"Are you saying he can't be trusted to keep it a secret?" Omniel asked.
"I believe that Adam is a trustworthy man, after all, I wouldn't be in the middle of concluding a business deal with him otherwise," Lady Erkath began before adding, "What I'm saying is. Should he refuse to keep it secret, do we have the ability to make him? His ship and tech are already more advanced than what the races of the universe have, I mean, when was the last time you saw a medium-class ship win a six vs one that included two enemy large-class ships and four medium-class?"
"I see your point," Omniel replied thoughtfully.
"Hmmm, you would rather not make an enemy out of him and have, in fact, already invited him to visit your home when he visits Deverinian Prime in the future?
Do you know something I don't?" Omniel asked in surprise as he looked at his sibling, the Demon King.
The room was silent again as they waited for the Demon King to respond; however, even after several moments, it seemed like they had no intention of responding.
"Fine, keep your secrets," Omniel said with a huff before continuing. "It seems our best option then is to let the Universal Senate know about this matter and let them decide on what's best to do."
"I will inform Rowena of the decision the two of you have decided upon then," Erkath replied.
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Director Drot sat behind his desk, working when a noise suddenly came from a small console embedded in his desk.
"What is it?" Drot asked after pressing a button on the embedded console.
"Director Drot, you are receiving a holocall," A voice suddenly said.
"Who is it?"
"An assistant to one of the vice guild masters."
"Then hurry and put them through," Drot ordered as his demeanour changed and he strained in his seat.
Soon, a new notification appeared on the embedded console and as he pressed the button again, a holographic screen appeared above his desk showing a beautiful Sirinian who appeared to be wearing some sort of business attire.
"Assistant Diava, it's a pleasure to see you again," Drot said politely and with a warm smile.
"Director Drot, I believe you have some explaining to do," Diava said with a frown.
"Excuse me?" Drot asked with confusion.
"The bounty you placed on a fellow bounty hunter. Deputy Leader Rolvarud wouldn't normally care about such things since the one in question is only a measly F rank; however, it has attracted much attention on Xer-verse and the newscasts since it was mentioned on The MMM Show.
Deputy Leader Rolvarud is too busy to deal with this personally and so has tasked me with speaking to you about it. Now, kindly give me the full details as to why you placed the bounty."
"Very… very well," Drot said nervously before he began to explain everything that had happened since Dexter first placed a bounty on Spector.
"So what you're telling me is that the Terran Admiral Dexter hired us to eliminate the captain of this ship called Spector because he attacked the SkyTowers on Trillion, and also to capture the ship.
The captain of said ship arrived at the Terrana Five branch of our guild and was subsequently attacked there by the bounty hunters present; however, he managed to defeat them all singlehandedly before he escaped and then proceeded to destroy the guild building using what seems to have been a missile launcher.
You then used your authority to issue a bounty on Oceana Seven after the branch there refused to take action because the ship in question is the one Diva Lorelie is travelling on for her New Genre tour. Did I get everything?" Diava asked with mild disbelief.
"That about sums it up, Assistant Diava."
"Director Drot, are the guild members in your sector of the universe idiots?"
"Pardon?"
"Could they seriously not tell that the Terran Admiral Dexter was using the guild to do his dirty work. As a Terran Admiral, he obviously couldn't have the TISF take action on the Terran Homeworld, and so used the guild to get him the ship.
It was only after the ship's captain attacked the guild building that he had sufficient reason to deploy the TISF. Even if our guild buildings have sovereignty on the piece of land they reside on, the ship's captain still technically attacked the Terran homeworld."
"I… I see," Drot replied nervously.
"This ship and her captain have caused our guild to lose a lot of face, and our reputation has been damaged due to this incident, so it needs to be cleaned up quickly so that we can let everyone know that we don't let things like this go unpunished.
You are to issue a sector-wide bounty for this ship and her crew; the ship is to be captured, and the crew are to be killed.
Should they manage to evade attempts to hunt them while they are still within Sector Seventeen, then you can kiss your job goodbye, and I will have to reevaluate how to deal with them." As Diava finished speaking, she ended the holocall, causing the holographic screen to disappear.
"FUCK!" Drot cursed loudly before slumping back in his chair.
