Holistic Fantasy - Chapter 96

Chapter 96

“Guildmaster Noah, please wait!”

The familiar voice rang up just as the monitor fired up . The individual on the display made everyone here widen their eyes in surprise .

The bigshots all stood up before bowing in respect at the figure in the monitor .

Noah is also a little surprised to see the individual .

She’s wearing a fancy white dress, her white hair made her look like she belonged to a world of snow .

She’s the administrator for Tokyo Area, Seitenshi .

Behind her, Tendo Kikunojyo followed like a shadow . He glared at Noah and Noah leered back, creating sparks between them . The tension rose as they stared each other down .

“Let’s put that until a later time . . ”

Seitenshi sat on her white chair as she tried to cool the situation down .

“I am the one who assigned this task to you guys, I would be very much obliged if you guys can listen to what I have to say . ”

Seitenshi’s words caused everyone to relax their stern expressions . Nobody sat down, this is their way to show respect for this administrator who might or might not be just a figurehead .

“I am very sorry, Noah-san . ”

Seitenshi turned towards Noah . She lowered her head apologetically .

“It’s as Noah pointed out, we erred by not considering Fairy Tail’s stand, we invited Fairy Tail despite that with more requests on top . However, I ask that Fairy Tail be tolerant of us and our mistakes . ”

The people around all turned towards Noah, waiting for his reply .

Seitenshi has already lowered her head, would Fairy Tail give her the time of day and prevent this from escalating to a bigger issue or will it become a huge problem .

The people around here wanted to see the mental maturity and attitude of this peculiar young man .

Luckily, he did not disappoint their expectations . Noah didn’t think he’s some pompous individual who would grab this chance to get more benefits out of her .

“I only wished for Seitenshi to ponder more carefully whether or not Fairy Tail’s participation is truly necessary for this operation . ”

Noah ignored Kikunojyo as he addressed Seitenshi .

“If the participation of Fairy Tail is necessary, an arrangement that would satisfy both sides should be prepared . ”

A lot of the people here revised their views on Noah .

He clearly analyzed the situation, compromised where necessary and to assert his stand on those terms that must be kept . Even when negotiating with the administrator of Tokyo Area, this young man didn’t back down on his principles . Not many men his age could pull off something like this .

Before this, they respected his strength for taking out a civil defense officer like he’s nothing, now, they admired his way of getting what he wanted without being overly aggressive .

“I understand . ”

Seitenshi nodded after musing for a bit .

“I am going to explain the job, Fairy Tail’s level of cooperation will be ironed out after further discussion at the state office . How does that sound?”

“The state office?”

Noah raised an eyebrow before smiling at Kikunoyo .

“Surely, that’s not the idea from Kikunojyo right?”

Seitenshi silenced herself .

His antagonistic tone didn’t fall on deaf ears, everyone seemed surprised .

Kisara observed Noah from a corner of the room, she had her own thoughts .

Kikunojyo said something that made other people gasp .

“Guildmaster Noah, it’s true that we have our grievances . However, you should know that I don’t bring personal business into official matters . ”

The other people exchanged looks .

They had grudges toward each other?

Noah tilted his head, he didn’t say anything more . He turned around and sat down on his seat .

“Let’s begin the briefing . ”

Seitenshi relaxed a bit . She quickly put on her business face .

“The request this time is to deal with a Gastrea that sneaked into Tokyo Area . The object of concern is inside the Gastrea, it’s a box that looks like this . ”

The screen changed to display a silver suitcase with “Mission Objective” written above it . The reward is also displayed .

The suitcase itself looked rather ordinary .

However, the reward displayed made everyone slightly confused .

The reward is too high, so high in fact that one wouldn’t be able to think of this request as just a normal subjugation job .

Everyone stayed silent as they considered the situation at hand .

Other than civil defense officers who dance with death every day, the rest of the people here are managers or bosses of civil defense firms .

They got to their positions because they knew something’s up when they saw it, even if they didn’t have the strength to fight like their subordinates .

Seitenshi didn’t explain any further . She closed her eyes and continued .

“If there are no questions, please get this job done as soon as possible . ”

Kisara wanted to ask something by raising her arm but Noah stopped her with a pat on the shoulder .

“Hmm?”

Kisara is confused .

“What’s the matter?”

Noah didn’t say anything he stared at a certain position near the central desk, everyone focused there as well .

“Ah!”

The two nearest managers yelled out loud in surprise as they immediately got away from Noah’s field of vision .

“Oh?”

Somebody uttered after noticing his cover is blown .

“I thought I would have to say something before people noticed me . To think there is someone with a sharp enough sense to detect me, intriguing . ”

It’s a very tall man .

His height had to be at least 190cm, he is strangely lanky, he wore a red tailcoat and a top hat along with a sinister white mas . He’s so strangely dressed that it’s surprising that no one but Noah noticed him . He also added salt to the injury by putting his legs on the briefing table .

“Wh-when did you?”

“What about the other one?”

Ignoring the shocked audience, Noah continued .

“Tell her to come out, no point in hiding…”

“You even noticed her?”

The guy laughed out loud in a weird manner . He stood up in a dramatic manner .

“If that’s the case, Kohina, come on out and greet everyone!”

A small figure dropped down from the ceiling and she stood on the briefing table .