indianbanksassociation Chapter 432 CH 418: POWER?(1)
Chapter 432 CH 418: POWER?(1)
Chapter 432 CH 418: POWER?(1)
[Wild Hunt]
Currently, the Wild Hunt was truly going wild as some of the executives were forcibly called to be informed of the current situation.
Alchemist, with his hands tucked inside his pocket, was looking at all the cocktails around him with a certain longing in his gaze. A longing that was unequivocal. He wished to drink but while Yui didn't forbid him to drink for stupid reasons like age and him being a minor, she expressly forbade drinking during work for all the members of the team.
This was one of the policies she would never budge on no matter what and he knew better than to push his luck when it came to her. He was aware of just how scary she could be after all.
"Hehe, beat it, squirt. Imagine being a drunkard as a teen."
He frowned as he looked at the man who was handing out the drink. Though he looked like a normal bartender, Alchemist knew that this was nothing but a disguise put on to mask the real person behind.
Chameleon.
One of the most elusive members of the Hounds under Yui, their boss. From what he knew, the bartender in question was in reality a woman but even that was nothing but partial knowledge he had obtained with great effort due to being the doctor of the team. And since he was the doctor, he needed real and accurate biological info of all the members, hence he was able to get the required info of the woman before her.
Truly, she was an elusive woman like no other.
"If your idea of team building is bullying then you are failing grandly."
"My, my~ Never thought little Alchemist would have a way with prose. Do you want to make a poem now?"
A middle finger was all the answer she received and she simply laughed in response to his childish response.
"One Mojito cocktail, please. Since you are disguised as a bartender, then do your job at the very least."
Mammoth, with his overpowering presence, advanced toward the bar and took a set next to Alchemist while ordering a drink for himself.
"Hello, my good sir! A mojito coming fast."
Chameleon sniggered while starting on the job she had taken on. All the disguises she made were done after extensive research and observation of her targets. Once she disguised herself as a cook in a 5-star restaurant for three months all to kill a target.
Like Spider, she was a pro in infiltration, spying, and assassination.
"Mammoth. How have you been?"
"Pretty good if I say so myself."
The two shared a fist bump before Mammoth sighed as he took the drink that was served to him by Chameleon.
"Though I think things are going to get really complicated soon."
"Oh? I heard that the boss' mom came to the bar not long ago. Is it related to that?"
"Nah. Something slightly more tricky and less dreadful has come our way that we need to handle."
Mammoth shuddered at the very thought of that scary woman, "If it was about that woman we would already be fleeing to the end of the world."
Mammoth laughed out loud but Alchemist could only chuckle bitterly at the contents of his words. He knew very well that this was no joke. Especially coming from the big guy.
Either way, it was very rare for all of them to be reunited in one place like this. It was truly a long time since they had all gathered.
"Where is Blade?"
"Such as?"
"Wait a minute!"
Alchemist stopped them and drank until his glass was empty and burped a little before patting his chest a little.
"..."
[...]
"Sigh. Yes, this hits the spot. Now you can continue. No way, I am spitting my drink. So, what kind of weapons are we talking about?"
[Dragon Lances.]
"Oh..."
Alchemist looked at his empty glass and nodded, "I really was right to anticipate a shocking response. I am a genius indeed!"
"Well. Enough of this charade. Where is the Prince now? Surely, we must see the man of honor today, right?"
[Well... I guess he must be quite occupied by now.]
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.
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Adam was indeed rather occupied. After Lucia told Marlene to leave, the two of them went to one of her hidden houses.
Lucia had been quite surprised by his ability to fly but this seemed to have increased her trust in his ability to protect them.
When they finally reached the safe house, she hesitated a little before looking at Adam,
"Sir, I might be repeating myself but the Pearl is nothing but a husk now. There is no power in there. Only the material and even then, I do think it has much use. From what we inspected, the material, while rare, is nothing unheard of on earth."
" –And yet, you were the one to first propose this gift."
"Yes. Because I believe there is value even beyond the power. I know many people who would pay billions to have it even if only for collection purposes. In fact, I already had plans to sell it once we found the perfect seller. The only thing stopping me was a desire to not disappoint my ancestors."
"Hum. No matter. I know why I want that Divine object. Do not worry, I will not change our deal and I will indeed protect you."
Adam followed her quietly into the house. He ignored all the decorations, only caring for the single goal he had come here for.
Whether this thing worked or not, he planned to give it to Makarov. After all, no matter how ordinary those materials were, they still housed divine power within them in ancient times. Surely they could help him with building his weapon.
But beyond that, there was something he wished to really try.
'Now that my soul is stronger... Perhaps it will work?'
This was something worth trying.
[1]: The Wild Hunt: BlackPhoenix/Midnight Prince/Alchemist/
Mammoth/Spider/Blade/Hacker/Chameleon/