"This is where strategies are devised, important announcents are made, and guild matters are discussed," Sia explained, her voice resonating through the hall.
As we walked through, I couldn't help but notice the gazes of so guild mbers directed at .
"Why are everyone staring at ?" I couldn't help but ask Sia.
"About that, You see we can't let a cadet enter the guild because to others it will look like we snatching a promising hero, so everyone is worried about it. Please don't say to anyone outside that you ca, Grace Guild." Sia said with a nervous chuckle.
'Ahh, this woman is not right in her head.' I just shook my head helplessly.
"Anyway let's go downstairs to the parking lot and then I tell you the real reason I called you here," Sia said I simply nodded my head, I knew that she would not call here for anything important.
We descended through a series of stairs, away from the prying eyes of the guild mbers. The atmosphere shifted as we entered a more secluded area beneath the guild.
"Now, Lucas, I'll get straight to the point," Sia began, her tone becoming more serious. "I didn't just call you here to show you around. Have you ever fought a villain?"
I raised an eyebrow, curious about this unexpected question.
"Well if you are talking about people who tried to kill so yeah I fought a villain and I also killed them," I said and rembered the faces of Samual, the assassin that I fought at Silva City, the blond woman who could control other, last but not least Tony stark who turned himself in Fallen human.
"That's good, now get in my car," Sia said and wake toward a red sports car
I followed Sia to the sleek red sports car parked in the guild's underground lot. The car exuded an air of luxury, fitting for soone of Sia's status.
As we got in, Sia started the engine, the powerful purr echoing through the parking lot. The car smoothly glided out of its space and into the illuminated tunnel leading to the surface.
There was silence in the car and my patience was reaching its limit.
I waited for a few monts, then finally asked:
"Uh… Miss Sia? Sorry, but what exactly are we doing?"
She briefly glanced at the control screen of her sports car, sent it into a sharp turn, and answered calmly:
"We are going to hunt down a Villain."
I frowned.
"Villian? What kind of a Villain?"
Sis remained silent for a few monts. Then, she glanced at and smiled darkly:
"...You will know when we reached there."
***
The car sped through the city, weaving through traffic with practised ease. I couldn't shake the growing sense of anticipation and curiosity about what awaited us.
As we approached the outskirts of the city, the urban landscape shifted into a darker, less polished environnt.
"Tell about more this villain we are hunting down" Lucas couldn't help but ask.
Sia was concentrating on driving the car, so she didn't answer imdiately. When she did, however, her voice was strangely calm:
"He is a psychopath."
Lucas frowned.
"An interesting choice of words."
"He was a [B-] rank hero and was a nice one too but suddenly we lost contact with him we thought soone killed him, so we searched for his body but we couldn't find his body either."
A dark expression slowly appeared on her face.
"Then one day he appeared out of nowhere and started to kill people, he also killed many heroes and hunters who went after him. He is very dangerous."
Lucas suddenly felt cold and took a deep breath. He should not be here, if this person killed that many it ans that he can kill Lucas matter of seconds.
This is a job for a professional not for him. Lucas held back his fear and asked, "So did the World Governnt ask you to take care of this?"
Sia glanced at him and smiled.
"Smart. Yes, things are pretty bad and if we don't stop him he will continue to kill. Things like that usually don't get out, because the governnt doesn't want them to. For obvious reasons. Everything is dealt with quietly, but this ti I have to step into this ss.
Lucas didn't speak for a bit. Then, he asked:
"So, what exactly is going to happen? We find this guy, talk him down or overpower him, and then put him in cuffs? And send him to jail or sothing?"
Sia gave him a complicated look. There was almost... pity?
"...No. We are not going to send him to any jail."
Lucas blinked a couple of tis.
"We are going to kill him, that's why I asked if you had ever killed any villain before."
Lucas looked into the window.
"...Ah."
Lucas looked out the window, not sure how he felt about that. Yes, what Sia said made sense. [B-] rank heroes were too powerful and too dangerous. If one of them lost control, then they needed to be dealt with, sohow. If they did not stop him he would continue to kill.
Although harsh, this was the sombre reality. He wasn't against the idea itself.
Finally turning to Sia, Lucas lingered for a few monts and then asked:
"So why , of all people? Why ask to co with you? You knew I'm just at [E] rank while this guy is at [B-] rank."
Sia glanced at him, then grinned.
"Three reasons."
She blew through an intersection, almost crashing into a heavy cargo vehicle, and then dodged it at the last second.
"First, I wanted to show you the harsh reality that is hidden from most people, including you."
"Second, you will see how a Hero fought a villain."
"Third, I'm hoping after all of this is over you will reconsider your decision and join the Grace Guild after graduating from Nova Academy."
Lucas let a big sigh and said in a quiet tone
"...I see."
Seeing a look of fear on Lucas's face, Sia said, " Don't worry you will be fine I'm a [S ] rank hero this will be over before you know it. You will be watching from the sideline."
Lucas's expression changed as soon as he heard that,
'So I'm not going to fight, that's good.' Lucas thought to himself.
"But I have to warn you about sothing."
Lucas raised one of his eyebrows and asked "What is it that I should warn about it?"
Sia gave him a long look and said "It's his magic affinity, He is a Shadow mage."
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