Multiverse legend of Kurumi Tokisaki

Kurumi pov

' Add one hundred grams of yeast into warm water . Then add to it a small teaspoon of sugar . This liquid add to 150 grams of flour with the spoon of salt . And on this a tablespoon of olive oil . '

I think , while following the recipe . Immediately after doing this I begin to mix with my hands the mixture that will become the dough for the pizza , which I cooking for the dinner . Kneading the dough , I mix everything until it stopped sticking to my hands . But for this to happen I had to occasionally add a little more flour .

When I was done with that , I covered the bowl with the dough with a cloth to let the yeast work .

' In an hour it should be ready ' .

I think , while washing my hands thoroughly . But suddenly the ringing of my scroll caught my attention . Thinking that it might be Emerald or Neo , I quickly pulled the scroll out of my pocket , but to my surprise someone else called me . However, seeing that it was a secured connection I already knew that it was " work-related " .

" Hello Junior . "

I said greeting this already regular customer . As for how I knew it was him calling me . Only Xiong contact me this way . Or more precisely only Junior . His father never handles such matters alone .

As for contacting me . Everyone has a different way of contacting me . Missions sent by Cherry , I get on another secured scroll . The pawn shop contacts me directly through the scroll or face to face if the situation requires it .

" I hope I am not disturbing . However, I have a rather important and urgent job offer for you . "

Said Junior , wasting no time .

" How much payment ? "

Of course, despite my interest in the offer I asked the most important thing first.

" One hundred thousand Lien . Of course they will be clean for you . I know how much you do not like to give dirty money to " laundry ". "

Said Junior making me lose both , my smile from my face and my breath. Apart from the very fact that the money will be immediately ready to use , the amount surprised me .

' One hundred thousand Lien ????!!!! '

Thinking about this absurd payment I begin to worry about the details of this task . After all, this amount is huge . What are we going to do ? Kill someone from the management of the city of Vale ?

" The work is not unsafe . However , it requires precision and combination , because it has strict criteria . That is why we want to entrust it to you three . With your skills this job will be easy . Believe me , I wouldn't call you without thinking about it ."

Said Junior with confidence , as if understanding my anxiety about it . I unfortunately was not reassured . Hearing what he is talking about I could already imagine , how complicated the task we will be given , looking at the money offered to us . Nevertheless ....

" Can you give details ? "

I asked not wanting to go into the dark for the rush of money . I am not material enough to die for money . What I earn now is more than enough for me . Now what is most important to me is to keep the profiles low to keep Emerald and Neo alive . It is obvious that I am not worried about my life , only about theirs .

" You know I can not tell you anything until you confirm .... "

Said Junior after he sighed , apparently being frustrated with this rule himself . According to our normal course of accepting " private " work from the Xiong family . In the first place , we would have to take the job first in order to get the details . This was quite annoying however understandable on their part . As this is a safeguard against information leakage . After all , such information can be quite neufralgic .

' Knowing what Xiong is doing , you can deduce their goals and plans . '

I think , knowing that some knowledge could make some things difficult for Xiong family . For example , we could get the information and still not accept the task . Then we could inform the person on whom the job was that the Xiong are lurking for his life . If the target is not a person but information or goods , we can warn the owner that someone wants to steal them . This can certainly cause losses or even troubles for Xiong.

However, it is also true that even after accepting the task we could inform our target or do other things . But the fact that we accepted the task means that we are among the first suspects when something goes wrong . Of course we are talking about a case in which none of us died or was seriously injured.

After all , Hei knows that there is no way we would let any of us die for whatever reason. The point is that , when Xiong orders a private task , the only ones who know about it are Hei , his son Junior or whoever took on this task . In this case it would be us .

This means that in a situation where information is leaked during the task or the mission is compromised . This locks the suspects into a very small circle . Well an eavesdropper or a very good spy would also be possible .Well the point is the same , even if poorly explained it should be understood . These preservation of information serves to reduce the possibility of information leakage .

Of course until now we have always accepted tasks , so we had no problem with trust . The Xiong family has never given us anything impossible or extremely unsafe or suicidal to do . So I have some business confidence in them that they will not throw us out on a sea full of grimm .

However, in the case of this task , the amount offered for its However, in the case of this task , the amount offered for its execution , is rather alarmingly high . Even for the SDC guy we only get forty thousand Lien . And we are talking about someone from SDC .

" OK what is this task all about ? ."

I asked , not quite content with going in blind nevertheless as I put it before . I have confidence in my abilities as well as the goodwill of our employer . Something I had to get used to and still do quite reluctantly .

" Do you remember the guy you recorded while he was doing business with that woman sent by the spider syndicate . The one woman you killed by burning her alive in the car . "

" The guy who was responsible for those explosions in our territory and the night war of the smaller gangs , which ended in the massacre of those smaller gangs ."

Said Junior quite clearly reminding me who he was referring to . After all , this was our first mission for the Xiong family . This assignment alone led us to the action in the warehouse . Quite an unforgettable experience looking at the fact that my Neo almost died and I ..... I began to have my own problems with my identity and the reality of my situation . So yes I remember this .

' Well I can also say that this was the first time Lotus was useful . His speed and efficiency in gathering information impressed me . This was probably the first time this man deserved any form of .... Respect from me ? '

' No , respect is too much . I was simply satisfied with him because he met my expectations . He did his job quickly and efficiently . He did not let me down and did his job , at least that is what I expected from him and I was not disappointed and that is something . '

I think nodding my head to my thoughts . It was worth the investment and the risk with all this introducing him to the criminal world . Being honest I had concerns that when large amounts of money and a sense of power hit his head , he would start neglecting the whole business .

