Backfired

Although he wasn't sure what Black's real goal was, Marcel was quite relieved to know that there was someone who could help him defeat the Creeper who had been the main reason they were forced to recruit members from the martial arts studio. If indeed the Creeper was successfully overthrown, then Marcel has no other reason to increase the number of his members. That way, he didn't have to come into a fight with Jita Kyoei and Calvin Lee's group again. And most importantly, he could lower the deposit rate for Redvalley residents.

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Rachel saw a large black GYM bag whose zipper was open. Inside the bag were piles of banknotes with large denominations. She blinked in disbelief and looked at Emma again.