With his spirit lifted by the high winds of hope, William made his way to Gilgamesh Bar as night fell. The lights of the city accompanied his journey as if he were a hero going to war.As soon as he arrived, the bartender greeted him, "Hello William, from the look on your face, it looks like you are in need of something. So what can I help you with?" Henry asked."The underground fighting tournament with the crazy priest's ten-finger prize. Do you know anything about it?" asked William."Hmmm, there are many underground fights. But I've never heard of one that gives out human body parts as prizes. Most of the prizes are always money," Henry replied.William sighed, his hopes immediately dashed. He thought he would get an answer as soon as he left the Gilgamesh Bar, considering that this place had a fairly close relationship with the underworld."You don't have to be so glum, William. If I don't have the answer to your question, then perhaps the information is indeed quite confidential
"This must have something to do with the competition that Mr. Demiand, the owner of the Jaeger Company, is running, right? You're not the first to come here and ask about this, William. There have been several people here before you," Alfred said.William was silent, he did not expect that there would be people who were faster than him. He thought he was the fastest. But really the world is wide, there will always be people who are more than other people.Then Alfred continued, "The price for the information you want is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Let me tell you, that's not cheap at all. Do you still want it?"Confidently, William replied, "I will pay any amount for the information." "Well, if you insist, I can't stop you," Aflred said as he handed over a special device to make the payment.William then took out the black card of the Black Order that he had been carrying without showing it to anyone. The card contained all of William's assets that could be converted into
"It looks like our client has quite a bit of money in his account. Maybe you can give me some tips later," Emily said as she moved her face closer to William's and then sat down again."You better give me the information fast, I don't have time to deal with your flirting Emily," William said."Hmmm... you are so stiff William. I thought you were the kind of man who likes to have fun with women," Emily said.William shook his head, showing that he was tired of small talk."Well, I'll give you the information. Let's get straight to the point. Out of the dozens of guides, I only managed to get the names of three people." Emily held up three fingers, "Don't think of me as incompetent. The identities of these leaders are indeed top secret. I even risked my life to find them out."William watched carefully as Emily began to name the guides one by one, "First is the director of the museum, then the fireman, then a businessman. His brow furrowed at Emily's words. He had never expected the gu
"I was suddenly told by the company to go out of town, I'm sorry I didn't have time to give you news," William said, trying to make the most reasonable excuse to be heard."You could have at least told me properly. Do you know that I almost couldn't sleep last night?! I don't want to hear any more excuses. I want to sleep well tonight because tomorrow morning I have an important meeting with a client," Charlotte said.William could smell the worry on Charlotte's tone. Mischievous thoughts soon took over his brain."Hmmm... it looks like you're really worried about me. Ahhh... it's so nice that my wife worries about me," William said in a teasing tone to Charlotte."Huh? I'm not worried about you at all. William, how dare you..." Charlotte said.On the other side of the phone, William laughed out loud. He could already imagine his wife's face turning red with embarrassment. But he did not stop there and continued his teasing."Come on, Mrs. ...., just admit that you're worried. It seem
Jaguar took a quick deep breath and lit a cigar. He took a deep puff to get the blood flowing freely to his brain. One puff, two puffs, he savored the puffs of smoke from the Cuban cigar in his hand while he thought hard to find the most appropriate answer."Fighting has no hard and fast rules, William. Victory can only be achieved when the opponent is unable to continue fighting," Jaguar said."Isn't that what the rules of combat should be? Not only down there, but up here, the fight ends when the opponent cannot continue," William said.Jaguar shook his head, "You don't understand. Being unable to continue the fight means being permanently disabled or losing your life.Hearing Jaguar's warning didn't faze William at all, he was even more curious, "Are weapons allowed in the fight?""No, no. No weapons. But you don't know what those bastards will do, William," Jaguar said as he downed the wine in front of him.He took a deep drag on the cigar in his hand and then exhaled, "They will
William had imagined the face with which his wife would greet him when he came home. But the wishful thinking he had built up with his imagination would never match reality. When he entered the living room, he didn't get a warm welcome from Charlotte's face. His hopes were immediately dashed when he saw the sour face of his mother-in-law, Emma Lysander."Where have you been? I haven't seen the bridge of your nose all day. You must be deliberately avoiding doing chores around the house! " Emma asked in a stern tone."No ma'am, I have an office assignment to take care of some things out of town." William replied."I heard from Charlotte that you've been hired by the Salazar Group with a pretty high position. But you know what I think? I don't believe it. You must be bragging. It's impossible for someone like you to get a management position at the Salazar Group," Emma said.William's mother-in-law's words were clearly very insulting and demeaning to him, but he still held back. Revealin
William opened the gym door, just an inch inside, and the smell of masculinity was thick in his nostrils. The thick smell of sweat in the room indicated that the gym was indeed a training ground for athletes dedicated to becoming champions. The atmosphere of competition was thick in the spacious room. One person against another, not wanting to lose their enthusiasm in training.The scene in front of William was more like a training camp for soldiers than a gym. He was quite impressed by the people practicing in the gym. While looking at the entire gym area, a white-haired man with a rather strong body and posture was seen looking at William's horde. Not long after, the man walked over."Jaguar?! Is that you..." the old white-haired man said."You've got it right, coach. It is indeed me, Jaguar," Jaguar said, stretching out his arms.Soon they embraced like brothers who had not seen each other for a long time."It's been a long time since you've been here. I heard you sold your busines
"I've been waiting for this," Jaguar said."Looks like you're the most excited one here, Jaguar. Admit it, you can't deny your inner fighter," Coach Jackson said.Jaguar clenched his fists, "I don't think anyone can lie to their own soul coach. If anyone can, I don't think they are human anymore.Coach Jackson laughed out loud, while Xavier and William were quite surprised. No one would have expected such an aphorism to come from the mouth of a fierce-looking man like Jaguar."Seeing someone with a face as fierce as yours say something like a monk really shocked me, I couldn't react to it," William said."Hahaha..." Coach Jackson laughed, "You really made me look twenty years younger, son."Xavier was still trying to digest the events that had unfolded before him. Much like William, his brain was frozen, unable to give an answer."Alright, I think that's enough joking around. Let's get the training match started and see which fighter is up to you," Coach Jackson said."Thanks coach, y