Micheal"s heart pounded in his chest as he looked at the infamous, S Ranked G.o.dfather of the G.o.dfather Organization, a man that was immensely more powerful than he was at the present moment. His mind raced ahead of him as he continued to project his air of confidence, smiling genteelly.After a moment, he added a hint of rather genuine nervousness, leaking some of his true feelings.
"Bahahaha, lad. I"m glad I finally get to meet you too." Cameron seemed amused at Micheal"s antics, his perceptive eyes missing nothing.
"I"ve heard much about you, from young s.h.i.+n and a few other sources." Cameron"s arms rested on the armrests of his chair as he gazed at Micheal. After he finished talking, he raised his right arm casually.
Immediately, a comfortable looking cus.h.i.+oned chair appeared in front of the G.o.dfather. It wasn"t as large as the man"s grand resting armchair, but it still looked rather cozy.
"Have a seat." He motioned at Micheal.
Micheal took a step forward and then sat down nervously. He let his very real nervousness show for a reason.
Even if he was a genius, he would still be wary when facing the 2nd ranked S Ranker, the second most powerful man in the entire Main Cl.u.s.ter. The leader of a gargantuan, multi-million member organization.
If he acted like he wasn"t even bothered, he would be giving himself away.
And that was something that the Vile King, if he truly had infected Cameron, would take great interest in.
"I can"t show even a hint of my real self here." Micheal"s plans had been thrown asunder.
He had originally planned on opening up a bit to Head Cameron. Of everyone in the Main Cl.u.s.ter, Cameron was revered as practically a saint. He was a genuinely charitable person that even Micheal had looked up to.
If the man was infected with a Seed, however… that was a risk he couldn"t take.
Micheal clenched his fists ever so slightly before releasing them, a hint of rage filling him.
Bad things always seemed to happen to good people. He hated that about the 7 Layers. People that did good always had to put up with more danger, more stress, and more pain. It was never fair.
"My apologies, Head, for not informing you of my presence. My worry for my friends overwhelmed my common sense." Micheal started off by apologizing. As it stood, he had penetrated deep into the territory of the G.o.dfather Organization without permission, a crime in its own right.
"Oh, that"s no problem, lad." Cameron waved off Michael"s worries casually,
"s.h.i.+n has informed me that you and Sophia have formed a team with him. I do not begrudge my Executives the right to form their own private forces. It"s dangerous to fight alone in the 7 Layers."
"Nice job, s.h.i.+n!" Micheal smiled internally. He hadn"t thought about the fact that the Executives, and Sub-Executives like s.h.i.+n, were given quite a bit of leeway for their own teams.
"Still, going forward in the future, you"ll need to receive your official Emblem credentials. You"ll need to talk to s.h.i.+n about that before you leave. He"ll be able to direct you." Cameron nodded his head.
"Of course!" Micheal replied quickly. He had no intentions of wasting s.h.i.+n"s efforts here. If it was like this, they would have practically free reign in the territory of the G.o.dfather Organization.
The G.o.dfather studied Micheal for a moment in silence after Micheal replied, his eyes taking on a bit of a brooding look. Just as he opened his mouth to continue his questions…
"Um… excuse me?" A quiet, feminine voice sounded off from down the hallway, behind Head Cameron"s chair.
Both Micheal and Cameron froze for a split second before they simultaneously leaned or peered over.
Standing in the middle of the hallway was a 15 or 16 year old girl dressed in a patient"s gown. She had pallid skin and listless brown hair, a girl that was clearly recovering from some type of illness, someone that was being treated here.
"Yes, child?" Cameron"s heavy aura seemed to dissipate as he faced the young girl, adopting a friendly smile.
"Um… can you let me walk by? My friend"s room is just a few doors past that corner, Head Cameron." The girl ducked her head apologetically.
"Ah."
"Ah."
Both Micheal and Cameron let out simultaneous "Ah"s as they realized something. Head Cameron"s luxurious armchair was completely blocking off the hallway. They were situated right at the corner, meaning if they sent the clearly sick girl away, she would have to walk all the way around the entire floor to get to her friend"s room.
"O-o-of course! Cough!" Head Cameron coughed and cleared his throat, his eyes flicking to the right and left guiltily like a child that had been caught stealing a cookie from the cookie jar.
Micheal watched on in mild amus.e.m.e.nt. The Head was infamous for being a softie when it came to the weak, sickly, or young. He was truly a good person. It would break Micheal"s heart if he had to kill him.
"Displace." Cameron muttered a single word, causing his eyes to glow with green light.
The world around Micheal abruptly flipped upside down.
"Woah!" Micheal yelped, unable to help himself as his chair fell upward. Without any action on his part, the chair flipped around and righted itself, as if guided by currents of gravity.
An instant later, Micheal found himself seated quite comfortably on the ceiling of the hallway, looking down at a world that felt jarringly out of place.
"You can walk by now, child. I"ve returned the ground to normal." Cameron"s voice caught Micheal"s attention as Micheal looked over towards him.
Cameron"s large armchair had, somehow, flipped around as well and was seated on the ceiling. The man rested upside down like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Thank you, G.o.dfather!!" The girl didn"t hesitate as she quickly rushed past, moving almost as if she were used to situations like this and this was a semi-normal occurrence. Micheal watched her run by, musing silently in his head.
"Wow. What a versatile power." Head Cameron"s control of his Ability was extremely fine-tuned for someone with such a relatively low Soul stat.
"Ahem…" Head Cameron coughed a second time as he focused back on Micheal.
"As I was about to say… I"m glad we finally got to meet, Micheal. I"ve seen the report on your actions when operating under your Emissary Heron ident.i.ty." The G.o.dfather"s voice suddenly became serious.
