"So do ya follow?" Mussolini asked Bop who looked confused.
"Soo... Why do we need to get our ship on the HyperTrains again? Can't we like use Hyperdrive or something?" Bop asked the overly passionate Mussolini.
"H-Hyperdrive?! You a kid or something? Even if you embezzle 53's annual income for three years you still won't afford one of those Hyperdrive Cores, and why bother with one-time use items? Waste o' money I tell ya" Mussolini explained to Bop.
(Hyperdrive, a concept from science fiction relating to a superluminal method of travel where a space shuttle or ship enters a sub-region of space that has faster travel than our Universe has)
"Hyperdrive Cores require a lotta energy, and what does energy mean? Yeah, it means Money... This is why the HPG use HyperTrains, it's the fastest method of travel besides Hyperdrive. This is why we need Marcus to get the position of mayor, we'll be needing his help if we're going to smuggle a whole ship inside the HyperTrains... Then, when we finally reach HPG's Borders we can plop your ship right out into the latrines of space... Sounds good, eh?" Mussolini finished his long explanation as he smoked another cigar.
"Is there anything I can do to help then?" Bop asked with sincerity as he realized if Marcus fails the election he'll have no way to escape the HPG and be inevitably branded as a fugitive, helpless while every bounty hunter around hunts him down for money.
"Well, I called ya here just to thank ya, really... Didn't know it would turn to an educational lesson though. Well, it can't be helped I guess, you'd be surprised just how much people don't know shit about the world they live in... This is why Education is key, ya hear me?! Key!" Mussolini sighed.
"Ughh... Thanks? I guess..." Bop nodded.
"Yeah, consider it as an additional reward for what you did to the Orochi... Plus not gonna lie, I kinda like teaching, number one reason I started this whole orphanage gig in the first place... Now, here's your real reward" Mussolini smiled as he opened a small box he handed over to Bop.
""OHH!"" Bop and Chung's eyes shined when they saw the Hig Credits inside the small box.
Chung, who had been silently listening in on Bop and Mussolini's conversation, was especially interested as he saw that sweet sweet capitalist money.
"5, 10, 15, T-Twenty Thousand!" Bop excitedly counted the coins that shined in platinum-silver.
Each coin represented 1 Thousand Higs. A pretty hefty sum, especially for a Janitor like Bop.
[Gehehehe, I can buy all the Erotica I want with this! And maybe some parts for Bob here and there Gehehe] Bop was extremely excited to use his hard-earned cash for "Future" investments.
"Thanks, Musso! Gahaha! Are there any more goons I need to take care of?" Bop asked as he thought [If dealing with 3 goons gives 20k, how much will 5 goons give me? Gahaha, I'll be rich!]
"Neh, not for now. Just keep on doing what you've been doin' ey... Now, if you'll excuse me, Wang Xialong, Mei Xialiyu. I have a certain business transaction to attend to, feel free to stay if ya want" Mussolini excused himself out, leaving Bop alone with the Yu Guai duo.
"So, what do you plan to do with that money?" Meiyu asked with genuine curiosity.
"What?! You also want your share???" Bop frightfully asked as he thought Meiyu wanted his money.
"Who'd want your dumb money!" Meiyu retorted as she hit Bop on the shoulder in anger.
"Ow!" Bop cried as Chung who looked on the side sighed, thinking to himself: [What are these kids doing these days. Back in my day, when we teens wanted to marry, we just married! What else is capitalist money worth for! It's dowry! Dow-Ry!]
"Well, I'll leave you, two teenagers, with your love rituals... This old man has somewhere to go!" Chung looked on in disappointment as he left the bickering duo alone as he followed Mussolini out.
"W-Were not!" Meiyu shouted at her grandfather, sadly he was already gone.
"You!" Meiyu angrily pointed at Bop as he flinched in fright.
"O-Okay! I-I'll treat you to some food! Eh? What do ya think?" Bop tried to cheat Meiyu out of her cut of the money, still thinking she was after the small amount he got from Mussolini.
"F-Food?" [I-Isn't that like a d-date... Wait?! Who'd want to date this balloon looking idiot, anyway?!] Meiyu tried to deny her feelings.
"Okay, f-fine... As long as the place has really good food ok?" Lucky for Bop, Meiyu was a little more honest than expected.
"Then you won't take your cut anymore???" Bop happily asked.
"OWW!" Bop screamed as he was once again hit by Meiyu's sword's sheathe...
"Oh, Wang Chung Xialong, thank you for coming here..." A sniveling man with an evil smile greeted the old Yu Guai.
Anyone who saw his face would immediately distrust him. And rightfully so! But not because of his creepy face, but the evil actions he does for a living.
The man in front of Chung was Sniveld, leader of the Orochi.
"I came here to Adjudicate over your matters, not to chit-chat..." Even Wang didn't like the man in front of him as he cut straight to the point with Sniveld.
"Ah yes yes, of course, hahaha" Sniveld tried to shrug off Wang's obvious display of dislike for him as he knew Wang's status was larger than his. Sniveld was the type of person that was strong and cold in front of those weaker than him like the T.H.U.G. trio, but weak and submissive in front of someone influential like Wang Chung.
"Chung, you came... Didn't expect you to come, here to cause more trouble?" Another person, by the name of Montreari, greeted Wang, but this time with less respect than what Sniveld had shown.
"Oh shut up Montreari, I asked Chung to be impartial. No need to be so hostile..." Another voice cynically mocked Monteari...
"Marcus... shocking to see you without your buddy Bondre... No matter... Let's begin this talk" Montreari snorted, signaling the start of 53's talk between it's two rival factions.