227 End Term (1/2)

”That was quite spectacular,” Tommy heaved a sigh of relief. He felt glad that Kanae won against those three. Their movements and power were beyond everyone they had ever met. If he was the one there instead of Kanae, he would surely get hit by the bullets several times.

Jason nodded his head in agreement. Now that Kanae already defeated the four small lords in Souhon Clan's territory, they were basically already the leader of this area. The relationship they had with the Souhon Clan also provided them with enough power to mobilize the people here. This meant that they had complete control over this area even if they were not from the clan.

”Can we get out of the car now?” Tommy asked hesitantly. If those three tried to fight them, there was no doubt that they would lose since their fighting prowess was not comparable with Kanae. He didn't want to get wounded just because he got out of the car.

”Don't worry so much.”

Jason got out of the car calmly. The two masters had already stood up and approached Kanae. Their movements were a bit stiff as they sustained some injuries from Kanae's attacks.

At this time, Kanae had lowered her weapon too. She nodded towards them. ”It was truly a good fight.”

”Captain is truly powerful. Your reputation is not for naught,” the fat man smiled. Now that he already accepted Kanae as his leader, he was a bit more unrestrained.

”Thank you,” Kanae answered politely. She looked towards Joshua. ”I believe there should be no more questions regarding my abilities. Regarding our cooperation, I'll leave everything in Oro's hands. Are there any other concerns?”

Joshua shook his head. ”There's none. You're truly powerful, Captain Rei. You have convinced me even more today.”

Previously, Kanae only defeated his ordinary subordinates. Although they were quite powerful, as fighters their fighting abilities were mediocre at most. Compared with these three people, they were not worth mentioning even if there were a few dozen of them.

Kanae waved her hand. ”If one trains, one will surely reach higher level. I'll be going now, let's chat in the future.”

”It will be our pleasure, Captain.”

Jason came forward and smiled towards the other four. ”I hope I'm enough to entertain these four masters.”

”Don't worry, you're more than enough for this role,” Joshua laughed. ”As Rei's right hand, your position is already high enough. Besides, I believe you won't be taking much of our own power.”

”You're really smart, Josh,” Jason laughed. ”I won't be taking much, but I will require reports and a share of profit. In exchange, our group will be more active in this area and support you four.”

The thin man smiled. ”I'm a freelance fighter, but I have quite a number of followers. We don't profit from fighting, but I can give you reports about the happenings in my area without any problem.”

”I'm the leader of a group. This group is not as famous as yours and I don't have territory, but I can give you a report of our missions,” the bulky man shrugged.

”I head a gang that rivals the Lighting Gang, but I don't earn as much as Joshua,” the fat man answered.

Jason nodded his head. He had guessed from their fighting abilities that all of them came from different backgrounds. However, the reports were already enough as they no longer required that much money after getting the position in the Souhon Clan.

”That's not a problem. Now, let's discuss the details….”

Kanae looked at Tommy who had come out of the car. The boy's eyes were filled with reverence and elation. He was glad that Kanae was fine after fighting those experts and showed them her amazing fighting abilities.

”Rei, you're really amazing. I really wish I can catch up to you,” when he said this, Tommy's eyes revealed a trace of longing. ”I have been following you the longest, but I'm the slowest in improving and now you're leaving me behind.”

”You'll get stronger, Tom.”

”You always say that, but I feel like I'm drifting away from you,” Tommy sighed.

Kanae thought to herself. ”If you want to reach my level quickly, you have much more to work on. In this field, talent just determines how fast you can learn.”

”Are you telling me that I'm lacking in talent?”

”You're pretty good yourself.”

Tommy huffed. ”I'll just go back to train again after this. I don't want to be left behind you by too much.”

”Don't overdo it, I'm heading back first,” Kanae smiled.

”What about your wound? You were grazed by a bullet, right?”

”It barely hurts. I'll just ask for a bit of help from Shin. Also, you don't have to be so anxious, Tom. Your advancement is already fast enough. As long as you continue to train, you're going to catch up to my level soon.”

Tommy watched as Kanae's back disappeared into the darkness. He wore a wry smile. When they first met, Kanae's fighting ability was not any better than his. After several fights though, her ability increased so rapidly to the point that he could no longer stay on par with her.

His fist clenched. He didn't want to get left behind. He had to get even stronger.