Adopted Soldier

Sayaka stood there a bit dumbfounded at what Richter said. This old man was actually trying to make Alex a harem, and he even wanted her to be in it. The first thought that popped into Sayaka's mind was, this man really is one crazy m*therf*cker.

'Still the offer really is enticing. This old man is really really strong, the moment he entered the room I could already instinctively tell, he's the same kind of monster as Sir Lyner, Arthur Glory, and Rika Saunter. This old man is on the same league as an SS rank merc, I have no chance in winning in a direct fight. There's no place to hide here in this empty room, and this old man seems to know most of the tricks the Mutsu clan uses. I really have no other choice do I? I could accept the offer for now and think of a way to escape later. Still claiming to be another man's woman aside from Oliver doesn't really sit well with me.'

When Sayaka got to that point in her thoughts she couldn't help but smile the same vicious smile as he teacher Lyner. She was now backed into a corner, and the choices she was given don't really sit well with her. 'This old man is trying to confuse me using the situation and the pressure he's emitting. If he truly wanted to kill them all, he wouldn't have captured them alive. This must be some sort of trick.... Well either way, as Sir Lyner use to say everyone dies someday.'

Sayaka already made her decision. Richter who saw that smile of Sayaka's was reminded of Lyner. He already knew the answer the little girl had the moment he saw that smile of hers.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm afraid I have to decline. My teacher told me to always be true to myself, even if it is to save my friends I can never lie to myself. I'm sure everyone from the Mercenary club would understand me. That's because we all have the same teacher. Sir Lyner would never back down no matter the situation, he would never give in, even in the face of death. Until the end he will always show that fearsome smile of his. I as one of his students should follow such an example, right?"

When Sayaka was done saying what she wanted to say, she suddenly felt an enormous pressure come down upon her. It was like a huge boulder came down onto her shoulders. Sayaka finally noticed the Richter's face that was like a kind old man, turned into a demon's face. She could pretty much feel the killing intent prickling her skin.

"So it's like that, I guess that's to be expected from students of that retard. So you're going to make the same foolish choice as him. Doing what you want is fine and all, but you need the appropriate strength to back it up. Your retard of a teacher had the strength but he lacked the mentality. You on the other hand lack everything, what do you plan to do against me? You and I are of different classes, if I was serious I could kill you using only one arm while blind folded. What's the point of doing what you want, if the end result is death?"

Richter's voice became ice cold making Sayaka feel like she was in a a frozen tundra. Yet even in the face of that overwhelming presence Sayaka smiled.

"Giving in to your demands, to me, is a fate worse than death." Sayaka threw one of her hidden daggers at Richter, where she aimed for his eyes. Richter caught the incoming dagger between his fingers, when he was about to flick it back, Sayaka was already so near Richter and was about to pierce his right eye.

A few more centimeters and she was about to pierce Richter's eye but stopped in the middle. Richter using his other hand was able to catch Sayaka's arm that was about to pierce the dagger into his eyes.

Sayaka was then about to use her free arm to attack, but Richter suddenly twisted the arm he caught. Sayaka was lifted up from the ground while her arm was bending in a bad way. Sayaka gritted her teeth and endured the pain and was about to attack using her legs but then she felt pain in her right leg. She then noticed that the dagger Richter caught had stuck into her knee.

Richter then got a hold of both Sayaka's hands and pressed her down onto the ground, as his foot was weighing down on Sayaka's face.

"An assassin like you fighting someone like me head on, your ancestors must be rolling in their graves. I thought you would be somehow different from the rest of them, but as expected all of you are fools."

Richter who was pinning Sayaka down, saw that even in this situation she was showing that vicious grin. When Richter saw this, he pressed his foot onto Sayaka's face even harder. In this intense situation Sayaka finally lost consciousness, but even then Richter continued to press his foot on her head. Just a little bit more and Sayaka's head would've burst, but Richter finally stopped himself.

'What the hell am I doing?' Richter who finally let Sayaka's body loose asked himself this question. He was extremely irritated on how much influence Lyner had on this children with great potential. Even his own grandson was duped by the fool.

'Even in death you irritate me. The only thing I regret after meeting you was that you didn't die by my hands.' Richter clicked his tongue and contacted a random subordinate using his earpiece.

"Someone bring this girl to the healing station, and once she's fully healed chain her up like the rest of them. Also put her in the doorless room."

Once he was done giving out his orders, Richter looked at Sayaka who was unconscious on the floor and mumbled the words, "how foolish," before leaving the training room.