Chapter 317: Morals

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They stared at each other for a moment without a word. Kiro didn't know what to think, his first instinct was that, their school cook was part of this insanity.

"Don't be alarmed, I'm here to help." He said politely, hoping they would drop their guard.

"Even if you say it like that, it's still suspicious. How did you know where to find us?" He asked standing between their acquaintance and his friends.

"That's because I followed you from the academy, through the tunnels and into this room. The dean sent me." He saw how alarmed they were, lying would only bear animosity. The last thing he wanted was a brawl against five clearly capable students.

'The dean sent him, why?' Kiro searched his face as if he would be able to tell whether he was lying to make them drop their guard and then attack when they least expected it.

"In case a repeat of your last kidnapping happened." He continued.

"And what exactly were you gonna do to them? Cook for them?" He wasn't trying to be rude, but he didn't like that they were found out and tailed so easily without detecting it.

He had to remind himself once again that he wasn't in the game, where vibrations would've proved useful in this situation. He sighed regretfully.

"Quite funny, no need to beat yourself up about it. There's no way you could've detected me, I'm a professional in more than just cooking. I'm James Hale by the way." He said without a hint of hesitation. He'd finally listened to the dean and taken his advice.

"Hale?" He'd memorised all of the clans that were at the front of the sanctum, he wouldn't miss their disgusting names at their mention.

"Then, you must know about the sancum and the families that head it."

They flinched and panicked at how easy he was able to read them. Most of all, this was something they absolutely didn't discuss outside the game.

"Don't be concerned there are no listening ears and seeing eyes in this place. It's completely isolated from the technology of the outside world. And I've abandoned that family a long time ago." He reassured them.

'Maybe this is a last resort?' He pondered, their society has been in the clutches of the sanctum for far too long. Maybe a war is something that was needed.

He knew starting a war over something that can't be proved wouldn't be easy. The gathering of evidence on their part was very clever.

Kiro and his friends were prepared to fight James too if he attempted to get in their way. But he threw his hands in the air, a clear sign of resignation.

Kiro nodded at the man in appreciation, he turned his back to their enemy, "I'll ask you one more time, who is your boss?" Kiro asked coldly.

The man had hoped whoever opened the door was his saviour but the disappointment crashed him. He no longer had any will to fight, he was prepared to die there, having heard what the little brat in front of him said.

"What would be the point? I'm going to die anyway!" He screamed.

"Oh, there are worse ways to die. Slow and painful, Felix here specialises in that." As he grinned, the mask stretched with his muscles.

Felix took a step forward, before he even did anything, the man started talking. If he was going to die, he didn't want to be tortured.

"Tsk. No fun."

Their masks had built in cameras, whatever they saw was recorded. With the fight from earlier, the confession of the worker, they were quite satisfied with what they've gathered so far.

With blunt force to the head, Nikolai and Kiro took the lead in taking the lead to kill the two men. They nodded to each other signaling it was time to move on.

"Where to next?" James asked.

"Preferably the control room."