Eric's thoughts were only half right because while the old experts had given up on him, there were a lot of pesky flies looking around for him.
After not finding any trace of him for over a week, the Red Velvet organization, the Takeshiba Family, and even 2 out of 5 Elders from the Council of Five had jointly placed a bounty on his head.
It was quite the amount as they had estimated him at 500 million dollars, with the condition that he was captured alive.
They didn't care whether he was brought in complete conditions or whether he was brought as a cripple, with only a thread of breath keeping him alive, they only wanted him alive, with all his possessions.
After all, the reason they were using to place such a bounty, was due to the shame they had experienced from Eric stealing the bride and treasures in front of their faces.