858 Clue 2 (1/2)
At noon, Garen and Celine were sparring again in the training room. After correcting her flaws and mistakes and training her hard, Garen left Celine's place as he sat in the Levitating Car which had come to pick him up.
The Charm Mercenary group's leader had personally driven the car to fetch him.
The captain of the group who had shoulder-length golden curly hair was none other than Inari.
This elegant captain who was in the driver seat kept looking at Garen who sat beside her. She seemed to have obtained intel of his battle in the alley.
”What are you looking at, Ms. irresponsible Captain?” Garen glanced at her coldly. ”You didn't finish a single one of the tasks I'd assigned to you. I feel that it's pointless to hire you guys.”
Inari was slightly frozen as she didn't expect Garen to scold her the moment he opened his mouth.
”Sir Nono, please don't be mean to us. We are doing our best. You have to understand that the White Light's Mech was overwhelmingly powerful. We're just Level One and Two Pilots. How could we ever hope to fight against those Level Five elites?”
”Then what's the point of me hiring you people?” Garen adjusted his hair which had been blown around by the wind as he looked at the view through the windshield while they sped along the highway.
”We weren't just sitting there and do nothing, Sir Nono,” Inari smiled. It was the very first time that she had worked with a man that treated them equally as a mercenary. In the past, all their employers were just men who kept staring them as if they were some sort of meat instead of mercenaries.
This time around, she felt a sense of respect from Garen's attitude. It was a respect that she had been yearning for a long time.
”Let's hear about it. What can you guys do?” Garen asked softly.
Inari smiled again once more.
”I assume you've heard of the pulse wave incident, right?”
Garen nodded as he had just received intel on it from Kendall that the special detectives that had been mobilized by the higher-ups had focused their attention on the tracking device. They were too busy to pay heed to his radiation and the death of his team member. Even the portrayal of his immense talent and battle sense were neglected. It was obvious that the Forbidden Core was so important that the higher-ups were willing to ignore the rest.
He was happy with the results as well. If he were to obtain the core and hand it over, he might have been silenced by them as well. After all, no one could be sure that he hadn't obtained any mysterious intel from the core. He would be dead the moment there was the slightest suspicion towards him.
This result was the best for him, where the higher-ups managed to obtain the tracking device. When he returned back to his team, he had purposely stabbed his Mech to make it seem like he was seriously injured from the Reflection and was too weak to chase after them. This was to prevent him from being suspected.
He was barely able to suppress the issue as this issue itself could be serious on its own. He was fortunate that he had been in good relationships with the higher-ups and Britney had tried to speak on behalf of him. In addition to that, Celine had sent people to tend the matter along with the Honorable Noble. Hence, the higher-ups had stopped going after him and focused their full attention on the Forbidden Core's tracking device.
As he came back to his senses, Inari had already started her explanation.
”The main culprits of the pulse wave incident were the elites from the white light group,” she said softly. ”It wasn't one of their members that you'd faced but their actual elite!”
”Oh?” Garen felt worried now; he had to reveal his trump card to fight, and even so, he had barely been able to kill a typical member who was in a seriously injured condition. If he were in perfect condition, Garen would've been the first one to run away.
It was similar to a young trainee who had encountered a legendary elite. Their skills were not of the same rank and they weren't even just a level apart. Garen could've died from his internal energy alone.
If the person and his Mech were in a good condition, he wouldn't have been able to move from his Energy Field and he wouldn't be able to use any battle skills at all.
”The White Light Group has the Shining Mech, which was the one you've encountered. The one who had performed the assassination was a Great Light Mech, which is considered a leader who manages the Shining Mech. He possesses incredible strength!” Inari said seriously. ”Also, I've heard some intel regarding the Great Light Mech.”
”How is that related to me?” Garen questioned back.
”Since you've killed one of their Shining Mechs, regardless if he was a traitor, you're the main reason the Blackboard Region's higher-ups have obtained the tracking device from the Mech. The opponent will definitely hunt for you when they fight against the higher-ups,” Inari was very direct with a slight sense of ridicule in her tone. ”When that time comes, no matter how gifted you are, the result of fighting against a few Level Fives and an even stronger pilot in the perfect condition would spell…”
”That is my issue,” Garen narrowed his eyes.
”So? Do you know how important we are now?” Inari smiled as she continued driving. Suddenly she felt something crawling up into her white T-shirt from below which went straight to her breasts. Her bra was taken off and both of her breasts were squeezed tightly and all she felt was an immense pain.
”You!!” her face blushed. Since she was driving on the road at high speed, she didn't dare to take her hands off the wheel else she would risk being in an accident.
Inari felt that her breasts were being fondled with as though they were just toys. This made her very embarrassed.
”Even if you're useful in this aspect, so what?” Garen casually responded as he felt the soft sensation on his hand without changing his facial expression. ”Everything else is just an excuse if you don't perform your duty.”
Inari suddenly felt that her T-shirt was being pulled upward. The side windows of the car were transparent. Without the cover, everyone on the streets could've seen her body the moment her shirt was taken off.
”Don't you dare!!” Inari gritted.
”I am only giving you a warning,” Garen gently tapped on her body and a cold item came out from his sleeve and stuck lightly onto the underside of Inari's breasts.