Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 222

The team traveled back to Starkhold without incident and marked their mission as complete.

A day later, they got the confirmation from the client that the mission was completed, and they received their payment.

Everyone gathered at the bar, and Horatio accepted the payment.

Ten Ether Stones.

If divided by five, everyone would get two Ether Stones.

But that was not how the distribution in a team went.

Due to the responsibility, the leader got two shares instead of one.

Because of that, everyone would get 1.66 Ether Stones, while Horatio would get 3.33.

Kyle looked at his share of the loot and raised an eyebrow. fгeewebnovёl.com

"I think there was a mistake," he said. "I got two shares."

Horatio just smiled. "Have you not realized it yet?" he asked with a chuckle. "You were our leader."

"Eh, what?" Kyle asked. "But you were the leader."

"Oh? And what decision did I make?" he asked.

"Eeehhh," Kyle said, thinking back.

He tried to think of a time Horatio made a decision, but Horatio always asked Kyle for everything and simply went with what Kyle said every single time.

"Why?" Kyle asked. "Why did you go with everything I said?"

"Why not?" Horatio asked. "It was the right decision every single time. I simply deferred to your experience and judgment. The only thing I did was to take on the responsibility."

"Yes, and that's exactly why you get more shares," Kyle said. "If this mission went tits-up, you would be the one in the most trouble."

Horatio laughed. "Yes, and I also had the power to override your decisions, but I didn't. You know why? Because none of your decisions had been wrong."

"If I had overridden even one of your decisions, I would be taking the extra share, but I didn't need to."

"You were a good leader. So, you deserve a leader's share."

Kyle frowned.

"Was all of this to teach me something?" he asked.

"Maybe," Horatio said with a laugh.

Kyle sighed. "Alright, I get it. Maybe I can actually be a leader."

"You really lack confidence in your judgment," Horatio said. "You obviously know what you're doing, but when there is responsibility attached to your decisions, you seem to lack confidence."

Kyle scratched the back of his head. "Guess I do."

'Pretty sure that's because of Theodor's constant abuse. Guy always tells me how stupid I am.'

Yet, Kyle still pushed the leader's share to Horatio. "This time, I still want you to take your fair share. Officially, you were our leader. You had the responsibility. I will take the leader's share when I am officially the leader. Being the unofficial leader is not enough."

"Well, I won't say no," Horatio said, accepting the leader's share. "Thank you."

"No, thank you," Kyle answered with a smile.

Everyone else also accepted their shares.

"So, how are we going to call our team?" Falk asked.

Bormine looked at the others with interest as he scratched his chin.

Tracy looked at Falk with confusion.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"This mission worked out pretty well despite the unforeseen circumstances, right?" Falk asked. "Our abilities also fit each other very well. Why not make this an official team?"

Tracy seemed to think about that for a while.

"I would be happy to join," Horatio said.

Bormine glanced at Kyle before nodding. "I'm also in."

Naturally, Falk was the one who suggested it, which meant he was also willing to join.

'Not sure,' Kyle thought. 'If I join a team, I will lose my status as a free agent, and I can't really help the other members of the Stark Brotherhood anymore. My Ether Stone income will drop.'

'However, with a team, my contribution points income will increase.'

Kyle thought about his investigations.

'Also, isn't my purpose to become stronger? I'm not here to become rich.'

'I need experience and tough battles. With a proper team, I can take on harder missions.'

'I think it's worth it.'

"I'm also in," Kyle said.