111: Nathan's Mission

Nathan's Mission

On the other hand, Kai and the others headed to the restaurant, enjoying their first group battle's victory. Kai completely butchered Ayaka with his words on the way there, only leaving her alone after they reached the place.

The place was more like a family restaurant, giving a more warm atmosphere around. Michelle ordered a private room along with food and drinks, especially for Sanae.

They gulped down all the food and drinks in an instant, tasting very delicious delicacies. After a while, Kai found out that the restaurant belonged to the Graham family and Michelle even asked a personal chef to cook for them, leaving Kai speechless. Luckily, no one noticed that fact, else she would get bombarded with questions.

It was just a friendly party and ended in two hours or so. Kai was startled upon seeing Sanae's state. Even after drinking a few bottles, there was no trace of drunkenness on her face, not even a tinge of red.

If Kai and Tasha were to see the figures in the bill, they would be shaken. Fortunately, it was a private restaurant, and Michelle covered the cost.

After the ending, Kai only told them to do their own things. They could hang out in their own rooms, research their magic, or do whatever else they wanted until the cooldown period for taking the mission ended.

…

The next Monday.

"Hey," Michelle and Kai came inside their group room, greeting the others with a cheerful smile. This was the day where they would get the next mission, and they wanted to get it over with so that they could get more free days.

"Well, we're going to look for a good mission today. With our pace, we can get into the top 100 in two or three missions, so I want to get a mission with big points," Michelle explained.

"I don't have any problem." Tasha shrugged, glancing at Evan.

"I am fine with it. We will get more free time if we finish soon anyway, which is a plus for me. Besides, I usually have my own helicopter provided by the military, so I can go anywhere to heal. But now, I have joined you guys and the military took back the helicopter. I personally prefer such leisure." He nodded.

Ayaka looked very troubled, glancing at everyone back and forth.

"Ayaka? Is there a problem?" Kai asked.

"Ehm… No." She smiled awkwardly. "I don't have any problem…"

Kai stared at her for a few seconds, thinking it would be best to talk to her when they were alone.

Sanae also had the same thought, but she decided to wait for Kai to move first. No one talked for a minute, so she broke the silence, saying, "I don't have any problem since you're the one who fights in the front line, not me. I'll just give you advice for the mission and be done with it."

Michelle nodded to her before looking at Evan.

"All right." He nodded, walking toward the computer and projecting a few missions on the table. Just when they were about to read the missions, Michelle received a message on her communication device.

She read the message and furrowed her eyebrows.

"What happened?" Kai noticed the change in her expression and asked.

The answer came in the form of disgust, throwing the communication device to Kai. Kai was confused about why she was like that and read it himself, but he soon heard Michelle mutter, "We're not government dogs."

He found out why she was annoyed in the first place. The message went like this:

'Kai's achievement in Prince Rupert brought the attention from the higher-ups. And now that you've even destroyed the Eagle Group completely, it became a hot topic in the bureau, forcing the student council to assign another mission.

'You shall go to Port Military Base in Cuba and assist their fight against the sea creatures. This time, Kai Carter shall act as a deputy commander, controlling the army to fight against fifteen thousand sea creatures and five thousand flying beasts that are predicted to come in two days from the direction of the Pacific Ocean.

'We have informed the general over there about this, which he has accepted. You shall take command of our three thousand soldiers, five hundred elites, and five hundred special military academy students and bring us victory. The teacher will also go with you this time.'

Kai's expression darkened upon this point, but he kept reading it.

'PS: This request came from Michelle's Grandfather, Mr. Nathan Graham. For any further complaints, you can direct it to him.'

"..." Kai was stupefied, wondering whether Michelle had read this or not. In the end, he opened the contact, searched for Mr. Graham's name, and called him directly. Others were confused.

"Oh, my lovely granddaughter, have you seen the request?" Nathan Graham picked up the call and asked with a happy tone.

"It's me," Kai said with a poker face.

"Oi brat, don't these kinds of situations normally go with you calling your girlfriend and getting it picked up by her old man or something, not the other way around?" Nathan complained.

