Hearing the seriousness in her tone, the others exchanged glances.
Olivia chid in from the side, "But if we do this... we might risk getting discovered..."
"It’s fine."
Margareth smiled, "I’ll talk to the commander and that bitch about this. It’s ti for us to be on the offensive after all these years of hiding."
Even though she seed a little impulsive in this instant, Hassan, Ethan, Olivia, and Veronica all knew Margareth well.
They knew there was a reason she beca the second-in-command back when they were still the Twilight Task Force.
"Alright, tell us the details of the plan," Veronica said after a short mont of silence.
Margareth, seeing her comrades’ belief in her, could not help but feel a little touched.
"Let’s all take a shower first. We’ll et in the eting room by 4 am, okay?"
""""Understood.""""
***
While the five’s eting was underway...
Zen had just gotten back into his room.
He plopped onto his bed with a jump, staring at the ceiling with an obviously bored gaze.
"What should I do now..."
Zen thought out loud, his voice lethargic.
"Seriously, why did Teacher have to kill , tch..."
He knew the reason fully well due to Arthur’s note, but he still felt indignant.
Closing his eyes, he tried to sense his storage artifact.
Sure enough, in the blank white space, two cubes could be seen floating a few distances away from the wooden table and other things that Arthur left behind.
"What am I going to do with this...?"
Zen scratched the back of his head, feeling a little underwheld.
That was right.
These two cubes were none other than the byproduct of him using Contain on both the teor and Atomic Rend earlier.
"Well, I can’t just throw them away, after all..."
Thinking of the aftermath and the damage that would happen had he thrown the contained teor and Atomic Rend, Zen could not help but shiver.
"I guess I’ll just leave it be for now. It’s not like it’s using my magic to sustain it... Maybe I’ll have a use for it in the future, who knows?"
This was another aspect that he had noticed about the storage artifact that Arthur and Adara had given him.
When Zen held the contained teor and Atomic Rend in the outside world earlier, his mana was being continuously drained in order to maintain it.
However, the mont he put it inside his storage artifact, the consumption stopped.
He thought for a mont as an idea popped up in his head, "This space has the sa principles as Contain, wherein ti seems not to exist..."
"This ans that I can bring food from here to the Free World and vice versa!" Added him after a mont of thought.
"Right!"
Zen beca even more excited, "Since this place stops ti, then any items I put in this retain the sa state they had from the mont before they entered this space."
"With this logic, even high perishable goods can last indefinitely..."
In his mind, he could not help but imagine himself copying other main characters in so shows who lived a simple life as a chef, bringing Earth’s cuisine to another world.
"Maybe I can start a restaurant and be just like them..."
Ideas upon ideas popped up inside Zen’s head.
This lasted for about twenty-five minutes before he suddenly stopped talking.
Then, in the next mont...
"AHHH!!!"
Zen suddenly got a pillow and pressed it on his face, screaming into it.
He waved his limbs randomly, looking like soone who was being possessed by an evil spirit.
"I. Am. So. Bored."
Zen said firmly, thinking, ’Just how am I able to survive up to this point!?’
He thought of watching so ani, shows, movies, or reading so novels, manga, manhwa, and the like.
He also thought of checking so social dia platforms using his phone, but unfortunately, his interest in those things seed to have faded since the launch of the Free World.
"Hmph, I’ll just sleep and pass the ti."
Zen even inwardly wished that when he woke up, it would be three days later, so he did not have to wait for too long.
Closing his eyes, he tried to sleep.
"..."
"It’s too bright..."
Zen opened one of his eyes and saw the blinding light from the ceiling.
Then, with a wave of his hand, small mana spheres gently touched the light switch with precision.
Tick—
"Okay, that’s better..."
With a satisfied smile, Zen closed his eyes again.
And using his Cell Control, he quickly fell asleep.
After all, it was a subskill from his Immortal Cells, which enabled him to have cellular control over his own body.
This made it possible for him to even control bodily functions and the like.
Moreover, the control he had over his own cells could be extended towards other people with physical contact due to his Profane Transfiguration.
***
The next day...
"Good morning, Mom!Good morning, Dad!!"
Zen cheerfully greeted his parents, who were currently eating breakfast at the table.
Sera gave him a sideways glance and scoffed, not bothering to pay any attention to her brother’s obvious attempt at taunting her.
Looking at her nonchalant face, Zen chuckled and ruffled her white hair, "Good morning, Sis~."
"Hmph! ’Morning."
Zen sat beside her and spoke, "Why did you not eat at the cafeteria instead?"
The cafeteria was open 24/7 and offered a wide variety of dishes in a buffet style. Back when the family arrived at the Eden Republic for the first ti, they t with Margareth and Nana in one of its private rooms.
"h, there are too many people there. Even in the private room, I can’t be comfortable as I am... So we decided to eat here instead." Ren said as he enjoyed his cup of coffee.
Rina sat beside her husband and smiled, "Dad’s right. Besides, isn’t it nice to spend ti with family once in a while? Especially you, Zen. You’re always in the ga..."
At the end of her words, Rina could not help but sulk a little.
"I’m sorry. It’s just that—"
Before Zen could speak, Ren interrupted him, "Don’t worry about it, son. We understand. It’s just that we can’t help but miss your presence sotis."
At his words, Sera harrumphed.
"Haha..."
Zen could not help but chuckle, "You don’t have to worry about it, Mom, Dad. I will be going to et with you all the next ti I enter the ga."
"Eh? Really, Brother?" Sera’s eyes shone as soon as she heard his words.
"Mhm. But I’ll need the na of the place where you currently are in the ga, so I can see who’s the closest." Zen responded as he took a bite of his pancake.
Ren and Rina also looked at each other, seeing a smile on their faces.
The forr was the first to speak, "You ntioned back then that you’re in the Kingdom of Light, right?"
"Yes. Dad."
"Let’s go to the eting room later to see the hologram of the Free World’s map that you had acquired." Rina smiled gently.
Sera was also visibly excited, "Let’s et later in the ga, Brother! I’ll show you how strong I’ve beco!!"
"Oh, about that... I can’t enter the ga yet..." Zen scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed smile.
Ren’s and Rina’s brows shot up as the latter asked, "Why is that?"
"Ehem..."
Clearing his throat with a cough, Zen carefully responded, "The case is... I kind of... died in the ga. So I’ll still have to wait around... two and a half days before I enter the ga again..."
Seeing their worried eyes, Zen imdiately waved his hands, "B-But I’m fine, really. Dying in the ga isn’t really painful at all. It felt just like a normal ga."
Even though he had high Intelligence Stat and skills associated with it, he could not help but panic in the face of his parents, especially now that he knew he had done sothing that would worry them.
’Ugh, it’s not like I can hide the fact that I died though...’
After all, they knew that Zen preferred staying inside the ga out of all people.
Therefore, his voluntarily staying off the ga was already suspicious.
Thinking this, Zen decided to change the topic, "Oh, by the way, Mom, Dad. When I enter the ga, there’s no need to administer any fluids to ."
"Don’t worry about it. Veronica and I have already thought about it, considering that you told us about your special condition. We administered the IV fluid to you just in case..."
Ren responded, seemingly letting go of the matter regarding his son’s death in the ga.
Although Rina seed to want more answers, she ultimately held herself back.
However, Sera, who was sitting beside her brother, whispered, "Don’t be shy to tell us if you ever have worries, okay?"
"..."
Hearing her say so affectionate words, which she was normally allergic to, Zen prevented himself from making any sarcastic remarks.
Instead, he nodded and gently smiled, "Noted."
The family then continued sharing conversations about their experiences in the ga over breakfast.
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