Chapter 167:One more

Looking at the face of the young man in front of him, Adryan couldn't help but be surprised.

'Although the stress of living in the East Borough has taken its toll on his face, I can still say that he is quite young.'

The young man in front of him had a sharp face and a small nose, he had a scar on his right eyebrow that almost reached his eye.

'And what eyes~' the redhead thought pleased, a sharp smile threatening to grow on his face.

The boy's purple eyes were sharp and alert, the boy was attentive to any movement from him and his body was tense, ready to react at any moment.

Sighing slightly, Adryan calmly commented.

"There's no need to be so tense, we're here to chat right? So why don't we relax and introduce ourselves?"

"... Alright."

Charlotte narrowed his eyes and took his left hand out of his pocket and placed it on the table. Now both men had both arms on the table.

In Charlotte's clenched fist, he held a hidden charm, ready to use at any moment.

"He's careful, I'll give him that but he doesn't know how to hide his motives, any self-respecting Beyonder would notice that poorly hidden charm!" Flora said with amusement.

Adryan smiled and nodded in agreement with the woman's words.

"You can call me Adryan, it's nice to meet you Mr. Mystery Pryer~"

"Hey don't say that in public!" Charlotte scolded quietly in annoyance.

He looked around and seeing that no one was paying attention to them he breathed a sigh of relief.

He then turned to look at the red-eyed man, somewhat annoyed.

"Don't call me that Mr. Adryan, if you do that again this meeting is over and I'm leaving."

Adryan chuckled quietly and asked.

"Then what should I call you? You haven't told me your name yet."

'This guy!' Charlotte thought in annoyance before sighing and answering.

"I'm Charlotte, nice to meet you sir."

"The pleasure is mine." Adryan said with a small smile.

Before Charlotte's watchful eyes, he took out his brown vest <Hangover Time> and opened it to check the time.

Charlotte looked at this tensely, he had to restrain himself from using his charm at this movement of the man.

To calm down he looked at the pocket watch and couldn't help but marvel at its beauty.

'It must be very expensive...' Charlotte thought in surprise.

Adryan did not pay attention to the look that the young man gave him, he simply closed the pocket watch but did not put it away but kept it in his left hand.

"Before we do anything Mr. Adryan, I'd like to talk more about our business." Charlotte said seriously.

"No problem, just tell me and I'll answer them with pleasure." Adryan said with a small smile as he leaned back a little more in the chair.

"In fact, I have prepared something for this, our business is private so I took some preventive measures." Charlotte whispered loud enough for only Adryan to hear.

He then took out from his jacket a small old notebook and a short pencil before Adryan's watchful eyes.

He opened it to a page and held it out to the man.

"Here are my questions and I would like you to answer them, please just write in the notebook."

The cafe is the safest place so he had to stay here at all costs.

So far the man called Adryan hadn't given him any reason to distrust him but that meant nothing.

He won't trust someone he barely knows for 5 minutes.

Who knows if he asked him to follow him to another place to talk and it turns out that it was a trap and he kills him.

"Very careful, that's good, you'll live longer." the redhead praised as he took the notebook and read it.

"Thank you Mr. Adryan." Charlotte said with a shaky smile.

There were several questions and doubts that Charlotte had about joining the team that he did not dare to ask out loud.

'<How much payment will I receive?>' Upon reading this question, the corners of Adryan's lips threatened to tremble.

"Well at least he focuses on what is important, I would also like to know that the team I am going to be a part of is rich or poor." Flora said in agreement with the young man.

Adryan didn't say anything but he also agreed.

Reading the question again, he couldn't help but be reminded of a certain money-loving Fool.

'You would get along very well with Klein, he also asked about the salary before joining the Nighthawks. If you guys met you might become best friends, maybe even soul mates bonded by money!.' the redhead joked as he continued reading.

The rest of the page was more of the same, asking about the services that the team had, the objective, and what they planned to do in the future.

Putting down the notebook, Adryan looked at Charlotte and smiled.

"I've read your questions and I understand them. It's not every day a complete stranger comes along and offers you a deal so juicy that you'd be stupid not to accept it."

"But answering them in writing is stupid when we're face to face so ask Charlotte."

Charlotte was speechless and looked at Adryan as if he had grown another five heads.

Adryan chuckled at this and gently shook his head at Charlotte's annoyance and astonishment.

"Our business is not something we can just talk about." Charlotte whispered in annoyance, looking around in fear that they had drawn attention.

"You don't have to worry about that, they can't hear us." Adryan said nonchalantly as he looked out the window of the bar.

"What are you saying? That they can't hear us?" Charlotte asked in a daze.

Adryan didn't answer his question but instead smiled mischievously at Charlotte.

The young man didn't have time to react when Adryan opened his mouth and said.

"This is a robbery! Everyone take out money and valuables and put them in the bag!" He shouted without changing his expression or demeanor.

"What the fuck..."

Charlotte looked at what the redhead had done speechless.

He froze without understanding what happened.

Adryan smiled calmly and tilting his head, he said.

"See? They can't hear us."

Charlotte looked around the cafe and confirmed that what Adryan had said was true.

All the people in the bar continued eating and drinking calmly, as if they had not heard what happened.

'This makes no sense! That scream must have been heard even by those outside the cafe! So how is it possible that nobody heard it!' Charlotte thought incredulously.

He had even been stunned by the loudness of Adryan's scream.

"How is it possible?" he muttered returning his gaze to Adryan.

