Ch18

[They only have two choices. They could either join you and help you reach your goal or try to capture you and keep you successfully locked up for a week in any jail, and they will win.]

[It's pretty simple, right?]

"Simple, my ass, this whole mission is a trap for all of us, and you know it." Dan sarcastically said.

"You and I both know that my only goal is to survive and thrive in this world, which is a really long goal."

And Dan is sure that they will give up on this choice when they hear his goal.

"And thanks to your impeccable timing, they have already seen me trying to throw this guy into the sea, so I am pretty sure they will try to capture me."

This was the thing that pretty much sealed the deal because if they are real DC heroes, they will never let him get away from it.

While Dan knows that he can make a solid case about why he killed this guy, seeing the current situation, he is pretty sure they will not listen to him.

And from what he knows about DC heroes from the comics, they can be pretty inflexible, especially teenage heroes like Teen Titans.

[And how is that my problem?]

New text appeared in front, but somehow he could feel the heavy amount of sarcasm with a hint of amusement in those words.

"Not much, but I can still destroy this game pretty easily," Dan replied with a grin for the first time in this conversation.

Dan knows how to dismantle this whole thing pretty quickly if he wants, and the RoB knows it.

After a few seconds of pause, RoB replied in an amused tone.

[Sly bastard, you somehow know I can't influence you or them now.]

"It was just a wild guess, actually, from my talk with the Operator and your behavior of messing with others so they can mess with me."

[I don't know if to call you smart or stupid, but then again, there is only a fine line between them.]

[So, tell me what you want and what you will give in return.]

Hearing this, a small smile appeared on Dan's face before he replied, "I want you to promise me that you will not interfere with my life again like this."

[And what is stopping me from breaking that promise?]

New text appeared once again with a heavy amount of sarcasm in it.

But despite that, Dan merely shrugs, "Don't know, maybe your pride?"

[That is lots of assuming on your part. Maybe I don't give a shit about something like pride, then what will you do?]

"Don't know, probably bitch about this for some time before moving on with my life while making sure it stays as boring as possible."

New words have appeared, but this time the words only conveyed the feeling of amusement from the situation.

[Now, that is a good threat as anyone can make for a simple person like me, but do you think this would seriously be enough?]

[I can simply get another one for entertainment purposes.]

"But wouldn't you also lose credibility in your community? If you can't follow through on a simple promise with a little guy like me, can they trust your words when you deal with them?"

[...]

"..."

[Fine, you raised a good point.]

[I will promise I will not interfere in your life again, but you also have to promise that you will try to make your journey as adventurous as possible]

"Alright, I promise I will try to make this as interesting as possible for you," Dan said seriously.

From his perspective, this is a fair deal. They both got what they wanted, and now Dan doesn't have to worry about someone manipulating his life in the background.

But just as he finished speaking those words, he suddenly felt some kind of shackle binding him for a second before that feeling disappeared.

However, he could still feel its presence, like it was a manifestation of his promise to RoB.

Then suddenly, his system notification appeared in front of him.

[Congrats on gaining the quirk 'Do we have an accord?']

[Do we have an accord?: This quirk only has one function. It ensures that the deal is always fulfilled on both ends.

And if the agreement is broken by any party, they will become a slave of the other party for their entire life.

(Please be cautious because it also works on you as much as it works on the other party)

(It can only be used to make verbal agreements, and it will only work if you say, 'Do we have an accord?' any time in the deal.)

(This quirk will not work on being far stronger than you)]

"What was that?" Dan asked in slight confusion before looking at his system screen. "Did you give me this?"

[Don't worry about it. Just consider this a gift from me] RoB replied calmly.

Hearing his words, Dan was suspicious for a second before suddenly remembering a slight detail of the operator's message that he had almost overlooked.

"You know this will happen?" Dan asked before correcting himself, "No, you planned this whole encounter down to the last detail, right?"

"You know I will react like this after seeing them, right?"

[It's good to see you can still use your brain.] RoB replied with a burst of light laughter.

But Dan was not amused by this as he seriously asked, "So, all this, from my abduction by those merchants to bringing these people to this world, just for a promise?"

[Now, I want to clarify I don't have a hand in your problem with those mafias. That is all on you and your bad decisions.]

"Yeah, I know," Dan muttered weakly.

[As for your question, yes, just for your promise.]

"Is my promise that important to you?"

[No, not important, but it certainly saves me some hassle as I don't have to do things like this to get the result.] RoB said in a carefree tone.

[Alright, let's cut this meeting short.] He said before a hand pointing in the direction from which the ship was coming. [Your new headaches are almost here.]

"Wait, what should I do with them?" Dan asked. He doesn't know how to really deal with them.

[Just as I said, your new headaches. So help them, capture them, or even fulfill your darkest fantasies about them. I don't care.]

[But just remember your promise.]

"Yeah, have an adventurous journey."

[Exactly!]

With that, the screen disappeared as Dan blankly looked toward the horizon, as his current emotions were a mess.

Before this meeting, his plan was to quietly gather enough money to upgrade himself to at least an Admiral level in strength before taking any drastic action, basically the safe route.

But now, after that promise, he knows he has to take the dangerous route.

A small smile appeared on Dan's face as he thought, 'At least I gained something good from this.'

Promise a seemingly simple quirk with only function, but that function turns it into an extremely valuable one.

After thinking about it, Dan turned his face toward the incoming ship.

'Now, what should I do with them?'

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As their ship almost reached the other ship, all the DC heroes gathered on the deck while looking at their target.

A handsome brown-haired boy of their age stood calmly on the deck of his ship as he stared at them.

Despite Robin's desire to say something, his words remained stuck in his mouth when he heard their target's following words.

"Wow, is it a sidekick club or something?"

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