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Chapter 9 Late Night Conversation (1)
update icon Updated at 2026/1/26 14:30:02

The scene took place in an underground room somewhere in the city, the time was exactly ten o'clock that night.

The furnishings in the room were not luxurious, more like poor, with only an extremely ordinary table and a few chairs, making it seem pretty bare, well, it could be considered slightly better than a dump I suppose.

"Can we use this place?"

Twenty-something young woman, Fiose Elena, complained after glancing around.

"This is why women are so troublesome, just make do with it, it's not like I'm asking you to sleep here."

The burly man with a scar on his face, no, the muscular man Rick looked impatient.

To this, Fiose Elena sneered.

"You men don't even understand a little romance, that's why I say..."

"So what? It's still better than being unemployed."

Rick retorted firmly.

"Here you go again, you workaholic..."

"Hmph, working people are still better than those who are freeloaders."

"You..."

Fiose Elena was so angry she couldn't speak, it seemed like she was ready to start a fight.

"Alright, alright, both of you quiet down, whether it's Rick or Elena sister."

A little girl with two golden buns intervened in a tone that didn't match her age.

"But, Ling..."

Fiose Elena wanted to say something more, however.

"Alright, Ling is not wrong."

But she was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the man in black.

Fiose Elena didn't seem to be too angry, just sighed.

"Well, are you finally here? Since that's the case, let's get to the point quickly, I don't want to stay here for another moment."

"Ah, I'll make it brief, won't take long."

"By the way, why choose this place, there should be many better places, our Glorious Society should not be so useless."

"There are indeed many other places, but in terms of security, this place is actually the best, although the environment is a bit..."

The man in black nodded with his thoughts.

It seems even the man in black who chose this place himself feels...

"Well, since that's the reason, I have nothing more to say, let's start."

With that, Fiose Elena, to show her indifference, sat directly on a chair.

Although the room was very simple, it was clean, so the others followed suit and sat down.

Later, the man in black spoke directly.

"I called you here mainly for two things."

"Two things?"

"Yes, firstly to understand the situation, what happened today."

"Ah, so it's about that."

Fiose Elena's voice sounded uninterested.

But the man in black did not stop.

"Although I don't know the specifics, but today's actions can be said to have all failed, oh, except for Rick's."

"Of course."

The scarred face burly man, no, the muscular man Rick, proudly nodded.

"There you go again..."

Fiose Elena weakly rubbed her forehead.

Then.

"Can't you be less arrogant? Is it really that great to have a successful job?"

"So what? It's still better than being a failure."

"I have to say... Your task is different from mine, right? You're just here to support me, it shouldn't fail, my task is probably many times harder than yours."

"Hmph, even if I were to do your job, I would still be able to complete it perfectly. After all, I'm not a jobless wanderer."

"You..."

"Alright, both of you, stop bickering."

..."

Upon hearing the black-clothed man's words, both of them immediately quieted down.

"Sigh..."

The little girl beside them could only sigh helplessly.