The Author's POV

Chapter 116

Staring at the busy streets of Ashton city, outside of Moonlight mercenary group headquarters, two individuals stood on the stairs that led all the way up to the building.

"Thank you for coming"

*Puff*

Puffing a mouthful of smoke, Leopold nonchalantly stared at the people below him. Glancing at Smallsnake from the corner of his eyes, he slowly said

"No problem, I had nothing to do anyways..."

-Tssss!

Tossing the cigarette in his mouth to the ground, Leopold stepped on it. Glancing at Smallsnake, he asked

"So what did you call me here for?"

Smiling, Smallsnake took out a contract from a small black briefcase in his hands and handed it to Leopold. Without skipping a beat, he went straight to the point

"I would like to hire you"

Raising his brow, Leopold took the contract from Smallsnake's hands.

"Oh? Hire me?"

Scanning the document in his hands, Leopold's brows couldn't help but jump up and down. Glancing back at Smallsnake, with a hint of doubt, he couldn't help but ask

"...is this offer real?...100,000U a month, I'm not reading this wrongly right?"

Smiling, Smallsnake nodded his head.

"Our leader has specifically asked for you, and that's the price he is willing to offer for your services"

"Me?"

"Yes"

"Why?"

"Don't ask me, I'm just following orders"

Though he said that, Smallsnake couldn't help but start to understand why Ren wanted to recruit him.

As Smallsnake stood next to Leopold, although at first glance Leopold may come across as a lazy middle-aged man, as he stood next to him, Smallsnake noticed the unwavering determination that decorated his face.

Moreover, the way he carried himself as well as how his deep black eyes added with his dignified aura made it seem like he was in command of everything. This proved to Smallsnake that Leopold was an experienced man. He could tell from first glance that he had been through a lot of setbacks throughout his life.

Even Smallsnake, who had met a lot of people in his past, couldn't help but feel that there was something different about this man. Though his presence wasn't overbearing like some of the people he met, he unknowingly felt respect for the man. Equivalent to that of a soldier to his own general...

'So that's why...'

-Plack!

As a slight smile appeared on Smallsnake's face, snapping him out of his thoughts, Leopold lightly smacked the contract on Smallsnake's chest.

"Sorry but I will have to refuse"

"Huh?"

wide, Smallsnake couldn't help but look at Leopold in

five times what he was currently earning. Moreover, from what he read, he wasn't even treated well here. Why would he reject

I ask why

back in Smallsnake's hands, Leopold

seen the

"Yes"

think I would accept it

"Ah..."

appeared on Smallsnake's face. Glancing

think we're a fraudulent group

rummaged through his pocket and took out

"Bingo!"

-Flick! -Flick!

*Puff*

a big puff whilst staring in the distance, Leopold

can a [I] rank mercenary group offer me such a high salary out of nowhere? At first, I was indeed tempted, but you see, I'm not looking to quit my job to join another one that has an uncertain future...moreover, your group doesn't even have a mission to their name. I've got a family

*Puff*

exhaled and stared at the smoke floating in the

do you expect me to

his lips,

had a point. He had thought of this point before...but he really couldn't do anything about it. After all, as of right now there were only two

Ren before, and in case the said situation arises, he would offer him one final offer. If he rejected this

month salary. Everything written under a contract to prove legitimacy...one

slight pain in

offered a lot of money, with what they had made from the Bull's wrath incident, they had

Ren told him that money wouldn't be an issue in the future and that this investment was worth the cost. Thus, trusting Ren,

-Tssss

the ground, Leopold couldn't help but be

U? That's like nine years of my

beard, glancing at

"You've got my interest"

...

Monday, Lock, Class A-25

in my usual seat, I propped up my chin with my hand. Compared to my usual lazy appearance,

good show was

class is about to

onto his files with his right hand, Gilbert motioned for

at the podium, placing his stuff down, Gilbert looked at everyone in the classroom. After everyone stopped talking, smiling slightly, Gilbert started

will be speaking about ranks and what

to measure the average strength of a person. Ranks range from G all the way to SSS, some say that there might even be a rank higher than that, but no one is sure

I mostly ignored most of the stuff that he said. I honestly knew most of the stuff already, but that was beside the point as I was currently waiting for something else...and finally, thirty minutes into the

have any questions with regards to

multiple hands shot up in the air. Pointing towards one of the girls sitting on the same

there, what's your

girl looked at Gilbert with eyes

individual to fight against a

at the girl's

are extremely rare and can only be achieved by those who have pure bloodlines as they are the only

Gilbert started speaking about bloodlines, the faces of some of the students in the class couldn't help but turn

the smile on my face, I couldn't help shake my head. To think that Gilbert would try to spread his

was technically not allowed, but considering Gilbert's backing, he could do as he pleased. As long as he didn't cross the line, he was allowed to do whatever

so, in case you want to defeat a higher-ranked opponent, you must have a superior

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