Captain Jimmy edged backward as "Mister Mo" began greeting an acquaintance, allowing Goto Yoshi to take the foremost position. He himself issued a series of orders through the Deep Blue Platform.
Over in Ban City, several orders were swiftly carried out, but the communication routed thousands of kilometers away earlier still had not reached the most crucial person.
Captain Jimmy was somewhat annoyed. "You're even giving the witness a lunch break?"
Over in Di City, Hood, also an operations captain, laughed it off. "Sorry, he's a greedy hyena. Once he catches the scent of flesh and blood, he always wants another bite. And this is his old stomping ground, so he keeps gathering a pack at the slightest thing. It's damn irritating... The agreement negotiations are nearing their end. We wanted to connect him after he signed, to avoid any new complications."
"Signing, huh? Should we get him a lawyer too?"
"He brought his own—two of them. And there are nearly a whole team of witnesses from the Ability User Association, Veterans Association, and so on. You said you wanted this to be an ironclad case."
"..."
Jimmy choked on that. He admitted that when he had set this line up, it was to make things difficult for Bai Xinyan, his nominal superior, so he had taken a rather "proper" route. But circumstances had changed now!
"Listen, Hood, quit the fucking nonsense. I just want to know how long the signing will take. Be precise!"
"Mm, let me calculate... roughly... soon?"
"...If he talks as much nonsense as you when he gives his testimony, I swear I'll slit his throat!"
"Mm-hm. I can carry that out for you. I've had enough of him these past few days anyway."
The two operations captains reached a consensus across several thousand kilometers.
Captain