Hours later...
Reaching Ravah was not easy. There was no direct transport to the territory. Anyone with business there needed their own private vehicles to reach a point near the territory. From there, they had to meet a contact and only then travel into Ravah.
This was to avoid getting shot on sight or mistaken for a hostile enemy.
After all, Ravah had its own special place in the world of black-market trade.
So even those with long-standing dealings found it complicated to enter. For outsiders with different agendas, the difficulty multiplied tenfold.
Thus, the mission group had to take a different, safer route. More than half a day had passed since they left the Order, and they still had not reached the island. There were multiple drop-offs and pick-ups, regrouping with the Bellemonte men waiting at one docking point, and then moving on toward the final stop before Ravah.
"Haha!"
As the small boat approached the docking point, everyone heard a loud call from the front. Instinctively, the squad turned their heads and saw a lean, tall man waving both arms high in the air.
"Haha!!"
He wasn’t laughing — he was calling someone.
"Haha?" Scarlet muttered, narrowing her eyes toward the front of the boat. "Who is he calling such a weird name?"
There, Haji stood beside Baby and the captain. The grin on Haji’s face was the same unshakeable smile she had failed to remove earlier.
"There," Haji said with a light chuckle, nodding to the small ship’s captain. "It’s safe."
The captain nodded. Baby, towering over most of the squad, scanned the surroundings. They had left the Order at dawn, but here, the sky was still dark — and because the area was isolated, it looked even darker than normal.
They were close to Ravah now. So, everyone’s guard was up.
"Haha?" Atlas repeated quietly, glancing at Lola for answers.
Lola shrugged. "That’s what they call him. Funny, isn’t it?"
"Strange, I’d say," Atlas whispered, both of them waiting as the boat drifted closer.
But before the ship even reached the landing, Haji hopped off the deck and leapt onto the wooden platform.
"Yo!" Haji opened his arms wide.
The man welcomed him enthusiastically, hugging him with a loud slap on the back. Their hands smacked each other’s backs twice, then clasped as they pulled apart briefly—only to hug again.
One look was enough to tell that these two had a strong bond from the past.
"Haha, you have no idea how surprised I was when you called!" the man laughed, gripping Haji’s shoulder with a light shake. "How are you holding up, buddy?"
Haji smirked. "Alive."
A brief silence hung between them before the man nodded.
"You are, man. You are. Good to see you, Haha."
Soon, the entire squad — along with the Bellemonte men — disembarked and stood on the same landing where Haji and the man reunited.
Haji stepped aside. "Right. These are the people I’m going with."
The man’s eyes skimmed over the group, but without interest. He expected never to see these faces again, so he didn’t bother remembering any.
He turned back to Haji.

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