Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 83 - IT'S PAYDAY! PAYDAY! GONNA GET MUCH FOR PAYDAY!

PHASE 83 - IT’S PAYDAY! PAYDAY! GONNA GET MUCH FOR PAYDAY!

And thus, Key’s mystery arc has ended. Time for some fillers.

It was Sunday in the evening, and we just finished our dinner. Amy called me for a private one-on-one talk in the corner of the living room while everybody is busy minding their own business.

“Here. Take it.” Amy presented a small envelope.

I was ready to drop my rejection line to her in case that the thing inside was a confession letter. But no. It’s not. It’s better than the sweetest love letter written in history.

“S-S-Seventy thousand!?” I exclaimed due to shock. It was real! A seventy thousand check, named to me! I’m hearing the angels sing! Hallelujah!

“That’s your compensation as a member of the Aether Crusade. We finally pinpointed the enemy base. The Black Cross will handle the raid from now on and they will initiate the attack this December.”

“So you’re telling me that the investigation on the New Order has been finished?”

“Yep~” Amy smiled. “Though we can still join the raid for additional compensation.”

I raised the check and displayed it to everyone’s faces. “Woohoo!”I shouted with joy! “I got a 70,000!!!”

Amy keeps elbowing me, telling me to settle down. I failed to control my outburst, so now I have everyone’s attention.

“I-I’m glad for you, Rikkun!” Tiara clasped her hands. “I… Necchan only gave me 60,000.”

“You got 60,000? I only got 30,000!” Kristoff said with his disappointed face.  

“Wait, you guys are getting paid?” Heushac scratched his head.

“Hey, Jeannette. You’re being biased here. I thought we’ll get compensation due to our contribution to the investigation. You sent me to investigate five cities, and I even went with you last week.” Kristoff groaned.

“You didn’t contribute that much. You just flirted with Gate Guardians from different cities and forgot your duty as a detective. You went home with empty handed. And you just served as my bodyguard last week.” Amy curled her eyebrows, indicating that she’s furious. “Just be glad that I’m not dismissing you yet.”

“Y-You’re right…” Kristoff smiled while sweating non-stop.

Key suddenly commented in a monotonous voice. “I see. So having a good flirty relationship with your boss will give you a raise, while having an expired romantic relationship with your boss would get you dismissed. Jeannette’s way of giving salaries is like the typical boss of any company.”

“H-Hey!!!” Amy was flustered.

Thanks for the analogy, Key. I now know a great life hack that would save my corporate career in the future.

Amy then pulled another envelope and reached it to Heushac. “Here. It’s the combined efforts of Helena, Key and yours. Spend it wisely.”

I peeked at Heushac’s shoulder as he shakingly opened the envelope. And that thing made me want to complain a lot more like Kristoff.

“500,000!!!” I gasped before fainting.

“T-That’s a lot of burgers and tacos!” Tiara had her mouth drooling.

“You can actually buy a badass brand new car with that.” Kristoff said.

“W-Why is this so big?” Heushac turned to Amy. “I think I don’t deserve it.”