Chapter 33

When I enter the training room, the first one to be shocked was… me.

"…Bob, I never thought that you would like to listen to a girl band," I said to the one I didn't expect to be here.

It's Bob. He's here talking with the girls. 

"I'm just briefing of what to expect after this. We will spread the news about what happened to this agency and the president after midnight. So before that, these girls will have to leave the concert as soon as possible if they don't want to get interviewed," Bob said.

"What? What happened? Kai, you know what it is?"

Reina is shocked to see her idols. But her shock turned into curiosity more because she wants to know.

"You're Reina, right? Kai's sister. We're his friends," Bora said to Reina.

Good. She's distracting Reina from what she can't know. At least not yet.

So I leave the room with Bob and Anita and go to another room. We're going to talk business.

"You're helping them even though it's not your mission?" I asked Bob.

"That's what you did, right? Anyway, this is our code to rid of evil from the dark. We're not exactly good people. But we still eliminate evil. And these girls can be trusted. So I don't have to worry about them leaking anything about us," Bob said.

"Well… okay. So, about the reward."

Why would I listen to him here? I'm here because of the reward. 

"Is money the only thing in your mind?" Bob asked.

"All the reward I got from the original mission will be used to buy me a new weapon. So if I can get extra, that would be nice," I said.

"Oh, about your knife. The previous one is already good enough for a level 3 warrior to use. But you used it to fight a level 5 warrior so it can't handle the fight and broke. And with the reward you got from last night's mission, I can buy you two knives similar to the one before, or give you just one with better spec. Which one do you want?" Bob asked.

"Buy me one first. I don't know if I will meet another warrior or even magician with level much higher than me in the next mission. So a better weapon is preferable," I said.

"Okay. I'll get you one knife. If I have some money left, I will get you a lower quality knife," Bob said.

"Oh, and if you can introduce me to a good blacksmith, then please do. I want something custom-made for me," I said.

"I don't know any good blacksmith. But if I find any, I will tell you about it. Well, my business here is over. So you two can discuss his reward."

Bob then left… through the window. He's flying from there.

I want to be able to fly as well. I wonder at what level I can fly.

I know that even high level warrior can fly. Since a level 5 warrior last night can't fly, maybe you need to reach level 6 first. Or maybe that level 5 warrior I fought was just too weak and still unable to fly. That's why I could defeat him easily.

Well, it doesn't matter. What matters right now is the reward.

"So, what's the reward?" I asked.

Then before Anita could say anything, the door is opened and Jade entered the room.

"Has he left?" Jade asked.

"Yes, he just did," Anita replied.

"What's wrong? You don't want to play with my sister?" I asked.

"No. I'm here to accompany Anita. She's not just my manager. She's also my cousin," Jade said.

"Oh. So, what's my reward?"

"…You're not curious why I hid that fact? Or maybe you have figured it out already," Jade asked.

"I just don't really care about your relationship," I said.

"Actually, we want to tell this to everyone," Jade said.

Did she not hear about me not being interested?

She's just telling the story of their past and their future. Who do they think I am? I'm just a high school student. Even if I have my past life experience, it's not like I can tell them how to become big in the underworld.

Jade told me about how Anita got her burn marks from her abusive mother. I'm still not interested in it at all.

As a proof, Anita even showed me her burn marks on her body. She unbuttoned her shirt and showed her body to me. Now I'm interested.

"Umm… this is not something nice to look at," Anita said.

"Maybe for you. But it's still a beautiful girl's body to me," I said.

Sensing my perversion, Jade quickly covered her cousin's body.

"She has complex with it. Though it's good because if it's not for those scars, something worse could happen last night. And we did everything you told us. So we're really grateful to you," Jade said.

"If you're thinking of gaining sympathy from me, don't bother," I said.

"…We just want someone to listen to us about our worry. And how grateful we are to you for saving us," Jade said.

"Good. Now the reward," I said.

"…You're not interested at all, huh? Fine. Give him his reward for saving us," Jade said as if giving up from gaining my sympathy.

Anita who has fixed her clothes then offered me some money. And I like it. The money is enough for me to buy a motorcycle. A small one. So I will just save it for now. 

"Nice. Pleasure doing business with you. Next time you have a problem, you can send a commission to us and personally requested me to take the task if you want me to do it," I said.

"Can't we just ask you to do it directly?" Anita asked.

"Let's be professional. Whatever our relationship is, it's best to keep it professional. And I'm more likely to do it with knowing I will have a reward waiting instead of trusting your empty words."

They can't expect that I will rescue them every time they got captured. I will get tired of doing it without any promised reward.

This is also for them to be more vigilant. We just knew each other yesterday. Do they expect me to be a saint that will resolve all their problems without reward? 

What if I'm just a bit more evil than I am today? I will even ask for their bodies right now for the reward.

If they think that we're friends because of just one event, they expected too much from me. So it's best to just cut off our relationship right away. Though now I told Reina that they are my friends, I don't think we need to cut off our relationship.

"…Fine. And these are some extras. Some backstage pass and tickets for our last concert tonight. You can give them to your sister or your friends. Then, if fate decides it, we will meet again," Anita said.

"Okay. Thanks for the gifts. By the way, what are your plans after disbanding the group?" I asked.

"You're curious?"

"No, not really. Then, I'll go back to the training room. I'll stay until Reina is satisfied being here."

So we return back to the training room. Reina is happily talking with the other members of the group.

"Kai, you've returned! What were you talking about?" Reina asked me.

"It's adult only. You are not old enough to hear it," I said.

The other girls were blushing hearing what I said. Though it was not wrong since Anita showed me her body before.

"Yeah, right. They're national idols. They can get any man they want if they want to. Why would they go for you?" Reina knew I didn't say the truth. Though it was half-truth. But she didn't know that.

"You're a good sister. Anyway, they gave me VIP tickets for tonight's concert and also backstage pass. Do you want it?"

"Give it to me!"

After chatting for a bit more, we leave because they need to prepare for tonight's concert.

And so, I became a driver for Reina and her friends to the concert tonight. They were so happy.

I knew them since they have been friends with Reina for a long time. They visited our house once in a while. So I know them quite well.

They were shocked to learn that I'm friends with the group and I even got a backstage pass. They were sad that the money they spent for the tickets were wasted. But they enjoyed the night hearing the group singing for the last time together.

As expected, most of their songs are shits.

I thought that it was just half of their singles. But turns out, the songs from their albums that weren't singles were still not as good as I expected.

Maybe it's just my taste. Because I'm the only one who isn't that happy being here. I prefer to go to a metal concert with an unknown band performing.

Or ska. I like ska as well. 

If there's a concert with a ska band and a metal band, it will be hilarious. Because I will be head banging for a song, then I will be skankin' for the next song. Then I might be head banging while skankin'. 

That will be the most tiring concert to go to.