The Black Swan Behind (Beauty of Fire)

287 Loser Title

Dragger was different from other groups. To Pablo, trying to attack the enemy group when they weren’t ready was an act of loser.

Dragger’s level was too high to do that. Therefore, they challenged the Black and Jita Kyoei groups to fight. And as the old rule in the dark world, whoever wins, would take what belongs to the loser.

How could Black Swan know that Dragger was calling for war?

It happened a few days ago;

A message entered Black Swan’s cell phone which was held by Poppy. It was a message from Troy Roner saying he had something to say to Black’s leader.

For that, Emma and Rachel visited Jita Kyoei’s headquarters again. At that time, there were Troy, Ian, Frank, and Calvin Lee there.

“What do you want to say?” Emma asked Troy.

“I got a letter from Pablo Diablo.” Troy said.

“Dragger?” Emma confirmed.

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Troy nodded “They wanted a war.”

“Oh, they did? But we didn’t get any messages from them,” Emma said with a shrug.

“How do you think they could get to you? Have you forgotten that you are like ghosts?” He asked.

“Well... You kind of right,” Emma just remembered that all this time, they had always hidden themselves and only Jita Kyoei had access to contact them.

“What did they say?” she asked.

“Dragger challenged us to fight next week. It’s a basement of an abandoned mall building near Jen Marrie Street.” Troy replied.

“So, does that mean they challenged our two groups to fight them together?” Emma asked.

Troy chuckled. “Looks like we’ve been underestimated.”

“Dragger is a group that is not only large, but also strong. It’s only natural that they are that confident.” Ian said.

“Perhaps, Pablo is also deliberately angering us by doing this. And on the other hand, he also wants to show off that his group is the strongest. We all know what kind of boys Pablo and Creed are.” Frank added.

“He wanted to make our group look like a bunch of losers by agreeing to a two-on-one fight,” muttered Ian.

“It doesn’t matter.” Emma crossed her arms over her chest.

“Won’t you mind? By going up to their challenge, it would be like admitting that your group is the loser.” Calvin said.

“Actually, I do mind,” Troy said.

But all the men looked questioningly at Black’s leader who shook his head while chuckling.

“What’s so funny?” Ian asked.

“Your stupidity,” Emma answered.

“Do you wish to die?” Ian glared at her.

“The ones who want to die are you. Is this the right time to think about who will get the title of loser? You are stupid if you fall for Pablo’s bait.” she said.

Troy’s brow furrowed, “What do you mean?”

“Pablo is just baiting us. Think about it with your brains. Pablo pretends to be superior so he looks like a cool guy who has no fear. He makes people think that his group is very strong and brave. With that, he challenges us to fight both of our groups at once. However, Pablo actually knew that you would reject the invitation and chose to fight one by one.” Emma explained. She smiled when she saw the faces of the men who began to realize their stupidity.

Emma let out a long sigh. “I’m sure Pablo knows that Jita Kyoei is a group that cares too much about their pride – A group of men who get angry easily if they are taken for granted. For that reason, Pablo didn’t have to think long by issuing a statement that he challenged us both at a time.”

“My question now is; are you sure you will win if you do a one-on-one fight with Dragger?” She asked them.

“That’s a hard question to answer. We’ve never fought Dragger before.” Ian replied.

“By their fighting history, I judge that our strengths are equal,” Troy said.

“Well. If so, then you won’t excel in the fight later, because, as far as I know, Dragger has a lot of men, way more than yours.” Emma shrugged.

“How do you know how many members we have?” Frank frowned.

“We have eyes, Frank. We know things you don’t think we know.” Emma smiled behind her mask.

“You bastard!” Ian and Troy growled at the same time.

Then Calvin clucked his tongue because he was tired of seeing them always fight. “Can you two stop arguing? If we attack each other, it’ll just be an advantage for the enemy.”

“Calvin is right. We’d better get serious about this.” Rachel nodded, “Get to the point. Are we in or not?”

Emma raised her hands beside her chest. “To be honest, I don’t care about the stupid jungle rules – About who’s the loser or who’s the badass. If you want us to join, we’ll in. But if you want to follow the plan Dragger, we’ll cool.”

Ian knew that leader Black said that with a full meaning. He did not expect Black’s thoughts regarding Pablo Diablo’s true intentions. He admitted that it was an ‘out of the box’ thinking. Black always managed to surprise Ian with his cunning brain.

“What do you think, Ian?” Troy stared at him.

The choice that was presented to Troy was too difficult for him. If Troy only thought about himself, he might choose to join Black again. But the problem was he carried the name Jita Kyoei with all of his guys. Thus, he needed Ian’s opinion.

What Black said was true. Jita Kyoei attached great importance to the pride of their group.

Ian glanced at Troy before letting out a long sigh as he stared blankly ahead again.

“If you don’t join Black, then when the war happens, I will be there with them,” Calvin said suddenly.

Emma looked at Calvin. Sometimes, she forgot that he couldn’t see the real face behind the mask she was wearing. For some reason, she felt Calvin was so warm, even when Emma played Black.

Sometimes, it made Emma scared. The look in Calvin’s eyes on her was different compared to when he was looking at the others. It made her feel as if Calvin could see right through her mask.

“Hey, asshole. Are you serious dumping us?” Troy stared at Calvin in disbelief.

Calvin shrugged his shoulders. “We all have the same goal. That is defeating Dragger. Don’t worry, I’ll be there too when Jita Kyoei is fighting Dragger if my body is still fine to fight in your battle.” He smiled innocently.

“Are you a fighting maniac or what?” Frank muttered under his breath.

“I agree with what Calvin said. In the end, we have the same goal.” Rachel said.

“Gosh... I’m getting impatient with you guys. I didn’t know that boys also need a long time to make a decision. Are you girls who are confused about choosing clothes for a party tonight?” she asked sarcastically.

“Oh, you seem quite knowledgeable about women, huh? That’s unexpected, with your attitude that seems to only care about the peace of the world.” Ian mocked.

Emma bit her lower lip. It seemed she had spoken without thinking first. She said something that probably made her sound like a girl.

Then Emma cleared her throat. “Idiots. So what’s your decision? You guys are wasting our time.”

Finally, Ian let out a long sigh, “Fine. I think it will be better if we join forces again.”

Ian’s words made Troy smile with relief. It turned out that the right-hand man also had the same thought as him.

“How is it, chief?” Emma looked at Troy.