Chapter 135: EX 135. Gamble
Leon stood there, arms loosely at his sides, eyes narrowed with thoughts swirling behind them like a slow-building storm. The Governor’s offer still echoed in his head, succession. The title of Supreme Warden. It didn’t make sense. The Governor had children. He had a daughter with power that made seasoned Black Vanguards twitch. Why him?
His brows furrowed as his gaze dropped to the floor. ’Why would he want to hand over everything to me? What about his own bloodline? What about Nikko?’
Then he scoffed at himself under his breath.
"What am I doing?" he muttered. "I’m standing here trying to answer my own damn question when the one man who actually knows is standing right in front of me."
Leon looked up. The Governor was still watching him, those eyes like glacier-cut glass were calm, unreadable, and waiting.
Leon took a slow step forward and asked, "Why do you want me to be the next Governor?"
Akira Yakomoto blinked.
There was a beat of silence, just long enough to show he hadn’t expected that question to come so soon, maybe not at all. He cleared his throat, a rare sound that broke the stillness like a snapped thread. Then, for the first time in a long while, the Supreme Warden looked... sheepish. He rubbed the back of his neck and gave Leon an awkward smile that didn’t quite fit his face.
"I suppose I got ahead of myself," Akira said, letting out a short laugh before his posture shifted again.
"It’s because of my Supreme Talent," the Governor said. "Lost Time."
Leon didn’t flinch. He’d figured it was something like that.
The Governor continued.