Another World Mall-Chapter 542: Invitation
A blond-haired girl entered the room, finding her father sitting with a rather grim expression.
"Father?" She squinted her eyes, noticing the worry on his face.
"Oh. You’re here." The middle-aged man nodded.
"Is there something wrong?"
"You should have heard about your grandfather’s recent action, right?"
"Yes. Is grandfather injured?" She nodded.
"Yes. After that fight, both of them are injured. Currently, both sides are hiding this information. You surely know why, right?"
"If two Tier 9 fought, they would usually cause massive destruction. There is a high chance the map has to be adjusted because of them.
"If they are injured, it will cause a fatal problem for those around them. Knowing they are unable to fight, they will just attack us or our affiliates, fully aware that the Tier 9 backer won’t come out.
"And because of this very reason, their news is usually hidden."
"Indeed." The man nodded in agreement. "Currently, your grandfather is recuperating from his injury."
"Is he going to be fine? How bad is his condition?" She asked.
"He is fine. But he will need a few months to recuperate from his injury. As you probably already know, the body of a superhuman is different. No current medicine can fix them because their cells have evolved to such a degree.
"But before your grandfather left, he gave me one piece of information. While we are waiting for him to return, he wants us to attend this banquet." The man tossed a letter of invitation.
When she picked it up, she couldn’t help but frown. "The Sovereign Banquet?"
"Have you heard about the recent commotion regarding the new beast form of a beast soul?"
"Yes." She nodded with a serious expression.
"From the looks of it, she will be attending this banquet as well."
"She? Do you mean Hana Skylark?"
"Your grandfather only told us two things. Come to this banquet and don’t waste our chance."
"Don’t waste our chance? This is weird. It’s not like Grandfather to say it that way. Normally, it’s only right for people to fawn over us, considering Grandfather’s strength. And even though the Skylark family is big, they are not as big as a Tier 9 human.
"The fact that he is telling us not to miss the chance means we either have to get the new beast soul no matter what or there is something else hidden in that banquet. And more importantly, this banquet is held in our neighboring country, Sabalom.
"I’m not sure about anything else." She frowned, feeling something was weird.
He nodded. "Indeed. It’s true that this new beast soul might allow us to fight differently from now, but it is not enough for your grandfather to act. The fact that he wants us to come to this banquet is not because of the new beast soul.
"I’m not very sure about it, but I have received the invitation list. From the looks of it, there is nothing noticeable, but that’s when I can’t help but think.
"What if there is someone hiding his identity?"
"What do you mean?" She frowned.
"I’ve been investigating every single participant in the last couple of weeks. And there is actually someone special among them. Can you kill a few thousand beasts, including one Tier 5 beast by yourself?"
"I’m already 21 years old, Father. I haven’t disappointed the family. Of course, I can do that."
"When you are a Tier 2?"
"Tier… 2?" She dropped her jaw. "What? You are joking, right?"
"It’s an official record from their military. I manage to access it, but it also leaves me speechless." He sighed. "Not only that, but he is also a captain of his own abnormal group. Every single individual has the ability to fight someone above their rank.
"While this is not necessarily uncommon, the swordsman in that group could also fight a Tier 4 when he was only Tier 2. Their guardian actually has the same constitution as your grandfather."
"What?! Are you serious?"
"Do you think I’ll be joking about this?" The guy sighed. "From the looks of it, only two people will come accompanying this Hana Skylark."
"But why would he want to meet them? I can understand if they have a background, but they’re supported by the Skylark Family, right?"
"No. They hail from a different country. And the biggest reason is these people might be geniuses, but they have become monsters after meeting this guy." He showed Clovis’ picture.
"Clovis?" She tilted her head in confusion. "Is there something special about his identity?"
"That’s the problem. I can’t find anything."
"You can’t? But…" She suddenly fell silent, realizing what he was talking about. They were a Tier 9 family, so with that authority, they could easily gain unrestricted access to a lot of information.
So the fact that they couldn’t make it much more suspicious.
"Turning geniuses into monsters, no information about his family… I think you get where I am going…"
"Normally, if he is an orphan or has a normal family, we will be able to figure out. But the fact that the information about his family is like a blank slate. That means he has a Tier 9 family like us, but I have never heard of a person like him before."
"Indeed. But there might be one family that can fit the criteria, don’t you think?"
"Among all Tier 9…" She suddenly dropped her jaw. "Hacfield?!"
"Yes. Because of the recent problem, Michael Hacfield has been in hiding this whole time. The Hacfield family has also ceased their operation.
"If this guy is truly related to them, he must be Michael Hacfield’s grandson. And the fact he can create such a monstrous team without the help of his family…"
"Are you saying he has a unique ability like me?"
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"That’s the only explanation. I’m pretty sure your grandfather wants us to go here because Michael Hacfield has met him. I don’t know what kind of change he would like you to bring, but it seems we don’t have any other choice."
Her father’s words were clear. What her grandfather wanted was that ability to turn the genius into a monster. If they had this ability, what would happen to a person who was already monstrous like her?
She took a deep breath. "I understand, Father. I, Christina Elseingarde, won’t disappoint you and Grandfather."
