Skipping a day, Ada and Olivia had just left the warehouse and were driving on the road. Keeping their masks and hoodies on, prevented them from being immediately identified by law enforcement if they were unlucky enough to run into them.
If they did run into them, Ada would magically talk her way out of them from taking any action.
"So, you remember to bring the stuff, right?" Ada asked Olivia.
"...Yes," Olivia responded in a low tone.
"Good job," Ada said before she began to dial a number on her phone. After several rings, the line on the other end connected.
"Hello, Miss Ada?" The voice of Leon could be heard.
"Yeah, just letting you know we'll soon arrive at the location."
"Oh, no problem, we've already arrived."
"Alright, see you there then," Ada said before hanging up.
They traveled to a car park. Numerous people were standing around, and judging by their uniforms, they were a part of Leon's gang. After taking their covering off, the girls were met with the gang members' stares. They couldn't help but stare at Ada with admiration.
Ada and Olivia were greeted by Leon, Charlotte, and Nolan's presence.
"Hey guys." Ada greeted. She immediately received a hug from Charlotte.
"Ada, you don't know how much I wanted to see you!" Charlotte expressed as she was stuffing her face in Ada's chest.
"I missed you too!" Ada said, returning the hug.
"It's good to see you again, Ada," Nolan added, to which Ada happily reciprocated the feeling.
"Um...here you go," Olivia said as she stretched her bag towards Leon. "The poisons...are in there."
"Oh, thank you."
Olivia, clearly not wanting to be here, quickly returned to the car. Everyone stared at her in confusion.
"Oh, don't worry about her. She's a bit of an introvert." Ada explained.
"I see," Leon responded. "Oh yeah, I noticed those criminals that you're unfortunately tied up with are giving everyone hell. Looks like we'll be able to do our business without much hindrance by law enforcement."
"Yup, I told you everything would be fine," Ada said.
"Um, Ada?" Nolan interjected. "When will you come back to the business permanently? We all miss you, and I'm sure the other guys who joined after you left would want to meet the big boss."
Leon and Charlotte were watching Ada, hoping that what she would say in response would be something they'd want to hear.
"I'm sorry guys, I'd love to come back but can't, not right now at least. I have some other plans I want to accomplish first."
"Oh?" Charlotte said with an intrigued look. "What's on your mind now?"
"I can't say for now because it's too early, but in the end..." A large ear-to-ear smile came over Ada's face. "It's about getting to the top."
* * *
Olivia and Ada made their way back to the base. Ada, still happy over recent events, immediately jumped into her bed. She noticed that everyone but Nathan was there.
"So, what's Nathan doing now?" Ada asked.
"He's attacking cops or something," Jack responded.
"Oh? He's out by himself?" Ada asked. "Would be a shame if he ends up running into something he can't fight by himself."
Though I'd love it if that cocky bastard would die.
"Nah, I doubt he'd die. I'm sure he wouldn't be careless enough to get himself killed, love."
A slight look of annoyance came over Ada's face.
"Unless he somehow ran into that super soldier that wanted vengeance. That would be bad then." Jack added. "Too bad then."
Jack turned his attention to Olivia, who isolated herself in a corner.
"Hey, love," Jack said as he approached her, gaining her attention.
"Y-yeah?" Olivia said, not making eye contact due to her personality.
"I remember that you said you knew how to knit, right? Well, my sleeve got torn yesterday, so I was wondering if you could fix it for me."
Jack's manner of speaking was very polite towards Olivia. This encouraged her to make eye contact with him.
"O-Okay..." Olivia softly responded. "B...But why...didn't you ask me...yesterday when you came home?"
"Because you looked pretty tired. I thought it would have been the wrong time to ask."
Jaws dropped, and looks of surprise came over everyone's faces upon hearing Jack's response.
"What?" Jack said as he looked around at everyone.
Olivia got out her needle and a ream of white thread from a drawer placed in the warehouse by Nathan.
"Gimme your coat," Olivia responded.
Jack obeyed. She proceeded to knit it. Jack had watched her the whole time, which made her feel a bit nervous.
At the same time, the scene changed to the NPC, who was outside the warehouse on a bench, speaking with the doctor.
"So, what do you think of the characters that the developer has selected for the game?" The doctor asked the NPC.
"I have no opinions on them." He bluntly stated. "They are just pawns anyway."
"Really, not even Nathan?"
The NPC didn't comment. Immediately after, he got a phone call from the developer. He did not hesitate to answer.
"What's up, NPC?" The developer began.
"I am fine. Do you need anything?" He answered.
"Yeah, I need you to go check on Nathan. Might be trouble."
After a few minutes of careful concentration and skillful knitting, Olivia had fixed his clothing.
"H-Here you go," Olivia said as she gave him back the coat.
"Wow, amazing!" Jack said. "My coat looks as good as new. Thanks, love."
"Y-You're welcome..." Olivia said, smiling a little.
* * *
Nathan had just finished raiding yet another police station.
I have a ton of materials. If I can find a blacksmith or something, I can make some pretty tough armor and weapons with them. Maybe I can even go to a military base...with Charles or Jack that is.
"I just want this all to be over...and I'll explain everything to you, Lilith," Nathan muttered to himself as he made his way to his car. Right before he could enter the car, something crashed onto the roof, crushing the car upon impact.
That made Nathan jump back in pure shock.
What the hell!?
Nathan immediately noticed the cause. It was an individual that dropped on his car.
That white uniform from before and that obvious superhuman-level strength...a super soldier.
Nathan was right. The super soldier was also none other than Rebecca. With a look of anger, she stared dead at Nathan.
"S-Class Criminal, Nathan Hayes," Rebecca stated. "You'll pay for everything you've done."
Shit.