Damn it!
He had never expected the prize already within his grasp to be snatched away by a monster trafficker who came out of nowhere.
"Bishop, we can talk this over. As long as you leave the monsters in the shelter alone, I'll pay whatever you want!"
Uchiha Naruto had Chairman Hyodo stall for time while he thought of a solution.
He had driven the Ferrari at over two hundred kilometers an hour for more than two hours to reach the Palace of Bliss in Yoro Valley, Chiba Prefecture. Asking him to get from the Palace of Bliss to the underground shelter on the outskirts of Tokyo Metropolis at a moment's notice was simply asking the impossible.
"Chairman Hyodo, even a monster under five years old has a bounty of over four hundred million on the dark web these days. Orochi hid twenty-four monsters in that shelter, and three of them are even over ten years old. How much are you planning to pay me?" Bishop sounded somewhat interested.
"You name your price! I won't haggle!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Just what I'd expect from Chairman Hyodo of the Black Emperor Society. You really do have money to burn! Even coming up with over ten billion in liquid funds wouldn't put much of a dent in your finances, would it?"
Bishop made a show of marveling over the phone, then abruptly changed the subject.
"But this is a matter between us monsters. Why are you, a human, getting involved, Chairman Hyodo? There must be more to this, right?"
"Hmm, if you want to hear it, I can tell you. It all started three years ago..." Chairman Hyodo did his best to stall for time.
"Bishop, we've captured all the monsters in Orochi's organization. The vehicles are ready. Time to leave!" An