Between Guns and Roses

Association Meeting

Takagawa and Marcello were seen practicing martial arts in the training hall. With Takagawa's help, Marcello is guided to improve his sword-playing abilities.

The Katana sword is a famous weapon in Japan, it is not unusual for Takagawa to master the melee weapon.

"Call your hands forward firmly!" Takagawa said while giving an example of a movement.

Marcello watched for a moment, then tried it.

"Let's get your power out!" Takagawa said encouragingly.

Several times Marcello tried the move, but still the results have not satisfied Takagawa.

"You're agile, it's just a little underpowered. Waita minute!" Takagawa said, then he picked up some bamboo used for sword practice. Then line the bamboo and tie it one by one firmly until it can stand up straight.

"Now you're trying to cut that bamboo with your sword! Make him into little pieces!" Takagawa's Order.

Marcello then mounted the horses and drew his sword on a bamboo stand.

"Hmm," Takagawa muttered softly.

He did not think that Marcello could not cut or slice, even just a little scratch.

"Let me give you an example" he said briefly.

Then put the horses facing the other bamboo ties, he slowly took a breath.

The srek! The srek! The srek!

Three slashes managed to make a piece of bamboo into 4 pieces. Marcello immediately applauded after seeing Takagawa give an example.

"Get your sword tight like this!" Takagawa gave the instructions followed by Marcello next to him.

"Then lift high until your grasp is over your head!"

"Then swing with all your might, for the bamboo to split!"

"Yahoooooooo!!!"

They both scream together.

SREK!!!

Their slashes managed to cut through such a hard bamboo.

Marcello looks excited after his efforts are now paying off.

"You try again with the other bamboo!" Takagawa.

"The harder the bamboo gets, the harder it is!" he added encouragingly.

Marcello just nodded, he said nothing but following Takagawa's instructions.

Slowly but surely all the movements exemplified by Takagawa he did, and now the movement is more powerful. The longer his movements got faster, making Takagawa even more surprised.

"Hmm, your movements are already agile. Because your small body makes everything light" Takagawa said, looking at Marcello's focus.

"Just stay focused energy and the right fulcrum so that the energy produced is greater," he added.

Marcello stopped his movements, then looked towards Takagawa.

"I'm just training my strength, right?" Ask.

"Yes, after this we exercise so that your muscles are not in vain" replied Takagawa.

Marcello just nodded slowly and continued his practice, while Takagawa only watched at a distance that was not too far away while occasionally giving instructions.

On the other side of the Hall, Pablo was watching them. Every now and then he smiles at Marcello's growing development under Takagawa's direct guidance.

Pablo is dependent on Marcello. Although his men are many, but still difficult if you want to be a believer.

Except Marcello, Pablo was from the beginning already interested in the attitude of Marcello who did not talk too much, not easy to give up.

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Acquolina Cafe today closed, Pedro deliberately closed his cafe because there will be important meetings with several members of the association. He has turned the customer room into a meeting room, the large screen has also been plastered against the wall facing the meeting members.

Antonio and Anna appear to be present at the meeting led directly by Pedro. The number of members present was not too many, only 6 people including Antonio, Anna, and Pedro. While the other 3 people were people who had just returned from the Black Shadow headquarters, including Jian Chen, Yuan Dao, and Dong Shu.

"How did it go?" Pedro asked the three of them.

Jian Chen who looked leisurely replied, "We are like silly people, scattering money for the sake of a stone that is no different from any other stone. Huft!"

He said, holding the stone of Menhir in his hand.

"Hahahaha, I should instead be your bodyguard. How ridiculous!" Dong Shu, who had a slightly raised nose, said Chen with a joke.

In contrast to his two colleagues, Yuan Dao seemed indifferent to hearing the chattering of his friends. He doesn't talk too much, if it doesn't really matter.

Pedro sighed for a moment looking at their conversation.

"So you're sorry you helped me?" Pedro asked with a piercing glare.

Suddenly the room became quiet, their babbling stopped after Pedro asked his question. Not a single person dared to answer, not even an Antonio himself.

"I only asked the three of you for help just to find information, no matter how I didn't care. All I want is information!" Said Pedro firmly.

The members of the branch association from China no one answered, they just looked down not daring to look at Pedro's face. They all know the reputation of Pedro who is a senior member among others.

Besides, in the room was an Antonio whom they feared the most. With just one move Antonio could easily finish off the three of them.

Plus the woman sitting next to Antonio, Anna Ivanova. Women who are rank 2 type of execution, making the three people who are the type of strategy become covered in cold sweat.

The three members of the branch from China were deliberately brought by Pedro in order to infiltrate the Black Shadow headquarters easily. Armed with Pedro's false identity, the three of them can enter and return safely.

"What did you find there?" Pedro asked coldly.

Suddenly Yuan Dao stood up, then walked towards Pedro while handing him two sunglasses.

"Please check, everything is there" he said calmly.

Pedro then plugs a small cable on the two glasses, so that it can be connected to a small projector that leads to the screen.

Before long the screen showed a video recording of the trip of the three people when entering the Black Shadow headquarters.

The glasses they wear are sophisticated glasses created by the association technology, the glasses are used to help the performance of the type of strategy in charge of collecting information

"Oh, it turns out like this is the content of the Black Shadow headquarters," said Antonio casually, greeted by the agitated gazes of the three members from China.

"I don't think there are too many people, where are they?" Anna, who was silent, replied.

"When we entered, it was still quiet. Only that person led us to Pablo's place" Jian Chen replied.

The entire meeting nodded in a sign of understanding. In contrast to Pedro, he seemed to be seriously paying attention to the image on that screen, trying to find some important information.

Suddenly he stopped the video.

"Who is he?" Pedro asked as he pointed to a screen featuring an Asian man who looked foreign to him.

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