Adryan smiled mysteriously and didn't reply.

Recovering Charlotte straightened his back and looked directly into the scarlet eyes of the man.

"So can we talk business now?" Adryan asked in amusement, though the answer was obvious.

"What is this team of yours about?" Charlotte asked seriously.

"It's quite simple. We seek to become strong and survive." Adryan answered calmly with a smile on his face.

That was a secondary reason that hid the main reason.

He wouldn't tell him it was to prepare his Sequence 4 ritual.

Charlotte narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Survive what?"

"You'll know if you join the team." Adryan responded just as calmly, looking into Charlotte's purple eyes.

Who clicked his tongue but held back from asking more about it.

'If I agree to join he'll tell me so it doesn't matter' Charlotte thought and he asked another question.

"How much will my salary be in the team?"

This was the second most important question for him.

One of the two main reasons he agreed to this was money.

If this team could offer him a good salary then he had no complaints about joining.

'With a salary of 20 pounds a week it would be a dream but I'll settle for 8 pounds.' Charlotte allowed himself to dream.

Adryan smiled and said amused.

"Unlimited."

Charlotte's thoughts were cut off by such a response and the only thing that could come out of his mouth was.

"Huh?"

Adryan chuckled at this and he explained.

"You have an unlimited budget to buy what you need especially materials for your charms and rituals."

"What do you think Charlotte..." Adryan's voice trailed off a bit when he saw how Charlotte was looking at him.

The young man was looking at him with his purple eyes shining and his mouth hanging slightly.

"You're an angel?" Charlotte inadvertently asked and Adryan tensed.

"I beg your pardon?" he asked surprised and this made Charlotte react, blushing slightly.

"Hahahahahahahahahaha" Flora started laughing hard and Adryan could only sigh internally.

The young man raised his fist to his mouth and coughed falsely.

"Cough* Cough* sorry about that. Yes, that's perfect with me."

'Money is the way to a person's heart...' Adryan thought.

An awkward air surrounded both men.

Trying to disperse it, Charlotte asked another question.

"I'll give you a case, I've been looking for a formula for months but haven't seen a shadow of it, my question is, will you be able to get it for me?"

Adryan chuckled at this and responded.

"Funny, haven't you read the note my man gave you?"

"I have read it Mr. Adryan but I would like you to elaborate." Charlotte answered calmly.

He had fully understood what the note had said, but he didn't believe it was true.

'Don't worry about formulas or materials? That's too good.'

Charlotte looked deeply at Adryan.

"Just the same as the note said. You will never have to worry about obtaining potion formulas or materials again."

"If you join, the formulas will come for free and if possible even all the potion materials."

Charlotte felt a chill go up his spine and his pupils shrank.

Barely containing his excitement, he asked.

"How will I know you're telling the truth?"

Adryan smiled mysteriously and answered with absolute confidence.

"It's the truth, I have no problem confirming it, tell me the formula you're looking for and you'll have it before August 6."

Charlotte trembled and looked dumbfounded at the man in front of him.

'Are you so confident that you can get it before Monday? Have you lost your mind?' he thought incredulously.

He had been looking for the formula for more than half a year and had not found it anywhere.

As if Adryan could understand what he was thinking, he said with the same confidence as before.

"I have many contacts Charlotte, getting the formula you want will be child's play."

'This guy!' Charlotte thought with a shaky smile, he was trembling with excitement.

"I'm looking for the Melee Scholar potion. Do you think you'll be able to get it?" he asked, his voice thick with anticipation.

Adryan struck a thoughtful pose.

"Melee Scholar... That's the name of Mystery Pryer's Sequence 8..." he murmured doubtfully and Charlotte felt his excitement grew stronger.

If Adryan knew that Melee Scholar was the name of sequence 8 of the Mystery Pryer pathway that meant that!

"I can get it."

"Really?!" He was no longer able to contain the emotion.

Adryan smiled and nodded.

"Like I said, child's play. You'll have it before Monday."

"Before Monday...Monday...Monday..." Charlotte muttered in astonishment with his head lowered, staring at the wood of the table.

A huge, shaky smile on his face.

Dealing with his emotion, he looked at Adryan and asked another question.

"If I join you, will I become powerful?"

Adryan smiled sharply and answered.

"You will become much more powerful than you could have ever imagined."

That answer hit Charlotte as hard as thunder roars in a storm.

'He's telling the truth!' Charlotte's smile sharpened to mirror Adryan's.

This was not only thanks to his experience living in the East Borough and dealing with scammers and liars but a reminder of his intuition as a Mystery Pryer!

Everything the man had said had been true!

'Is this it Uncle? Is this the opportunity you were talking about? The chance to change my destiny?' Charlotte couldn't help but remember the words his uncle had said to him.

Looking at the man in front of him, Charlotte sighed to calm himself and asked his last question.

"What do I have to do to join?"

Adryan smiled victoriously.

"The note said it all Charlotte, absolute loyalty to the team and you will have to follow us where we go."

"We plan to leave Backlund before the end of the year. You know what that means right?"

Charlotte nodded determinedly.

Leave everything behind.

"Count me in, Mr. Adryan." He said decisively.

What did he have here in Backlund? Nothing.

He lost nothing and gained everything.

Adryan smiled at the smoldering look Charlotte had.

He then chuckled.

"Forget that sir, we're on the same team now. Just call me by my name or whatever you prefer, it doesn't matter."

Charlotte nodded.

"As you say, boss."

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The other chapter will be published a little later.