The Power of Connections

Agnar looked down at the name card that he was holding and slowly dialed the number on his phone. He gulped down his saliva and hesitantly pressed the call button.

Ring! Ring! Ring! "Jay here, who is this?" Jay Grendol answered on the other side of the phone. Agnar gulped and started speaking.

"Uh, yes, hello. I am the kid you met in the forest the other day." Agnar said anxiously.

Ryard heard him talking on the phone and found it extremely funny for some reason. He started to burst out into laughter while he heard Agnar speaking nervously into the phone.

"My dear Agnar, are you perhaps talking to the Trash King?" Ryard chuckled and went back to eating his duck dish with wine-based sauce.

Agnar completely ignored Ryard and continued his phone call.

"Ah yes. Remind me of your name?" Jay said.

"My name is Agnar Tatsuya. I wanted to call you because I'm in a little sticky situation right now..." Agnar said with an anxious smile on his face.

"Hmmmm, tell me what's wrong and I'll be there in a few seconds." Jay replied.

Agnar thoroughly explained the situation to Jay. After explaining what happened to Jay, he started to burst out into laughter!

"That Bryard Richardson and his son... Damn, I should've known not to take them in." Jay sighed as he got up from his luxurious chair. "Alright son, I'll be there soon."

Agnar thought Jay was joking when he said that he'll be there in a few seconds. However, in a matter of seconds, Jay appeared out of thin air, right in the middle of the restaurant. Ryard looked over and stared at the tall, buff, and lion-like man.

"Hey, who are you?! Do you know who my father is? How dare you make a mess in this place?" Ryard yelled as he started to dial his father's number.

Exor, however, was looking at Jay with fear in his eyes. He quickly attempted to scurry away but was met with a huge punch in the face. BAAAAAM!! Exor's face had become completely disfigured after that strike. His teeth were uprooted from his gums, his nose was completely broken, and his face started to swell up.

"That's one down. Hey kid!" Jay turned around and waved at the dumbfounded Agnar. "I'll take of things from here on out." Jay reassured Agnar as he walked towards Ryard.

"Y-you can't hurt me. I'm the son of famous Underworld Entrepreneur Bryard Richardson. My father has the backing of Underworld King Jay Brendol! HAHAHA, you can't do anything to me!" Ryard laughed maniacally as he stumbled backwards.

"Hahaha, what if I'm the so-called backer of your father?" Jay said with a smug look on his face.

"There's no way! HAHAHAHA!" Ryard yelled at Jay, he then started talking into his phone. "Father, someone dares to impersonate master Jay! You must punish this man!"

"There is someone who dares to impersonate Boss Jay and hurt my dear son?!" Bryard yelled with rage on the other side of the phone.

Jay suddenly appeared beside Ryard and snatched his phone away. "Yo! Is this lil' Bryard?" Jay said with a ridiculing tone.

"B-boss J-Jay." Bryard stuttered as fell on his knees on the other side of the phone call.

"Don't call me Boss, from this point on, you are no longer under my wing. Good-Bye!"

"Wai-" Bryard tried to negotiate with Jay, but he had already hung up the phone.

Jay slowly walked up to Ryard, who was already shaking in fear. Ryard started to run backwards but instead tripped on a chair. He fell on his face and peed his pants.

"Fucking pussy." Jay sighed as he walked towards Agnar. He patted Agnar on the shoulders and started to walk away. "You are strong, kid. You wanna join an Underworld tournament for me?"

Agnar widened his eyes in bewilderment. He was not expecting Jay to abruptly give him an invitation to an Underworld competition. Agnar stared at Jay for a few seconds and finally nodded his head.

"Great! Meet me at this place after your final exams." Jay threw him a paper slip and disappeared the next moment. Agnar looked at the paper slip in his hands and stored it in his inventory. He looked around at the mess that Jay made and sighed; they needed to leave before the authorities show up.

"Nevia! Kai! Let's go!" Agnar quickly shouted and dragged them out of the restaurant. They ran down the street and swerved around the incoming passerby. After a little while, they arrived at their little dilapidated apartment.

"Who the hell was that?" Nevia asked with a suspicious voice.

"Umm... That's a friend of mine?" Agnar replied with uncertainty in his voice.

"Stop lying, ugh, whatever, I have no right to meddle in your life." Nevia shook her head and took Kai to bed.

Agnar watched the two walk into the darkness of their bedroom. He yawned and went into his own bedroom. He jumped on his bed and lied there for awhile, thinking about the Underworld tournament that Jay was talking about. Agnar soon doze off and woke up the next morning.

Agnar got up from his bed and stretched out his arms. He scratched his hair and instinctively opened up the system. He gazed at his daily missions and let out a deep breath.

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