( Sector S )
Leo was awestruck by the grandeur of Cervantez's mansion when he reached the place in sector S.
While he had been to sector A several times before, the luxury of the A class and S class seemed to be on a completely different level altogether.
Not only did Cervantez's arc-ship mansion have actual Greenery and plants in his garden, but his house was massive and multi-storeyed too, however, he was the only one living in such a massive space.
Leo did not really want to travel to sector S and have a private conversation with Cervantez, however, with Cervantez having already paid for his services, this wasn't a meeting that Leo could decline without it affecting his annual evaluation report.
Albeit begrudgingly, Leo did sit down across Cervantez, who studied him with great interest.
"You seem more tame today, compared to before" Cervantez said, as Leo controlled his urge to snap back, as he glanced nervously at Luke who was sitting beside him.
Luke gave him the death smile, which translated to 'If you argue back, I'll kill you', as Leo held the urge to snap back and replied politely.
"Yes, you have been treating my brother well and have kept your word, so yes, I'm grateful for all your help" Leo said patiently, as he actually meant these words.
Everything else aside, Cervantez had indeed kept his word regarding making a state acknowledged guild and providing money and MP to Luke during his education.
With how well the DarkSky guild was developing and with Luke's position as Vice Guildmaster within it, Leo was very content with how things were going for his brother.
"Well, tell me about this item that you have procured that the night guild is after…" Cervantez asked, as Leo glanced towards Luke who nodded his head to signal that it was okay to tell Cervantez.
"The item I have procured is an assassin's robe with a great stealth ability which helps the player blend in with any shadow that they step into and become almost invisible.
Usually, assassin's have to use a special skill to achieve such an effect that costs mana and occupies a skill slot.
However, with the robe you need neither of the two.
It's a great item that's especially important for long term assassin missions and that's why the night guild wants it" Leo explained, as he expanded upon his initial story about the assassin robe to make it sound more believable.
"Oh? Sounds like a great item….. its uses can be enormous if it's not class restricted.
Maybe I can turn invisible with it, no?" Cervantez asked, as Leo only smiled politely and said nothing.
For a while there was awkward silence, however, then Cervantez asked another awkward question to Leo, which he was not prepared for.
"Your in-game ID, it's Jin Mu right?" Cervantez asked, as Leo frowned as to where this question was coming from.
"Why do you ask?" Leo questioned, as he looked in perplexion towards Luke.
"Well I'm asking because there is an NPC from the night guild within the grand tournament, with the name Lin Mu….. quite the coincidence don't you think?" Cervantez asked, as Leo felt his heart race faster at this line of questioning.
He had to be very careful now, as even the slightest slip up could lead to his fake identity being busted, putting him in a precarious position.
*Gulp*
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Leo shrugged his shoulders as he said "I have no connection to any NPC named Lin Mu".
Letting out a disappointed sigh from his mouth, Cervantez turned towards Luke who found nothing wrong with his brother's answers.
"Do you believe the words coming out of your brother's mouth, Luke?" Cervantez asked Luke, as Luke nodded his head in confidence.
"Of course, Leo would never lie in my presence" Luke said confidently, as he had full faith in his brother.
"Well, I did a quick search within the game before coming here. I tried searching for any and all ID's with the name 'Jin Mu', however, I found no player name such as Jin Mu.
There is no Jin Mu, there is no Mu Jin, there isn't even a Jin_Mu. There exists no such player….. simply put, that name is a fake" Cervantez said, as Luke seemed surprised by this revelation.
"There is no Jin Mu? Then what is your in-game ID Leo?" Asked Luke, as it was this question that truly put Leo on the spot.
It was with great difficulty that Leo had created this illusion that his in-game name was Jin Mu, however, Cervantez ruined everything today.
'I take my gratitude back, you're nothing but a backstabbing bitch who is hell bent on killing me' Leo thought as he resisted the urge to smack the shit out of Cervantez then and there.
"Why aren't you answering Leo? What is your in-game name?" Luke asked again, as Leo snapped and decided to invalidate the very authenticity of Cervantez's words.
"Well, I'm not sure if you know it or not, but there is a setting within the game, which if you activate then nobody apart from individuals added to your friend list can find you…." Leo said, as he began talking about some random setting he had seen a few users talk about on global chat before.
"So you're saying that you have set your account to private, but your name really is Jin Mu" Cervantez asked, as Leo nodded his head.
"I am indeed Jin Mu, the one and only…. However, I'll never accept friend request from the likes of you-" Leo said, coming back to his original form, as his brash nature involuntarily came out.
Luke and Cervantez immediately frowned at this comment, as Luke stood up from his seat and smacked Leo on the back of his head.
"I told you to talk to him properly did I not?" Luke said angrily, as Leo decided that he had enough of this nonsense.
"Why should I talk to him properly brother? You have dragged me to this place, I haven't come here willingly... I don't even want to join the DarkSky guild even if you offer me the Guild Master role.
I'm doing well by myself and I would never put all our eggs in one basket.
You're already affiliated with the guild and are growing nicely.
Maybe I'll grow slower than you, however, we will at least not be exposed to one organization.
Plus, I can't tolerate talking to this rich man nicely for 20 minutes, there's no way I can work under him" Leo said, as he completely dismissed the idea of joining the DarkSky guild.
"That's it…. That's the Leo I remember, the brash kid who doesn't understand what's best for him-" Cervantez said, as he seemed extremely disappointed in Leo's outburst.
Up till now, although he was asking Leo tough questions, he was secretly impressed by his attitude, however, that changed image went down the drain the moment Leo decided to bite back.
"And…. The DarkSky guild will never be a place for rogues like you, even if you were as good as The Boss as a player, I would still not hire you based on your personality" Cervantez said, as the negotiations crumbled down horribly, much to Luke's dismay.