Starting the party. The one they were throwing the party for was currently brooding.
Bison thought that the intended target of the attack was definitely him. But it made no sense inside of his head.
"Everyone, instead of partying. Shouldn't we learn who attacked me?" Bison was being a party pooper.
"Ha? Why are you thinking about those punks? We're partying right now. Some bitches pulling up and not even wanting to have a gun fight properly aren't worth shit." Emperor rebuked him immediately.
"Yeah, yeah, you won't ever get an heir to continue mountainDash logistics with that kind of attitude, kid." Ash also added and Bison got miffed.
Thinking that they were just going to waste his time instead of learning something from them.
"But they're most likely doing this to elicit a reaction from MDL and PL. There must be something deeper about this." Bison presses on.
"Eh, isn't it fine? Like those guys could do anything." Ash shrugged and he already gave PL some bullet proof AOS that they always wear.
He did think of sending his ghosts to hunt them down, but that wouldn't be fun. And they would definitely be back later. Which can be a great bonding time with Croissant, Texas, and Exusiai.
'Is penguin logistics really just a carefree company that delivers things? Was I wrong? Why did his majesty pick them then.' Bison was doing mental gymnastics.
"Drink! Drink! Come on you little Forte, you guys should be able to handle your alcohol!" Emperor took out some hard liquor and poured shots, forcing Bison to drink them.
Bison was about to refuse, not really one to drink. But Ash flicked his wrist and the alcohol entered his mouth without even touching him. So the burning sensation wasn't felt.
"Hey! That's cheating, why drink at all if you don't experience that amazing alcohol at its full glory!" Emperor huffed and Ash snorted.
"Shut up you penguin bastard, drinking is about getting drunk. If you drink to enjoy the taste of hard liquor via shots, you're goddamned insane." Ash rebutted.
"He's right you know? Hard liquor should be drunk on the rocks. Sipping it slowly, not by downing shots of it." Texas supported him and Ash gave her a thumbs up.
"I'll give you a raise!" Ash immediately wrote a check of a million LMD for her signing bonus, as she is now promoted.
"Thanks I guess..." Texas thought she could buy some more Pocky with it. Vowing to quit smoking.
"So my loyal employee is committing mutiny, where did I go wrong?" Emperor shook his head wistfully.
"Hey boss, what's this candy?" Exusiai wanted some snacks to go with the alcohol. And candy sounded good for her. So she opened it up and it was actually a bomb.
Ash didn't bother stopping it, but he did shield them all from it.
"Hmm? A bomb? The oldest trick in the book, a care package." Ash chuckled.
He waved his hand and a gust of wind took care of the cloud of dust. But when they could see everything again, Emperor gasped.
"My vinyl records! Those are my collections..." Emperor kneeled down after seeing the state of his vinyl collection.
They were torn apart and shredded by the explosion and Emperor went quiet.
"Sorry boss..." Exusiai winced as she understood him. Losing your collection like that would definitely be devastating.
"Fuck! Party's over. These motherfuckers dare to destroy my collection!?" Emperor pulled out a Glock from nowhere and he cocked it.
"Let's go! Chase these fuckers and kill them!" Emperor ran to their car and Ash also took out his trusty Toyota civic.
But it had a V16 engine underneath and it was definitely not a normal sedan.
"I guess we can have a gang fight." Ash thought that was entertaining. He remembered the early missions of GTA San Andreas.
Ash gestured for his team to enter the car and he drove while equipping a 500 magnum. Other guns just didn't have enough kick for him. So he opted for a hand cannon.
Emperor quickly made a call. "Oi! I want you to find these fuckers!" He sent a picture of the bikes and cars that escorted the mafia that attacked them.
He then sent the coordinates to Ash and he started to rev the car. "Hold on tight, we're going to go fast and furious." Ash turned on the radio and they listened to Tokyo drift.
Ash stepped on it and the car roared, its engines were heard all over downtown and they quickly reached illegal speeds.
"Y-you're crazy! We're going to die! We're going 300 kilometers per hour!" Ch'en shook him as she was in the shotgun.
"Watch me." Ash started dodging cars left and right. And the Mafioso that attacked Bison went up a ramp and they went to the other side of a bridge.
"Emperor, box them in at this position!" Ash sent PL some coordinates and Ash looked outside of the window.
He didn't forget to give the girls some rifles though. And they got a pretty nasty one, a SCAR that is loaded with 308.
"What are you doing? Shoot them." Ash started laughing as he shot the cars with his magnum.
"Kyahaha! This is fun!" Lappland exited the car and went to the roof, shooting them with reckless abandon.
Lin and Beatrix sucked at their shots, missing everything as they panicked.
"This is illegal! This is my city, you can't do this here!" Ch'en was being stubborn.
"You aren't a part of the LGD anymore. What's the big idea?" Ash huffed and he shot the wheels of the cars.
Lappland also shot down the motorcycles, not really used to firearms. Especially when in a high pressure environment.
"Tch, I missed." Lappland wanted to see their heads explode like how Platinum does it. Thinking that it would be funny.
The cars crashed and they were intercepted by Emperor's car. "Say hello to my little friends!" Exusiai opened fire at them and Bison thought that was highly illegal.
'How could these guys stay in business? Causing such a huge ruckus like this?' Bison raised a brow.
It turned into a gunfight and the cars that crashed had their gas tanks crushed. So their originium batteries exploded.
