Life at the Top

“You used him while he simultaneously used you, and both of you teamed up to get rid of me. Now that I’ve joined this game as well, I suppose the three of us will just be plotting against each other. Perhaps we’ll find out where our real friends and enemies lie.”

Gale was silent until he heard Jasper’s words and replied solemnly, “How about we work together?”

Jasper chuckled and said, “You really are a sly old man, Old Master Hurlbutt. It’s a shame that I’ve already paid my price and I not the kind of person to fall for the same mistake twice.”

“And you’re not afraid that I’ll work together with Alban again?” Gale asked meaningfully.

“I am, that’s why I called in advance. Be it you or anyone else behind you, Old Master Hurlbutt, I suggest you get rid of me right off the bat with the first attack. Don’t give me a chance to turn the tables and take revenge.”

“Unfortunately for you people, I’m no longer the same small wooden raft that capsizes at the slightest wave and has to be careful not to offend anyone anymore.”

Jasper hung up the phone immediately after he finished speaking.

when he heard the static on the other end of

rage when Old Master Law had first warned

genuinely felt deeply threatened by Jasper’s seemingly

had long known Jasper, and the two had even partnered on many

to completely crush his rivals and

Gale

offended Jasper

raft, huh. I really regret not capsizing you back then. You… really have grown from that

…

“Overpowering.”

the man speak on the phone

be careful not to offend people no matter what we do. Look at you, you still get targeted no matter how cautious you are, no? So f*ck who the other person is,