Chapter 665

“So, on your very first day at Arasaka, Miss Maki Takemura decides to skip work and come hang out with us old classmates and a fixer?”

Karl leaned against Afterlife’s iconic neon, watching Maki—who had followed him and David here in a Delamain cab—peer wide-eyed around the mercenary mecca. Her fingers absentmindedly traced the bullet dents in the bar counter. His words earned him an immediate, puff-cheeked glare from her.

“I did not skip work!” She jabbed her finger between Karl and David. “Ask David if you don’t believe me! Today was only the interview and paperwork—final approval comes tomorrow. That’s when it’s official.”