Come Out

Max rummaged through his jacket pockets, mulling over the information Domingo had left him.

His expression crumpled. He desperately needed sugar, but he didn’t have a lollipop.

‘Was that the last one?’

The rest of the candy was at the District 14 mercenary office. He couldn’t exactly bring a whole candy jar to a construction site.

Max headed to a convenience store. He picked up drinks for the contractors and looked for candy.

He grabbed one at random, since they didn’t seem to carry his usual brand.

‘Chocolate banana flavor?’

It looked sweet enough, so it passed. He paid, went outside, and popped one into his mouth.

Drinks floated around Max, held aloft by telekinesis.

As he returned to the site where the mansion was being built, he thought of the next head of the Cheongrin Family (靑鱗家)...