[One month later, with Liora, who was pretty nonchalant about the situation and actually helped with surprising cooperation, you were finally able to catch Maelis rrow.]
This woman is really a bitch... Noel couldn’t help but think as he read about the behaviors of Liora, his disgust evident in the way his expression darkened.
And his low opinion of her beca even lower.
Still, he was pretty satisfied by this outco, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
[She was pretty resentful and wanted to be killed. But you didn’t allow her that rcy. Instead, you spent a huge amount of money to ask for the assistance of soone from the Order of Veil, to assist Lirien, in enslaving her.]
[Finally, you fulfilled your promise to yourself, putting a dog collar on Maelis and Liora with deliberate ceremony, telling them that their lives from now on were nothing but that of pets for you.]
[Three months passed. The shockwave of your actions, be it for killing those still weak but talented people or the complete annihilation of the rrow family, gathered many dissatisfied voices in the Hidden Society.]
[But no one dared to make a move, with how you were already being infamous for how crazy you were. And there were still the Cross and Everen houses, and even the Hollow Sun cult behind you, forming sothing along the line of an alliance that few would dare to challenge.]
[All of that though was not on your mind. Instead, you were focused on the Control Law, as you were finally able to express it in the outside world. And instead of the first mastery stage, Trace, you had moved on to the second one, Initial Understanding.]
[Just then, as you were still absorbed in the mont where your efforts were finally being rewarded, Selena, Lilith, and Serah appeared before you. Their expressions were grave.]
[You seed to understand what was going on. But you didn’t voice your thoughts and let them say it themselves.]
[They told you there would be a prompt gathering for all the major forces in the world, and whatever had happened, it was serious enough to unite even longti enemies.]
[At such news, your eyes went to the silent Serah, as you asked her to say what she had to reveal.]
["So, you know after all," Serah said, as she chuckled dejectedly, then explained that it was just like you thought. It was about the dinsion you had warned her about the last ti.]
So it’s not about the Averna continent, but this dinsion?
Noel raised his eyebrows at this thought, now wondering where this was all leading, his mind already racing through the implications of what this gathering might an for his carefully laid plans.
[All eyes beca focused on you at these words from Serah, but you didn’t bother explaining anything further. After all, you actually didn’t know anything more than you shared, instead you told them, "Let’s go," intending to go with them and find out exactly what was going on.]
[Officially showing yourself to the hidden society after 15 years, and coming along with three beautiful young won at your side and another three mature ones following behind, garnered you many attentions.]
[Words from jealous n like, "The Forr Cross Heir is now living off won now," were not a few among the whispers.]
[But in the end, the cliche of soone obstructing or challenging you didn’t happen, and you simply moved on to the main gathering hall where the actual eting would take place — one reserved for the heads of organizations, noble houses, and even the leaders of the four major factions.]
So I’m finally going there, but instead of being the head of the house, I’m accompanying one?
Noel clenched his hand, upon reading this kind of outco.
[Inside a very grand hall, where an enormous table dominated the center with chairs arranged in precise formation around its periter, your group finally separated as each mber moved to their designated position.]
[Serah moved forward and took her place standing behind an empty seat, Selena positioned herself behind her mother Clarissa, while you assud your position behind Lilith.]
[Coincidentally, your seating arrangent made you stand beside Elsa, who was standing behind her father, but you simply nodded at her before you moved your gaze toward the entrance, where the four faction leaders were going to enter from.]
[The first to enter was a terrifying old man whose very presence seed to radiate madness, his nacing aura filling the space around him like a suffocating fog.]
[The hall, which had maintained a respectful silence, transford into sothing eerily quiet as the man — the leader of the Hollow Sun cult — was announced by his titles and na before taking his seat at the position Serah had been guarding.]
[You could imdiately sense his intense scrutiny boring into you, as though you had stolen sothing infinitely precious from him. And so, rather than eting his gaze directly, you moved your attention to the Witch Queen, a mature and strikingly voluptuous woman who entered after him.]
[Your eyes narrowed dangerously, and killing intent began brewing in their depths. However, when the Witch Queen noticed your hostile reaction and responded with nothing more than an amused smile, and understanding your current situation, you chose not to dwell on her presence.]
[Following her entrance ca Edith. Your eyes t hers directly, and for a brief mont, you caught sight of growing interest flickering across her features. You simply nodded in acknowledgnt without speaking, then turned your focus toward the final arrival.]
[The Star Guardian Leader — the one proclaid as the strongest individual currently alive — entered with an aura that seed utterly unfathomable.]
[He was soone you had once set your sights on surpassing before losing your mories. But knowing such a goal was now impossible for you, you didn’t allow yourself to dwell on him and instead directed your gaze forward, letting the upcoming eting’s content occupy your thoughts entirely.]
Blinking his eyes, Noel for a mont doubted the text he read.
To him now, surpassing the Star Guardian leader was like an inevitability, so how had it suddenly beco sothing impossible?
For a mont, Noel found himself pondering this contradiction before the realization struck him.
To his simulated self, such a feat truly was impossible, after all.
But even then, with his high self-estimate, did he really need to think like this?
Noel found that notion distasteful, after all.
[The eting officially comnced once the Star Guardian arrived, though surprisingly, instead of him speaking first, the Hollow Sun Leader took the initiative.]
[He detailed their discovery of a corrupted dinsion saturated with Darkness Law and sothing else entirely — an unknown force that appeared to erode whatever it contacted, emphasizing the catastrophic danger it represented.]
[Each of the four major factions made their input after that, and only then did the discussion open to the other organization leaders present.]
[The eting continued for a considerable duration before concluding with a grim declaration: the Four major factions would unite their efforts for this crisis, and all other organizations were obligated to provide assistance.]
[Unlike everyone else who now wore expressions of grave concern, you remained completely nonchalant. You were preparing to depart when Elsa suddenly intercepted you.]
[Observing her troubled expression, you guided her to a more private location before finally prompting her to speak.]
["Would things have been different if I had accepted your offer back then?" She posed this question first, her tone bearing none of her usual proud confidence, and you remained silent.]
[She didn’t appear to expect a response from you, however. Instead of elaborating further, she threw herself at you and claid your lips with desperate urgency.]
[She seed to desperately want you, and while you didn’t like this kind of thing, in the end, you still spent one night with her before she went back without saying any more words to you.]
[Her need for you seed overwhelming, and while you typically wouldn’t have been moved by this kind of behaviors, this ti was different.]
What was different? Noel amused, wanted to to ask himself in the simulation.
That’s aside though, there’s really sothing going on with this woman!
Noel confird his thoughts after he read the sudden unexpected developnt of the events.
[You ultimately spent the night with her before she departed without another word.]
[You slightly pondered on her situation before you decided not to complicate it and simply returned to your residence.]
[There, you t Lirien and inford her that your instructions remained unchanged. She should double her efforts and utilize the entire Zero Division as she gathered intelligence.]
[Lirien didn’t question your orders and simply moved to continue her mission, while you returned to practicing the Blood Scripture with renewed focus.]
[24 years old, you had already finished refining your liver and progressed to working on your Kidneys.]
[Six months passed when you heard disturbing news. The dinsion filled with Darkness Law and that unknown erosive force, now designated as the Wane Dinsion, had finally begun expanding onto Earth itself.]
[Whether it was the four major factions or everyone else, all seed helpless against its advance, unable to seal it or completely halt its relentless progression.]
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