My Soul card is a Reaper

Azzy continued, "Two, look for a store to sell our things, like equipment or armor or any accessories and stuff. But, we won't be able to get much money from that, if we want to stay low. Not to mention, we need cash and not some virtual currency." Ramiel: "Uhh cash? Virtual currency?" Seraphina: "Yeah, what are those? Food?" Aranis: "Maybe the needed items for survival." Caelith: "Oh, you meant like money?" Azzy nodded, "Yes, I only meant the general term I'm familiar with. I don't know what name they will use in this world. Anyway, the third option is to look for a job. With our physical strength, we can look for jobs that offer security to a building or a house or whatever. But, we cannot choose a well-known person for this job because they might run a background check on us. And it is tough to trust strangers with unknown backgrounds." Ramiel: "So, what do you recommend?" As the gazes all fell upon him in silence as if they were prepared to trust him on this, too, suddenly, the elevator stopped and opened the doors. A man with a tucked shirt and pants was staring at them; surprise and confusion filled his face, and he shouted at them, "Who are…" Azzy swiftly rushes forward to shut his mouth. The stranger's eyes widened and he struggled a bit before Azzy gave a swift chop to his neck and knocked him out. Ramiel: "Wha… What are you doing?" Aranis: "You hurt an innocent." Azzy pressed the button, making the doors close. "Wait for me downstairs. I'll return in a minute or two." Seraphina: "Wai…" As the elevator left his sight, Azzy shifted his attention to the man lying on the floor. "Hmm… Tellus, I need your help." Roughly 15 minutes later, at the entrance hall of the building, Aranis was moving forth and back, often giving glances at the elevator. "See… I kept on telling you that our new teammate is nothing but trouble. The moment we left Elysium, look what he is doing." Caelith: "C'mon, sweetie, why do you keep acting like he is a villain or something? Losing his entire family and wings, the poor lad has been through so much of it. His actions could look unconventional but he is good at heart." Aranis: "Then, what should I think Rael is doing to him, right now? He assaulted an innocent one in front of our own eyes, and he sent us away to deal with him. Do you think he will kill him?" Seraphina: "Brother Aranis, don't make your jealousy cloud your judgment." Aranis: "Who… who is jealous of him? I never thought I was less talented than him. We are the same age but I'm a higher Tier." Caelith: "Yeah, for this one, I side with Aranis. The difference in personalities could cause clashes, but Aranis doesn't have any reason to feel jealous of Rael at all. Don't bully him, please." Ramiel & Seraphina: "…" *Ting* "You have arrived at Floor 0. The doors are about to open." A familiar announcement made them turn their heads, only to see the stranger standing next to Azzy. Although the stranger looked uncomfortable, it didn't seem like he was tortured or afraid. They walked together to the group, and the stranger let out a warm smile, "Hello, welcome to the city of New Caledonia. My name is Josh Hazelwood. You can call me Josh." Azzy then patted the man's shoulder and said to the group, "Our friend Josh here is willing to take us as his guests. Until we are done, he will take care of us, right?" Josh nodded, "Yes, I would. It is my pleasure." "Good. Then, shall we go?" Azzy asked. Josh nodded like a chicken and scurried forward, "I'll bring my vehicle to the entrance." Once he left their sight, Ramiel questioned him in place of everyone else, "Okay, what's going on?" Azzy took out an unrefined 10kg gold bar from his dimension bag and let out a smirk, "the humans do favors for money. This is a bar of gold, and it seemed that just one of these would let one buy a house in a good locality. I promised him this in exchange for our stay. This also includes the compensation for unnecessary assault on him. He will also put his identity as collateral when we apply for jobs later on. Simple." He then gave a sharp glance to the 19-year-old and added, "I'm not some bloodthirsty murderer that I would kill him." Aranis was taken aback by the thought of Azzy hearing his words but threw that thought away in a second, thinking that he was just saying to clear unnecessary misunderstandings. The ladies were also happy with the fact that they didn't have to sleep outdoors in those embarrassing clothes. Their impression of Azzy also grew more. The only thing that pressed them was, if Rael had the gold bar worth enough for a house, why would they even need jobs or accommodation in some stranger's home? Can't they just sell it and use the money to stay at the hotel until their mission ends? Well, it can only stay as a mystery for now. And later, it will be a forgotten