“Hup. It's done. With this universal interface, she'll be able to maneuver around by herself. She would be able to access the mini-drones once I give her clearance. I'll work on the centrifuge now.”Amidst their operations to create a cure for Teresa, Magi created another portable console that Violet was supposed to house as an AI. There were mini-drones that were stashed to the side and bought from the black market.She was also one who would help their calculations be simulated accurately after all. [Even without clearances, I can brute force my way through.]“——?!”With a brief loud beeping sound of an alarm that changed into pleasant bling, the drones quickly turned on and flew around the room, barely avoiding the walls and going back to where they came from. It was but a quarter of Violet's capabilities. Everything she can do was still yet to be shown. “Alright. While we're at it, I might ask you some questions. I'm quite interested in how exactly, an inventor, transfers huma
“——Well, that's how our lives go around now. Magi's a genius and I'm just the intern at the job.”Explaining their daily lives as mercenaries, Cian lifted his hands in gestures to vaguely animate everything they'd done. Teresa's eyes stared right at Cian as he told their story, and even without a hint of worry in his words and eyes, she was certain that Cian was still living a life of purity. Although he didn't show it, his heart longed to act kindly, but with the nature of his work, he burdened himself to lighten the load of his brother's. Teresa had been letting Cian tell stories from near and far from truths, knowing full well what they'd achieved in such a short time. She already knew—— rather, it was her job to do so. Cian, who she had desperately tried to lure away from the eyes that secretly watched over them, was someone whose power should never be discovered. It was why she sealed it in the first place. Once it was released, it could be used as a massive weapon of destru
“——Magi. Have you ever trusted your brother?”“———”Before Magi could leave as he turned his back on Teresa, she asked one question that made Magi pause. “He always puts his faith in you. Isn't that why he is always reckless? He always believes that you'll come in to save and help him.”Standing at the doorstep where Magi was prompted to go, Sabrine and Bahamut listened to Teresa's words closely. They could see Magi's supposedly cold expression change into widened eyes and gritted teeth. “Yeah. That's exactly why I'm going there.”Magi would continue to take one step, but then again, Teresa would speak once more to stop him. “You know, I don't need to be saved. I do trust you can make something that would cure me even if you treated by coldly. However, the same goes for your brother... He doesn't need you to save him right now. He needs you to trust him.”“———”Magi would turn his head around to look at Teresa, and this time she was looking at Magi with a smile. He shrugged every
———As the burning base of Vipers turns into ashes, Cian and Baji faced off in a battle of raw skill. Cian, who was caught in Baji's sphere of encapsulation disabled his ability and restricted him from going outside. His weaponry was limited to eight shots in total with four in each of his Grant. “Violet! Do you have any idea you can suggest?!”Putting one Grant over his ear, he called out to Violet who he deemed someone who can help him. She was an AI now and he had thought that she surely had calculated a plan to turn everything around. However, it wasn't the case.[Negative. There's no way you can get out of here unless you win.]Responding to his calls, Violet gave Cian the only answer. There was virtually no way to escape than to defeat the old man.“Brat. Come out, I don't have all day!”From the open space, the old man would pull a grenade out from his coat as the wind makes it fly open, revealing all of his arsenal that was hooked in his coat. “——!”Seeing the old man pull
“You lot just came in time.”The old man, Baji lowered his cap after seeing the two unknown figures come to Cian's aid. “Baji Shiranui.”Leonis uttered the old man's name under his breath. He was a recognizable figure in the underworld. A man with a pure skill that was considered the most skilled out of them all.To think that he was here, fighting someone. “Well, my work here is done. You were able to survive for 20 minutes, so I'll let you go for now.”Holding his revolver inside his coat, Baji began to step back as Leonis tried to run after him. However, Cian would yank him back by the arm. “N-Nah, man. Following that guy would be a bad idea.”Looking at Cian, his body was badly wounded. There were a few bullet wounds in his arm and legs with a few cuts on his torso. It seemed like he was able to dodge bullets away from his vital organs as Leonis observed them. “Y-You're badly wounded. Wait, I'll try to see if I have some potion here——”Sabrine rushed to take her digitalizer a
———In the rundown office of the famous and strong detective, Leonis Ren sat in contemplation as he looked at a holographic screen.[You have 1 million CCs in debt to ****]Looking at his credit debt using his digitalizer, Leonis racked back and forth in his chair, expressing his frustration.“Not only I am broke, but I am also in great debt. If I don't catch a big one next week, I'll be damned.”He laughed out of his misery, almost looking like a man who had lost his mind. “I told you to loan for stuff like renovating your office, not hiring mercenaries, and being ripped off in the first meeting!”Sitting across the room was Warren who held a laptop, searching for any bounties that would be worth the risk.In that list, Warren found not only Magi but also Cian, skipping them as they were only worth half a million both. Fighting his mercenaries is a dumb idea when he already paid them.[Bounty List][1. Dokuji Chio: 1,000,000,0002. Sumire: 900,000,0003. Rosa Kuro: 800,000,0004. Tor
——By the next morning, the cure for Teresa was done. It was read to be applied and all, but the method was indeed something that they couldn't wrap around their finger. The patient's heart needed to step for 5 minutes, and like a resurrection potion, it would be drinking and surging around their blood to cure the disease. Simulations and tests have been running by Magi until morning. Everything failed but it was because all of them didn't have the variable of having the disease and only one subject that had it was cured of it.“All of you are cowards. If I die, I die. Deal with it already you brats.”All of them stood before Teresa who just woke up, clearly annoyed cause they were looking at her with completely stern faces.Even Cian seemed to be thinking when in reality, he was trying to understand why. “This potion might stop your heart, Teresa. It's something serious.”Magi explains to her calmly. His eyes switched from the glowing potion to Teresa who looked at him unamused.“
——As the next day came in Newyark, the bustling communities of the borderland city were active after the sudden decrease in criminal activities in the place. Alleyways were cleaned and there came fewer fights and hooligans that had claimed they were from such organizations. It was morning as people claimed peace finally dawned on Newyark, an anarchic city that claimed that there was no need for governments. They claimed that they reached peace on their own. ***“I'm in position. Do you copy, Cian.”“Y-Yes. Are we seriously going to talk like this?”Over the line, Magi spoke to Cian using their earpiece. Magi had stood above a high vantage point atop a building that was several miles away from the compound. Instead of his custom pistol, his Grant, Magi had used a high-velocity magic sniper rifle. It was something he was finally able to buy with the money he got from Leonis.Not only that, but using the money, Magi brought enough food and sent all the children to Bahamut's compoun