Chapter 53: Chapter 53 – Interview
"So, how are you with bad situations?" Nick asked the person in front of him.
In front of Nick was a woman in her early twenties.
She had brown hair and wore dirty clothes.
Obviously, she was from the Dregs.
Right now, Nick was interviewing her inside his room in the hotel.
The woman had originally been quite nervous about having a meeting for a job inside someone's room, but by now, she had realized that Nick wasn't trying to hurt her.
"I think I can react in a very calm and deliberate manner," the woman said casually.
Nick nodded. "Have you ever met a Specter?"
"I don't have an ability if that's your question," the woman said.
"Alright, but have you met a Specter before?" Nick repeated. n--O-.v(.ε./l(.b)/1)-n
The woman frowned. "I think so, but I'm not sure," she said.
"Oh? Please elaborate," Nick said.
"Well," the woman started, "legend has it that the leader of the Riker Strikers is a Specter, and I met him before."
"Oh? That's a new one," Nick said. "What makes you think he's a Specter?"
"It's just a legend," the woman said. "People say that Riker has to be a Specter. After all, the Riker Strikers are the only gang that brings nothing positive to the Dregs."
"The Insurance Gang might have some very direct methods, but they protect the people's tax money."
"The Peddlers might charge exorbitant prices and don't allow any competition, but they have the ability to get all these important goods to the Dregs. Without them, so many more people would die."
"The Hub might not care about morals when they accept a mission, but they also give many jobs to a lot of people. Even more, they keep the different gangs in check since the Hub can essentially be bought out by them."
"But the Riker Strikers?"
The woman shook her head.
"The Riker Strikers just steal, rape, and assassinate."
"They want money without offering protection."
"They secretly kill people for seemingly no reason."
"There's nothing good about them."
"Not even a little bit."
"What human would create something like that? Isn't it easier to lead a group of willing humans than forcefully take their belongings every day?"
"At least, that's the explanation," the woman explained. "If Riker is a Specter, these things would make sense."
Nick scratched his chin in interest as he looked at the woman. "That's a very interesting theory. I never met Riker personally since I worked for The Hub most of the time. You said you did?"
The woman nodded. "It was when three men stalked me to my house. I wasn't sure if they just wanted my money or if they also wanted to rape me, but luckily, I never found out."
When the woman had talked about the possibility of getting sexually assaulted, she had seemed quite calm, cold, and indifferent, even though something like that probably terrified most people.
"During that time, I was on a long-term mission for The Hub, and I showed them my symbol as proof."
"Based on their expressions, the three of them didn't like that, but they decided to leave me be."
"That was until Riker appeared."
"I don't know why he was here, but based on how the three men acted and how they addressed Riker, I knew it was the leader of the Riker Strikers."
"When he saw what happened, he just put on a friendly smile and asked since when the Riker Strikers cared about what the other gangs thought of them."
"The three of them turned back to me and started to advance."
"Meanwhile, I turned around and ran away."
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