At Brilliant Guild headquarters.“The unending greed of the zombies was conquered by a single stroke of the sword…” Fredrick’s son, Mike, was talking to the guild members while they were repairing the damaged infrastructure.“You’re surely exaggerating things, Young Master Mike.”“I heard there were thousands of zombies. How can a single swing of a sword destroy all of them?”“Even if our entire guild fights those monsters, we will suffer heavy losses against such numbers!”“Heh,” Mike snorted. “If you don’t believe me, that’s your own problem. I’m just telling you guys what my dad told me.”“So, who’s the guy who saved the city?”“It’s the Empyrean,” Mike said.“What? But you said that the zombies were killed by a sword user. The Empyrean isn’t known to use a sword!”“Huh! Did the Empyrean ever tell you that he can’t use a sword?” Mike blurted. “Most of the supersoldiers don't even know what kind of powers he has. So, how can you assume that he can’t use a sword?”At the Mayor's offi

Later that morning.David and Noelle arrived at the Sunrise hotel, but to their shock, they couldn’t get their car into the parking lot as it was full.There were so many people waiting outside. It wasn’t just the press, but a lot of citizens were also present.The reporters wanted to interview the owner of Sunrise hotel, whereas the people wanted to thank him for his unprecedented donation to the city.“Looks like it wasn’t just you who wants to have a moment of his time, Dad,” Noelle looked at her dad. “What are you going to do now? Wait here?”“Don’t you have his phone number?” David asked back.“Yeah. I do, but… he’s not answering,” Noelle replied.David couldn’t help but frown. “If he made you his assistant, he should answer your calls, right?”“He’s the one who hired me, Dad. So it’s the opposite,” Noelle was frank. “I need to answer his calls 24/7, but he doesn’t have to answer my calls.”“Tsk,” David seemed annoyed.“Anyway, we can’t get in with the car, so let’s go by foot,”

Being the thick-skinned girl Noelle was, she quickly came over to Sawyer and said, “You didn’t answer my calls. I thought you were dead.”“I wanted to see if you’d be butthurt because of it and stay at home, or if you’d overcome that and come to meet me,” Sawyer replied. “And you passed.”“Sir Sawyer. Who is she?” the mayor curiously asked.“She’s my assistant, Mayor Benedict,” Sawyer introduced her.“Oh,” the mayor’s expression changed. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” He offered a handshake.Noelle happily shook the mayor’s hand.Even David Deville had achieved that feat only a handful of times in his whole life.“Can you tell me your number?” Benedict asked her.Benedict was a man in his fifties. He’s asking it because of her position as Sawyer’s assistant, and not because he was interested in Noelle.Noelle understood that much and shared her number with him.“Come with us,” Sawyer told her. “We’re going to tour the city.”“Um,” Noelle asked in a low voice, “Can I bring my dad with

The military truck moved from one street to another, and Sawyer kept writing checks in large sums, giving money not to individuals but to groups.Noelle was calculating the money he had given so far. It roughly added up to a hundred and forty billion dollars.“Just how much more is he going to give?” Noelle wondered.Soon, they arrived at a tech company named Quantara. The whole building collapsed, and five employees also died.“Who owns this company?” Sawyer asked.Benedict looked at his personal assistant.But before they could respond, David stepped forward. “My family owns over fifty percent of the shares of this company. Sasha is the CEO of this company.”“How much is the company worth?” Sawyer asked.“A little over 2 billion dollars,” David stated, “sir.”“What about the profits?”“A few hundred million a year.”“So you can use the company’s profits to rebuild the headquarters,” Sawyer stated.“That’s…” David’s tongue felt like it got stuck in the mouth.Noelle also was not expe

After many hours of nonstop travel, the military truck arrived at the hospital that was owned by the Fletcher family.Ashton and Eureka were both present there.Ashton was shamelessly waving his hand at the mayor. Eureka tried not to make eye contact with Sawyer.“It seems Vicky Fletcher is still in the hospital,” Mayor Benedict was talking with Sawyer. “Those two are Ashton and Eureka. They are both quite promising. They defended the hospital from the criminals. If you give them both medals, it will help boost your image, too.”Sawyer looked at Ashton.Ashton was smiling with a bit of pride in his eyes.Sawyer still couldn’t forget how Ashton touched Sasha’s thigh under the table without her permission. (I broke his teeth, but clearly that wasn’t enough.)“I appreciate that you two stood guard and took care of the criminals who attacked the hospital,” Sawyer said. “Even though it’s your own hospital, your bravery and sense of duty can’t be overlooked. As a token of appreciation, I wo