Chapter 143

I look at the plump lady in front of me and smile at her.

"It is nice to meet you, Miss Malachite."

"So, you are the person that wants our service? Do you know how expensive our services are?"

Without wasting any more seconds, I take out a bunch of gems and place them on the table.

"Now you speak our language. So, what kind of information do you want?"

I created an image of Cinder Fall and her group for her and said,

"Do you know where she is? If you never saw her, have you seen the other two?"

"Oh, her."

I can see her frowning at the sight of Cinder.

"I see her, alright. She is the bitch that comes to my place and dares to demand something from me. She even dared to burn my headquarters. What do you want to do with her? If you are one of them, you are walking inside the wrong establishment."

I can see a turret pop out of the wall and see a laser on my forehead. Cute, but it was not enough to kill Kara and me.

"Don't worry. We are not in their group. We are the opposite. My boss has some business with her. When I get her, she will no longer be your problem."

I can see her thinking about it for a few seconds before nodding her head.

"She is in Vale. The last I know is that she wants to do something for the Vytal Festival. I don't know what she wants to do, but it requires a large amount of dust. I know that she is crazy, but I don't think she is crazy enough to blow Vale."

Huh. So she is already in Vale, and we are not too far away from the Vytal Festival.

"When is the Vytal Festival?"

I can see Malachite look at me as if I'm coming from the other universe before saying.

"In a month."

"I see. Thank you for your information."

After saying that, I give her a few more gems from my inventory and walk away from the building.

"So, what should we do, Riser? Should we go to Vale?"

"No. We don't, at least not yet. I need to make a phone call."

I take out my phone and call Yuni. After a few seconds of waiting, she picked up the phone.

"Hello, Riser. What can I do for you?"

"Yuni, I want to ask if we can stay here for one more month? There is an event that I want to participate in."

"Ah, you mean the breach?"

"Yes. Can I?"

"Yes, you can, but you will be given a newbie for you to command and make sure to stay alive. There is already a mission for this event after all."

"Sure. I don't mind. What is the mission?"

"Defend of Vale. Make sure at least seventy per cent of the Vale population survive the breach. The new agent cannot stamp anyone just yet, meaning that you do not need to worry about getting your target stolen."

"I see. I will take the mission."

"Very well. Your mission has been sent to your phone. The agent will be sent two weeks before the event. Is there anything else?"

"No."

"Then good luck and happy hunting."

I put down my phone and looked at Kara.

"Let's get back. We need to hurry up in this mission and help the other city."

~The next day~

As we appear not too far away from Kuo Kuana, I can see Ghira and a group of people waiting near the gate.

"Welcome to Kuo Kuana, Riser and the others."

"Huh. I thought that only we would be the one celebrating."

"Of course not. The other people also want to celebrate, and we decided to create a festival."

Ghira leads you through the street of Kuo Kuana, and I can see many people waving at us. I thought that Faunus hated humans? I guess saving them from a massive disaster does that to you.

We continue to walk toward the mansion at the edge of the town and get inside it. When we get inside the mansion, I can see many people walking around the villa and having a pleasant conversation. Among them is a person that I know of, like Sienna Khan and the Albain twin.

The entire room becomes silent when they see us coming. I can see Sienna looking at me, judging me. The same with the Albain twin; they are looking at me as if I'm a tool instead of a guest.

I did not see Adam Taurus here. I guess he is busy in Vale preparing for the breach. He also hates humans. I suppose that it made sense for him not to be here.

"Please follow me. Your seat is in the front."

A few seconds later, we arrived at our seats, where I could see many foods and drinks already prepared for us. After taking us into our seats, Ghira gets on the stage with a glass of wine in his hand.

I don't know why he is the one greeting me at the gate if he needs to make a speech there. It is really weird for me. I guess he wants to make himself more humble? Like a leader that will be the one leading and greeting people in the front? Well, it was not my problem.

"I will make this brief. Today, we come here to celebrate the victory against the Grimm that tried to attack our beloved city. However, this victory could not be happening without Riser and his company. They fight against a horde of Grimm, killing a thousand of them. Without them, we cannot achieve the peace we have now. Because of that, we will toast to a brighter future! To the everlasting peace!"

I smile a little and raise my glass of apple juice, joining the others. I guess it is time to have a feast just before the big fight happens.