Chapter 1122: Orders

"Erwin, Aileen. I know this is hard to accept, but this should be our priority right now if we want to win."

Aileen and Erwin looked at each other. Melody had truly done everything she could to persuade them this time.

Aileen scratched the back of her head. "To be honest, my goal was originally Tier 8, so I never intended to go past that. Meeting Clovis was something unexpected, so it’s just a matter of time. Besides, I’ve become a Tier 8 human much faster compared to the elites thanks to Clovis."

"I know, right?" Erwin smiled. "Please lift up your head, Melody. There is no need for you to convince us. There is only one person who can lead us. Don’t you know how our Clovis already are?"

"Right?" Aileen smiled. "He would adjust the plan personally whenever something went wrong. When there was a problem, he would be at the center of that problem, trying to protect us as if he were ready to sacrifice his own life just to save us if things really went wrong.

"Sometimes, I wanted Clovis to just tell us to sacrifice our lives or at least allow any of us to take points. However, he never did it."

Erwin closed his eyes with a smile. "When we fought an unbeatable beast, he would ask me and the others, including Jay, to support the guardians. In the end, that order didn’t just help Christina and Ragna, but also protected us, who were behind the shields. In the end, Clovis would be the only person to deal damage, which would put himself in danger."

"I heard that Clovis got pretty angry when Maya took us down." Aileen chuckled.

"I heard that too." Erwin laughed. "There’s no need for you to ask us. Rather, you may want to ask Jay or Angelia since they’re going to be more stubborn than us."

"I know." Melody nodded with a serious expression. "I’ve to convince them now, the two people who have the biggest desire to become Tier 9 human."

"If you need help, just tell me about it." Erwin pointed at himself. "If it’s Jay, I will punch him until I crush several of his teeth."

Melody just smiled and headed to Jay. She had prepared for a few reasons to persuade Jay, but to her surprise, right after she spoke, Jay said, "Sure."

"Eh?" Melody looked dumbfounded. "Sure?"

"Aren’t you going to ask me to give up the chance to become a Tier 9? Well, that’s not the correct word. Postpone!"

"That’s..." Melody looked down. "Yes."

"Then do it. I don’t mind. It’s about time. All this time, Clovis has been too selfish and shared everything with the group. It’s time for him to be a bit more selfish.

"Besides, there are only two people who have the ability to fully utilize the power of Tier 9. They’re Clovis and Christina.

"It’s only normal for our leader to be the strongest. And with his quality, he is the only one qualified to go against our enemy. It’s his family’s problem. So, yeah, just let him do it.

"Though, it’s a bit disappointing that you are the one asking me right now. He should have just come to me and ordered it."

"That’s..." Melody wanted to correct him, since she knew that kind of action would cause an issue.

"I know. He’s too soft for that. Anyway, lead me to Angelia."

"To Angelia? Why?"

"Why? Of course, to persuade her."

"..." Melody frowned, wondering if she should bring Jay or not. However, Jay was definitely an excellent vice captain. He knew his limits. It might be fine to bring him to Angelia.

In the end, both of them headed to the second floor and entered a plain white room where Angelia was imagining drawing a bow.

As soon as Angelia opened her eyes after noticing their arrival, Jay stepped forward and spoke first before Melody.

"Angelia. From this point on, we shall focus all the resources from Another World Mall on Clovis. No one shall receive the ingredients from Clovis, you too.

"This is an order, not a request. If you want to blame someone, blame me. I am the one who gives the orders.

"If I don’t do this, Clovis won’t be able to do it. However, let me remind you that your current achievement is thanks to Clovis. Your bow, or even your current strength... it’s time for you to repay it.

"Besides, it won’t last for long. It will be around one year... two at most. So, yeah. Clovis will be focusing on his duty as the captain right now."

"..." Angelia furrowed her eyebrows. As expected, she didn’t like this decision.

However, Angelia also found Jay’s argument understandable.

Clovis had given her the bow made of the strongest metal. In addition, he had also shown the paintings or equipped her with items from Another World Mall.

"Well, if you are thinking of doing your job to help Clovis, it’s your job. If you want to help Clovis, do it right now. It’s temporary anyway. You won’t be able to reach Tier 9 if he dies."

"Jay!" Melody was trying to stop him, but Jay didn’t stop.

Fortunately, right after he opened his mouth again, Angelia waved his hand. "Okay, stop! I got it!"

Jay narrowed his eyes.

Angelia shook her head helplessly. "No wonder you’re the vice captain, Jay. I guess our captain is too soft."

"No shit."

"Well, it’s true." Angelia nodded in understanding. "I will step back then, since it’s an order. Will it be fast enough for him to reach Tier 9?"

"I don’t think so. His absorption rate is 15%, so even if we hunt some Tier 8 beasts, we won’t be able to do it fast enough. But it will still allow him to be quite close to it. I don’t know if this is going to be enough, but the only thing we can do is to buy as much time as possible."

"I see." Angelia had accepted it. "Let’s do it then."