Location- Sky Blossom City, Guild Association Mall, Warehouse no.234.
Though Aba was not flexible on the killing part her mercenary group was strong enough to uproot the entire Butcher Bob operation. They were not what I want but they could give me what I needed so I chose to entrust the mercenaries with my task instead of the cops even though Anna insisted that the state cops were more suitable for this task. But I did decide to have the local cops cooperate with Aba's mercenary group. While the mercenaries retrieved the item the cops could capture the Butcher Bob goons. In the end, I decided to make use of both the mercenaries and the state police. This way I could show Butcher Bob that he and his people messed with the wrong high school student. This was a temporary measure, one day the loss of my sinner squad will be repaid in blood by the ones responsible.
Before answering my decision to Aba and Anna, I turned to the Bright brothers who had just walked into the Warehouse. They greeted Anna and me, and as for Aba and Agatha, I didn't bother to introduce them.
"Here take this. I have sent you the location of the place where our friend is holding the package, go pick it up and bring it to me." I did not waste time with small talk and directly handed Nick a storage card containing a calamity daughter gem. Nick's task was simple he had to feed Roy Blanc the calamity daughter gem and lead the new member to me. From there I would be one step closer to the destruction of the Circle Sun blossom city branch.
"Yes, boss," taking the storage card Nick answered affirmatively accepting the task.
After the Bright brothers left I turned to Anna and said, " So, where was I?"
"You were about to send me the location of the place where your cousin is being held, hostage." Aba hurriedly replied before Anna. She was worried that I would prefer using the state's police force over her mercenary group.
"Yeah, good try." I scoffed at Aba's attempt to fool me, and added, "after considering my options I have decided—"
"Master Wyatt, before you say your decision I want to remind you that there is a penalty for the cancelation of missions already accepted by our mercenary group." Aba suddenly interrupted me mentioning that there is a penalty to be paid in case of mission cancelation after it has been accepted by her mercenary group. She was trying to threaten me with a penalty to stop me from canceling my mission with her mercenary.
"A penalty is it? How much would that be?" I indulged Aba.
"Ten times… No hundred times the promised mission reward." Aba spoke with a serious expression but the shameful red blush on her cheek gave her intentions away.
"Hundred times! Then it is a good thing that I do not plan to cancel the mission. But I want to update the mission task. Will that be okay, Mercenary leader Aba?" I asked Aba playfully.
"Sure, as long as you don't plan to cancel your mission, rest is welcomed." Aba agreed to my demand relieved that I wasn't canceling the mission I tasked to her mercenary group.
"The new mission is that Wolf Fang mercenaries will not only help me rescue my cousin but they will assist the southern academic city cops to capture the culprits that are holding my cousin hostage. This should be reasonable right." I said looking at Agatha as I was pretty sure that she was really in charge considering her being Aba's nanny.
"Okay, that is acceptable. Wolf Fang mercenary is a righteous mercenary group we are on the side of the law. Helping the authorities capture the criminals is our duty so we will not charge you extra for updating your mission midway." Agatha knew I would not pay extra for updating the mission midway so instead, she announced that they wouldn't be charging me extra considering that as a righteous mercenary group it was their duty to help the authorities to capture criminals. This way she not only showed that the wolf fang mercenary was not only doing me a favor but they were as righteous as they claimed to be.
"Wolf Fang mercenary group is indeed a righteous group, a friend of people. So how do you plan to address the mission task?" I asked Agatha about the game plan.
"About that Princess has yet to decide, "Agatha answered, glancing at Aba. She was protective of Aba but she didn't want to hijack Aba's first mercenary mission.
"..." I too glanced at Aba deciding to play along with Agatha since they were offering me a huge discount.
"I have decided to assign this mission to the A-team. They will infiltrate the enemy hideout, immobilize the enemy and rescue the hostage while cops capture the immobilized enemies. I want the first mission of the wolf fang mercenary to be completed without a hitch." Aba narrated her plan. It couldn't be more simple and more obvious. But that will work considering the overwhelming power of her mercenary group.
"Princess, it will be difficult for the semi-demigod card apprentices to enter and operate on the soil of the southern region. Since they require permission for that. Otherwise, it will be considered trespassing and is punishable by death." The A-Team that Aba spoke of consisted of Semi demigod retainers of demigod Windsor.
"Is that so? Then what about Card emperors? Does that law apply to them too?" Aba asked. She had zero ideas of what she was doing. But she was extremely enthused to realize that.
"I am afraid so, your highness," Agatha answered.
"Then what about the card kings?" Aba asked again.
"Since Southern academic city is not a third rate city. Using Card Kings to operate there is not against the law as long as we don't harm the state's interest."