Chapter 421 - CUTE CHILD ACTING OLD (1/2)
After a few minutes, someone came through the living room door. The tall man was wearing a black combat uniform of the Immortal Sword Brigade. Of course, only a select few would recognise the difference between this specific uniform and other similar ones.
”Chief!” Akira stepped forward quickly.
She did not salute or bow, but she stood at attention out of pure instinct. She had been promoted to the point where she did not need to be servile. Also, she was semi-retired from the brigade. Her current position was as a veteran teacher.
It did not seem like an appropriate position for someone her age, and most people felt uncomfortable addressing her as a 'Teacher'. But she had refused to keep being a regular agent after the agreed-upon terms were fulfilled.
It was not her choice to join the Immortal Sword brigade, so the chief could not force her to remain after she fulfilled the initial agreement set by her other mother.
Her compromise was helping out where she could through training and taking on missions when it was convenient. Still, she could not take the chief lightly. Every time she saw him, she remembered the scary man from her childhood.
”Are these the people holding you as a prisoner?” The chief asked as he looked with disgust at the family members.
The years of power and command could be seen on his face and heard in his voice. It made the five people in the room tense and afraid.
”Chief, you did not have to come personally,” Akira said, even though she was deeply touched.
She knew he was a busy man, so she expected he would send a team to deal with the guards. Who knew he would overreact to the situation?
”How could I not come personally after I knew the situation? You know Raiden monitors the news in Mountain Ridge with care. When he saw the incident, he reported it to me immediately. You should have said something earlier.” The chief looked at her with disapproval.
Akira felt a little guilty. ”It is nothing big. I have already handled everything. But send someone to look for a recorder in a lockable jewellery box in the master bedroom. It is supposed to have evidence of my kidnapper from years ago.”
The Chief backed some orders into his communication device. ”What else? Who tried to send you away against your will?”
”My mother.” She pointed at Sayaka. ”She was talking to someone from a facility called Sisters of Divine Repentance. Send someone to track them in case other people are being held there against their will.”
The chief looked at Akira flatly. ”You are quite good at giving your superior orders. Are you sure you do not want to come back and rise through the top ranks? It shouldn't be a problem if you want to join the orthodox forces.”
Akira made a face at him. ”I am already retired. Didn't you see I am about to become a mother?”
The chief felt like the girl was being ridiculous. She sounded like a grown-up, but he still remembered her on the day she came to the valley. She was so small, that a sword seemed bigger than her. But she was tenacious and tough. While others older than her would drop their swords almost immediately, she would remain stable and focussed.