78. OutMission (17)

78. OutMission (17)

Lex, Mio, Max, Cleos, Arthur, and Aria, their OutMission has ended. Not long after Livia Lacrimosa, the Silent Witch, killed the fleeing Lich, reinforcement comes from the Crimson Eagle by Vera Crimson's order. Through Lex's testimony, The Village Chief and the Hunter were captured along with it.

Far away from the village, even farther away than the Crimson Eagle's moving island. In a medium-size luxurious room, an old man who's drinking a glass of wine sat there while hearing the report from his subordinate.

*bam *crash

The sound of the broken glass, the old man who just heard the report threw the glass on his hand toward the wall behind his subordinate in full swing, it missed his subordinate in a hair-breadth

"Silent Witch!!!" the old man roared in anger.

"if it wasn't because of that damn witch Crimson Eagle was already ours! BITCH!!" he roared, even angrier as he remembered what happened in the past.

"Right, who's the mole? Who says that Bitch wouldn't come out of the island? She wouldn't interfere with the problem outside. Who is it!!!"

While trembling in fear, his subordinate the messenger said the mole name "I-It's… Timat"

"Kill the mole!" The old man ordered, he was already calmer than before, as the leader of Big Mercenary it's almost impossible for him to be blinded by anger when making a decision, he was cunning and wise that's how he able to become the leader

"Boss!?" several people who stood behind the old man voiced a disagreement with his order "Timat, had quite high authority on Crimson Eagle! It's not easy to send a mole there!"

"so what? No information is better than misleading information," the leader argued, "they might obliterate us with his misleading information. Do you want to take responsibility for that?"

They instantly backed down once they heard their Boss, "besides, we have another mole now, aren't we?"

"t-that's right," one of them timidly answered.

"We can't make a move as long we didn't know how to handle that Bitch! So be patient if you want to be the winner!"

"""yes!!"""

On the other side, on top of the moving island, Vera Crimson put her hands on her wrinkled forehead. She and Venti Crimson were hearing a report from Rae, her subordinate. Rae's report was simple Timat was found dead in prison. After she got the information, Vera chased out all others except Venti. She asked her.

"As I thought, is it them?" Vera asked

"Most likely," Venti answered

Vera instantly made am an ugly face. It's a face full of anger. "I haven't repaid them for the past, and now you were meddling again!? I swear! I'll pay this favor back multiple times!" she bellowed.

"they set a mole quite high among us," Venti calmly said, "it's better to investigate among the order now."

"suu~ haa~, you're right I'll tell them to investigate all personnel, please tell the other Executives too, just you wait, Mauve Scorpion!"

***

It's been a week since the OutMission, Lex was staring blankly outside the window from Livia's house, the Tenth Area, after captured, the Village Chief and the Hunter confessed for all of their deeds, and their relationship with the Lich, the result is they knew nothing substantial at all, the Lich is just suddenly shown up and gave him a juicy offer, which the Village Chief took,

After Lex woke up, he was brought to see the Village Chief. Crimson Eagle had already told him they had no use of those two people anymore. Once Lex saw the Village Chief, he punched him in the face with his full power, even without Mana. With Lex's full power beating an average Human, he was dead in an instant, this would be Lex's first time killing a person, but he didn't feel much about it.

What shocked him was Mio's condition. She got temporary blindness and was nursed by Crimson Eagle. He visited her every day, and after a weak fortunately light started to back to her eyes, Lex was relieved when he heard that news.

Lex was able to get revenge for Max, but he has only emptiness inside after his revenge. This made him think and worry about that girl [Aria] whose life purpose was most likely only for revenge.

On the other hand, Livia admonished Lex, "you overestimated yourself."

"You think as long as you had that Magic Weapon, you'll be alright, aren't you? Won against me makes you confident, aren't you?" she said.

Lex can't refute caused as she said, that was what he thought at that time "do you even know that I don't even use 1% of my Mana on that fight? And a hidden card, by borrowing external power, was idiotic. It wasn't your power at all!" So Lex was scolded for a full day. But thankfully, she's back to normal the next day.

But there are still too many things that happened that Lex hasn't sorted out his thought yet, which made him blankly stare outside the window. At that time, a visitor came to the Tenth Area, which is rare.

The Visitor only came to deliver a message to Lex. It seems they found a letter when they were cleaning Max's room. Lex gripped the pendant on his neck when he heard them. It's Max's pendant. Cleos didn't say anything too when Lex wanted to have that.

The letter said, To Lex Spifer, that's why they took it to him.

Lex had many complicated feelings when he saw the letter. How can he have this prepared for him? He carefully opened the letter with his trembling hands.

'To Lex Spifer

If you read this letter, then it must be that I've gone missing or dead and can't come back from Mission.

I wrote this letter to my best friend Lex shortly after our survival exam with Mashiro, Elena, and Neo. I hope you still remember that. It was the turning point of my life.

I'm very fortunate to be your friend. The day I became your roommate was the luckiest day for me. From that time we became friends, you helped me with so many things, you the one who's the best among us and me the one who's the worst among us at that time.

You did many things to help me, even considerate so that I didn't feel inferior to you, At that time, I thought we were friends, but I was wrong.

That incident on the survival exam when I saw your broken, battered state after you helped us. And your unshakable will that still wanted to help us pass the test. You were still trying to help us, even in that state, greatly shaken me. That made me aware of that. I said I believed in you, but it's actually a way for me to depend on you, and I didn't even realize that.

That's why I'm glad I'm not too late realizing it. Starting from now on, I will become a friend who can be equal to you who stands beside you, not behind you. Even if I'm unworthy, I'll try my best to be beside you

But still, I'm sorry to the very end, as my last selfishness, please let me depend on you once again for the last time.

I knew how dangerous this job could be, that's why if something were to happen to me, I leave this letter to you, please take care of my sister, Maya Azela. My last selfishness

Meeting you was the best luck in my whole life

Thank you, my best friend, Lex spifer

Sincere, Max Azela'

*sniff *hik *sniff

"urgh!" Lex can't hold it anymore, once he finished reading his letter, tears streaming down from his eyes, "you idiot! How grandiose you're going to make me! I'm not even close uuu, Damn… it's all for myself, you idiot… kuuu~~" without Lex realizing someone has hugged his head

"it's okay to cry" it was Livia who hugged him "don't hold it, let it all out," her soothing voice made Lex more unbearable to cry "once you let it all out, think about what you need to do. For him."

"guukuu~~" for the first time, Lex's cried after Max's death. It's also the second time he sobbed in front of others after growing up.

Livia gently caressed his head "Livia…uuu…I want to become stronger… much more than this, kuu… I need to take care of her sister."

"un, I will help you with it."