Friend or a foe?

Everyone in the meeting room was silent.

Aaron just finished telling everything on the USB Aurora gave him the other day.

The misfit gang leaving Aurora, each had a different expression on their face.

Ana was concerned about him.

Erisviel had a serious face on her.

Zulkernyn had a neutral face, the glass he had on his hand started to have cracks appear on it.

Ian was angry, his anger towards the Blood family was apparent after going through all the reports.

Sabastian was silent.

From outside, it looked like he doesn't care.

But inside, he was seething as Aaron can feel an unusual aura Sabastian was giving off.

Aaron sighed before speaking.

"We will soon go to Starfall City. Star fall city will be our first objective. We will slowly expand 'Ember' and make it the top organisation in this country."

"Recently we had no choice but to ask for a favour from Sabastian's sister, Yaksha. Our resources aren't much. We need more resources for Nameless! We had no choice and had to make a deal with an Abyss merchant for materials."

"Just like mine, Nyx and Sabastian also have their family breathing down their necks."

"We only have a grace period of 1 year before we will start to see some difficulties in our progress. So we have to make use of this 1 year as much as we can and prepare ourselves!"

"Unlike other organisations, Nameless has the largest information network spread throughout in Country O! So we have to make use of our intelligence department and gather everything we can on all of the organisation that rules this country's underground world." Aaron said looking at Erina before turning towards Terry.

"As for ember~~

~~~

After the meeting,

The misfit gang were at the patio near the lake.

"I thought, I would be free and can do anything I wanted to do after joining this organisation. But who knew that after joining, I would be working my skinny ass towards death!" Complained Erisviel.

She was already working her ass off with Arrow tech, but now she will also have to work along with the intelligence department too!

"I'm sorry, Eris. I promise I will start working at the company starting tomorrow!"

Erisviel rolled her eyes.

Aaron knows she was just joking, but he admits that Erisviel has been working hard for the past few months.

He needs to stop slacking and start working seriously from now on, Aaron thought in his mind.

"By the way, where's Nyx?" Asked Ian.

"She has food poisoning. Don't worry she is resting at home."

Ana hearing Aaron started worrying for Nyx.

Aaron didn't notice but Sabastian can see, Ana's concern for Nyx.

"The Bloods are going to be a pain! The Heilige family is starting to pressure my mother. My sister gave me a warning last time when I went to meet her. The Heilige family are also questioning my engagement with Nyx. so far Nyx has not been introduced as my fiancee formally, so they are concerned about that."

"Oh come on, You too!" Aaron complained raising his voice.

Cassandra called Nyx sometime ago to talk about formally introducing Sabastian as her fiance to the Prince family.

Nyx almost flipped a table hearing her Aunt.

The thought of Sabastian and her together drives Nyx crazy!

"I see, so the Prince family also has started to question the engagement!" Sabastian wasn't surprised, many factions at the Prince family are wary of the engagement and possible alliance of Nyx with the Heilige family.

The engagement is being used against those factions as a deterrent to keep them in check.

Especially, Lyle Prince.

"This engagement facade will not last long. I believe they will start to raise their voice after graduation and pressure you guys to hurry and announce the engagement." Aurora suddenly spoke, leaving both Aaron and Sabastian in despair.

"I think I'm going to vomit!" Sabastian feeling nauseous covered his mouth.

"You fool don't show your face to me, every time I see your face it makes me want to punch it!" Aaron complained grumbling.

"You guys! You think you two have it worse, huh! I found out the b**tard that I met on the date will also join Carson Elites. Just imagining that idiot's face makes me want to kill him!"

Everyone turned to Aurora when they heard her.

"Speaking of that date, how did it go? You never told us about that date." Erisviel asked, curious about the date.

"Don't have me started on how that idiot ticked me off! That guy was a piece of s*it, that's it."

Still, reluctantly Aurora told the gang about her date with Kieran.

"Wow!" Ian.

"Aren't you a bit too 'arsh on 'im?" Ana.

"Aren't you the one who ticked him off in the first place?" Erisviel.

"I wonder who are you going to end up with, in the end! Aren't you going to be a virgin forever like this?" Sabastian.

"..." Zulkernyn shaking his head, went to play with his cats.

'These guys, they are at it again!' He said in his mind.

"I don't know why, but I want to kill that guy for some reason!" Aaron.

Aurora hearing everyone rolled her eyes.

"Oi, Aaron! You're releasing your sis-con aura, calm down!" Ian yelled seeing Aaron playing with his cane.

He was changing HaloCutie's form between a scythe and a cane, repeatedly.

"First of all, I'm not being harsh on him. He is just like that, you will know when you meet him. Second of all, I admit! I ticked him off first but I couldn't help myself, my mouth chatter on by itself. Third of all, I'm not a virgin. And finally, Aaron! Don't do anything stupid. Even if it was a joke, I can tell when you are serious!" The sudden change in Aaron took Aurora by surprise.

"..." Sabastian's jaw dropped hearing Aurora.

"Not a virgin?" Erisviel thought she heard it wrong.

"Vho vas the guy?" Ana asked taking a note pad out of nowhere to take notes.

"Or was it a girl?" Ian asked knowing Aurora's sexual orientation.

"Alright, I'm out!" Zulkernyn felt that this conversation is his cue for leave. He won't ever talk or take part in these kinds of embarrassing topics. Zulkernyn even feels hand-holding is very lewd if the other persons is not a friend!

"Meow!" (Humans!) Shaved wolf commented, shaking his head.

"Haha, I was just joking! Hahaha." Aaron still had a serious expression on his face as he awkwardly laughed.

(A/E: He's not joking...he really meant it!)

The misfit gang started to relax, forgetting their future worries for now.

~~~

In a training room, Takashi was swinging a Katana.

A man in his 60s entered the training room.

Seeing the man, Takashi stopped swinging his Katana.

"Grandpa Kousei!" Takashi called out to the man.

"Master Takashi!" The old man bowed before Takashi.

Takashi sighed seeing the old man bow.

He told the old man many times when they are alone they can discard the formalities between them but the old man doesn't heed to his words.

"Speak, grandpa Kousei. Is there anything you need my help with?"

"No, Master Takashi. I came here to give you the reports on the task you asked the intelligent branch!"

Recalling the matter, Takashi nodded.

"Then tell me, have you found her grandpa?"

"I apologise to you master, on behalf of our intelligence branch. We have failed you, we have tried to look for the person you ask us to find but the person doesn't seem to exist! We can't find the person name, Rory at all. What is even more surprising is that there's no record of her anywhere!"

Takashi frowned. hearing Kousei.

Thinking for a moment, Takashi asked to confirm his thoughts.

"The CCTV cameras on the area also have their records tampered with, right?"

"Yes, master! It is as you have said, all the security cameras in the district have their records tampered with on random times. The intelligent branch believes, it is a work of a genius hacker! They have never seen anything like this, there were no records nor they can any way retrieve the lost footage from the cameras."

"I see, then don't bother searching for her. Tell our people to discontinue the search. That will be all, grandpa, Kousei!"

The old man nodded and bowed before leaving.

Takashi alone in the training room fell into feel thought.

Sighing, he gave up thinking after some time.

"Who are you, Rory! A friend or a foe?" Muttered Takashi.