Another World Mall

While they were reading, Clovis had already returned to the door as if he had already made a decision. It was spontaneous.

Clovis created his group in order to become stronger together. Hence, there was no need to choose.

He inputted the password '912' and immediately put his thumb on the scanning screen, which immediately produced a beeping sound as if it had confirmed Clovis's identity.

The door without the handle suddenly opened, inviting them in. "I think we should go inside."

Jay and Kanaria were a bit stunned that Clovis had already invited them in before they finished reading the note.

"…" Jay and Kanaria didn't know what to do. On the one hand, they were curious about the content. On the other hand, they didn't think they should know about this secret. They had just known Clovis two weeks ago after all. It was rather inappropriate to immediately know his secret.

However, Clovis immediately returned to them and grabbed their hands. "What are you guys doing? Let's go inside. The door might be closed soon."

"But can we really know about this?" Jay was a bit unsure. Kanaria also agreed with him. "It's not that we're trying to deny our relationship, but…"

Clovis chuckled. "So, you're thinking about that? Then I'm going to tell you that you're underestimating me. Do you know why I said that Vina is incompatible with us? It's not because of her strength or her fighting style. It's because I know that even if she is with us, she won't be with us for too long.

You guys are different. I recruit you guys with that thought in mind."

Jay and Kanaria felt so moved by those words that they didn't realize that Clovis had dragged them inside.

And it turned out that the door was leading to stairs with a plain white room at the bottom.

Clovis didn't know where this place led to, but he immediately dragged the two.

The secret facility that Kanaria's mother told them about was actually just a plain white room. There was nothing special about it other than a small television and a chip on the ground.

"Hmm?" Clovis frowned, looking at the chip. "How do we use this?"

"I think you should insert it there. The television should have a slot for it," Kanaria replied.

"Oh!" Clovis picked up the chip and found the slot on the right side.

When he inserted it, the television turned on, showing a woman with a mask. She dressed in a glamorous red dress, which made people think she was in the middle of a party.

However, the mysterious atmosphere immediately changed as she asked the question playfully. "Guess who I am? Lady Death, Maiden in Love, or H-yaa—! What are you doing, dear?"

Suddenly, a man entered the screen, hugging the lady from behind. "I choose the first option because I'm courting death."

"Oh my! If you say that, our son will definitely be crouching while covering his face with both of his hands right now."

As the lady's voice echoed in everyone's ears, Kanaria and Jay couldn't help but lower their vision, realizing that Clovis was doing exactly that.

He was just trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Clovis. You need to have thick skin and know how to make good and bad jokes. If not, your life will be boring." The lady smiled proudly.

"That's not important. What matters is… that if this video is the one played, he should have come with that woman or maybe her daughter." The man pointed at the screen and shouted, "That's why I have to say this! I won't let you have my son!"

"…" Kanaria and Jay were speechless.

"Isn't that the other way around?" The lady chuckled.

Kanaria and Jay exchanged looks.

"You know. I'm kind of nervous to know what the secret of the Hacfield family is. But I never thought it would be this amazing." Jay gave a wry smile.

"I don't know what to say." Kanaria nodded in agreement.

"Just leave me alone. Can't they actually behave like people their ages?" Clovis kept covering his embarrassment.

"Alright. Let's get into the current matter." The lady smiled. "Let me properly introduce myself. I am Clovis's mother, Aisha. Thank you for taking care of my son. The one next to me is his father, Gerald.

We're here to tell you three important things.

"First of all, if you find out about this place, it means that you are really serious about achieving your dream. Your father and I should still be alive, but in another place, dealing with all the amazing people that might target you. The second thing is…"

Gerald stepped forward and raised two fingers. "I don't know how powerful you currently are, but I believe that you are still too weak compared to those old monsters. Hence, I'm going to tell you how to get strong.

"There are two simple ways. It's to get the essence while honing your skill. However, this will only allow you to achieve mediocre strength. The other way is much more torturous, but it will give you the strength to protect yourself.

"This is an ability that everyone will get eventually. Around Tier 3, you should be able to faintly sense it. Tier 4 will allow you to completely sense it and even train it. I don't know if you have heard about it, but this power is called Imaginary.

"Think about it, the beast becomes much stronger and can do a lot of crazy things like releasing a powerful breath that melts an entire city. How about a human? We can use their beast soul to produce a similar result, but it's not the power that humans possess.

"In the past when we knew that the world we currently lived in was a simulation, we knew that there should be a balance between the two sides to show a good simulation. Imaginary is the power that resides in every single human and can be utilized with enough practices.

"Of course, normally, you need to wait until you are Tier 3 before you can harness this power. Even the great power will need to wait for their descendants to reach this level before teaching them this.

"However, what I'm about to tell you is a bit different. It's a specialized training method that will allow you to harness this power before reaching Tier 3. So, when you are Tier 3, you can utilize this power much better than anyone else.

"This method is called the Star Method. If you are here, it means Clovis has decided to trust you, so you may use this information as you see fit.

"As you know, humans have five evolution attributes: Brain, Heart, Blood, Muscle, and Bones. Each human has an affinity for at least one attribute. You will usually find it out when you evolve to Tier 1.

"If you have affinity with the Brain, your senses will become much more powerful, the Heart will allow you to have extraordinary regenerative ability, the Blood will give you a boost in utilizing your power, the Muscle will drastically improve your strength, and the Bones will allow you to have a powerful defensive ability.

"This Star Method will allow you to harness that power early on, so listen to this simple lesson."

Clovis's father, Gerald, began narrating about the method to utilize a human's latent ability briefly. There was no note whatsoever to make sure there was no record that could be found about the method.

Kanaria and Jay were completely astounded by the sudden influx of information. At the same time, they also came to the realization that what they experienced was related to that affinity.

On the one hand, they were quite surprised that they could get this kind of information. On the other hand, Clovis didn't seem to mind them listening to it.

This was indeed the Hacfield family's secret, since this would cause a huge uproar if it were known by people worldwide. And it might be the reason why the Hacfield family was targeted by a lot of people.

The most concerning thing was the fact that his father actually didn't push away anyone here as if he completely trusted his son's judgment in choosing the people for his group.

Jay felt excited. He was indeed overwhelmed with this favor from Clovis. At the same time, he had never intended to leave the group in the first place. Even if he managed to get the captain position in the group, he would still consider Clovis one of his best friends. He was sure that Clovis would do his best to take the captain position from him again.

So, knowing this ability made him realize that their rivalry would be something legendary. And both of them would bring Libation Fiesta to the very top.

On the other hand, Kanaria had a wry smile. She indeed thought that Clovis was a great leader and she had also officially joined the group. However, her relationship with Clovis was rather awkward.

Her mother might push her, but it felt so forced. She also didn't want a forced relationship, even though her admiration for Hacfield was high.

At the same time, she didn't think that she would leave this group. The memory of her celebrating with them or hunting with them just made her feel at ease like she was at home.

Clovis was slightly different from her. He had been vocal about how he wanted to have a group of his own that could rise together with him.

The real reason why his father gave this method to not only him but also his group was that he approved his goal and wanted to support him. Although he wasn't with him physically, he was still near him.

Clovis promised once again that he would become strong together with his group, showing his parents that he would be their pride and joy.