Chapter 117

“Saitake Sougen?”

He furrowed his brows at this familiar name . He didn’t hide his disgust for the owner of this name .

Seitens.h.i.+ didn’t expect Noah to react like this and she was colored surprised by it .

“Does Guildmaster Noah know about Saitake?”

“No, I have never seen him before . ”

Noah relaxed his frown .

“But, I have heard of him, I reckon a lot of people would recognize the name . ”

Seitens.h.i.+ nodded .

In what was known as j.a.pan in the past, there are in total, 5 areas that humans can actually live in .

Tokyo Area, Sapporo Area, Sendai Area, Osaka Area, and Hakata Area .

5 governors are in charge of these areas . Seitens.h.i.+ is one of the rulers here .

Meanwhile, Saitake Sougen is the ruler of Osaka .

He didn’t get the chance to meet with Osaka’s dictator but he has talked with him on the phone on two occasions before this .

The first time was when he established Fairy Tail and when he’s starting to get famous .

The other time was when he killed Scorpio of the Zodiac Gastrea, specifically, when he revealed his “magic bullets” .

Noah is familiar with the name and Seitens.h.i.+ more or less could guess why he did . She continued in an exasperated tone .

“President Saitake requested us to host a conference meeting since he’s coming for a visit . ”

“A conference meeting?”

Noah was puzzled .

“According to my knowledge, Tokyo area wasn’t in contact with Osaka Area, right? Where did this meeting come from?”

“I am not sure . ”

Seitens.h.i.+ hesitated .

“I am guessing he wants to use this opportunity to meet face-to-face with guildmaster Noah?”

“Me, huh?”

Noah shook his head after thinking for a bit .

“No, I don’t think so . Saitake Sougen might like that idea but that’s not his true objective . ”

“Is that so?”

Seitens.h.i.+ looked at the ground as she pondered .

“His timing just gives me a bad vibe . ”

“You’re anxious?”

Noah tilted his head in confusion .

“Why though?”

The beautiful princess looked very troubled and she finally spilled the beans .

“Kikunojou is currently out of Tokyo Area . ”

Noah raised an eyebrow .

“Are you saying that you don’t have the guts to face bigshots without that old man around?”

“I admit that I am very inexperienced . However, I am not afraid of the conference . ”

Seitens.h.i.+ said as if protesting against Noah’s a.s.sumption .

“I am anxious because President Saitake always fought with Kikunojou-san even before the great war . To him, his true opponent is Kikunojou, not me who is still wet behind the ears . ”

“I see . ”

Noah ignored her feisty tone and he replied .

“For Saitake Sougen, the only one who can harm him is that old man . He chose this time to visit because he has other ideas other than the suggested conference?”

“Yes . ”

Seitens.h.i.+ looked up at Noah who is one head taller than her, her holy countenance basically br.i.m.m.i.n.g with brilliance .

“I hope Guildmaster Noah will stay by my side as a bodyguard and attend the conference together . ”

“A bodyguard for the conference, huh?”

Noah crossed his arms nonchalantly .

“Why me?”

That’s Noah’s biggest question right now .

Noah isn’t exactly the best candidate considering the scope of the job .

Noah has the license to get an initiator and start working as a civil defense agent but he never chose an initiator .

Initiators are cursed children who are trained and can fight on a superhuman level .

Seitens.h.i.+ should choose strong IP pairs as her bodyguard, one’s IP rank hinted at their competence and by this standard, she would have never considered Noah who is technically the lowest-ranked civil defense agent .

More like, there’s another thing .

“You’re not lacking in the bodyguard department, no?”

Noah asked .

“I heard you have your own bodyguard team . ”

“I was thinking about introducing them to you . ”

Seitens.h.i.+ led Noah out of the room .

Outside the room, a bunch of people in white formal clothing stood there in an organized row . The six bodyguards are looking very professional indeed .

Noah can feel enmity and killing intent the moment their gazes fell on him . He stopped for a bit and he returned to his business face .

“Guildmaster Noah . ”

Seitens.h.i.+ closed the door to the room and nodded towards Noah .

“This is my bodyguard team . ”

The tall guy standing in the middle smiled at Noah .

“My name’s Yasuwaki Takuto, the captain of Seitens.h.i.+’s bodyguard team . I have heard great tales about you, Guildmaster Noah . ”

The sharp-looking man extended a handshake of friends.h.i.+p, he also had a very amicable look on his face .

Noah ignored his hand and he stared into Yasuwaki’s eyes .

He can see the danger and poison within his eyes, it’s like his spirit animal is a scorpion or something . Noah immediately grasped the dark and cold nature of this man .

He stared at him and he raised the corners of his lips, immediately lowering the temperature of the room by several degrees . He grabbed his hand and shook it .

“I am Noah . ”

Yasuwaki kept smiling and it looked like he’s very happy with Noah coming on board . Seitens.h.i.+ smiled when she saw how well they hit it off at the first meeting .

Yasuwaki tightened his grip on Noah’s hand . This guy actually used his trained strength on Noah .

If it’s a civil defense agent who slacked off in training, they might have yelped in pain due to this sneak attack .

Too bad for the poor b.a.s.t.a.r.d, Noah trained his body to an inhuman level, he also enhanced himself with concentrated doses of Gastrea Virus . He has already exceeded the maximum possible limit achievable by humans, heck, he’s way stronger than cursed children .

Yasuwaki immediately discovered that he’s not holding onto a palm, rather, it’s more like he’s grabbing a solid steel bar or something . Not only did he fail to get the result he wanted, he’s getting the business reflected back on him, his face started twisting in pain as his vice-like grip tightened .

Seitens.h.i.+ noted something off about this and she chuckled .

“Erm, Guildmaster Noah, do you accept the bodyguard job?”

Yasuwaki’s enmity immediately heightened in response to this .

He glanced at Seitens.h.i.+ and Yasuwaki . An idea popped up in his head and he heartily laughed before giving his answer .

“Gladly! Yes, I will take the job!”