âIâ¦â Beatrice mustered up her courage to look at him before running off to the back.
âYou jerk! You heartless jerk! I donât want to see you ever again!â she cried in her heart, running far
away. Suddenly, she bumped into someone. It was Barne,.
Barne,
Alex
Using Instant Teleportation, he blocked her path. âWhat are you doing?â Barne, asked, narrowing his
eyes.
Barne,
Alex
âI⦠Didnât you tell me to get lost? Do you want me to crawl or something?â Beatrice started tearing up.
âDid I?â
âDonât try to talk your way out of thisâ¦â
Before she could even finish her sentence, Barne, embraced her tightly and ran miles away.
Barne,
Alex
Beatrice couldnât adapt to his erratic change in attitude.
âWhat are you trying to do? You told me to get lost, then hugged me for no reason. Iâm not your toy, Iâ¦â
She was once again frozen in place as three people rushed over towards them. They were all wearing
dog masks, so they were obviously up to no good.
âWait, so I misunderstood?!â
âHe wasnât talking to me after all! Ugh, you dummy! Be clearer with your words!â
At the time, Beatrice felt her cheeks burning up, and she could not look anyone directly in the eye.
In order to divert her awkwardness, she immediately yelled at the group. âWhat are you three trying to
do? Pretending to be dogs in broad daylight?â
âWe donât have any treats for you, so buy it yourself from the supermarket! If you donât have the money,
then look for your master, not us.â
âDamn b*stards! They made me cry over nothing!â
âGood dogs will stay in place, but those that donât are bad. Their annoyed owners would kick them out,
and theyâd be homeless.â
These masked people were standing in three different points, surrounding the two.
One of them said, âMr. Rockefeller, we mean no harm.â
âNo harm?â Beatrice chimed in. Then why are you acting like you have rabies? Take your damn dog
masks off. Are you that scared of showing your face, huh? You donât even have the right to talk to us.â
Another person took a glance at Beatrice. âDonât say such harsh things, little lady, or men wouldnât like
you. You should know this. If you donât know basic human decency, men around you might get
disgusted, even if they donât tell it to your face.â
The masked person turned out to be a woman.
Beatrice opened her mouth slightly, but she glanced at Barne, and dared not yell at them anymore.
Barne,
Alex
âSure, we should be decent to friends, but I donât think our decency extends to our enemies. Yelling is a
gracious gesture. I prefer killing, to be honest.â Barne, said.
Barne,
Alex
He then continued. âYou people have been following us for quite a while. So tell me, what do you
want?â
The first person spoke up again. âYou have misunderstood us, Mr. Rockefeller, we are not your foes.
We are very impressed that you were willing to share your Divine martial arts with the public too!â
âWe came here to invite you to join our organization, the Supreme Protectors, as you have met our
requirements.â
Barne, raised an eyebrow. âMet your requirements? Youâre making it sound like you need to assess my
powers and see if Iâm strong enough to join.â
Barne,
Alex
âI donât care what organization you are from, Iâm simply not interested. Donât follow me anymore.
Goodbye.â Barne, rejected their offer straight to their faces.
Barne,
Alex
âMr. Rockefeller, arenât you being a little too rash here? You donât even know anything about our
organization, yet you just refused us without hesitation!â the woman stressed.
Barne, chuckled coldly. âI said Iâm not interested. Are you going to make me join by force? What is this?
Some Ponzi scheme?â
Barne,
Alex
The woman replied. âYou said it yourself just now that a strong otherworldly being will come to Earth
and pose a threat. We Supreme Protectors aim to protect the Earth. Since youâre a Supreme yourself,
you should lend a hand. Join us, and you will be able to use your powers to their maximum potential.â
âI told you⦠Iâm not interested!â Barne, said and embraced Beatrice, immediately leaving.
Barne,
Alex
âWhat kind of Supreme Protectors? Are they like that bull hom guy? What can they even do?â
However, he was stopped once again.
One of the three spoke up again. âIf you insist on not joining our organization, Mr. Rockefeller, we wonât
try to convince you any further.â
âBut I hope you can hand us the complete version of Ksitigarbhaâs Ten Wheels Earth Incantation and
the Requiem Clock. These are treasures of our planet, so if you refuse to help protect it, you should
hand it to those who will.â