Fishing boats filled the morning harbor, and the fishermen were grumbling bitterly. Members of the Japan Branch were negotiating the specific compensation terms with them.
This was Pier 4 of the Tokyo Port. Today, the Snake Chi Eight Families had rented the entire area. Not only had they applied to the government for a twelve-hour maritime traffic control order, but they had also arrived before the fishing boats could set sail, forbidding the fishermen from going out to sea during this period. All resulting economic losses would be borne entirely by them. Today was fine weather for fishing, but powerful as the Snake Chi Eight Families were, they still couldn't dive into waters teeming with boat traffic to search for and destroy dragon embryos.
"If I'd known we had to be up this early, I would've gone to bed sooner last night," Caesar said, sporting heavy dark circles under his eyes. A little past three in the morning, staff from the Japan Branch had woken them up, telling them to wash up quickly and take a car to the pier.
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