Hakuto was not the type to be easily brainwashed and run off to offer himself to others.
Hakuto was not someone who could be easily manipulated; he was the one who manipulated others, not the other way around!
Not knowing the other party's true situation, their real motives, or even offering any substantial benefits, they expected Hakuto to be convinced just by a few impassioned words.
That was far too easy.
Hakuto quietly watched the middle-aged man upstairs, without saying a word.
The middle-aged man, still in an overly excited state, took a long time to calm down.
He looked down at Hakuto, took a deep breath, and spoke earnestly.
"So, Hakuto, join us!"
"(눈_눈) Not really, or rather, your performance was quite good."
Upon hearing Hakuto's response, the middle-aged man's face immediately showed a hint of panic.
"You should know, I wasn't lying when I spoke earlier, and I even toned it down a bit..."
Yes, the middle-aged man's words had indeed been relatively conservative, and Hakuto was fully aware of that.
But even so, so what? If Hakuto wanted to use his talents for such things, he would have returned to China long ago.
Why wait for this middle-aged man to persuade him to join some unknown organization?
"Of course, I know your words weren't lies, but let's put that aside for now. You two should still come with me for a while."
"I thought you would agree to join us..." The middle-aged man clenched his fists, as if not understanding why Hakuto made this choice.
Money, fame, power were right in front of him, but he was unmoved.
Oh, no. Actually, if the middle-aged man had tried to buy Hakuto with money, he might have been moved.
But being moved was one thing; taking action was another matter.
If the things the middle-aged man spoke of were all accomplished by Hakuto, could they really be measured with money?
"I'll come with you, but can you tell me why?" The middle-aged man sighed, "Why not join us?"
"First, if I were persuaded by your few words, I would have been wearing a white lab coat in some laboratory conducting some experiment long ago."
"Second... Why would I follow someone whose eyes are full of greed?"
As soon as Hakuto finished speaking, the atmosphere around them dropped to an icy silence.
The middle-aged man's expression looked as if he had just eaten something disgusting.
"From the beginning to the end, you never introduce your organization.
Is it because you don't want to drag your organization into trouble, or is it because your organization can't show off its background?"
If it were an official organization, Hakuto didn't think the other party would be hiding things. In fact, they might have handed him their business card right away.
And they wouldn't meet in some abandoned factory. Normally, it would have been in a special base, preparing a nice pot of tea to welcome Hakuto.
From the beginning, Hakuto hadn't planned to take what the middle-aged man said seriously; he was just listening to what he could say and gathering some intelligence in the process.
Now, it seemed that the other party was really keeping quiet about the information Hakuto needed, and he would have to apply some pressure to get them to reveal it.
"You can't get any information from us..."
"Whether or not you can get it is not up to you."
Hakuto no longer wanted to chat with these people. He just wanted to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.
"You've really protected the people around you very well..." The middle-aged man suddenly said this unexpectedly.
"What? After failing to lure me, now you're going to threaten me?"
"Your ability probably can't carry people when you're moving at super speed, right?"
When Hakuto heard the middle-aged man's words, his expression froze for a moment, but he showed no signs of breaking.
"You'll pay the price for refusing us... Maybe next time we meet, you'll agree to join us."
"That's quite funny. Why would you think this is the first time we've met?"
"What...!?"
Before the middle-aged man could continue, Hakuto activated his ability and appeared in front of them, knocking him out.
"Yuu should be almost there, too..."
At this moment, Otosaka Yuu had not been heading toward Hakuto's location. In fact, he had not planned to go to the abandoned factory at all.
Near Shunsuke's base, a boy in camouflage appeared.
He looked at the huge base, raised his eyes, and said nothing.
Just as he was about to continue his actions, he suddenly felt a momentary dizziness, almost stumbling to the ground.
"What's going on..." the boy in camouflage murmured to himself, but he didn't pay much attention.
Just as he was about to continue moving, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Point-based explosion ability user, I shouldn't be mistaken, right?"
"Who?!!"
The boy in camouflage quickly turned around and saw that Otosaka Yuu had somehow appeared behind him.
"Plundering ability user?"
"You know me? It seems you've seen my data..."
The boy in camouflage made no extra movements but placed his hand on a large tree nearby.
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