CHAPTER 372: THAT’S NOT JEALOUSY?

Admiral Harlia called Pablo.

Pablo picked it up.

He asked her what she wanted and she said:

"Gather all your troops in ground 2. I am also coming there. It’s time you tell me your plan for the mission and I give my permission."

"Why will I share my plan with anyone though?" Pablo asked.

But he shouldn’t have.

"Mind your tongue. It’s me you are talking with. I am giving you an order so follow it. That’s all. Come to ground 2 as fast as possible."

BEEP!

She cut the call.

Pablo sighed.

"Only she can talk to me like this. She hasn’t seen my terror yet."

Shaking his head, Pablo called someone.

"Draxus, gather all my soldiers in ground 2. That’s our new ground since I am the second Marshal and all. Anyway, the Admiral is coming to meet us there. Do it fast. I am also going. Flashy is in his father’s house. Gerald Harlow is the name. Make them both come to the ground. Alright?"

"Sure. I’ll do it."

"Good."

BEEP!

Pablo cut the call.

He wore his Marshal uniform, spared one glance at the sleeping Sera and left the room.

Then, before moving forward, he went to the rooms next to Sera.

He went to eight rooms like that and after finishing his work, he finally started walking towards ground 2.

"Why are you taking them with you?" Cupid asked.

’There’s a reason. You will know it soon enough.’

Pablo gave a cryptic answer and Cupid didn’t ask further as well.

Eventually, he reached ground 2 and it was already filled with soldiers.

Pablo stepped forward and stood in front of all of them.

Ground 2 was bigger than ground 7, the ground which belonged to him before. But Pablo had nothing to do with its size right now.

All the soldiers stood straight, their eyes focused on Pablo.

Pablo also gazed around at all of them.

He counted them one by one and realized they were just ninety-eight.

Two soldiers were missing.

’Draxus and Flashy still haven’t arrived yet. Fine. I’ll wait a little more.’

Pablo remained silent and so did the soldiers.

No one said anything as Pablo’s face told them that it was a serious matter and all of them also knew that the Admiral was coming too. They couldn’t be joking around now.

KREECH!

The gate of the ground opened.

Pablo looked over his shoulder.

He saw three people.

Two in Abyssal Butchers’ uniform and one in formal attire.

"Good morning, Boss." Flashy greeted Pablo.

"Just go and stand there."

"Sure. Looks like it serious."

Flashy joined the other soldiers.

Gerald was behind Flashy and he gave a slight nod to Pablo.

Pablo returned it and Gerald went to stand with Flashy.

"Are you fine, czar?" Draxus asked.

"Yeah."

Draxus gazed behind Pablo.

"They are here too. Is it their time now?"

"Yes. I will share everything."

Draxus nodded and went to stand with the soldiers.

Flashy watched all that with an intense gaze.

Draxus was standing beside him and he saw that too.

"Don’t be jealous, Flashy. You just have to ask important questions and Czar would talk to you too. It’s not like he hates you."

"I am not jealous."

"Then why were you glaring at me?"

"That’s... because your uniform looks nicer than mine."

"... Isn’t this what jealousy is?"

"Not on my terms."

"God bless you."

"Fuck you."

"Gay."

"... I will ki-"

"Ahem!"

Pablo cleared his throat.

Flashy shut his mouth and casted his gaze downwards.

He didn’t meet Pablo’s eyes but Draxus did.

Pablo gave him a look saying, ’I can hear you both. Shut the fuck up.’

Draxus bowed his head a little and no one said anything after that.

They all waited for Pablo to speak but Pablo was waiting for someone else.

So silence stayed on the ground but only for a few more seconds as eventually...

THUMP!

Someone landed from the sky on the ground. Just beside Pablo.

Pablo didn’t even flinch as he had expected an entry like that but the soldiers were for sure weren’t expecting that. They were looking at the door but the entry happened from out of syllabus.

"Salute the Admiral, soldiers!" Pablo shouted.

The soldiers obliged and all of them saluted.

The one who had jumped on the ground was none other than Harlia.

She nodded at the salute of the soldiers but before addressing them, she turned her head behind.

"Who are they?" She asked Pablo.

"You will know soon enough, Admiral."

Harlia shrugged and focused on the soldiers again.

"How are you all doing, soldiers?"

"Good."

"I can’t hear you!"

"We are doing great!!"

The soldiers shouted and Harlia smiled.

"That’s the spirit. Now do you all know why I am here? And wha-"

Harlia paused.

She was just looking around the soldiers when her eyes fell on someone out of place.

"What the fuck a random man doing here?" She asked.

Everyone knew whom she was talking about so Pablo explained to her.

"He is part of the mission too, Admiral. His wife was sold to the Cannibals so he will also go to the Hollow Kingdom with me."

"I see. Make sur-"

"Yes. He will not come in my way. If he is dying, no one will turn around to save him."

Harlia nodded. She didn’t even get to complete her sentence as Pablo answered before that. Which was good. Time was saved.

Therefore, she proceeded with the main thing.

"I am here to listen to Pablo’s plan and tell him whether it’s good or not. You all are required to pay utmost attention and if someone spoke out of line, I will kill him right away. Got that?"

"Yess!"

"Alright, Pablo. Start talking."

"Yes."

Pablo stepped forward.

"Each and everyone present here on this ground, except the Admiral, are going to the Hollow Kingdom. Our purpose is one simple thing—To know the ins and outs of the Cannibals’ army."

Pablo roamed his eyes around each soldier.

"It is very unlikely that the Cannibals have something formidable against us but still it’s better to know the enemy before going to a war. That’s why..."

Pablo paused, he took a breath and started the main topic.

"I came up with a plan."