Chapter 758 Summit Conclusion

Chapter 758 Summit Conclusion

[The Present]

"I'll be going to the Dragon Continent."

As expected, no one took it well.

The instant his words settled in the mind of everyone in the hall, there was an uproar.

The audience—both from the side of the Otherworlders as well as the dignitaries of the United Human Alliance—gasped in shock, and they instantly raised their voice in confusion.

"Are you for real?!"

"That's crazy!"

"Rey... you can't be serious!"

"It's too dangerous!"

"Please don't!"

Before they could say much, though, Rey raised his hand and stopped them in their tracks.

"I can't properly hear you if you speak all at once?" He sighed.

His tone and expression were calm, and despite the myriad of expressions that the people around him had, he maintained a perfectly stoic demeanor.

'I expected this kind of reaction from them. It's big news, after all...'

Plus, he never actually told anyone of his deal with Adrien except Ater, who was the only one maintaining a calm smile through it all.

Everyone else was freaking out.

"Don't worry. I'll be going undercover. I'm not going there to stir up conflict." He explained. "The mission is considerably important, and while it's currently confidential, I can guarantee that it's for the sake of everyone that I go."

He considered telling everyone the details of his plan with Adrien, but after putting proper thoughts into it, he decided not to.

'The less people know about this, the better.'

It wasn't that he didn't trust his comrades, but it was more preferable to keep the circle of people who knew about it small.

Not only to prevent understandable pushback, but also to endure there were no cracks that the enemy could employ.

'Everyone else is going to be busy with one thing or the other. There's a chance that they might encounter enemies that inspect their minds. I can't allow my plans of infiltrating the Dragon Academy to be revealed.'

"How will you pull it off, though?" Lucielle was the first to speak up after everyone fell silent.

'Cooperation is key in these matters, so it's fine to leave things to them.'

As for the battlefield, he could leave that to Clark and Trisha.

They were the most Adept at combat anyway—apart from Belle, of course.

The real problem was Alicia.

'I don't know where to place her. The battlefield could be too intense for her, and I don't feel comfortable leaving her in Ater's care.'

Once again, Rey felt like he was unconsciously putting himself in the space of making decisions for people who were active agents on their own.

He was trying to arbitrarily decide what was right for Alicia, not what would be best for the current situation.

Perhaps he was wrong in doing so.

But—

'Isn't it normal to be like this when it comes to someone you love? Of course, I won't enforce anything. It'll just be a suggestion...'

Whatever Alicia chose would ultimately be what she would end up with.

"I nominate Justin and Belle for the mission in the South. They seem to be the most supportive of the idea, which leaves Clark and Trisha for the frontlines."

"... And Alicia. I'm going to the frontlines too." She spoke up.

'I suspected as much...'

Despite her perspective of the world of H'Trae, Alicia's personality was one that made her want to help the people around her.

Right now, those people were the humans in the Alliance.

"Are you sure? You could stay back and protect the Capital, or the rest of the Alliance in case of another Dragon attack."

"My abilities are best utilized on the battlefield. Besides, I don't think it's safe for me to use my Skill around innocent people." She gave Ater a particular glare as she uttered those last words.

It caused Rey to make a wry smile, nodding in perfect understanding.

"Alright. Got it!"

Logically speaking, Alicia's abilities would indeed be best used in the battlefield, so there was no real complaint he could make if that was what she wanted.

As usual, Brutus and Lucielle would also head to the battlefield with the Otherworlders, which meant everyone's roles were pretty much settled.

Except—

'There's something I'm missing...'