This would certainly get me into trouble , after all I was the one who encouraged the crime lords to use him as a source of information . If some shitstorm started because of him ..... I would for sure be in that shitstorm too . However , despite the fact that he continues to have his problems . Lotus keeps everything together without the need of me leading him by the hand .

" Yes , I remember . He is a son of some weapon maker ? His name was Gray , I am right ? He wanted to put Xiong out of business or something like that " .

I asked going back to the topic and just to be sure , because the Important things may have escaped from my memories because of all that is going on in my life .

" This ..... son of " some weapons maker " . Gray . He is the one I am referring to . In general after all the shit he caused we took care of everyone . At least we thought so at the very beginning . After dealing with his father , who was protecting the bastard , we couldn't find the title bastard and his people . Gray is your target ."

Said a disgruntled Junior with a certain amount of irritation . Apparently it hurt his pride or perhaps he took a hit for Gray's escape to some extent . Well that is not my business . What is my business however is that this Gray is our target .

" The bastard escaped while we were taking care of his father . Along with him several of his men escaped . He was hiding on Mistral for some time , which means that he may have ties to the spider or other family with that one . "

" He might have also acted solo there but he was certainly noticed . And believing how the world works no one would allow a man like him to walk around freely . In particular not Lil' Miss Malachite . This woman would not let a wild card like him run around her territory . She probably would have dealt with him the instant he set foot in the mistral . "

" So being honest with you I suspect this is again the work of the spider syndicate . Probably they are up to something again , however this is my suspicion nothing confirmed . But when I told my father about this he only nodded silently which means that he too knows that something is up ."

Said Junior with a distinct fatigue , making it quite clear that this is probably the work of a spider and he himself is already tired of them.

' Well even without confirmation and without evidence this case smells like a spider . '

I think , knowing that , once someone was associated with them , their spider web will already be attached to them . Even if Gray does not directly cooperate with them and he just once bought dust from one woman associated with them , this does not mean that his appearance does not herald any of their plans .

" As for the contract itself , it is specific . "

Said Junior with some amusement , which was unusual for him .

" You see we want you and your partners to enter the club where your target is hiding , in order to eliminate him . "

" However here's the catch . We want you to do it without revealing that there was ever anyone there . That is, without killing or incapacitating anyone other than the target. "

" The target itself must be killed in front of witnesses without revealing your existence , with the poison we will give you . The poison container itself must be left with the Xiong business card on site . "

Said Junior , brightening my picture of what we have to do . For a normal person , just hearing the criteria of this task , would make them realize how impossible it is . And yet .....

" To do this you need someone invisible with the ability to deceive people's perception ....."

I said knowing that only someone with skills like me , Neo and Emerald , can do it . After all, we can become invisible thanks to Neo and Emerald . Unheard thanks to Emerald . And I myself can move things thanks to the shadows . If there was anyone created for this type of task , it would be us .

' I can simply create a clone , thanks to Neo and Emerald we will keep this clone invisible. Then by controlling the clone , without any risk I will complete the task and make the clone disappear . '

I think , having already an idea in my head how to do it with as little effort as possible .

" I need you to infiltrate the club where Gray is hiding and then kill him , while keeping in mind the criteria I just gave you .

Said Junior with a clear and audible satisfaction , meanwhile recalling and summarizing the objectives .

" A small question . I know it's none of my business so you don't have to answer , but why do you want it done this way ? Wouldn't it be simpler to go in there and just kill him ? Burn down the building he is hiding in or whatever ? Why should we do it this way , if in the end we have to leave there Xiong business card and a vial of poison ."

I asked out of sheer curiosity . Normally I don't ask such questions however, Junior and I know each other by name so I know he won't be offended by such a question . Especially since it is not some sensitive information ...

' Well at least I hope so . '

I think to myself sitting down on a chair in the kitchen . My sweet black kitten , who was wandering aimlessly around the room , immediately took advantage of the situation and jumped on my thighs . Which I took advantage of when I started petting the black fur .

" We want to cause panic , distrust and fear . "

Replied Junior without adding anything more but I understood the gist without more explanation .

" Amidst many bodyguards , in a secured room . Suddenly someone important dies . It turns out that it happened by poisoning . The obvious result will be suspicion as to who did it . They will suspect that there is a traitor . Even If they finally prove that it was not done by one of their people , this will only cause even more panic and fear of a sudden unexplained death " .

I said to myself appreciating the ingenuity .

" People are more afraid of what they do not understand . A simple attack on them would not be as effective as an invisible boogeyman , which will take their lives inexplicably . Saturating them with fear of something they can not defend against has many advantages . "

" For example, it will make it harder for them to plot . Not knowing if they are alone , there is no way they will exchange any secret information or plan . Fueling their paranoia will slow down their plans , or perhaps if they are cowards , they will stop trying anything . Well they may also completely stop hiding and do something stupid directly " .

Said Junior .

" And because of the poison we will give you , it will be clear to them that this is the work of the Xiong family . If this mission succeeds for you , which we are sure . Anyone plotting with the spider or against us , will be afraid of us . Most importantly for you and your partners , you will get official contracts as our boogeyman . Of course as long as you want it . "

Said Junior confirming my words and revealing interesting information . Of course one of this information was the contract plan , what I will have to think about and talk to the girls . Of course before that I will have to see this contract .

" Let's meet tonight , so I can give you the poison and all the information . As for the meeting place , I will send you the coordinates in a moment . "

Said Junior and then he hung up .

' Well it is going to be an interesting job '

I think to myself while getting up and going back to prepare dinner .As for worrying about the difficulty of this task . I am not worried about it . I know what I , Neo and Emerald can do .