Los Angeles had a very famous nightlife spot: Demon King Bar, located on the top floor of a building in the city's busiest district.
The place was not very large, but its decor was remarkably diverse. It had explosive punk heavy metal as well as traditional, quiet club vibes. You could have as much vulgarity as you wanted, or as much elegance as you wanted.
It also enforced an extremely exclusive members-only admission system. If Evenson had not possessed the membership card Mephisto had once given him, getting in would not have been so easy.
However, seeing that the place was operating normally, Evenson breathed a huge sigh of relief. If Mephisto had really sold Coulson out, he would have packed up and run long ago. Why would he stay here and wait for someone to come knocking?
Still, Mephisto had been doing rather well for himself in Los Angeles lately. Evenson had kept in touch with him before, but only through Magic messages. They never met in person, and he had not paid attention to Mephisto's current circumstances. It was only after investigating before this mission that Evenson discovered Mephisto had become a famous power broker in Los Angeles.
This so-called power broker was not the boss of any particular gang. Rather, he had joined no gang at all, and his role was more like that of a political fixer. Of course, becoming that kind of person required a certain level of strength.
This was mainly because S.H.I.E.L.D. had recently gone on a crusade against organized crime in New York. Several crime bosses who could no longer survive there had gathered their lackeys and prepared to charge into Los Angeles like fierce dragons crossing a river. The local gangs were thrown into a panic, and a gang war seemed