Micheal tensed up slightly as he heard this, preparing for any response at all.
However, as if to belay his worries, Cameron simply shrugged,
"While I don"t approve of killing others so quickly, from what we can tell, all the times you acted seemed to be in self-defense."
Micheal blinked.
"Huh? Were they all really?" He thought back to his actions in the Main Cl.u.s.ter or in the Stardust Cl.u.s.ter.
The only really notable thing he"d done was kill the Black Flag Pirates, who were known villains in the first place, wipe out a ton of Morenkai, and kill or try to kill some of the members of the Nightrunner Numbers as well as Emissary Leila. the Black Witch.
In all of those situations, Micheal had acted in seeming self-defense. His actions of killing Emissary Leila could even be construed as killing someone that had attacked him.
He, technically, wasn"t in the wrong for any of these actions.
"Well isn"t that convenient." He smiled slightly as he realized this. If his targets kept willingly attacking him, he could keep on murdering them without even looking evil. He hadn"t considered that line of thought.
"And after reading all of that information, and learning that you are one of Sub-Executive s.h.i.+n"s teammates, I wanted to meet you personally for a reason." Head Cameron finished speaking for a moment, giving Micheal a slow nod.
"A reason?" When Micheal heard that, he couldn"t help but frown. He had literally no idea what Cameron could be thinking of.
"It has to do with our Hidden Truths Department." As Cameron replied, the man threw out a small, silver Silence Disk. It was an Artifact that cost 48,000 Points in the Shop. It could block off all sound from leaving an area, keeping his and Micheal"s conversation perfectly private.
"Your Hidden Truths Department?" When Micheal heard the name of the "Department," his frown deepened,
"I don"t think I"m aware of any such Department. Is it a private organization?" He had never heard of the group.
"No, it"s a secret team organized by yours truly, here in the G.o.dfather Organization." Cameron smiled gently,
"I wouldn"t expect you to have heard of it. It has "Hidden" in the name, after all. Bahaha." The G.o.dfather laughed at his own joke.
"Huh." Micheal blinked slowly,
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He had never heard of, read about, or seen any information at all that related to this specific group. Not in any of his reading, any of his research, or just in general conversation ever.
Not even once.
He found that incredibly unusual.
"Yes, just myself, Admiral Cardell, and the members of the Department are aware of it. It"s a bit of a secret project of mine, you could say." Head Cameron continued.
When Micheal heard this, all he did was inhale slightly, showing little to no reaction. Internally, however, warning signals had gone flying.
"A secret group hidden within the G.o.dfather Organization that only Admiral Cardell, and its members, knew about in the original timeline?" If Cardell had indeed been and remained infected by the Vile King in the first timeline, then it was entirely possible this Department forever remained a secret, known only to the Vile King.
"The Vile King wouldn"t have bothered hiding this Department for no reason." Micheal"s interest flared up at an all-time high as he spoke aloud,
"This Hidden Truths Department… if you"re fine with telling me about it, would you mind telling me what it"s about?" He shrugged as he spoke, showing only a suitable amount of interest.
"In due time, lad. First, however, I have a question for you, Micheal." Cameron held a hand up. Micheal tensed as he wracked his brain, readying himself to answer a mult.i.tude of questions.
"Have you heard of the Monster Cla.s.s Morenkai Nest?"
Micheal blinked.
That was not the question he had expected to be asked.
"Yes. It"s located in the depths of The Towers that lead to the Second Layer, right?" He had never been to the Monster Cla.s.s Nest in person. When it had been his time to take the Subway to the next Layer, he had rushed through as quickly as possible, trying only to survive.
"Yes, that is accurate. The reason I bring this up is because that Nest is why I"m here with you today." Cameron paused for a moment before he continued,
"I am organizing a small expedition to the Monster Cla.s.s Morenkai Nest to test the findings of the Department and I want you to join it. Your Life Orb Mastery Ability is uniquely suited to help. I"ve already checked with your leader, s.h.i.+n, and he"s agreed to do me a favor and let you accompany me on this mission."
Micheal blinked again. His face remained neutral as he dissected exactly what Cameron said. He was tempted to wrinkle his nose when he heard s.h.i.+n being described as "his leader."
"I see." He didn"t, at all, actually, but there would be time for questions later.
"And what findings would that be?" Visiting the Monster Cla.s.s Morenkai Nest by himself would be suicide, but if Head Cameron was truly accompanying him, it would be another story. Dangerous, yes, but completely doable.
Before he made any decisions, however, it was best to find out all the information he could.
"First, let me explain what the Hidden Truths Department is." Cameron quickly launched into a brief explanation.
The Hidden Truths Department wasn"t a large Department. According to the Head, it only had 5 permanent members, with only 3 of them being full members of the G.o.dfather Organization. There was also a large cast, in the thousands, of other researchers that researched certain things without knowing the overall direction.
When combined together, the group was a specialized research team that was, of all things, focused on discovering the secrets of the First Layer. On understanding why Morenkai did what they did, on why the Cl.u.s.ters existed as they did, on every little facet of reality.
And as Cameron finished his explanation, he unveiled a startling revelation.
"The Morenkai, the Great Bridges, the endless skysc.r.a.pers and gra.s.sy plains, the various scattered Nests, the Golden Morenkai, and even the Monster Cla.s.s Morenkai…
"Everything in the First Layer is connected.
"And I believe my Hidden Truths Department has found out something incredible." Cameron smiled, his pure, white teeth gleaming as his voice dropped to a whisper,
"I believe we have found a way to make the First Layer safe."
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