“Sweet, sweet promotion, here I come.” Leon mused, inspecting the red gem between his forefinger and thumb, turning on his heel slowly.

He meets your annoyed gaze with a smirk, waving the gem to spite you– rubbing it in your face that he managed to get it before you. “Oh, I bet you wish you were me right now.”

It was a mission that would be rewarded with a promotion if you and Leon were to retrieve the objective, plus a huge bonus. But Leon had it stuck in his head that whoever got the gem first would be promoted, making it a big farce.