Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki - Capítulo 94

Capítulo 94: Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki Chapter 101: The Calm Before the Midnight Strike

Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki

Chapter 101: The Calm Before the Midnight Strike

The room was still filled with the lingering scent of sweets. Maki leaned back, looking at Xyron curiously. “By the way, Xyron… what happened to that little girl? Hayima, right? Did Ignis drop her home safely?”

Kim and Yuhima stopped eating, their ears perking up. “Wait, what girl?” Yuhima asked, a playful smirk on her face. “Xyron, do you have a secret daughter or something?”

“No, no!” Maki laughed. “He just found a lost kid on the mountain.”

Xyron shook his head. “I haven’t checked with him yet. Ignis!”

With a swirl of smoke, the Dragon King appeared in the middle of the room. “Yes, my Lord?”

“First, stop calling me ‘Lord’, just call me Xyron,” Xyron groaned. “Second, did you drop Hayima off at her home?”

“Yes, my Lord. She is safe,” Ignis replied with a stoic bow.

“I said call me Xyron!”

“As you wish… my Lord,” Ignis whispered with a faint, draconic smirk before un-spawning into a cloud of embers.

The party started to break up. Yuhima stood up, stretching. “Well, I should head out. See you guys later.”

Suddenly, Kim’s phone rang. It was his secretary. “Mr. Kim, the second party for the merger meeting has arrived. You are already ten minutes late.”

“Oh, damn! I’m coming!” Kim hung up and looked at Xyron. “Sorry, man, duty calls. I’ve gotta run too.”

Soon, the mansion grew quiet as Maki headed to her room. “I’m going to sleep, Xyron. Don’t stay up too late watching your cartoons.”

Xyron waited until he heard her door click shut. He sat at his desk and fired up his PC. The encrypted file from Mr. X flickered onto the screen.

Target Profile: > Name: Baron Varkas Age: 64 Status: Underground Information Broker & Corrupt Politician Location: Fortified Sector 7 Mansion Risk Level: High (Protected by A-Rank Bodyguards)

Xyron stared at the face of the 64-year-old man. “He looks like a typical thief in a suit,” Xyron muttered. “I’ll move out at 11:30 PM. Maki usually falls into a deep sleep by 11:15. But before I end this guy, I need to go out and buy the best birthday decorations and a gift. I can’t show up empty-handed tomorrow.”

Xyron looked at the clock. The countdown to the mission—and Maki’s birthday—had officially begun.

Editor’s Comment:

The contrast in Xyron’s life is peak fiction. He is literally researching how to take down a high-profile target like Baron Varkas while simultaneously worrying about streamers and birthday cake. The fact that he’s using his S-Rank speed to go ‘party shopping’ before an assassination mission shows exactly how much he values his bond with Maki over his duties as a knight.

Fuente: Webnovel.com, actualizado en Leernovelas.com