Special Treatment

"C-Captain, isn't that unfair for just being a few minutes late?"

I tried asking with a smile but only earned a frown from him.

"Make that 20%."

He corrected himself.

Noticing that he wasn't someone to be reasoned with, I just laughed it off as we lined up amongst the other mercenaries. Lucky for him, we're not in need of money; otherwise, I wouldn't have let him off.

The white-haired captain gave a short speech before briefing us about our mission. Well, rather than a motivational speech, his words were more like an attempt to kill our hearts instead. Just listening to his talk made some of the mercenaries wear dark expressions.