"I'm sorry, but I can't join the Kaizer Fleet. Your great great grandfather may be an inspiration to me, and I do respect you. However, my goal is to build my own force and rise up through the ranks as a mercenary by my own efforts. I'd be abandoning this path if I came to work under you."
Liesel did not look surprised by Avery's rejection. Yet, it still left a sharp pain in her stomach.
This had really been her last big chance to try and bring some strong allies with her before she returned home.
Just a few days ago, she had been informed that after she completed a couple more high-profile jobs, she would be advanced to the rank of five star.
Her initial plan was to win the competition to raise her notoriety and increase her worth, but that had not gone well.
Not only had she failed to ever reach the top spot once during the competition, it had ended in a very anticlimactic way.
