Chapter 193: Time Alone

Jason wasn’t going to allow the bullshit bureaucracy that the government practiced to stop him from doing what he had to.

“I’ll give you till noon tomorrow. If by then you don’t have both the captain and vice captain in custody, then I’m going to come for them myself.”

“Jason, I came here to talk to you personally so you don’t do anything that would make you an enemy of the state—”

“You don’t know what those bastards cost me! They were after my life, so don’t tell me shit about making enemies. You either bring them in or I’ll come for them myself, and I will not be taking prisoners.”

Jason cut Liam off brutally! His voice was low, but the intensity in his eyes put true fear into Liam’s soul! Liam knew that Jason’s anger was not directed at him, but Liam could still feel the intensity like it was a physical thing weighing him down! Liam knew at that moment that Jason was not playing around. If they didn’t bring the BloodRaven executives in by tomorrow, then they would have to deal with Jason himself.

’This is going to be a delicate thing to balance. Jason is an S Rank, but the BloodRaven guild is an S Rank guild. Which of them can we risk pissing off more than the other? Fuck, I hate dealing with superhumans.’

Liam was the one in charge of handling superhuman relations in Riverdale, so his priority was making sure that Jason didn’t act independently. But now that they were dealing with superhumans from both Riverdale and Greenville, things were so much more complicated. Liam took in a calming breath and looked Jason in the eye before speaking.

“I’ll do the best I can, but for now, please stay your hand and trust the SMD to handle things. We won’t let you down.”

Jason looked into Liam’s eyes to make sure he was serious, and Liam stared back unflinchingly. Eventually, Jason nodded in agreement and Liam released a breath he didn’t know he had been holding. He then spoke.

“We also got a message from your Superhuman Agent, Juliet Rapha. We’ll send you any information we find through her.”

For a second, Jason’s brow furrowed in confusion before he suddenly remembered that he had signed an Agent’s deal with Juliet Rapha. So she decided to become his personal agent? Jason knew it was just another move to keep her company close to him, but he didn’t care at the moment since he was just too annoyed to bother with the politics of the superhuman world.

Jason told Liam to do whatever he wanted before he turned and told Riyala to follow him as he walked away. But before he could go far, Jason stopped and spoke to Liam in a calmer voice.

“Your brother, Keith… is he okay?”

Liam gained a small smile when he heard Jason ask that, and he answered calmly.

“He’s a little damaged from his fight with the commander, but he’ll live.”

Jason hummed.

“Is he going to face any punishments from the Enforcers for helping me?”

“Yes, he’ll likely be asked to pay a fine. But other than that, Commander Agiel has decided not to indict him or strip him of his rank. Truthfully, I’ll say he got off with nothing but a slap on the wrist. He was rather lucky/”

Jason rubbed his neck with a small sigh of relief before he said some final words.

“You can send me a bill after everything’s done, I’ll cover any expenses he suffered. And also… help me extend my thanks. I didn’t expect it from him, but I’m glad he was willing to help me so quickly.”

Liam smiled and nodded.

“Of course, I’ll be sure to let him know.”

Jason finally began to walk away, but in his mind, he was already giving out orders to multiple members of his Legion. Jason commanded one of his Phantoms to leave the Alternate Dimension and follow Liam through the shadows. Jason might trust him, but he still wanted to make sure that Liam was telling him the truth. After that, Jason commanded Alpha and her ten subordinates to go out and start looking for the [Banshee’s Tear]. Alpha had seen the artifact before, so she knew what it looked like, and that was enough for Jason to tell the others what they were looking for.

The Legion members moved quickly through the shadows and went to do as they were commanded.

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[The Western Region of Riverdale]

The western region of Riverdale was one of the more expensive parts of the city. Riverdale was divided mostly into the upper and lower regions, with the lower regions being for the lower class and the upper regions for the upper class. But even within those classes, there were still more classes. The western part of Riverdale was where the richer members of the lower class went to live, and it was in this part of the city that Jason and Gina had bought an apartment for them to move into.

A shadow moved across the darkness of the street and made its way towards a large two-story duplex sitting at the end of a long driveway. There was a large courtyard and a small fence around the apartment, and it was sitting between two smaller houses that were a reasonable distance away. The shadow emerged from the ground on the driveway of the house, and Jason appeared with two large bags in his hands. Jason looked up at the building Gina had chosen with empty eyes. Riyala appeared beside Jason, and she chose to stand back and just allow Jason to move at his own pace. She could tell that Jason hadn’t fully gotten used to the fact that Gina was dead, and his mental state was not at its best right now, so she had no idea what to do because of how complicated the situation was.

If this had been a normal death, then Riyala would have simply told Jason to grieve over Gina so that he would feel a little better, but Jason was hell-bent on bringing Gina back, so there was no way he would grieve.

Jason finally sighed and he walked up and opened the door with a key. He told Riyala to come inside and Riyala walked in after him and gasped at the extravagant interior. The house was empty and there were no furnitures or drapes, but the interior design and painting were absolutely beautiful. There was a door leading to the living room to the side. The room had light grey walls, and the floor was crafted from brown mahogany. There was a staircase crafted from polished wood directly in front of them and Riyala saw that it led up to the second floor. Jason dropped the two bags to one side and told Riyala that she could go freshen up and get some sleep.

“There’s a bathroom upstairs and a few bedrooms. You can just pick any room to sleep in.”

Riyala turned to Jason quickly when she heard him speak, but Jason had already turned away. Riyala quickly stepped toward him and placed her hand on his back. She was about to say something, but Jason shrugged her off and spoke dismissively.

“Not now, Riyala. Just… not now. I need some time alone.”

Jason went into the living room and made his way towards another room at the side and Riyala looked down sadly before she went to do as Jason told her. The room Jason walked into was the downstairs bathroom and he quickly took off his cloak and clothes before freshening up to clean off the blood that had stained him from earlier. Jason walked out of the bathroom a few minutes later with only a pair of trousers on, and he used a towel to clean his hair roughly. He threw five Magic Crystals into his mouth and chewed on them absentmindedly while glancing out the window at the side.

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The user has consumed [10] High-Level Magic Crystals

+0.5 Strength

+0.2 Stamina

+0.2 Agility

+0.2 Durability

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Jason looked around the empty living room to try to find a place to sit down, but after he didn’t find anything, he eventually sat down on the floor and leaned back against the living room wall with a tired sigh.

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