Chapitre 33: Chapter 33

Botan POV

"As a courtesy of letting us use Haru's airfields. We are prepared to give you five percent of the haul. We can provide our own security escort to deliver the cargo to a secondary location."

I remain silent, staring back at him fixedly. The Czech shifts restlessly under my gaze, casting fretful looks at his associates. I don't say anything and like always. I never have to. He consults with those around him, whispering in a foreign fevered rush.

I keep staring.

Avoiding direct eye contact, he says. "Do we have a deal or not?"

I keep staring.

He looks beyond me at Akio who stands behind me on my right side. "Well? Does he need a translator or something?"

Akio steps to stand at my side. "Kare no shita o dasa sete kudasai." Let me take out his tongue.

I lift a hand. He obeys my silent command, returning to where he was.