108 Chapter 108 - Investigation: Star (1/2)
Gren woke up feeling relaxed but that didn't last long.Jade was staring at him from the foot of his bed.”What are you doing?”It was weird how she just sat there looking at him.
”Staring at you.”Anybody could tell that if they saw her.”Jessica told me to wake you up but I didn't want to disturb your sleep.”It was nice that Jade wanted to be courteous to him but if Jessica wanted him to be woken up then there must be a good reason.
”Just wake me up next time.I won't mind as long as it's important.”Gren sat up and grabbed some clothes from his wardrobe.”Are you going to be joining me for a bath?”
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As Gren and Jade made their way to the underground, Gren saw a familiar face that he wanted to talk to.”Hey, Tahloh.Come with me for a bit.I need to talk to you about something.”Tahloh was in the middle of talking to Akumo--the Arachne--when Gren abducted her.”Sorry, but this is important.I'll return her to you in a bit.”Pulling her and Jade into one of the bathrooms, Gren made sure that the door was closed and locked before getting undressed.
”What is this about?”Tahloh was reasonably confused by Gren's actions.
”My wives and I had a discussion last night.”Gren pointed over to Jade.”This is Jade.She's my fourth wife.”After Jade waved towards Tahloh, Gren made sure to inform Tahloh about the decision they came up with.”Jessica convinced me that what I was doing to you was wrong so I'm here to ask you to be my fifth wife.”
”Ehhh.”Tahloh was in a state of shock while Gren was cleaning himself off so that he didn't dirty up the bathwater.”Isn't this too sudden?”It was but Gren had a good reason to rush it.
”I've kept you waiting long enough and I'm about to become very busy so I don't want to put it off.”The introduction of vehicles wasn't as simple as just making them and training people how to use them.Gren needed to create instructions on how to maintain them, build garages to store them, and run trials to find out how people would respond to them in the streets.”If you want, I can give you time to think about it.You don't need to feel pressured into accepting the offer.”
”No, I'll accept!I don't need to think about it.”Tahloh regained her enthusiasm and maybe got a bit too loud since Gren's ear hurt.”Is that it?Are we now married?”
”Yeah.There are some traditions but as long as both of us recognize it as a marriage then it counts, I guess.I don't really get it either.”Gren really wanted to know how other countries handled marriage since this one's lack of rules left people confused.”There's one tradition I'd like to follow but it'll have to be done in the future.The guild is going to be busy for a while and I don't have time to set things up.”Gren was thinking about having a wedding from his old world in the Cathedral but those took a long time to plan.
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Their bath didn't take that long and Gren started to head back upstairs with Jade when he heard footsteps coming from above.”Gren, there you are.I was expecting you in my room.Annie has started on that job of yours and needs your input before heading forward with the investigation.”Gren hadn't given Annie a job yet but it was clear what Jessica was talking about; the investigation into the other guilds.
”Alright, let's go upstairs.We should be careful when talking about this kind of job.”Annie was waiting for them in Jessica's room so when they arrived she looked their way.”So, what's this input you need?”