Ep3
The elegant facade of the pub exuded an air of sophistication, its polished brass handle and etched glass windows hinting at the refined atmosphere within. Inside, the soft glow of table lamps cast a warm ambiance
It's the common meeting place of the Mafia called the Tigers of Leonhart
The bartender: Ah! Would you like the regulars, miss?
The woman glided into the pub with the silent confidence of a predator, her high ponytail a glossy finish to the finesse of her black suit
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I will take the Black widow's bite, with a bit more lemon than usual
Bartender: Just one? It seems like you are alone today, huh?
A pair of hands slithered unnoticed, through her waist, sweeping in for an intimate hug. The woman's locks fell sloppily on her shoulders
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It seems like, today's not the day I get to be alone
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*her eyelashes flutter back*
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You managed to live again, Estelle?
Estelle
Unfortunately so. How can I die when you and Kaiser are still alive?
The rugged figure next to Estella sits down on the stool, placing a hand on her shoulders as he stares for a brief moment in her eyes, a fleeting look of worry that is soon replaced by his usual chatter
Kaiser
I told you to let me deal with those money stealing crooks, why did you have to get involved? I know you don't like fighting and now see?!
Kaiser
*he scrunches his eyebrows with worry*
Kaiser
You got a wound down your arm! What if it turns into a scar?
Kaiser
*traces his finger down her arm*
Estelle
*teasingly* What if it does? It would fit right in with the others
Kaiser
But it also scars my heart when you get hurt like that! *softens his eyes at her*
Estelle
How does that even make sense! I know I am smarter than you but that doesn't mean you have to be the dumbest person ever!
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*Places a hand on Estelle* Stop it
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Our drinks are already here. Est, he is right tho. He shouldn't have been this blunt but, leave the fighting to me and Kaiser
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You have your own role and you excel in it
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*smiles at Estelle softly*
Kaiser
Yea teach her, Rouxi.....she never listens to me anyway *droops down*
Rouxi
You aren't any better, Kaiser. Do you know how single you make me feel when you 2 go about your banter every day, every night??!!
Estelle
WHAT DO YOU MEAN!!
Kaiser
We're single too *smirks*
As they settled in, the whispers began to circulate. Eyes darted toward the trio, filled with a mixture of suspicion and a generous dose of fear, as if the very presence of these 3 was a harbinger of chaos and upheaval.
Woman 1: "I heard the Snakes raided the district police headquarters"
Woman 2: "And here we are, stuck in a corner! The Snakes are fewer in numbers than us.....and I heard a rumor, their leader is as young as our Heiress!"
Man1: *grunts* As young as her and much more competent. Yet the old fools favor her over Rouxi. She is as young as her and twice the successful. I heard she took down a whole block just by herself once! Such dashing power!
Man2: I know right? She maintains such an air of mystery also!
Suddenly a loud bang bursts open the door, a single injured cop at its doorsteps. Koen, frail and bloody, lifts over his police batch in one hand.
Sensing the impending chaos, Rouxi and Kaiser dash to the man, their pistols a mere centimetre from piercing through the man's nape.
Estelle
(A single unarmed cop reached our pub? It's impossible to penetrate through our layers even if you are the Prime Minister himself....unless you know how the Mafia works. Could he be someone from the Glaciali? No....this isn't their style....)
Koen
*smirks through the blood dripping from his head* You can't kill me even if you wanted to anyway
Kaiser
Are you crazy, man!? Stel! Let me just kill him, he seems to be missing a few bolts in his he-
Koen
*throws over an intricately designed coin, a single symbol on it*
Koen
Dogs like you shouldn't be talking when your owners are. Estelle, was it? I trust you understand what this means
Estelle
(he knows my name and that coin.....is the Heiress getting this desperate?)
Estelle
(it's unmistaken, that coin can only be used by the Heiress and the executives, out of 4 we 3 are already here)
Rouxi
Est, let me do the honours
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