Bison took his shield and went after them on foot. Seeing that they were running away.
__Market place__
"Hmmm~ This is life, I'm receiving a huge salary from Ash and I can roam around lazily." Mostima was eating some finballs. A type of fish ball from a shady vendor.
"What should I try next? I've got this after all!" Mostima took out a black credit card that all of Paradiso's operators have.
It was connected to Ash's bank account and it was virtually unlimited. You can even buy entire mobile cities with it.
"The Carnival Gala of Lungmen surely doesn't disappoint." Mostima wandered around, testing every stall in the place.
And while carrying tons of food while eating a roasted originium slug on a stick, she bumped into a forte that was panting.
"Hah, I think I lost them." Bison got separated from PL as more mafiosos appeared and opened fire on them.
And being too far forward, Bison was chased by the gang members instead. Separating him from the others.
"Hey kid, are you okay?" Mostima poked him with the stick of her roasted originium slug.
"Ahh, yes. I am fine." Bison replied, but he blinked after he saw Mostima.
'Black horns, halo, and wings. The fallen Sankta that father talked about?' Bison recognized her.
"Ohh? Aren't you that guy Eurill's kid? Whatcha doing here?" Mostima wondered why he was at the Carnival Gala alone.
"I'm being chased by Siracusan Mafiosos. I got separated from Penguin logistics." Bison frowned and Mostima chuckled.
"Sounds like what would happen to Emperor's little group. I'm actually one of them, though I work alone and gather information separately." Mostima revealed and Bison was relieved.
"He's there! Get him!" Some mafiosos spotted Bison and the Forte winced.
"Hey, there's a festival right now. You can't fight." Mostima used her arts and they suddenly moved in slow motion, their brains interpreting the surroundings differently.
"Come on kid, let's go somewhere safer. Besides, I haven't explored the whole festival yet!" Mostima pulled him and they went to a crowded place downtown.
"Smart, they won't be able to attack us here openly. Even though they spot us." Bison sighed at his predicament.
"Umu, that's right. So, let's go explore some more! You have to enjoy the festival and this onee-san has tons of money." Mostima had a smug look on her face as she took out her company card.
"Uhhh, isn't that his majesty's card for his operators?" Bison saw Eurill has one of them and it was extremely valuable.
"Yeah, I'm one of the top brass. Now let's go!" Mostima started checking out the stalls onc again.
'Are they really all this carefree? My life is in danger and everyone doesn't care at all.' Bison felt complicated.
In one hand, they were relaxed and confident. Meaning that everyone in PL can take care of themselves.
But on the other, they were making him nervous. He was a target for assassination after all.
"What are you buying?" A man sized rat was the owner of the candy stall they were currently in front of.
"Rat King? I mean, Lin Kojui. Long time no see!" Mostima being the information gatherer of PL of course knew the rat king.
"R-rat king?" Bison was surprised by that and he didn't expect the leader of Lungmen's underground to be manning a candy stall of all things.
"Shh, be quiet you fallen." Kojui got miffed that Mostima revealed his identity to Bison.
"Sorry, sorry. How about some dragon's beard?" Mostima pointed at some candy that was in the shape of strings, looking like an eastern dragon's beard.
"Hah, you're as carefree as ever. Have you talked with Lemuel yet?" Kojui started packing it up.
"Ahh, I did. That's why I'm pretty calm right now. At least she knows what happened to Lemuen." Mostima shrugged.
"Careful, boy. The shadows is encroaching." Kojui warned them and Mostima already noticed them some time ago.
They were being watched and followed. The Mafiosos just couldn't make a move due to the amount of people. But they would definitely pull him away from there to get rid of him in an alley or something.
"They got us surrounded, how about you jump over there? It's your only option, I'm not your babysitter you know?" Mostima pointed at a bridge and Bison frowned.
He contemplated his options, but he really was at the end of the line. So he discarded his shield for now and ran towards the bridge and he jumped.
"Ooh, look at him fly. He's like a bird that's taking flight for the first time, how awe inspiring." Mostima chuckled while eating her candy.
"Hmm? Mostima?" Ash put a hand on her shoulder and she froze.
"Ash? W-what are you doing here?" Mostima started to get nervous. Anxious that he might think she was slacking off.
"We're looking for a Forte boy. Lanky, looking like he needs some milk?" Ash described Bison and Mostima went oh.
"He jumped over that bridge, it was impressive you know?" Mostima pointed at where he jumped off.
"Dad?" Yuhsia spotted Kojui and the rat king was shocked.
"Shouldn't you still be in Dossoles?" Kojui replied and Yuhsia glared at him.
"And shouldn't you be at home? Resting? Didn't you send me to Dossoles because you said you're too old?" Yuhsia raised a brow and Kojui started to sweat a bit.
"Ahhh, uncle Kojui. Selling candy huh?" Beatrix was also baffled on why he was out here.
"Ohhh, look at my merchandise. They're all gone, Mostima bought them all. Gottagobye!" Kojui ran away and Yuhsia sighed.
"My goodness, that father of mine. He just didn't want to go to Dossoles. And because of him, I had to be a part of a group that saved Dossoles." She rolled her eyes.
"Hey, it was a good experience." Ch'en was proud of her work in saving Dossoles from terrorists.
"Your father is quite rude, not even introducing himself to me. We'll have a little talk later." Ash smirked and Lin Yuhsia prayed for her father.
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