Chapter 7: Resignation and New Threats

"Timi na liar!"

Everybody dey shout now. If to say na market, dem for begin throw pure water.

"I no expect say na this kind person e be!"

Dem dey point, dey snap picture. Some dey type live update for online.

"To add one or two join e report na small thing, but to talk say hundred thousand? You think say we be mumu?"

People dey vex. Some dey wipe sweat, some dey hiss. Na so wahala dey spread.

Everybody dey complain.

If you never suffer for border, you no go know how body dey pain after fight.

Chief Okechukwu talk, "See ehn, just apologize to the person wey suffer and help calm people down."

E dey expect say I go bow, talk sorry. But for my mind, I dey reason say e no go change anything.

Musa add, "I feel say we need to check Timi loyalty again. I no dey comfortable make am dey guard border."

E voice sharp, e eye dey shine. E dey happy say e go get my post.

Before e finish, I raise my voice, "I quit!"

Voice loud, clear. Even security man for door hear me.

As I talk am, I tear my badge commot from my chest.

Badge fall for ground, echo for chamber. Some people mouth open, some dey nod. Some people even stand, dey record with phone, ready to post am online. Hashtag #TimiResign go soon trend.

Everywhere scatter.

Noise. Some dey shout, some dey clap. Na drama.

Chief Okechukwu and Musa shock—

Their face just freeze, like cold breeze blow them. E never happen before.

Dem no believe say I fit resign like that, sharp-sharp.

Dem think say I go beg, or at least talk sorry. But na me, Timi. I no dey fake.

"So na threat you dey try use for me now?"

Okechukwu voice low, but e get warning inside.

Chief Okechukwu face dark.

If you see e eye, you go know say e dey cook plan.

Musa hiss, "Timi, you think say you still be the only SSS-level strong man? We get three SSS-level ability users now."

E dey shake head, dey form lion. As if na competition.

E look Chief Okechukwu.

Both of them just release their power.

Room begin shake, air dey heavy. Some chairs dey vibrate. People dey sweat.

The pressure strong so tay, some people for the room no fit open eye.

You go see grown men dey cover face, dey look ground.

"Chai! See power!"

One small boy for back whisper. E voice no even reach neck.

"Na so SSS-level dey be?"

Another person dey fan face, dey try catch breath.

"God! Before, one SSS-level fit guard border, now three dey. We fit even attack now!"

E dey talk with hope. Some dey nod, dey dream of big things.

"With these people, Timi no too important again."

Some dey laugh. Some dey plan for future.

People just dey talk up and down.

If you never fight war, you go always think say new broom go sweep better.

Na that time, the third SSS-level person waka come front.

E walk slow, step heavy. Everybody turn look.

As I see who e be, my mind just cut—

Heart beat miss one second. The person wey I see, na the last person I expect for this kain gathering. The air cold, people begin dey whisper. My hand grip tight, ready for anything. If wahala wan start, make e start here. My own dey ready.