A Meeting to Attend

I walked out of the elevator after putting my weapon in a suitcase before leaving. I can't just walk around with my weapons out. I would get weird looks If I carried them by hand and a scabbard doesn't always do the job so I got my weapons their own suitcase to treat them the comfort they deserved.

I had a meeting to go to. I had contacted the branch family saying I wanted to meet with their leader. As the owner of a rather larger company I was not someone just anyone could mess with.

I pretended I wanted to invest some money into the branch family in order to gain favor with them. With this I could set up a meeting with them. The location was a warehouse that no one used anymore. We wanted to meet on middle ground because even though it sounded like I wanted to invest this was still the tower and you must be careful who you trust. They didn't want to meet in my skyscraper and I didn't want to meet at their base so we found a different location.

If I met them at their base no matter how skilled I was at the moment I can't take them all on. If I could use shinsu then it's definitely plausible but I don't so it's not. That's why I am going to take out all their leaders and watch the branch family fall collapse with no one to lead them.

The plan was really simple. The warehouse had only one big entrance which was good for me as this would make it easier to prevent them from escaping. I would have Elana and Nathaniel posted at the entrance to prevent anyone from leaving while I beat the life out of them and let them get their revenge as well on whoever was representing the branch family. After all we all lost people close to us that day.

Elana and Nathaniel had gotten skilled with their weapons however they lacked combat experience. Perhaps this could grant them that. Anyway Elana had grown up over the years and as my sister she looked kinda very similar to the female Byleth in the game. She had the same hair color and everything so it was pretty obvious we were siblings.

Elana wore a set of heavy army that matched her blue hair and wielded a steel battle axe alongside a matching shield. She liked to tank opponents hits with her shield and armor and strike when there's an opening after her opponent's attack fails. Her shield was made of a special material that I don't know the name of but it's strong enough to block most bullets so she should be find even if someone fired a minimum at her shield. A rocket launch would be a different story though.

Nathaniel wore a light set of leather armor in order to keep himself light. He liked to duel wield swords and strike with multiple fast attacks in quick succession. I once told him a story of a certain black haired swordsman who duel wielded just like him and used a special move called Starburst stream to take down opponents strong then himself. Nathaniel felt inspired by the swordsman and now wanted to be just like him.

Well I can respect Kirito's sword skills but in this world Kirito would be weak. He would at most be a C-Rank Regular and thats pushing it in my opinion. He would most likely be a D-Rank regular. Actually it depends if you count the underworld season. If you do then he could probably reach B-rank.

Anyways we set off and I myself was dressed in my own amor which I custom ordered to look like the armor from the mercenary class in the game. The armor still had the same protection but I just asked for it to look different. Everything we had both weapons and armor was made of steel. Since we were in the outer tower steel is one of the strongest things. If you want something stronger you have to go to a city with better technology and even there they would be expensive so I never tried to get anything better.

I got in the driver's seat of my car while Elana got shotgun and Nathaniel was forced into the back. We drove in silence and I could tell a lot was on their minds as we drove. After all they could finally have revenge after several years. I pulled up to the warehouse and stepped out while unpacking my sword from my suitcase. I can still use the bow but I prefer not to use a bow when I plan to use the sword. The quiver just restricts my movement so I prefer not to bring it unless I am planning for ranged combat. Since I don't have a pocket to store stuff yet I can't bring it.

The gate to the warehouse was already open as I stepped inside. Elana and Nathaniel stood at the doorway ready and I spotted three people. I frowned when I spotted them because the person I was supposed to meet was the leader in charge of matters in the outer tower for the branch family. He was the one who ordered a bunch of people to find a location to build a base. The person who was there was his son who I did not expect to see. The son was someone with the potential to be a good businessman. Too bad he happened to be here right now. The other two were bodyguards dressed in a suit and tie.

He started to talk. "Hey! You guys are late. Let's get started. Wait, why do you look like you are dressed for wa-"

I didn't let him finish and jumped at him sword in hand. One of his guards widened their eyes and pushed his client out of the way just in time for my sword to pierce his chest. Blood dribbled out of his mouth as I pulled my sword out and he collapsed dead. I turned toward his friends.

"Shall I start this meeting?"