A Foreigner's Chat Group

Chapter 99: Confrontation with Oneself

"Yaho~ Columbia's best gardener is here~!"

A child-like voice rang out on the other side of the call. A hint of 'child-like innocence' and and 'mischievousness' can be heard from it.

"To the best child gangster out there, how are things faring?"

"That again..!" The child, Kafka, grumbled.

Though, she didn't mind it due to what she'd seen two days ago. At that time, she saw a group of Liberi beating up a Sarkaz infected. She was about to use her "Gardener" Arts, something that enables her to create a sleeping gas made out of different plants' chemicals, when she saw them disintegrate into dust.

With her instincts, she found out a person that stuck out like a sore thumb at that time. Thus, her curiosity got the hang of her, and she ended up being discovered by him.

What was unexpected, however, is Shiro employing her due to her underworld dealings. That's why she ended up as an informant of sorts.

"Anyways, I found one of their laboratories, just as you've asked. I didn't expect that Haydn Labs are still here. They're really shady as heck..."

Like Rhines Lab, Haydn Labs are experimenting with Royal Sarkaz bloodlines. Since Haydn Pharmaceuticals are technically under Rhine Labs, the latter gathered their remnants to create a new company that would do the said live experimentation with people.

2 years later, they managed to make vast progress in this field, mainly thanks to the Savra-Sarkaz girl, codenamed "Ifrit", that is being experimented on in Rhine Labs.

Since its the Sarkaz's Bloodline, they targeted the Sarkaz specifically. What would be better targets other than the Sarkaz in Columbia?

"Alright. Thanks for the hard work, I'll mail you later."

"Okay."

Beep-!

After the call, Shiro sighed as he recalled what he is about to do today. As for Kafka, he didn't mind their cooperation as he already saw through her true nature by looking at her in the eyes.

She's someone who puts on a mask of a "naive child" while having the full knowledge of Terra's darkness. She works as a gardener in the day and a gangster in the night.

Simply put, she's an experienced person. Knowing that Shiro is that strong, why would she turn sides against him?

"I have to settle this... once and for all."

The source of all his uncertainties, and also the main reason why he can't develop a romantic relationship for now.

His past.

Shiro grasped the three Memory Cards in his hands. They have this metallic and cold touch, yet it also feels ethereal at the same time. To him, it's a key, so as to speak.

"I need to move forward, huh."

As a mentor for almost a year, he saw this as the player's main driving force. Even the other chat group members who threw away their "normal" is like this.

Ironically, Shiro is the one who cannot move forward by looking back at his past.

Just his romantic relationships are a mess since he's aware that he has a wife in the past. How could he accept the advances of others when his situation is like this? He is simply confused as to what to do.

Wordlessly, he placed all three of them in his forehead at the same time. With that, a white light flashed before Shiro began his trip down to his old memory lane.

*****

Blood. A sea of blood.

Under the man who has the Fenrir bloodline are the blood of countless inhabitants of the Nine Realms. Even if his entire body felt weak at the moment, he felt liberated, satisfied.