"Can you please act like your age just once?" Kai sighed.

"Isn't it fine? An easy-going grandfather is more preferred than those strict old men. Besides, I prefer being this way to enjoy the world more. Haha…"

"Kai, why are you calling my grandfather?" Michelle recognized the familiar voice and asked.

"You must've not read the message completely. The mission was from-"

"-from me. Gahaha…" Nathan Graham completed his sentence before Kai himself could.

She immediately took the device from Kai and shouted, "Leaving this mission to him, are you planning to kill him?"

"Gahaha… Just listen to me first. There are a few reasons for this, so let me explain first before you complain," he said nonchalantly, not feeling any guilt from assigning this mission to them. "The first reason is to make those people recognize Kai. Although we don't really need a cheap thing like that, Kai still needs some recognition.

"I believe that Kai wants to lead a normal life. Just think about this, if the famous Michelle Graham marries an unknown guy, what will others think? They would surely not accept.

"However, what if Michelle Graham marries the 'Kai Carter'? This will immediately quell any unrest from it. We might not be afraid of problems, but if you want to lead a peaceful life, I believe we need this recognition to suppress the media and normal families from making trouble.

"That's why this is necessary, so to fasten the process, I issued this mission with my best friend. His son is the general there, so I believe that you'll be able to learn a lot of things and ride this wave to make him famous. After all, your achievements in Prince Rupert and as Lion Group are not enough."

Michelle paused, pondering over the matter. After a minute of silence, she asked, "A few reasons… What's the second reason?"

"You want to get into the top 100, right? I just used a bit of my connection in the military to fulfill your wish. And the last reason… No, never mind. Accept the mission and get it over with. As soon as he gains enough recognition, we'll hold a grand wedding. I don't care whether you want to drop out or not, but I request a great-grandson or granddaughter. Anyway, I want to talk to Kai."

She let out a long sigh.

"What's the mission?" Everyone was curious as to what mission could make them react that way.

Before handing the device to Kai, she connected her device to the computer, asking Evan to project it onto the screen.

"I also need to join!?" Sanae looked at the mission's description with disgust.

When Nathan heard it, he quickly told Kai to convey his message. "Teacher, if you join the mission, there will be a separate monetary compensation for you. Also, you will get a ten percent discount if you buy wines in the previous restaurant."

"!!!" Sanae blinked her eyes and laughed. "Haha… You should've said that earlier. The wines there are pretty amazing. I'm in."

"..." Nathan bought over Sanae in an instant. Kai stared at her with a poker face, thinking, 'Money is scary.'

"Anyway, your hearing ability and brain are good. Rather than going without ambition like you, it's better to follow my plan. From what I know, if you go like this, you can only retire in around twenty years.

"However, by making more achievements in school, you can 'retire' or work in a base after only five years. Besides, I doubt the situation in United Asia will die soon, so if I were you, I would join the army and rise through the ranks to save my little sweetheart over there, if you know what I mean."

Kai looked down for a minute, sighing, "All right."

Too occupied by this mission, they didn't notice Ayaka's expression becoming grim after reading something in her communication device. If only they saw her grim expression, they would have stopped her from saying what she would say next. Unfortunately, she had gathered enough resolve and walked toward Kai.

"Ehm? What is it?"

"I… I can't participate in this mission."

"Why? Is there any problem with your family?" Kai asked with pure concern.

"Yeah. I need to do something." She nodded.

'She's lying.' The thought flashed in his mind as soon as he heard that. He didn't know why she lied, but he decided to trust her. "All right. Since you have something to do, we'll complete this mission with just the five of us."

"Ehm." She nodded. On the other side, Nathan also smiled mysteriously.0

"Because this is a special mission, a military helicopter will carry you there tonight. I will send you the complete information regarding the mission," Nathan said.

Mission: Defend the base.

Description: Take command of the soldiers and kill those creatures.

Rewards: $500,000 and 15,000 Points

After checking the mission, Kai looked at them and said, "Let's meet up again tonight."

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