"I have to get that fucking ship; if not, my career is over, and those who hate me will use the opportunity to eliminate me without repercussion," Drot said before using the main console on his desk to write up two new sector-wide bounty notices.
[[Sector-wide Bounty: Universal Sector 17]]
[[Bounty Type: Dead]]
[[Bounty Mission: The crew members of the EDF001-Spector are wanted for the mass murder of many members of the Terrana Five Bounty Hunter Guild and the destruction of its guild building. Target information below.]]
[[Additional Bounty Notes: This is one part of a two-part bounty, and both parts must be completed to claim the reward. Also, it has been confirmed that Diva Rowena Nosferatu, Diva Lorelie and Dragon Princess Tephe are travelling on the same ship as the targets, you are to avoid killing and, if possible, harming these individuals in any way.]]
[[Reward: 10,000 Credits]]
[[Crew Information]]
[[Name: Adam Spencer]]
[[Age: 19 (Universal Calendar)]]
[[YOB: 3228 (Universal Calendar)]]
[[Race: Earthling.]]
[[Species: Humanoid]]
[[Home Planet: Earth (Milky Way Galaxy)]]
[[Registered Ship: EDF001-Spector (Captain)]]
[[Convictions: None]]
[[Mercenary Hall Rank: E]]
[[Bounty Hunter Guild Rank: F]]
[[Name: Stacey Sinclair]]
[[Age: 23 (Universal Calendar)]]
[[YOB: 3223 (Universal Calendar)]]
[[Race: Terran/Brood(75%/25%)]]
[[Species: Humanoid]]
[[Home Planet: Palaxia (Sandanar Galaxy)]]
[[Birth Planet: Darah 5 (Lueat Galaxy)]]
[[Registered Ship: EDF001-Spector (Crew Member)]]
[[Convictions: Petty theft, smuggling.]]
[[Mercenary Hall Rank: None]]
[[Bounty Hunter Guild Rank: None]]
[[Sector-wide Bounty: Universal Sector 17]]
[[Bounty Type: Capture Type]]
[[Bounty Mission: The ship EDF001-Spector is to be captured and returned to the guild with as little damage as possible. Ship information below.]]
[[Additional Bounty Notes: This is one part of a two-part bounty and both parts must be completed to claim the reward.]]
[[Ship Information]]
[[Ship Designation: EDF001-Spector]]
[[Production Date: Unknown.]]
[[Production Location: Unknown (Suspected to be Earth (Milky Way Galaxy), though there is conflicting evidence regarding this. See Notes.)]]
[[Weapons: 3 Laser repeaters, 3 Distortion Repeaters, Seismic charge, Tempest IV EMP Scatter Missiles, Rattler Missiles, 2 rear Ballistic Repeaters]]
[[Defensive Equipment: EM countermeasures, Thermal countermeasures.]]
[[Additional Information: Ship is know to carry other smaller vehicles onboard which include a hoverbike, shuttle and strange fighters (See Notes).]]
[[Notes: Ship appears to be highly advanced, which is strange since the planet the captain is from is reported to not even be capable of interstellar travel yet.
The ship is capable of deploying 6 miniature fighters that look similar to the main ship; these fighters appear to operate as a squadron and are capable of flying in several different formations. Each fighter appears to be equipped with a powerful single laser repeater.]]
[[Reward: 15,000 Credits + Guild Rank Promotion]]
"Let's see how you deal with this, HAHAHAHAHA", Drot said before laughing crazily as he published the new guild bounty.
In every Bounty Hunter Guild building across Sector 17, an alert suddenly rang to signify that an important bounty had been placed by the guild. Everyone was shocked when they saw that it was actually two sector-wide bounties, as those were hardly ever placed.
However, as everyone saw the rewards, looks of greed appeared on their faces. Since this was a two-part bounty and both needed to be completed, it meant that the total reward they would receive was 25,000 credits and a guild rank promotion.
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"Well fuck," The leader of the Oceana Seven Bounty Hunter Guild said when he saw the bounty placements. He wasn't worried about the Merinmian bounty hunters accepting the sector-wide bounty, as everyone knew that this Adam Spencer was Diva Lorelie's bodyguard and now boyfriend.
No, what concerned him was the bounty hunters of other races currently in the Oceana Galaxy, not to mention the bounty hunters in all the other galaxies in Universal Sector 17.