Chapter 292: Getting together
In a distant part of the world of NO, a gathering was taking place.
This gathering, organized by a certain individual, was something that most of the important individuals of the Foreign world were attending.
A few rankers as well as all the high rankers as well as special individuals including the TWO who were the cause of all of this were attending this meeting.
The first rank was held by a couple, the two of the strongest of the two worlds and the ones who opened the door connecting the two worlds… their original names weren't known by many but there was a title that all the rankers and the high rankers knew them by.
[The Honored opposers of Abominations]
They were strange and unique individuals.
They did not start playing the game during the tutorial. They did not know about this world as much as most of the tutorial players did and yet, when they started, they took up the world with a storm.
They weren't masters or one field.
Unlike the Rank 2, they did not have a heaven blessed luck.
Unlike rank 3, they did not have an unfathomable affinity with magic.
Unlike rank 4, they did not have special opportunities and abundance of wealth. They were normal people compared to most of the rankers. And, still, they were better at wielding a weapon than the rank 7, and they could also use unique magic of their own like the rank 9.
There were only ten high rankers of this world, each of them possessing self divinity or a deep connection to the divine powers that only a few other rankers closer to them possessed.
There were many unranked players, the hidden rankers who were above the level of many of the rankers and the high rankers.
A few of them were attending this meeting today, however, some that everyone knew about were missing today.
Absence of a certain one of them, also did not go well with a few of them.
"Does no one really know anything about her? We talked a few months back and I've not heard from her ever since."
The Rank 9, the strongest exorcism of the game, was close to Her. And she was the only person she was close with, so being in this place, among all these people, when she thought she would finally see her here, did not really fit well with her.
She was fine for most parts, but she did not like it here.
The atmosphere wasn't very good.
With the tension in the air and with the kind of heaviness present here, she couldn't help but wonder why they were having this whole meeting in the first place.
Meeting up in a place like this that no one other than someone like them could access was not really a good thing.
The very fact that all of them were here was a bad thing from her perspective actually since if they all were here, if all the strongest of humanity was here, the chances were greater that something pretty bad might happen.
With the TWO of them present here especially, there was no telling what might happen and what strange things could happen.
There were a good bunch of things that could go wrong in a setting like this, but that wasn't even her biggest concern right now.
Just like a few of them, she was also wondering where 'She' might be.
"Mister Blaze? Does anyone know where he is at least?"
They knew there was one person among the rankers, one that might know where she could be.
But, even that person wasn't here yet… it was certain that he was informed of the meeting, but he had not sent any confirmations of his participation.
They were waiting for the others who were late, but they were also wondering whether he would be there or not. Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire
His status was not something many were interested in, but many certainly wanted to know about a certain person that was perhaps just as important to this world as the luckiest being present here, or the couple that practically were a bridge connecting the two worlds.
"We should begin in three."
"Shouldn't we at least wait until the given time?! There's still more than ten minutes left!"
They had agreed to gather half an hour earlier than their meeting time, so if someone was going to be late, they would have to join in from behind.
Nothing was going to be repeated, that much was certain. However, they were still going to talk about important things, so they wanted to have as many people as they had invited.
They couldn't do anything about those who could not join them, but they won't be restricting those who could not join them on time.
More than punctuality, participation in this meeting was what mattered right now.
"Alright…"
The TWO sat down in their chair that was nothing fancy.
The one who had organized this meeting was the Rank 4, the master of one of the biggest guilds of this world as well as someone who possessed wealth that the other foreigners cannot even fathom.
She was the one who reached out to all these people, and just like the Rank 9 exorcist, she was also waiting for that person.
She knew her personally, and she had DMed her as well. But there was no reply from her side so she believed that she must be busy with some kind of quest that restricted her access to the Friendzone function.
Blaze, as she knew, was someone that knew her IRL. There might be some connection between the two of their absence right now, so she did not want to stall for time either.
"As everyone knows, we all have gathered here to discuss the Positive possibilities of what could happen when world fusion ends."
Unlike the common people of both worlds, these people were aware of most of the things happening in both worlds.
They knew how the two worlds were colliding and they knew what absurd things were going on in both worlds right now.
The things that were happening around them were beyond common sense already, so they did not bring logic to these things and simply started what was more important.
"Though we understand you must be bound by the rules, it will be really helpful to all of us if you can share anything you might know or have ideas about. Not simply limited to the collision either, it would be really helpful for us if you can tell what actually happened after you opened those gates."
She asked the TWO directly with a calm tone that was not begging them to tell them about it.
She was simply asking them about it and it seemed like even if they did not want to tell them, it would be alright.
It was a pretty professional behavior so, the Dragonslayer, the Rank 2 could not help but nod in understanding while looking at the TWO even though he had rarely ever seen in public places like these.
They were not here because she had called them. Unlike the rest of them, the two of them did not run behind riches or anything.
They were adrenaline junkies who liked doing things that were thrilling, things that gave them joy and satisfaction.
It was no surprise to anyone present here that these two, despite their lack of specialities, were in fact the strongest beings present in this place or perhaps in the two worlds.
"We are simply initiators, Ma'am."
The female voice that had already transcended the bounds of a mortal spoke without hesitation.
She was the one that dragged her antisocial partner here, and their presence here meant much more than one could imagine.
These two were the same people that possessed the second most number of achievements in this world, these two were the only couple that were actually considered as one single entity by the system and were inseparable by the laws of the original truths.
They had strength, they were smart, but the one thing that made them the Heavens existing beyond heaven, the only true Honored ones, was their bond which was unlike any other bond that anyone might have seen in this world.
"We do not know what will happen or what can happen.
What we do know though, is the fact that the world will change for certain.
The world collision will make travel to both worlds possible without a chariot or a medium.
It will take time as the Origins will make the two worlds habituated to one another before completely breaking down the barriers of the world.
Thus, from what we know, Quests will start appearing in our world and with it, people will learn how to adapt to what the Origins wants us to adapt to."
She was precise with her words. She did not know much either as it was evident in her speech, but the way she delivered it reflected her unmatched confidence.
"Additionally, everyone should also pay attention to how whatever happens in either of the worlds will not be caused by the Origins." A male voice that surprised the others, and brought a glimpse of life in the eyes of the exorcist.
This voice reminded the others how the origins were simply a caretaker. The Truths were the governing factors of this world and in the absence of someone or something that can actually control the Truths, the origins were nothing more than a substitute managing that Path.
"So… even if we know what will happen, the chances are slim that we will get to change or react to most of it."
Blake was here.
And since he was here, they could finally ask him about Alex, the one that might have been the one to bring all these people together if it weren't for the Rank 4 of NO, the [Golden Queen].