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After Arthur convinced Shin and the others to team up with S.Tigris' party, he immediately discussed the conditions that their team wanted in this cooperation.
Naturally, the latter team didn't have much advantage in this matter since the Empyrean Talons didn't necessarily need the token in their possession.
Moreover, S.Tigris and his team were also seeking some protection under the wings of the gods of Empyrean Talons, so all they could do with the conditions presented to them without raising any complaints.
After that, Arthur summoned the contract that Shin had prepared before asking S.Tigris and Black Hand to read it carefully before signing it. Since the two already got the gist of it, they only needed to skim through the contract before finally signing it alongside the other members of the group.
"If you don't have anything to ask, then we can start moving now," said Arthur before asking them to follow him.