topic. Azzy didn't drag the conversation with them and went ahead. They followed him to the car. As they were five, they had to adjust to sitting in the back while Azzy took the front seat behind the stranger, not because he was the current team leader but it is because those four were couples. After a 40-minute drive, the vehicle stopped at its destination, a two-story independent house in the suburbs of the city. It's a one-bedroom rental penthouse on the terrace. While there is enough space and privacy, the room is indeed too small for six members to live. Josh offered the bedroom for the ladies but they rejected it, saying that it was okay. Azzy also rejected it. Josh got to keep his room and others slept in the futons they bought on the way. Late in the night, the five angels were seen awake. The couples were conversing with their partners in low whispers, thinking that Azzy was asleep as his eyes were closed. However, in reality, Azzy was busy scanning the entire city with his Aura Sensing. Even after expanding his range to even five hundred kilometers, he couldn't find any suspicious presence apart from one that was lying on top of a building—the instructor's, and his four teammates. The next day morning; Azzy and Ramiel left the house with Josh in his car, leaving the others at the house. Josh dropped them off at a shopping mall as per Azzy's request and left for his office. Azzy and Ramiel entered the unisex clothing store named Zara. With an observation of his surroundings, Ramiel understood how to shop, where to shop, and where to try the clothes; he went shopping for himself in the men's section, leaving Azzy alone to shop for Caelith. But, since he didn't know her size, he just randomly picked up good-looking dresses in different sizes. Meanwhile, a group of four girls was seen entering the ladies' section, escorted by three men in suits and shades. They all had shopping bags in their hands. Friend 1: "Leiza, this is not a premium luxury brand. These clothes don't suit your status. Even my classmates would laugh at me." Friend 2: "Yeah, Leiza. Let's get out of here." Friend 3: "C'mon, don't judge a clothing quality based on its price. Unlike those international brands, Zara is a home brand. That's why it is inexpensive. Moreover, they have quite interesting designs. I wore them a lot of times on my dates. My boyfriend never commented once." Friend 1: *Scoff* "Yeah, whatever, Miss Caledonia. With a face and body like yours, your boyfriend won't care which dress you wear." Friend 2: *Sigh* "I truly envy Ciesta. She had great looks, always in the top 3, she's rich, and even had a faithful boyfriend." Friend 3: "You envy me? We are the ones who should be the envy of you. I would love to trade my study talents with your martial arts any time. Friend 1: "Yeah. And Babe, you are dating one of the hottest guys in the entire city, the national swimming champion. You know how many girls in our class were jealous of you?" Friend 2: *Sigh* "That's the problem. Max attracts too many bees. Not to mention, he is very obsessed with practice. We don't get to spend too much time lately. And sometimes, I feel like he is cheating on me." Friend 1: "Babe, you are overthinking. He isn't a creep like Ciesta's bf. Max acted as the most gentleman of all our boyfriends during our last triple date." Friend 3: "Hey, take that back. My boyfriend isn't like your ex, Jennie. He merely pays attention to every detail. C'mon, don't you want a boyfriend who is the first to notice any changes in you when you ask him and simply reply with 'you look the same'? Well, mine does without me even asking him, even when I change my earrings or do my nails, which kinda horrifies me sometimes, but that's not the point. He had a great deal of patience, especially when we were shopping." Friend 1: "Yeah, that's what I call creepy." Friend 3: "Hmpf, yeah, that's why you are still single." Friend 1: "You…" "Okay, would you girls just stop arguing and help me out already?" A shout from the fourth girl of the group suddenly put an end to their verbal fight, and everyone once again paid attention to the silver-haired beauty. As if they were subordinates to her, they rushed ahead and started going through the dresses. Leiza was looking around and spotted a white one-piece dress. It kinda attracted her attention. Leaving the group, she walked to the rotating rack. Just as she almost reached it, a hand came into her sight and took the dress away. Her vision followed through the hand and fell upon a handsome face. Her eyes widened, and she went into a daze, although just for a second, until he spoke to himself the words, "Hmm… this looks good on Caelith." She got out of the stupor and went ahead to grab it, taking Azzy by surprise, "What?" Leiza replied, "Leave this, I want it." Azzy furrowed his brows in displeasure.