After An Kai finished speaking, Polpi fled as though his life depended on it.
He ran toward the headquarters of the other nine gangs now remaining in the city...
He began plotting how to trick those fellows into coming to Evergreen Gang Headquarters...
Standing in the Evergreen Gang's courtyard, An Kai waited.
An Kai looked toward a secluded little room and gave a cold chuckle.
Reed caught on immediately and charged straight toward the room.
Watching Reed leave, Hanks sighed inwardly. He remembered having to spell everything out clearly whenever he asked Reed to do something...
You little bastard, you were putting on an act with me!
Hanks cursed inwardly, an indescribable feeling welling up inside him. He was Reed's master, after all.
"Hanks, doesn't looking at this filthy courtyard bother you?"
Standing in front of Hanks, An Kai suddenly spoke with a hint of disgust.
With a hint that blatant, how could Hanks fail to understand what An Kai wanted?
He simply wanted Hanks to clean the courtyard...
Hanks wanted to refuse. Whatever else, he was An Kai's elder, and an old man to boot.
But...
When he saw An Kai using [Freezing Spell] to wipe down his blood-covered [Brute Force Staff], the words of refusal stuck in his throat. He simply could not get them out...
"It really is filthy! I hate places like this!"
"An Kai, leave this to me. I absolutely hate filthy places like this." Hanks repeated himself twice, his brows tightly furrowed, as though he genuinely hated the surroundings.
Still wiping his [Brute Force Staff], An Kai suddenly smiled. "Really? That's wonderful, then."
Hanks gave an awkward smile, fetched cleaning tools from the western corner of the courtyard, and began cleaning...
At that moment, besides the idle An Kai, there was also the