Chapter 914: Fear Of The Unknown [Part 2]

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"Aside from this video, I have more news to share," Douglas said after everyone had quieted down from their discussion. "After the incident with the Prince, we have tried to run a background check on all our personnel on the battlefield." The Monarch then glanced at Zion with a solemn expression on his face. "And after our investigation, we realized that you, Zion, are traveling with four unknowns," Douglas stated. "You have to realize that your safety is our highest priority, so let me ask you directly—do you know the background of these four people?" Without any hesitation, he pushed a button, showing the images of Stella, Siri, Maple, and Cinnamon to everyone. Tristan frowned. He had already run a background check on the people who were traveling with Zion. However, the young man assured him that they weren't dangerous and wouldn't pose a threat to humanity. He could still remember what Zion had said to him in private back then. "As long as no harm comes to them, no harm will come to us. If you hurt them, especially Maple and Cinnamon, this world might face a threat greater than a Global Jinn invasion." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂 The teenage boy's words sounded like a joke, but when he said this to Tristan, his face looked very serious. Because of that, he no longer tried to investigate who these people were and turned a blind eye to them accompanying Zion. Unfortunately, Douglas had been shaken by the appearance of the young man, who didn't appear in the matches that they had run from their data bank. Since the Monarch prioritized Zion's safety above all, he ran a background check on his entourage with the help of his spies in the 69th Battalion. Everyone's gaze shifted to Zion after taking a good look at the faces of the four girls who were accompanying him. "Gramps, I'm sorry but I have to tell everyone the truth," Thirteen said before glancing at Arthur, who was seated beside him. The old man gave his no-good-grandson the "what-the-hell-are-you-talking-about?" gaze because he had no idea why Zion suddenly apologized to him. "You see, those four girls are actually my dad's uncle's cousin's wife's stepbrother's ex-girlfriend's nephew's best friend's sister's twin's neighbor's mom's hairdresser's daughter's classmate's childhood friend's… "Babysitter's niece's piano teacher's little sister's mutual cousin's ex-roommate's stepsister's dog trainer's daughter's volleyball teammate's older brother's prom date's best friend's… "Aunt's yoga instructor's dentist's receptionist's little cousin's dorm mate's childhood pen pal's ex's little sisters. In short, they're the secret great-grandkids of my grandfather's secret mistresses when he was still in his prime. "Because their identity is sensitive, they are hidden away from the world of the Leventis Family. It's just like the 'family' Sir Douglas is raising outside." The people inside the conference room, who thought that Zion just spouted some absolute nonsense, all glanced in Douglas' direction. When they saw his expression change to disbelief and confusion, they immediately understood that Zion was not just spouting nonsense. It seems that Douglas was indeed raising some unknowns on his side as well, which made everyone very curious about their identities. "Zion, just tell me one thing," Douglas replied, not bothering to confirm or deny the teenage boy's statement a while ago. "Are they a threat to humanity?" "Sir Douglas and everyone else in this room, please place your hands over your chests and look at those two adorable girls projected in front of you. "Do they look like someone who could endanger humanity? I'm more worried we would endanger them because of how cute they are." While Thirteen didn't know Stella's, Maple's, and Cinnamon's background, the fact that the twins could enter Metatron's treasury so easily proved that they weren't simple. Also, since Metatron didn't apprehend them and even gave them a freebie, it proved that even the God of the Apocalypse didn't dare to mess with the two adorable gluttons. If even someone of Metatron's level didn't dare to hurt even a strand of their hair, then anyone lesser who dared would face the wrath of whoever is backing those two girls. Of course, he didn't send those girls to the treasury of the apocalypse without laying out the foundations first. When he asked Metatron if he liked kids, Thirteen dropped a hint that if Metatron suddenly found two kids snooping around in the domain of the apocalypse, those two kids were his acquaintances. He was even prepared to negotiate with Metatron for their release if they were detained in the domain of the apocalypse. Metatron was smart enough to understand his hint, so even if they didn't have backing, he wouldn't really try to hurt the girls. Instead, he would use Maple and Cinnamon to ask Thirteen a favor, which would end in their release. However, that didn't happen. The two girls weren't punished and were only given a light warning. That was more than enough to tell Thirteen that Maple and Cinnamon's background was more extraordinary than he initially imagined. That said, he had no intention of letting the Cygni Coalition hurt the girls, who were now traveling with him. As for Siri, her background was also complicated. Thirteen didn't want to get on the nitty-gritty details of explaining this to everyone, so he simply made the four girls Arthur's great, great grandkids from his Mistresses during his prime. "Zion, you didn't answer my question," Douglas insisted. "Just tell me, are they a danger to humanity? Yes or no?" "Alright… They are Laplace Demon's nieces who wanted to tour Pangea," Thirteen replied in a heartbeat. "Since we are good friends, he placed them under my care. So you tell me, are they a danger to humanity or not?" At the mention of the Laplace Demon, a pin-drop silence descended inside the room. They would rather treat the four girls as Arthur's great, great, granddaughters from his mistresses than to label them as Laplace Demon's nieces. With Arthur, they could still safely say that they were humans. But when it came to matters involving Laplace Demon and The One, no one wanted to touch them even with a hundred-foot pole. Douglas coughed lightly and pretended not to hear Zion's reply. He then discussed other important matters, no longer prying into the four girls' backgrounds. Thirteen was secretly laughing in his heart. Sure enough, using Laplace Demon as a scapegoat was very convenient. Fortunately, the right-hand man of The One was very busy right now and had no time to watch over the teenage boy's antics. If he were there, he would have definitely coughed a mouthful of blood as his name was being used like a reverse Uno card for any arguments that stood in Zion's way.

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