Eleceed — Chapter 409

WHAT DID THIS GUY WANT WITH ME?

AND THAT WOMAN... SHE'S GESTELLA.

WOOIN TOLD ME SHE WAS STAYING WITH KAYDEN, BUT...

I NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D GO AROUND TOGETHER LIKE THIS...

YOU TOLD THE KIDS THE FRAME HAD WHAT'S NEEDED TO TREAT JISUK'S CONDITION?

...IS THAT WHY YOU'RE HERE?

I'M GUESSING YOU WERE PLANNING ON TRADING YOURSELF FOR IT...

WHY GO THAT FAR?

HONESTLY, I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

BUT...

AREN'T YOU ALSO DOING STUFF THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR APPRENTICE?

AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS THING THE FRAME HAS?

WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME?

...AW-3.

IT'S A SUBSTANCE THEY DEVELOPED TO PREVENT THE BODY FROM BREAKING DOWN AFTER A FORCED AWAKENING.

YOU, NO MORE SILLY THOUGHTS. JUST WAIT HERE, ALRIGHT?

!

UGH, SOME APPRENTICE I GOT... AAALWAYS GIVING ME TROUBLE.

GRUMBLE

WAIT, ARE YOU HEADING TO THE FRAME RIGHT NOW?

LOSING TIME WON'T HELP IN THIS CASE, SO YEAH.

ANYWAY, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA STOP FOLLOWING ME?

I WANT TO SEE FOR MYSELF HOW FAR YOUR ODD BEHAVIOR GOES.

HELP ME WITH SOMETHING THEN.

SO...

YOU WANT ME TO CARRY YOU TO THE FRAME...

...IN THAT STATE?

YUP, YOU GOT IT.

I MEAN, YOU NEED A LOT LESS POWER TO PORT ME WHEN I'M A CAT, RIGHT?

THAT'S TRUE, BUT...

COOL. LET'S DO THIS THEN.

HELLO? YOU GOTTA PICK ME UP.

OH...

COOL. LET'S GO!

THAT CHUBBY EAR...

ARE WE GOING YET?

Y-YES.

RIGHT NOW.

IS IT TRUE THAT SIR KAYDEN AND MADAM GESTELLA ARE HERE?

YEAH. THEY'RE WITH MY MASTER AND MADAM SUFFREY AS WE SPEAK.

WHY THE SUDDEN VISIT?

NO IDEA.

BUT I'M SURE OUR MASTERS WILL TELL US IF IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE MEANT TO KNOW.

WELL, THIS IS UNEXPECTED...

WHAT'S THIS VISIT ABOUT?

OH, I CAME TO COLLECT SOMETHING FROM YOU.

"COLLECT" SOMETHING FROM US?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I HEARD YOU HAVE SOMETHING CALLED AW-3.

HAND ME THAT.

DID HE SERIOUSLY MAKE THAT OUTRIGHT DEMAND TO THESE TWO...?

LET ME GUESS...

IT MUST BE DELEIN WHO GAVE YOU THAT INTEL.

AFTER ALL, HE DOES HAPPEN TO BE IN THAT COUNTRY YOU'RE STAYING IN.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WE TAKE OUR EYES OFF HIM FOR A BIT AND HE GOES AROUND LEAKING OUR INTEL...

WE'LL HAVE TO GET RID OF HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NOPE, NOT HAPPENING.

I NEED HIM FOR SOMETHING.

WHAT?

SO JUST GIVE ME THAT AW-3 AND DON'T EVER COME AFTER DELEIN AGAIN.

KAYDEN BREAK. HAVE YOU LOST IT?

YOU'VE GOT SOME NERVE, BARGING IN HERE WITH SUCH DEMANDS.

DID YOU THINK WE'D GIVE IN TO THEM JUST BECAUSE THE WORLD'S IN UPHEAVAL RIGHT NOW?

NO, HAVE YOU LOST IT?

YOU WANNA JUST WALK AWAY AFTER ALL THOSE ATTEMPTS AT KILLING ME?

TELL ME. YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN JUST BE DONE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

SO YOU'RE SAYING...

...THAT'S WHAT WE OWE YOU FOR GOING AFTER YOUR LIFE?

RIGHT.

YOU COOPERATE, I WRITE OFF THE PAST.

NOT A BAD DEAL FOR YOU, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

WE'VE LOST ANDREI, AND THE OTHER TOP TEN ARE JOINING HANDS... WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO CLASH WITH KAYDEN RIGHT NOW.

SO IF WE CAN AVOID THAT AND MOVE ON FROM THE PAST BY GIVING HIM WHAT HE WANTS...

WE WON'T LOSE ANYTHING.

BESIDES... HE'LL HAPPILY COME AT US IF WE DON'T GO ALONG...

VERY WELL. WE WILL--

NO.

HOW DARE YOU...

WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF CAVING TO YOUR DEMANDS OVER SOME THREAT.