Conference

Location: The Northern Continent

Zone: Unknown

Date: Year 2109 of the Magic Era, According to the Archivist

On top of one of the highest mountains in the world, Stood a bald man with 2 masked figures around him

The bald man was standing in front of what seemed like an ordinary wooden shack

But in Reality, There was nothing ordinary about a shack that could remain standing in such a blizzard

It was simply, An illusion.

One of the masked figures spoke

"Are you sure you want to enter alone, My Lord?"

"Aahaha and what will you do, Alpha? Are you going to come and protect me?"

"I didn't mean that My Lord, But perhaps, I can win you enough time to escape or do something if anything happens"

The bald man shook his head

"You can't gain time in front of someone ... something,  like him"

"Then it's as you say, My Lord"

The other masked voice spoke in a worried tone

"Will everything be really okay, My Lord?"

"Yes, Beta

Although we don't know him enough, It should be fine

He's very cunning, But I have business with him, And I'm certain that I'm much more worthy alive than dead"

Beta returned to her machine-like voice

"If it's you calling him cunning, My Lord, Then I can't imagine how cunning he actually is"

The bald man laughed

"Well now, I don't know if that's flattery or insult"

Alpha quickly replied

"It's an insult, My Lord"

Instantly, Alpha felt Beta glare at him so hard as if her eyes were piercing him

He unconsciously took a step back and started apologizing

"I'm sorry, My Lord, I didn't mean anything"

The bald man waved his hands

"Never mind it, Alpha, By now I'm used to your troublesome tongue

But you should be more careful with Beta"

"Understood, My Lord"

The bald man moved forward, But before he entered the wooden shack he turned around and spoke in a very solemn tone

"Alpha, If anything strange happens, Or if the sun rises and I didn't come out, Take Beta and escape to our base, And based on the situation, Beta shall decide the next move"

"..." None of the figures responded to the bald man

The bald man's tone became more stern

"Why are you not replying? Alpha, Confirm your order, Beta, Don't resist, Am I clear?"

After the bald man said that, Beta replied in her machine-like voice without any hesitation

"Understood, My Lord"

Alpha didn't say anything, He simply stared at Beta

The bald man's voice became apathetic, Indicating his anger

"Alpha, Don't make me repeat myself"

" ... Understood, My Lord"

The bald man smiled, Then he entered the shack

As soon as the bald man entered the shack, He found himself in a humongous Library

The Library had hundreds of bookshelves and thousands or even tens of thousands of books

He couldn't count how many books were there

In the middle of the Library, there was a desk that had a man behind it

The desk had a couple of huge books on it and the bald man was writing something

Perhaps, A book?

The bald man didn't know

He moved forward uncaring about his surroundings until he reached the desk

When the bald man stood in front of the desk, The man behind the desk spoke in a deep voice

"Take a seat, Sal"

The man behind the desk didn't look strong, But he didn't look weak either, He looked a bit old and he was wearing glasses

He didn't remove his eyes from the book during the whole thing, Nor did he stop writing

Sal waved his hands and a chair appeared out of thin air, Then he sat on it

After Sal sat, The man behind the desk raised his eyes from the book and stopped writing

Sal looked into the man's yellow eyes and said

"Hello, Archivist"

The Archivist spoke with indifference

"Get to the point"

"I found a potential candidate, Around a year ago"

"Describe the candidate"

"Male, Older than 40 years old, From a Reality called Earth"

"Particular reasons you've chosen that specific individual?"

"Composed, Managed the situation well, Smart to an extent, and the personality fits"

"Did you look at his soul as instructed?"

"Indeed, He pays his debts, responsible, and protects the people he cares about, If all goes well, He might be an ally for my cause"

"Did you use the special item on his soul?"

"I did, His soul was very weak, but I enhanced it to an extent

His mind should be stronger than average when he's born, If he remembers our conversation and is born here, He should have many privileges"

"Sal, Don't waste my time with irrelevant matters"

Sal paused for a second and took a deep breath, Then he continued

"My mistake, Indeed, I've used the special item"

"A special information you've told him?"

"What do you mean by "Special information"? I simply informed him of everything you told me to"

"No that's ..... Like, Something only he should be aware of?"

"I don't remember you telling me to say him something like that"

"Sal, Did you tell him your name?"

"Yes, I did"

"That should be enough"

"How did the candidate die?"

"Natural reasons"

"Okay"

Sal couldn't help but be curious

"Why did you ask that? First of all, What does that item do?"

"Hmm? You don't know? Didn't I tell you?"

" ... No"

"It connects his soul to this world, Binding it here and making any other world insignificant"

"Binds? Are you sure?"

"Of course, I made it, I'm certain it'll work

Now the reason I explained this to you is that I want you to do something for me"

"What?"

"Don't tell anyone your name anymore, Until you hear from me, Or for like 10 years or so

I want your name to remain unknown, The Lord of Summons should be enough, Don't use Sal"

" ... Why so?"

"I'll use your name as the basis for my search, To find the candidate of course, Why do you think we created him?"

Sal was surprised to hear that

"You'll be able to find him?"

"Of course, With the information he acquired, He'll stand out

I should be able to find him in the next decade"

After a second of pause, The Archivist spoke again

"We are done here"

"Indeed, We are"

The Archivist waved his hand and a thick book appeared in front of him

He pushed the book toward Sal

"Here, Your payment

I don't need to remind you, Forget everything about my participation in this incident from the beginning to the end, Understood?"

"Got it"

Sal took the book and quickly exited the Library

"My Lord"

"My Lord"

Alpha and Beta said in unison, They felt relieved that their Lord came out safely

Alpha asked

"My Lord, Was it worth it?"

Sal nodded

"Indeed, Alpha, This book should greatly speed the process

It's possibly saved us hundreds of years of trial and error, Now let's leave this place"

And so, Sal, Alpha, and Beta Soared away from the mountain rapidly.