Fawkes Asks for Leave, Madam Gao's Perspective

"Has The Hand offended you in some way?" Yoshioka Shin asked nervously and doubtfully.

"At noon today, I was watching the news and petting my cat in my shop.

Just as I was enjoying a peaceful life, three uninvited guests interrupted me.

Just because Daredevil borrowed my home last night to treat an injured woman, they wanted to chop off one of my fingers. Could you put up with that if it were you?" Aaron said righteously, as though he had suffered an enormous injustice.

Yoshioka Shin's expression immediately became incredibly complicated, and his resentment toward Koji soared. If you were going to chop off someone's finger, you should at least pick the right person!

Offending such a powerful enemy for nothing was simply not worth it. And now... he was the one facing that enemy.

"Now I should be qualified to meet your leader, right?"

"Why do you want to meet our leader?"

"Don't be nervous. The Hand and I have no conflict of interest for the time being,

and I hope it stays that way. After all, there are so many people in the Hand. Killing them would not only be a waste of time, it wouldn't do me any good either." Aaron patiently explained, "I only want to learn about some of this world's history. It is said that the Hand's leaders have existed for centuries, so you should have some secret records."

"Just for that?" Yoshioka Shin asked skeptically.

"Just for that." Aaron looked completely serious. "You can trust Gaius's reputation. Otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here unharmed, listening to me."

Yoshioka Shin froze, then immediately lowered his head in apology.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I need to report the situation to Madam Gao."

"Go ahead." Aaron waved dismissively. "By the way, I still don't