Chapter 145 - Chapter 147 (1/2)
”Cap'n, are you sure that this is a good idea? You know how unstable that guy is, right?” Vash said in a lazy tone while pouring himself a drink.
”Unstable? That's one word for his overall personality, though it's not entirely correct. He can be very useful if you can manage to gain control over him, and since he only responds to one thing only, we shall see who he fears more when this day is over. Me or Kaido.” Amell laughed and thought back to his life when he used to wander the continent of Ishgar over a century ago, though it had not been that long for anyone else than him. Back in those days, his favourite pass-time was to drag off arrogant kids off their high-horses, like he was about to do now.
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Inside a small apartment in the Flower Capital of Wano, a woman and a man sat facing each other. The man had brown hair and classic samurai robes on, and the woman had yellow and green colour in an equal divide in her hair. These two were Annabelle from Gotei's zero division and Kenshin, the third commander of the Gotei.
”So this is everything we have on him?” Kenshin was sitting comfortably and looking over all the information that Annabelle had on his target. He glanced up at her face to see the seriousness stuck on her face, ”Yes, lord Kenshin. This is all I could gather on short notice. If I had been notified earlier I could have started prioritizing the target soon and gotten more thorough information.” She said almost apologetically.
”No, no, this is quite outstanding, Miss Annabelle. To get this much in only a couple of days is incredible. It's terrifying to think about what you might dig up about me if you had more then four days.” Kenshin smiled and laughed lightly, much to the embarrassment of Annabelle.
”You flatter me,” She said in a low tone with slightly rosy cheeks.
”Absolutely. You deserve it, Byakuya wasn't lying when he said that you were the best in the business.” Kenshin picked up a report about the security surrounding the castle and he scanned it carefully and then looked at her, ”Are you absolutely sure about this?” He wore quite a serious gaze.
”No, because Kaido is backing him, he could possibly have hidden security measures that I don't know about. But in that report are all the current subordinates that protect the target at all times.” Annabelle had managed to in just a few days, gather an incredible amount of information. So much that it stunned Kenshin at how efficient and talented she was at her job.
”So do you think I stand a chance?” Kenshin put down the report and glanced up at the best intelligence officer in the Gotei. Annabelle cupped her chin and took a moment to think about it.
”You should have no problem. None of them matches up to Kaido and his crew, and in terms of swordsmanship, you outrank them by a lot.” Annabelle said with confidence while she grew a little red in the face.
”If you say so” Kenshin smiled and stood up slowly, ”Tea?” He asked and directed his smile toward Annabelle.
”Yes please, Lord Kenshin!” She bowed her head and her smile grew more childish and innocent.
”Please, skip the lord title and just call me Kenshin.” He said and walked away toward the kitchen.
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