The flames on the limo is still ongoing, the fire from the fire lit up the dark night .
In front of this fire, Noah was holding Saitake at gunpoint, they looked at each other without saying anything .
Noahâs merciless eyes told Saitake that he wouldnât hesitate to pull the trigger .
Calm down .
I must calm down .
Saitake told himself to calm down . He looked at Noah with gnashed teeth .
âWhat is it going to take for you to let me go?â
âBegging for mercy?â
Noah scoffed .
âThatâs not like you, great president Saitake . â
âAt least, I am not someone who would choose dignity over death . â
Saitake was afraid that if he looked away from Noah, heâs going to fire the gun .
âI still have things to do . Death is not on my schedule right now . Name your price, whatâs it going to take for you to get off my back?â
âBe glad I am not a hero with justice for days . After all the things I heard coming out from Osaka Area, death would be an easy escape for you . â
Noah said .
âBefore that, let me ask you one question . â
ââŠâ
Saitake nodded .
âGo ahead . â
âYouâre the one behind Seitenshiâs assassination attempts, right?â
Noah stared into Saitakeâs eyes .
âYou put Ayn Rand up to this task, didnât you?â
âIt was meâŠâ
Saitake knew only telling the truth would prolong his life right now .
âBut, I only request foreign agents to take care of it . I didnât note who ordered what or who were sent to fulfill the order . â
âOh?â
âCooperation with foreign agents? Looks like youâre not just daydreaming . â
Noah reckoned Saitake was telling the truth .
High profile assassination attempts like this are usually layered behind multiple individuals to hide the mastermind .
Saitake assigned this task to foreign agents . Through their decisions, Ayn Rand was chosen and he sent Tina Sprout to do this .
Even if the assassin was caught, the mastermind would have been safe behind so many layers .
Saitakeâs luck ran out when he stumbled on Noah .
Even if someone had a good reason to suspect Saitake, they couldnât do anything against Saitake Sougen .
Without proof, itâs hard to take out someone like Saitake Sougen .
Even Seitenshi had a hard time getting dirt on Saitake .
Then, came Noah who couldnât care less about the law . He used brute strength to grab Saitake and destroy his meticulous plans . He got checkmate because he didnât factor in a force of nature like Noah .
âI donât care who you gave the mission to neither do I care about your supposed ambition to control the world . â
Noah said with his eyes still trained on Saitake . His aura started dipping into a frosty area .
âI am very displeased with your cooperator this time, very, very displeased . I am very upset with the handler who sent the assassin . â
Saitake flinched . He gasped at Noahâs suggestion .
âYou want me to go against Ayn Rand for you?â
âNope, youâre not cooperating with me . â
Noah stared down Saitake .
âYouâre trading Ayn Randâs life for yours . â
Saitake Sougen shivered . He had an unbelievable idea .
He wasnât after me, he just wanted to use me to get to Ayn Rand?
I wasnât his primary target?
This was just a means to an end?
He knows how to handle politicians and he knows how to leverage his power, what a scary guy .
I must not make an enemy out of him .
Saitake Sougen clenched down on his teeth with renewed fear and respect towards Noah . He nodded .
âI promise you I will catch that guy for you . However, you will need to give me some time!â
Heâs the head of NEXT, a guy who is so smart he is probably among the three most intelligent humans on earth . At least, heâs good enough in what he does that he can make hybrid mechanized soldiers .
His utility outweighs his dubious nature, on a national level, someone like him is going to be well-protected . Even Saitake would have a hard time luring this guy out . At least, Saitake can only go after Ayn Rand from the dark like how he tried to kill Seitenshi .
Noah didnât say anything . Tinaâs matter weighed heavily on his mind, now, itâs somewhat relaxed .
He needs to get payback for all the cursed children who died on the experiment table .
Once heâs done with Ayn Rand, he wonât be able to operate on any more cursed children .
âI look forward to the news of this troublesome guy disappearing . â
Noah stored away his gun and he walked away .
âI hope you took away one lesson from today . If I want to find you, hiding in Osaka will do you no more good than hiding out in the open . â
Noah leaped into the sky like a dark meteor . He disappeared beyond the horizon in a swift manner .
Saitake sat limply on the ground . He looked at the unconscious guards nearby and the burning limo . Then, he looked in the direction where Noah disappeared . He fell into a speechless stupor .
Tokyo Area, the Holy Residence .
Noah dredged towards Seitenshiâs room with heavy steps .
Yasuwaki Takuto and a bunch of guards followed Noah from behind .
Takuto yelled at Noah .
âNoah Dreyar, stop right there!â
Alas, Noah didnât care about the crows around him, including Takuto . He continued walking forward .
âDidnât I tell you Seitenshi-sama is resting for today?!â
Takuto is yelling hysterically, he almost clawed his hair out .
âNoah Dreyar, do you like staying by Seitenshi-samaâs side that much?!â
He let Takuto yell to his heartâs content . He passed another corridor and soon enough, he arrived in front of Seitenshiâs room .
Seeing as Noah is ignoring him, he recalled how Seitenshi was basically rubbing up against Noah during the sniper incident, he felt his rage boil out of control at the thought of how she welcomed Noah into her boudoir multiple times .
âYouâre just a civil defense officerâŠâ
Takuto whipped out his guns . He pointed it at Noahâs back while shrieking .
âDonât get cocky with me!â
Bam
It wasnât a shot from Takutoâs gun, it was Noahâs iron-hard fist in Takutoâs face . He sent the guy flying back .
Before Takuto left his attack range, he kicked Takuto, sending him crashing into the ground .
Groaning from pain, Takuto heard a voice .
âItâs like you want me to beat you up, I am not having the best of days today . â