his company's fall, he had structured his entire influence around it.

Nicolas was a great man, skilled in both politics and economics. Using the small company his son had established, he had managed to elevate it to great heights, and through it, he had become one of the most powerful figures, influencing not just the city but also parts of the nation.

But when the tides of time come crashing down and everyone gangs up to pull you from your throne, even he could do nothing. The economic downturn and the declining textile industry were rampant at the time, and alongside Corah, most other textile companies had fallen.

This economic and political disturbance affected not only legal businesses but also the illegal ones. Smuggling and drug sales were still rampant—don't get me wrong—but it was not a great time for expansion, at least not outside a town.

This was the main reason Vira's gang remained active and dominant only within Leicester City and had not expanded into developed cities like London or elsewhere. Naturally, if this were the only problem, it wouldn't have been much trouble. But when you're the only one left standing in a vacant field, you're bound to be targeted.

The gangsters in London and other developed cities kept making trouble for Vira's gang—whether by enticing managers with money and fame or simply disrupting trade. Whatever means they had, they used them.

In the city, Vira dealt with troublemakers directly. If a manager tried to gather people to split away or leaked information to outsiders? Dead. If someone interfered with the organization's operations? Dead.

No amount of security could protect someone from Vira, and he carried no moral burden when it came to killing. As long as someone stood in his way, he eliminated them.

Fear of death, ambition, or simply the desire for a better life—these emotions in people's hearts were the very reasons Vira managed to conquer the entire city in such a short time.

But his rampant killing left no good leaders to manage those who joined him. Every ambitious man or woman was dead. There were a few competent but unambitious people, like the husband and wife from the gang they had previously sold to.

Speaking of the couple, they were sold out by a former gang member—well, an ex-member now.

After "Prick" Stephan had both his kidneys stabbed out by Vira and was taken to the hospital, he had spilled information to Peter in an attempt to save his life. He revealed that his boss's wife had studied psychology before being expelled from university and knew quite a lot—hoping this would make him more valuable.

Vira had simply sneaked into their bed, taken the gun from under their pillow, and from there, submission was inevitable. However, once the two realized that the people they feared were nothing more than a bunch of useless men who couldn't even raise their guns properly, they considered rebelling.

Their ideas were quickly crushed. When they attempted to contact their former gang members, they found that all of them had already switched sides to Vira's faction.

After all, compared to their previous life—where they were constantly in danger and underpaid—life under Vira was different. His gang wasn't constantly attacked, and, more importantly, Vira didn't keep a single penny for himself.

If he wanted food, he took it. If he liked something, he stole it. Money had no real purpose for him, except for bribing government officials and politicians for support.

Aside from a small amount of money kept with Peter for these purposes, everything else—alcohol, drugs, food—was freely provided. This well-fed and comfortable lifestyle had enticed them so much that, aside from ambitious men with their own goals, all the grassroots members were now fully loyal to Vira.

Speaking of which, the one who was more active than anyone else was Stephan—despite being on dialysis, he was still active. Fortunately, his limited mobility kept him from doing much, or Peter would have probably stabbed him to death before Vira even had to.

Peter was the one handling finances and supplies—essentially every logistical duty. Vira was too carefree to bother with anything, and even the most basic expansions were barely managed by Peter alone. Instructor James and the others probably would have helped, but at first, they were too busy recovering, and by now, Peter had grown into a reliable man.

But these weren't the reasons I had to stop the normal progression.

There were two events that had a major impact on Vira's life—or rather, two people leaving made an impact.

Vira's lack of empathy was probably the most useful trait in these two instances.