Seventh: Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 6] by Yomu Mishima

Author:Yomu Mishima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 80: Negotiation

There was a sector of the capital dedicated to storehouses—streets upon streets lined with nothing but storage. This one evidently hadn’t seen any use as of late as it was full of dusty junk and quite tattered to boot.

A chilling draft weaved its way through the piles of scrap wood.

Miranda had chosen this spot to hold the negotiations, but the dark look on her face suggested she was regretting it.

“Miranda, dear Miranda, that look doesn’t suit you. Your smile will brighten up my life.”

My statement of fact got a laugh from Shannon. “You’ve been like that all day. Aren’t you embarrassed yet?”

“No, why?”

Miranda put a hand on her brow. “I completely misread the situation. Why hasn’t he changed back yet?”

There was a large metal vat that we’d filled with firewood and turned into a heater. We were all huddled around it.

Novem looked at me anxiously. “Usually, he would have calmed down by now.”

I’ve been in peak form since the crack of dawn!

Aria looked at me as she held her hands over the fire. “He’s more subdued than usual, but I guess it’s a tradeoff. Lyle, seriously. Why do you have such awful timing?”

Clara performed a series of checks on her prosthetic left arm. “Will the negotiations be all right?” she asked, glancing at me.

Eva—wrapped in a blanket— sent me a doubtful look. “Lyle, do you still remember the plan? Are you able to negotiate?”

“Don’t worry,” I smiled to reassure you. “I don’t fail.”

“Where exactly does that confidence come from? The usual Lyle may be unreliable, but the current one is making me a lot more concerned.”

“There were some laughs,” I heard the seventh head disappointedly say, “But I’d like something with a bit more oomph if you understand what I’m saying.”

The sixth head agreed, “Yeah, it’s lacking. The naked bit was kinda funny, but...”

He seemed to take a liking to my naked form. Hey, I’m not interested in men, but... an immaculate physique that can even lead other men astray... Good grief, what a sinful beast you are.

Gripping the Jewel, I stood and glanced back. Behind me towered a creature frozen in ice. It was still mostly in a wooden crate, the white, frosted ice faintly revealing the corpse of the eagle-headed monster sealed within. A gryphon—it was clear to see.

“They’ve arrived,” I explained. “They have the warehouse surrounded. They’re on the ceiling too.”

Sophia lifted up her battleaxe, and everyone else soon followed suit. We were all armed and ready as the warehouse door opened and Ralph entered in a winter coat. He was well guarded, surrounded by Renaldo and his other retainers who knew a thing or two about violence.

His voice echoed across the warehouse. “I’ve answered your call, whelp.”

I welcomed Ralph with a smile. “I’m glad you could make it. I have the goods right here.”

Ralph’s eyes sharpened. “You went out of your way to freeze it?”

“Yes, otherwise the decay would be something awful,” I nodded. “So we froze it. Wouldn’t that make it easier for you?”

“It would have been a lot easier if you just handed it over already.

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