Chapter 205 - Party (2/2)

”I just wanted to not be late. I was told by Winston to bring myself here a bit early. Something about wanting me to introduce to a few people,” said Balthazar.

”Yeah. I know, but you are far too early. Winston didn't arrive yet. Anyway, let me introduce you to the few gentlemen who have already arrived. They are all locals, but you got know about them sometime,” said Richard as he took Balthazar towards a group of middle-aged people.

”Councilman Carson, let me introduce you to Colonel. Blyth, youngest colonel of the border armed forces,” said Richard calling for a black-haired fat man who was about 5-feet tall. After that he continued to introduce other people in the party to Balthazar. They were all from the planet and most of the ones out of the planet wouldn't arrive that soon.

Glen didn't talk much and kept mum. He was more concerned about the security of the place and began to include himself in the security personnel after introducing himself as Balthazar's bodyguard. This continued for some time during which Balthazar acquainted himself with the political structure of the various local powers of the planet through Richard.

Soon, others came to the party and it began to get more lively. Robert also joined him and so did Balthazar's friends whom he invited. Afterwards few more from different planets joined the party. Even D.i.c.k, Barbara, Evelyn, Ichigo Suzuki had come to greet him. They had been temporarily staying nearby as they had a meeting with Winston to discuss about the Nirbadh pirates.

They had congratulated him over successful completion of his trials while Evelyn Price and Ichigo Suzuki wanted to discuss more about his future plans. They took him aside and began to try and persuade him. Evelyn wanted him to join her outfit as usual and also wanted details of his own plans while Suzuki was offering something entirely new. He wanted Balthazar to stay to the border force as he did before, but as a member of a monitoring unit that would patrol and inspect the stations of the border force on a regular basis. He felt that Balthazar was a good fit for it as he had managed to identify and rectify an error which evaded regular maintenance and also have silently taken measures to try and stop the rebels.

Balthazar found Suzuki's proposal extremely enticing and he felt that it might also be a good opportunity. It could also be used as a cover for his operations if he joined Evelyn's outfit, but he also felt that it would be a lot of work if he actually took it. So, he asked for a few days' time from Suzuki to consider it and moved to D.i.c.k.

He wanted to talk to D.i.c.k the most currently and D.i.c.k also wanted to converse with him about his intentions in using the ShadowCard. As Balthazar took D.i.c.k aside to a balcony, he had received an unexpected message from Glen which had put him on alert.

Glen had been monitoring all the people in the place since he arrived. He had been originally tasked to protect Balthazar on his journey by Arthur. The party today was considered a primary test of his abilities by Arthur. It was meant to be a simple thing and no danger to Balthazar is expected as there were strict security measures and it would be close to impossible to get any arms near the place. Many important people would be attending the party. So, not only the building but a large amount of area around it is under strict supervision by various drones, snipers and other personnel to maintain the security.

Despite knowing all this and not being a part of it, Glen took the job very seriously. He hardly knew anything about Balthazar, and it was a good opportunity for him to study Balthazar's behavior and patterns. If he is to be a good bodyguard, he needed to know a few things about his clients in case he is acting under duress or being forced to do anything. Some people care about others more than themselves sometimes and Glen knew that firsthand. He also knew that Balthazar cared for his sister and Robert a lot. So, he considered it very important to get to know Balthazar's habits and mannerisms for the sake of his mission.

As such, he had also kept an eye on all the people who interacted with Balthazar. During that he found someone a bit suspicious. Later, he found this person always peeking a look at Balthazar as though he was obsessed with him. He was sure that Balthazar had a stalker and decided to have a talk with Balthazar first as he suspected that Balthazar might recognize the person and it would give a better idea on how to tackle the situation.

”Balthazar there is someone who seems to be stalking you, since you have arrived. He is currently behind you,” said Glen through a microphone which he had embedded in his mouth. He could activate and connect to other people through his wrist device. Balthazar who had an earpiece was initially surprised but held himself back.

”Details?” asked Balthazar through his wrist device as he conversed with D.i.c.k and took him towards a balcony so that they could talk privately. Balthazar hadn't worn a microphone as he never expected such a situation to happen and he had to converse with a lot of people directly. D.i.c.k also realized that something was wrong when Balthazar abruptly asked for details, but he also continued calmly deciding to play along.

”The waiter with black hair holding a tray of clams,” said Glen. ”Looks unarmed but had been following you for a long time. Had his eyes glued on to you.”

Balthazar and D.i.c.k moved to the balcony and hid themselves behind the door while Balthazar had a look at the person who Glen indicated to have been following him. As he had a look at the waiter, he had a sudden feeling that he had seen the person before.

”I know the guy,” said Balthazar. ”Give me a minute,” he requested D.i.c.k and messaged the same to Glen as he thought about the face that struck a chord in some lost corner of his mind.

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