NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 203 Meeting
An hour had passed since Zero started reading when he finished the book. He thought it was about time so he activated his divine sight and easily located Nova.
‘She should have somewhat calmed down now. She would probably be upset if I just teleported her here so I guess I’ll go get her.’
He lowered the sleeping Avarus into his hands and created a portal in the skies above Nova’s location. They seemed to have gone to the house of the boy Akio which upset Zero but he decided to calm himself for now. Zero rang the doorbell and seconds later Mrs. Kimura opened the door.
“Good afternoon I’ve come for my daughter.” said Zero with a smile
Mrs. Kimura was about to answer when her son Akio said, “She’s not here” from behind her. Zero obviously knew this was a lie and could see Mrs. Kimura’s shocked face when she also heard this. She hurriedly said, “Please forgive my son she inside. Please come in and I’ll go call her for you.”
Zero stepped inside the small apartment that barely had anything inside. Since Mrs. Kimura had been offered a job by Hikaru; she and Akio had moved most of their thing to the hotel but still came back here on the weekends. Zero walked over to the couch as the little boy glared at him and sat down.
Zero grabbed Akio telekinetically and without a hint of gentleness flung the boy into the couch. Akio who was surprised and slightly disoriented turned to look at Zero who had stopped smiling and had a look on his face that could kill.
Zero created a magic sigil in his hand and said, “Look Akio, was it? I don’t like you and if it was up to me I’d keep you far away from her but you’re Nova’s friend so I’ll let you be around her for now. I’m sure by now she’s told you she has to leave right? I know you have a crush or whatever on Nova but I’ll just tell you this. She will be leaving and you will do nothing to dissuade her.”
“Or what you’ll hurt me?” said Akio in defiance
Zero smiled and said, “No I wouldn’t hurt you little boy I would just erase all your memories of Nova instead. She’ll be leaving and you can either choose to remember her or not” before dispelling his sigil.
Akio continued to glare at him but Zero noticed that there was a touch of fear within his gaze. Mrs. Kimura and Nova exited a room followed by 2 other girls. Zero smiled at Nova who was hiding behind Mrs. Kimura’s back and said, “I’m here to pick you up so let’s go home.”
Nova didn’t look at Zero but walked over to his side and took his free hand. Zero bid farewell to Mrs. Kimura, ignored the 3 kids in the room, and left. Zero could have teleported back but decided to walk back. On the way to the hotel, Nova asked, “Do we really have to leave Papa?”
Zero looked at the sad girl and said, “Yes, we do but I promise we’ll come back. Here give me your pinky.” while extending his pinky.
They made a promise and it seemed to cheer Nova up a little but she didn’t say anything else until they arrived at the hotel. When they stepped into the lobby Nova let go of Zero’s hand and ran to the elevator. Zero supposed she was heading to Yoko’s room to be alone.
As Zero was thinking Valna appeared in front of him from nowhere and said, “My lord everyone has gathered and wanted me to inform you to head to the conference room when you arrived.”
Zero nodded and handed Avarus who had woken up but made no sound to Valna. Valna hesitated to hold the child for a second but still took him into her arms. Avarus didn’t cry even in Valna’s arms meaning the truce with Zero also extended to her which Zero was glad about.
Zero thanked Valna and headed to the Hikaru’s room or what was now known as the conference room. He entered the room without knocking since they were expecting him. Inside, he found the members of the previous meeting seated and this time they were also joined by Alucard.
“Hey, Zero, long time no see. How’ve you been?” asked Soma when he saw Zero enter
“Hey, Soma, I’m good. How about you? Should Alucard be expecting a little sibling soon?” said Zero with a smirk
Alucard, who was drinking a coffee, suddenly started coughing when he heard Zero. He turned to look at Soma and Mina but turned away when he noticed the scary look on Mina’s face. He knew this look as it was engraved into him during his younger days when he angered her as a child.
“Zero please stop the vulgar questions before you make me mad.” said Mina who wore a smile that didn’t reach her eyes
Hammer started laughing out loud and after a minute, managed to calm down. He then asked, “Well lad I heard you had important news ta share. Watcha gotta tell us?”
“Yeah, I hope it’s very important. I’m exhausted from training the secret force member so I hope we make this quick so I can sleep.” said Julius who had dark circles underneath his eyes
“Well, it’s nothing too big it looks like heaven has dispatched a squad of angels to investigate Sophia’s disappearance.” said Zero as he worked to placate an angry Mina
Julius was yawning when he heard Zero but it took a few seconds for the information to click in his head. He turned and yelled, “Wait what!”
Everybody was visibly shaken by this news since they were thinking of more beings like Sophia showing up. They started asking questions, but since they were all asking at once, no one could really be heard. Hikaru coughed silencing the room and said, “Zero, could you go through everything you know about this? We’ll need more information on the situation so that we know how best to respond to this threat.”
Zero recapped what he had heard from Hel’s brothers along with his own personal circumstances to the group who silently listened without interrupting. When he finished Hikaru then asked, “So am I right in assuming that you’ll either go into hiding here or simply leave this world altogether?”
Zero was silent for a while before saying, “Yes, I plan to leave since it is the best chance for everyone's survival. I can’t choose to hide since they will apparently bring someone adept at locating mana. I’ll take the others and leave but what I’m rather worried about is you all.”
“Why are you worried about us?” asked Alucard
“Because without you and the others here, we’ll be the strongest beings in this world correct? If they want to investigate Sophia’s disappearance then they’ll start with us who could potentially harm or seal her right?” answered Soma
Zero nodded and said, “Yeah, I’m 100% sure they’ll come after you guys and will maybe even try to read your mind. So I propose wiping your memories of myself and the others.”