To: Government of Kusari | From: Aegis Initiative

[Empire of Kusari]

Planet Kyushu, Kurume District, House Kusari, 834 A.S

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Vice-Minister of Economy & Industry - Goro Yamakazi

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Good evening, Mister Wood.

Your unusual decision to provide us with "alternatives" made waves across the Ministry and I have the pleasure to act on behalf of Minister Majima to handle this situation.

First and foremost, he wishes to congratulate your excellent sense for business and quite frankly - so do I. We have heard a few things about the Aegis Initiative here in the Ministry, about all of them of positive nature. Your offer is an excellent opportunity to deepen the business ties between our both sides and underlines your unique standing and farsightedness in comparison to the majority of Bounty Hunters.

I am pleased to tell you that as per special provision of Majima-sama, your counter offer is wholeheartedly accepted by the Empire. The Minister wishes to stress that should Aegis Initiative - and by extension yourself - require something out of the ordinary, they may directly contact him. In addition, he urged me to inform you that we will only require one high profile job to be free of charge, with the second task merely seeing a 20% discount of your standard rates.

In service of Kusari,
Goro Yamakazi

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