The black cat sat in front of the motorcycle, feeling the wind on his face as they stopped at a coffee shop.
Sae was already waiting for Selina. She waved at her joyfully.
"You ca, Selina!"
The goth girl parked the bike and walked up to the Student President.
"I hope I haven’t kept you waiting for too long." Selina smiled.
"Of course not, girl!" Sae slipped her hand into Selina’s arm and pulled her into the shop.
She glanced over the black cat on Selina’s shoulder.
"That must be the famous Mater."
The black cat hissed at her.
"Oh, spicy!"
Selina chuckled, "That’s him. My little emperor."
When Sae turned away, Mater activated his Octagram Chaos Eyes and scanned Sae.
This woman was not simple. She was already a Peak Hazard Psychic. Give her a few more years and she shall beco a Disaster.
’Very formidable. She has the sa rank as the leader of the Syndicate.’
Sae’s skin crawled as she felt a gaze on her. A very dangerous gaze. The President snapped her head toward Mater.
The black cat had already deactivated his Chaos Eyes and returned to being a normal feline.
Sae squinted her eyes. Not many people could make her feel like that.
’Was it the cat? Or was it soone else?’ Sae scanned the area around her. That dangerous gaze disappeared almost instantly and she couldn’t feel it anymore.
Sae ignored it and continued on her way.
There were already a few people waiting for them.
A large man with wide shoulders and broad fra. A timid girl with round glasses. And a confident man with impressive posture.
"Hey, everyone!" Sae smiled brightly.
"Hello, Sae." The large man nodded.
"Selina. Let introduce you. This is Ethan rcer, a mber of the Brotherhood. That girl is Carol Reed of Cyberspace. And that man with the straight back is Albert Zimr, a businessman of the Syndicate."
The black cat observed the three strangers. Sae didn’t go into details of these three but Mater already knew how important everyone was.
The rcers was a military family. Many high-ranking officials of the Union’s military were in fact rcer.
Carol Reed, also known as the Black Dealer, was a notorious hacker before she sided with the Union and joined the Cyberspace.
Albert Zimr. The Syndicate. This faction consisted of the richest and wealthiest students. It coincidentally had the sa title as the Cri Syndicate. So people even called them the White Syndicate as they tended to be perceived in a much more positive tone than the Cri Syndicate in Aeliz City.
’Many mbers of the White Syndicate are our enemies. Lalo is its mber. Lucy is probably also a mber.’ The black cat communicated telepathically. ’But you don’t need to be aggressive toward the White Syndicate, Selina. We don’t know where they stand yet.’
’Don’t worry, Mr. Mater. I know how to behave.’
"And this is the famous Dark Knight that defeated the Black Professor, Selina Isles." Sae finished the introduction.
The other three greeted her and seed very polite. They ordered their drinks and started to talk about matters within the Institute.
Ethan was concerned about the current movents of the Union overseas. Carol talked about the newest items the Psychosmiths ca up with. And Albert discusses the current market status and situation.
Then they talked about the important matter. The mid-term examination.
"Principal Graves has decided there will be five teams that can make the Triple U." Sae said. "The classes with the highest performance inside the mid-term examination would get it. He is thinking about two classes for seniors, two classes for Juniors, and one for freshn."
"What’s a Triple U?" Selina said.
"Right." Carol adjusted her round glasses. "You’re new so you probably don’t know about it. It’s the Union University Universal. A country wide competition between Psychic Universities."
Ethan nodded, "The competition is an indirect way for the Union to check the quality of each University. The better you perform, the more funds and influence you shall have."
Albert was still typing on his laptop, his eyes didn’t divert away. "Not just that. It will decide how much Governnt Contract we can take from the DSI. The Triple U is very important."
"We can take a Governnt Contract?" Selina raised an eyebrow.
"You must have heard about Challenges, right? Those missions you can acquire from the school to earn ISP Units. Challenges can include Governnt Contract as well. But whether or not you can accept them depends on your commanding officer." Ethan said.
Commanding officer was just his fancy way of referring to the main professor of each class.
"I see. And how powerful would the NCEs in these challenges be? Hazard?"
Sae chuckled gently, "We’re part military compound but we are still a research facility and school, Selina. We won’t send our students to death. Unless you can prove to your professor that you can deal with Hazard level."
"Hmmm." Selina turned toward Mater. The black cat already knew what she was thinking about without using telepathy.
"Want to kill so wraiths, ain’t ya?" Mater owed.
"That’s right."
"Well then. You can accept so challenges. I would suggest bringing the rest of the class with you. Maybe you will be able to further solidify your position as captain." The black cat owed.
"I was thinking about that as well. I should talk with Professor Howard more about this."
Albert closed his laptop. For the first ti, he looked up and t Selina’s gaze.
"This isn’t my business. But I have to make my stand clear.
From what I heard, there is a Syndicate mber called Lorenzo Von Schattenberg that may want to cause you so trouble. I don’t condone this act but I can’t tell him what to do either.
I just want to tell you this to make sure that you know his action does not represent the Syndicate."
Selina tilted her head slightly. She didn’t think Albert would be this honest.
"I already expect it to happen. I appreciate your warnings, Zimr."
"You’re welco, Isles. So people still don’t understand they shouldn’t ss with the daughter of a Phantom. Even if they aren’t here, a Phantom is still a Phantom. No one sses with them." Albert said.
Ethan’s face darkened. "A Phantom might not be directly tied with the military branch but we are still brothers and sisters. Whoever this guy is, if he causes trouble, the Brotherhood will not stand and let a Phantom’s daughter be hard."
"The Cyberspace will also not wait and see." Carol said.
"And of course, the Student Council will exert the correct punishnt if sothing like that happens." Sae’s tone was slow and threatening for a split second. The facade of a calm, friendly President dropped briefly.
Selina widened her eyes. She finally understood why Mater wanted her to join the Council. She already gained the support of many factions just because she was the secretary of the President.
Mater stroked his whiskers arrogantly. He didn’t say anything but Selina already saw the words ’I told you so’ on his furry cat head.
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