Unexpected Twists and Dangerous Turn

The team was no longer empty, and Moarikwas no longer a lone commander.

With Moarik's nod of approval, Light Nostra naturally trusted him.

He made a grand gesture, not only hiring Squala but also taking in all the dogs he raised.

Just as Squala was feeling overwhelmed with joy at this sudden turn of events~

Being able to bring his dogs to work and see his girlfriend every day seemed like the perfect life.

But then he learned how surprises often come out of the blue.

"You are going to the Republic of Bartoria?!!"

Squala was still daydreaming about his dream of living under the same roof as his girlfriend when a bolt from the blue struck him.

"Yes, the lady is going there for a two-day trip."

Moarik looked at Squala, who was standing there stiffly, and assigned him a task:

"At that time, the lady and her maid who takes care of her will go, and the boss will also go along to report work to the higher-ups."

"You will be the only one left to guard here, so make sure to bring your dogs and do a good job of guarding."

"Because when the boss brought me back earlier, we killed the head of a mafia family. We're not sure if they'll come here for revenge, so~~~"

Moarik sincerely added, "If that happens, be careful."

Squala: "..."

Why do I feel like I joined at the worst possible time, in such a dangerous situation?!

Can I still leave now while I have the chance...

"By the way, to ensure you can better guard the house and survive any potential mafia revenge attacks, continuing your work~"

Moarik handed Squala, whose face was gradually turning pale and almost hiding his dark skin, a notebook.

The latter hurriedly took it, his hands trembling.

"It contains some basic knowledge and training techniques on Nen. Study it well and practice a lot."

Moarik turned and waved at him, "Improving your strength as soon as possible is the way to go."

"I don't want my hard-earned underling to be gone by the time we return next time."

"'Nen' ability??"

Squala looked bewildered, unable to make heads or tails of it.

But he vaguely understood what Moarik meant.

"Is it this strange power I suddenly gained?"

Squala wanted to ask more, but Moarik didn't pay him any further attention and walked away quickly.

"Improve myself..."

Squala looked at the notebook in his hand with a face full of despair.

"What kind of situation is this?!"

He originally joined here just to keep dogs and see his girlfriend, wanting to live a simple life.

But he got unwittingly drawn into the dangers of a mafia vendetta.

Now, he felt like a string of life and death was constantly hanging over his head.

Maybe in the next second, his life could be at risk.

"How could this happen?!"

Just thinking about the consequences made Squala shiver all over.

"It was hard enough bringing these cuties to live under the same roof with Arisa; how can such a beautiful life be ruined like this..."

Squala gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and opened the notebook in his hand.

Meanwhile, on the airship heading to the Republic of Bartoria.

"Is Dad not coming with us?"

Seeing that her father was not coming along to watch the martial arts tournament, Neon looked a bit disappointed.

"The boss is busy with work and can't travel with us this time."

Moarik explained.

In Meteor City, he killed Kempot, who was also under the Liz family banner with Light Nostra.

As heads of mafia families, their deaths can't go without explanation.

Light Nostra was going to the Liz family to explain things.

Strictly speaking, this was also cleaning up after Moarik's actions.

But losing a powerful rival was a good thing for the Nostra family.

"Moarik , don't worry. We won't have any trouble this time!"

Light Nostra spoke with great bravado and an air of righteousness:

"No matter what happens, I'll be here to handle it all!!"

He said it in a very gallant way, making people think this boss would take on everything.

Anyone unaware of the truth might be moved and motivated by Light Nostra's words to work for him.

But Moarik knew that before he said this, he had specifically gone to Neon to ask for a prophecy reading.

Although Moarik didn't know the exact content, seeing Light Nostra's smiling face suggested that this trip might be very smooth.

"Really, it's always like this~"

Neon pouted again, "You always say you'll spend time with me, go shopping together, but then you leave me for work..."

She complained with some disappointment and then looked up at Moarik.

She found him focused on reading an introduction to Sky Arena, completely ignoring her.

Suddenly, she felt even more aggrieved.

"Ahhhhh, I'm so upset!!"

She could only snuggle up against her maid Arisa, complaining.

Arisa gently stroked Neon's hair and softly comforted her.

Though she had just been hired and had recently come to work for this young lady.

But the connection between people can be magical, and their relationship had developed well.

However, while comforting Neon, Arisa couldn't help but worry and miss Squala.

She wondered how he was doing now.

Well, if Moarik knew, he would certainly reassure her.

With the threat of death hanging over him, that kid would definitely work harder to learn rather than remain half-hearted as he had been.