Rabbits Again

Less then than two hours after Alex gave the order to get the Haulia, he was sitting in Ilwa's office once more with three people kneeling while bound between the two. Ilwa himself was sitting across from him with his entire face twitching, while off to the side was Ilwa's assistant Datt and Cam as the patriarch of the Haulia. The rest of the tribe was doing one last sweep of the city to ensure they hadn't missed any members of the crime groups. The situation in the office would have been very tense, if it wasn't for the fact that Myuu was sitting on Alex's lap. She herself was nervous as she recognized one of the bound men from when she was captured, as all three were the bosses of the crime groups of the city.

"This... I truly don't know what to say..." Ilwa said as he looked down on those in front of him. From what Alex told him it took less than two hours for his people to completely eliminate each and every member of the crime families, something that was so unprecedented and brutal that Ilwa had no idea how to handle the situation. Alex shrugged and said,

"Due to these peoples greed they helped to strain the relationship with Dagon race by kidnapping one of their children for an illegal auction, along with the rest of the human children they acquired illegally. Plus when we raided their offices we found they had already long marked us as well for potential products, so this was basically us taking care of a problem before it got out of control." Ilwa's brows twitched at Alex's words as even though the crime groups were a nuisance they kept other would be rampant criminals in line, now the deterrent for them was gone and he could see a crime spree on the horizon, as well as various power struggles from new groups forming. Then there was also the fact that these groups would inevitably have connections to some nobility who would try and keep their criminal business ventures afloat. As if he knew what Ilwa was thinking Alex said,

"If you're worried about other criminal groups forming then use my name as a deterrent until you come up with a more lasting solution. As for any nobles and officials that may be partnered with these men, I have a list of their names and aliases as well from various deal arrangements, and I have my people collecting the majority of the evidence. It appeared these guys had plenty of evidence that could be used against their partners should the need ever arise." Ilwa was ecstatic at seeing the list and hearing Alex's words, as it would be a head start on the issues he was worried about.

"This truly is a god send to us, or perhaps I should say a goddess send?" As most of the weight he was suddenly feeling came off his shoulders Ilwa cracked a joke with Alex, the champion of the Goddess Gabriel. Alex shrugged and didn't say anything, but then moved onto the next topic of what would happen with Myuu.

***

The girls and Hajime were waiting in a separate room as Alex talked with Ilwa, enjoying some refreshments after helping to eliminate the criminal rings. Kuroka was especially happy as she finally got to move against them after just watching them for several days, while Anne felt she truly made the right choice in joining Alex as they fought off an army of monsters then destroyed several crime rings in just a couple days. She especially felt fulfilled as she and Grayfia personally made their way to where the illegally obtained children were being held in order to free and examine them, Anne couldn't help feeling a sense of fulfillment as each of the children thanked her after she healed the various injuries and illnesses they were afflicted with. When she voiced her feelings everyone couldn't help but agree.

"Indeed these men were scum, I'm quite pleased master fave the order to not mind loss of life as long as they were part of the groups, except for the bosses." Shia looked up questioningly at Grayfia's words and asked,

"By the way, what does he plan to do with them? Are they going to be sent to the guards?" Rias shook her head and said,

"I asked something similar, but he said that there would be a chance that one of their connections would bail them out and they'd just start all over. Also that killing them would be too quick for all the pain caused on their orders. Alex said he has something else in mind for them, but hasn't said what." They all pondered for a moment what Alex might have in mind for the bosses before Kuroka's voice suddenly broke the silence.

"By the way~Nya, are you part of Alex's peerage now?" She pointed at Tio and asked. Kuroka had mixed feelings regarding Tio, as they both had long black hair and dressed the same in black kimonos, but their similarities ended there as Kuroka's personality was more of a sadistic one while Tio's was obviously far on the M side. The dragon girl tilted her head in confusion and asked,

"What's a peerage?"

***

After agreeing to take the job of escorting Myuu home, Alex and Ilwa had settled most of their meeting and were simply discussing a few minor details. It was then that a couple of presences made themselves known, and both Pal and Rana appeared, causing both Ilwa and Datt to jump.

"Boss, we finished sweeping the city and eliminated any loose ends." Rana stated their report. Alex smiled and said,

"Good job, I'll send you back to Orcus shortly but you've all proven yourselves with this assignment. Not only did you eliminate the opponents without mercy, but none of them even knew you were there until it was too late. Pal, Rana, tell the others I said good job as well." Alex was extremely glad he made the choice to put in effort to train them before, as they would be able to handle most small fries easily with their stealth and coordination. There was only one hiccup with working with Haulia, but Alex firmly believed he nipped it in the bud, or so he thought.

"I'm glad to receive your praises boss, but please don't use my old name. Now I am Baltoferd of Certain Death!" Alex's mind blanked for a brief second as he tried to process what just came out of Pal's mouth.

"Rana, what did he just say?" Alex asked the nearby rabbit girl.

"Fufufufu, he just proclaimed his new name proudly like we all should, and boss my name is also no longer just Rana, it is Rana Inferna of Swift Shadows!" Alex's mind blanked as he heard what they were saying, while Ilwa and Datt who were both shocked a moment before, we're now trying to stifle their laughter at the absurd names. Alex tried to think this through and understand what just happened to the Haulia while he was gone. He then thought back to when he progra-ehm, trained them, and wondered if he missed any critical detail to prevent this from happening. Seeing his speechlessness, Pal proudly said to Cam and Rana,

"See it's like big bro Hajime said, boss is so amazed he's speechless at our new names!" As Alex heard Pal's words sudden realization dawned on him.

"You learned about second names from Hajime?" Not seeming to hear the edge in Alex's voice Pal, Rana, and Cam all nodded and exclaimed,

"He told us that second names inspire terror in our opponents and that we would shame our boss by not having them!" With each word spoken Alex understood more and more, Hajime purposely ruined all his hard work to keep the Haulia from going chunni. Now Alex knew from the novel that it would take nothing short of actual brainwashing to un-chuuni them, and that they would be a royal pain to deal with for everyone around them. He didn't feel like taking it out on them though, instead his irritation was directed at Hajime. Alex didn't think of getting revenge physically though, instead he decided that since Hajime liked second names so much then he'd make one for him, and have all of Asora know it. An evil smile spread on his face, scaring the rabbits, crime bosses, and Ilwa and Datt more than anything else that day. Alex then sent the rabbits back to Orcus and was planning to visit Asora to start his revenge, but as he went to leave the room while holding Myuu in his arms, Alex was assaulted by a certain dragon at the door.

"MASTER PLEASE TURN THIS ONE INTO YOUR SERVANT, NAY YOUR SLAVE!!!!"