Taking the Mafia to the Magic World

Chapter 1027  Negotiation

Upon arriving at the sect's Records Center, Vicente walked through an area he already knew, until he reached the upper level of Stonewall's grandiose government building.

There, he inspected his surroundings, but there was nothing special to observe too closely. Soon he was in a conversation room, where one Elder invited him to sit down.

"Disciple Fuller, I'm sorry about what happened earlier. Fortunately, you are talented and dealt with the assassins before we arrived in the area," said the first of them, looking seriously at Vicente.

He sat down next to his fellow Elder, facing the spot where the black-haired young man sat with a funny look on his face.

"Sure," Vicente muttered, looking at these two and admiring the ability of one of them to speak such things as if they were sincere. But he wouldn't confront these two.

The other Elder said, "Rest assured that we will deal with this as a matter of urgency and punish heavily all those involved. We will increase security in the city and be on the alert for further attempts against your life."

"I appreciate that." Vicente continued in his position, while Prisiche stood quietly in the corner of the room.

One of the two men then changed his tune by touching on a subject that mattered more to them. "In any case, the necessary investigations and measures on this matter will take time to take effect. But what we know for now is that you intend to leave the sect, is that right?"

"We've heard some rumors about your intention to join a foreign group and leave the island, Disciple Fuller," the other added.

"So you've heard about this?" Vicente said in a questioning tone, but he wasn't expecting an answer. "I can't deny my intentions. I've never hidden my desire to meet Anicane and now, with this opportunity, I can't deny my willingness to go ahead with the adventure.

But that doesn't mean I'm leaving the sect. I merely want to take a different path from the one in Light Cay."

"Leaving the island is difficult and dangerous. Those who leave have a high chance of not returning, even when they are as strong as we are," One of the two Inner Elders advised.

"Staying on the island also has its dangers. Today, I was in the safest place in the sect, and yet I ended up being attacked by assassins." Vicente gestured as he showed a counterpoint that was difficult to refute.

"Sigh! That's not something to be proud of," one of them commented with clear dissatisfaction in his tone. "But let's talk about something other than the dangers. What are you looking for off the island? Aren't you happy in Stonewall?"

"Stonewall or any other island I go to eventually lacks people I'd like to have by my side. Who I want by my side is on the plane I came from." He began, punctuating what was worth most to him. "Stonewall isn't the problem, Elders. The sect has been good to me over the last few years, and I won't forget that.

Even though I don't know the island as well as you do, I do know that there are things I will only achieve on other islands. I'd like to explore and pursue those possibilities.

When I complete my goals or reach an interesting moment to return, I will come back and give back to the sect 10 times what I received here.

In fact, I would even carry out missions for the sect off the island during the beginning of my trip. My plans are to travel with a group of friends from Stonewall, so it's possible that I could represent the sect, if the Elders so wish."

The two understood Vicente's interests, which only made it more difficult to negotiate to change his mind.

Their chance would be to appeal to his best interests, but they could never access the Polaris Realm.

Their only chance of gaining something to negotiate with Vicente would be for someone from Polaris Realm to come to Light Cay. But it could take thousands of years for something like that to happen!

"There's nothing left on the island for you, Disciple Fuller? I refuse to believe that," said the first of the two Elders to question him.

"I don't doubt that there is plenty on the island for me. But I'd like to speed up my journey to areas with greater potential," he said before correcting himself. "I'm not necessarily looking for a place to grow faster. I merely want places that are more compatible with my interests.

Unfortunately, Light Cay is not that place, even though it is formidable and has many things that have helped me and will still be significant to me in the future."

"So there's no negotiation? You know you'll have to become a Core Disciple to pursue your interests?"

"I am aware of that fact." Vicente nodded affirmatively, ignoring that second Elder's threatening tone. "What I can negotiate, I've already said, I can remain a member of the sect and represent Stonewall wherever I go. The sect can certainly benefit from that.

In return, I would like support on this trip, but also protection from my enemies during these last years in Light Cay."

The two Inner Elders looked at each other in doubt. They still weren't sure if they should negotiate with Vicente about something like that. The best thing would be to make this young man change his mind, making it harder for him to become a Core Disciple, showing him that he'd better take it easy.

But as they looked at each other, they both realized that making Vicente's journey in the sect more difficult could have an adverse effect. Vicente already looked as strong as some low-level Grand Magus, possibly with powers close to theirs!

How could they put Inner Disciples, or even Core Disciples, to compete against this boy?

Seeing that they had no advantage and that they still risked losing a future high-potential Grand Magus to one day challenge the 9th stage, they saw no other option but to consider what he wanted. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"I still think you should stay, but if you insist, we can consider what you have in mind," said one of them after a moment of silence, accepting defeat. "We can't make an agreement on that now, since we don't know exactly where you'll go. But if you join the Diplomacy Center and delve into the external affairs of the sect, maybe the Core Elders will accept an agreement as you wish."

Vicente smiled as he stood up and showed one of his hands to the men.

"That's good enough for me. I'll join the Diplomacy Center and keep abreast of the sect's affairs in the little over two years until I leave. I'll represent the sect after I leave Light Cay."