__________POV Ashton__________
Before leaving I obviously kindly asked Pitou to enter my void space.
Letting her develop a bit on her own might hasten the training process, but it will also not make her as reliant on me as I want her to be.
So in the timeless storage space, she goes.
Now, I'm already in front of the association. I think it's high time to properly greet the new chairman.
The Zodiacs should also be present. I wonder how they're holding up... As if! I don't really care much about them, but some of them were interesting enough.
Cheadle is the one who won. Although the circumstances were a bit unusual. I somewhat wonder what that muppet Pariston was planning.
I don't really know enough about their situation to realise that, but I think a few more minutes spent talking to him would be quite productive in finding out his deal.
If only I was genuinely interested.
I entered the reception and waited to be called in. I didn't want to barge in rudely, but after standing around for over 5 minutes I decided to just enter.
Some people looked at me weirdly, but no one had the gall to actually stop me. I guess my little speech gave quite the impression to many hunters.
I was nearing the Chairman's office when I started hearing shouting and loud angry banter coming straight from a meeting room in the path.
Netero was not one to enter arguments with people he didn't like, he was always a bit more direct with his critics. So the new chairman is probably a bit different.
But people like Netero aren't really easy to find I guess.
"And!? What are we even supposed to do!?" Cheadle's voice sounded both desperate and angry through the oak door in front of me.
"What else can we do?! They fucking betrayed us!" Screamed a voice I don't really recognize.
"To think Pariston had the guts to pull off this type of stunt... And Ging too..." Another one, this one sounding more tired and frustrated than angry.
"Why would you disrespect your fathers wishes to this extent...?"This time, Cheadle's voice took a bit of a grave tone. She must be quite saddened by whatever's happening in there.
I wonder if I should let them calm down a bit... Hmm. I'll listen a bit more.
"Issac was just a foolish old man. He thought he could keep mankind away from advancing if he forbid us from going to the dark continent..." I don't know who this guy is. But I am probably not going to like him.
Hmm, I wonder what method I should use to kill him... This is always a good train of thought to have when dealing with annoying people, it saves you the trouble of thinking when in mid-torture.
"But he couldn't keep us here forever! Humanity will flourish one way or another!" Ok, his voice is starting to irritate me.
I kicked the door open with the grace of an alcoholic elephant and walked into the room. Everyone was staring wide-eyed at me like I just did something wrong.
As if I would care about this place being important in any way. It's just a blasted meeting room, I probably lived longer than this city for god's sake.
One of the zodiacs was about to start shouting at me. But Cheadle reacted quickly enough.
"A-Ashton?! What are you doing here? Don't tell me you were part of this too..." I could see her clenching her fists in anger.
"Dunno what you're talking about. I've just been away for a month and the situation went to shit instantly." My response surprised the people in the room a bit. Cheadle lowered her head in shame.
"So... What's with that clown?" I asked, my gaze settling on a black-bearded middle-aged man with two cross scars on his face.
He scoffed a bit at me. " To think you'd actually have a random hunter insult me like this... I think this is a bit shameful of a situation for the association. If random people can just enter the meeting room of the Zodi-"
"Beyond! Please stop!" Oh, the chairman pleading someone to stop isn't a good look. But I guess she's just being affected by the atmosphere.
__________POV Narration__________
"What!? I, the son of the late chairman, am being insulted by a man that just barged into our meeting room. This is unacceptable!" Beyond continued with fire in his belly and satisfaction in his eyes.
He had been captured for planning another expedition to the Dark Continent behind the back of the association and the world governments.
But he wasn't worried at all, and now, another opportunity arose.
The appearance of the lab-coated stranger that had entered the room unannounced gave him an opportunity to bring more of the zodiacs to his side.
He could see it in their eyes. They didn't like the lacklustre response their chairman had given to the unannounced guest.
Using his father as leverage worked well with people that were extremely loyal to his father.
"Even if I am a prisoner, my father wouldn't be pleased if an idiot started treating me like this out of nowhere!" But, without realising it, he had made the most severe mistake possible.
He had completely disregarded the ordinary-looking person that had just barged in. If Pariston Hill was present, he would heavily advise the expedition leader to run as far away as possible.
The scientist had been called an idiot by his enemies in the past. While not often, it wasn't uncommon for an enemy to try to insult you.
But seeing his friend's spoiled brat insult him, he snapped.
"Shut up. Not even your father spoke to me with that much disrespect... Even when we were joking around." The scientist's murderous intent shut him up instantly.
The entire room was taken aback instantly. Some pulling back in their seats.
The cold feeling they had, it the hairs on their body stand up, as their skin was trembling.
They could see the flowers in some pots wither and die in the corner. The green leaves shrivelling in fear as Ashton's murderous intent suffocated everyone present slowly.
It wasn't that he was stopping them from breathing. But they were too afraid to make even the slightest movement.
And Beyond who was the target of that immensurable hate was sweating heavily. As the scientist appeared in front of him and stared him in the eye.
Beyond had been to the Dark Continent before, he had seen how powerful some monsters were. He knew fear.
This was a seemingly normal person that he thought was just an office employee.
And he turned out to be a dreadful monster of the same calibre as the ones in the Dark Continent. Nay, even worse, at least those were honest about their intentions. He knew what to expect.
The eyes of the scientist were even scarier than his intent. Bloodshot, empty, there was no anger, no frustration.
He had expected to see some emotion in those eyes, but seeing them empty was much worse. It was as if he was a small ant, trying to provoke a tiger.
He loudly gulped breaking the silence in the room, as Ashton's intent seemed to disappear instantly.
His eyes became normal, a cheerful smile stretched on his lips, as he pulled a chair and sat down.
"So... Anyone care to explain the situation?" His calm and cheerful voice made the zodiacs fear him even more. It was as if they were talking to two different people.
And both were just as frightening. In his effort to lighten the situation he had made everyone fear him, a classic blunder for the old scientist.
Well, not everyone feared him, but that's not important.
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