Chapter 25
"… Miss Alina had told me about you accompanying us…" Lord Gallius replied with a cold voice . "Even though you joining Miss Alina is legally allowed, there are many that will still frown upon what you did . "
"Well, as long as it is legal, then I see nothing wrong with it . " Alex replied with a shrug of his shoulders .
"Hmph, its shady characters like you that besmirch the image of the World Esper Organization!" Lord Gallius said as his body bristled .
"I know all about your unlicensed awakening! The only reason that you are not arrested right now is because you awakened under the guidance of Sir Jackal . " Lord Gallius said as he stared at Alex with narrowed eyes .
"What's worse was your very 'dubious' background . If it were not for Sir Jackal himself, then you should have been in the jail already for severe case of identity theft!"
" . . . "
"So, you better behave this time, for I will be watching your actions . " Lord Gallius then spun on his place as he left the house .
Alina, who watched the banter between Alex and Lord Gallius impassively, looked at Alex as she said,
"Let's go now . "
"Ok…" Alex took a deep breath as he followed Alina .
Clint and his wife did not give any farewell to the two, as it was not needed .
Alex looked back at Clint one more time, before giving him another bow .
"Take care . " Clint finally said as he let out a sigh . "You can go back here in the future . That is, if you still have the ability to do so at that time . "
Alex gave Clint another bow before he left the house .
"Now that farewell sounds ominous . " Alex thought to himself as he run after Alina .
"I really hope you can come back . " Clint muttered to himself as he went towards his basement .
Booming sounds were then heard from the basement later, rattling everyone nearby .
They stopped in wonder and fear, as they could only imagine the things that could cause these fearsome sounds .
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"If there is one thing that a technological world should have, it's is obviously a cool flying ship . " Asteria said as she flapped her hands around .
"And this ship we are in right now is a cool flying ship!"
"You already said those things for the 7th time . Sheesh, get a grip already!" Alex muttered to himself as he looked around him .
Right now, he was in an expensive-looking room filled with countless valuables furniture .
One might think that this is a part of a house, but the truth was that Alex was not inside a house right now .
Alex is currently riding a flying ship that is flying across the sky .
The ship itself had a sleek and aerodynamic design, but what made it better was its high-class accommodations inside .
There are countless rooms filled with velvety beds and its other amenities all seek to provide maximum comfort to its passengers .
With just one look, Alex knew that this whole ship was only meant for the extremely special and powerful people, and that Lord Gallius seems to be one of them .
"Well, what a way for him to show off . " Alex muttered to himself as he fully recognized what Lord Gallius was doing .
He's blatantly flaunting about his richness to Alina in order to impress her .
But that attempt of his has failed as Alex could see Alina ignoring Lord Gallius throughout the whole trip .
Needless to say, Lord Gallius was unhappy about this .
Alex could feel Lord Gallius' piercing glares at his back, as if he was wishing that his eyes could bore a hole on Alex .
Alex of course ignored these glares as he continued on just staring outside .
As for Alina, she did not say anything as she just sat on her place, not showing any willingness to communicate .
It was only when Alex offered her food that she moved
But once the food was gone, Alina immediately went back on her stationary state .
"So, everything will just be like this until we reach our destination? I do not know if I can endure all this awkwardness…" Alex thought as he let out a sigh .
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At an unknown location .
Blue light could be seen spilling out everywhere, illuminating the walls of what could be said to be a room .
This room had the dimensions comparable to that of a typical house, only if the house was 100 meters tall, 100 meters wide, and 100 meters long .
There seems to be no human presence in the room, as only countless pieces of wire and machinery could be seen inside the room .
But as the blue light continued on illuminating the whole room, a shadow of a person could be seen hovering at the walls .
This shadow seemed to have a life as it moved horizontally across the wall, only stopping at the middle of the wall .
Of course this shadow was produced by a person, and this person was standing at the center of the room, with his shadow casted by the blue light .
Most of the features of this person seems unidentifiable with the current lighting in the room .
This person however, sported a large afro that is a very rare hairstyle these days .
This afro was swaying side to side as the person inspected the object placed in the center of the room .
All the blue lights inside the room were coming from this object, and from the looks of it, this object will not stop on emitting these blue lights for a long time .
"Victoria, show me the arriving guests later . " The Afro person said as he looked at the object .
"Here is the video . " A disembodied voice came out of the object, which sounded like the eeriest sound that a person could ever hear in their life .
Even the Afro person, who spent a long time with the object, still shivered imperceptibly when the object talked to him .
But now is not the time for the Afro person to complain about the object being creepy, as he focused on the video in front of him .
This video was being emitted by the blue object, and it shows a real-time coverage of Alex, Alina and Lord Gallius sitting awkwardly inside a room .
"There she is…" The Afro person muttered as he looked at the part of the video where Alina was shown .
It was hard to determine what the Afro person was thinking as he looked at Alina that intently .
"Victoria, is there any chances that a mishap on the WEO Headquarters will happen today?" The Afro person had asked this question every single day, just as a way for him to pass his time .
But the Afro person's light-hearted intention was shattered into pieces as the object replied,
"There is a 100% chance of a mishap happening today . User is advised to stay indoors as it will be not safe . "
"Oi, oi, oi… Why did the danger chose to appear now of all times…" The Afro person lamented to himself as he let out a yawn .
"Oi Victoria, tell me who will be in orchestrating this mishap . "
"Sorry, but only people with Class Z clearance can ask this kind of questions . " The object replied bluntly . "User has a Class SS Clearance, so your question cannot be answered . "
"… . . " Upon realizing that he will get nothing from the object for now, the Afro person shook his head as he said,
"Victoria, stay in standby mode . "
All the blue lights inside the room then dimmed as the Afro person left the room .
"Welp, its still the same now . " The Afro person muttered to himself, obviously referring to the object that he was talking to earlier .
"There are still no signs of mental degradation, nor mental obscuration . " The Afro said as he nodded his head .
"Conclusion: The machine is still fully functional . " However, the Afro person seemed to be disappointed as he said these words .
It was as if the Afro person wanted something more to happen at the object .
"Security?" The Afro person suddenly whipped out his phone as he called someone with his phone .
"Em, what can we do sir?" The voice that replied sounded extremely hesitant and scared, as if talking to the Afro person is an extremely forboding and scary matter .
"I have received a warning that the WEO Headquarters will experience an upheaveal today . " The Afro person then continued talking as he ignored the stunned silence on the receiving end .
"As such, I want your firm to send some of their best security personnel to guard this area . As for the other areas, I will just ask the other firms . "
"You won't regret this sir!" The voice on the phone replied as the voice sounded less tense and more high strung than before .
"Make sure that you do your jobs well . If not, then you will regret that you failed . " The Afro person said as he closed the phone shut .
"Now that I have dealt with that, it is now time for my next scheduled meeting . " The Afro person muttered to himself as he shimmered like a rainbow, before his body disappeared entirely .
This display might look and endearing and cute to children, but anyone who had seen rainbow colors before will tell you that these colors are the prelude to a nightmare .