Chapter 53: Private Talk
[3rd Person’s POV]
The night the Alpha team went to the funeral hall, Allen had been sneaking glances at Jade. He wanted to ask something, but he couldn’t find the right word to say.
His gaze then would shift to his captain, Claude, wondering if it would be best to talk to him first. After a few minutes of contemplating, he decided to talk to his captain, but then, he lost sight of him.
He asked Jade where Claude was.
"I last saw him talking with Commander Lan," Jade replied. He looked like he was in a hurry; thus, Allen excused himself and searched for Claude.
He found the man outside the funeral hall, gazing blankly at the flickering light of the lamppost, with his hands in his pockets. He approached him, his silent footsteps did not escape the captain’s sharp senses.
Claude turned slightly and met his eyes.
Allen did not beat around the bush. "I heard you were talking with the commander. It’s about another mission, isn’t it? An Infernal Vortex appeared in the third region."
Claude did not answer. He looked away and just gave a light nod.
Allen sighed. "Captain, did you ask the commander to assign our team as the scavenger team again? Or, given that this is an Infernal Vortex, you flatly declined the mission?"
"What the hell are you implying?" Claude gave Allen a sideways glance. He didn’t like Allen’s tone, as if the guy knew what was on his mind.