4-98: His Invincibility III (5/5)

4-98: His Invincibility III (5/5)

Though the Sister couldnt help but feel that something beyond their blood relations was at work, at the same time, her cheeks slackened.

But if thats the case, then Shinichi said.

While the parents watched Shinichi, he seemed to have come up with an idea as he peered into his foster.

Everyones attention naturally focused on him when his words trailed.

For a moment, his expression distorted, but that quickly dispersed, and in the next moment, an entirely different expression appeared in its place.

Looks like Im going to be in your debt again, huh.

How could such a face be described? If put into words, it could be said to be a natural smile. One without any forced tension or any insincere emotions, yet it carried a slightly troubled expression, and at the same time, there was something in it that radiated a sense of joy. It was a face that was just happy to be of help to someone who relied on them.

Monica found herself gulping when she saw that face.

Its the same, she thought.

It wasnt like the family reunion shed seen just now. That was a smile that Monica could recognize precisely because she found a family in this place even though she was without one.

That was the smile of a person that was genuinely thinking of someone precious to them. The face of someone who wanted to do their best for another person. It was just like the face of the parent that raised her, a face that she admired.

I have something I want, Shinichi said.

Huh? Monica said.

Your concert tomorrow. Send a ticket of it to a certain girl, to a fan whos been able to find courage since 8 years ago thanks to your songs.

He had a very calm and warm look on him as he said, Ill be satisfied with that.

Monica knew that he didnt make that expression for her, but she found it hard to take her eyes away from him regardless.

She was mesmerized. After all, it was the expression that people like her adored the most.

A face like that is cheating, Myuhi said.

I hope one day, Tomoe can be counted among his family too.Shouko said.

Sigh, this child really is a handful, the Sister said.

Monica was completely oblivious to the reaction of the three while she looked on blankly at the boy.



A look back at the time before the fight in the living room beside the chapel.

Myuhis head ached as she pondered that, but eventually, she decided to just continue explaining.

It is believed that the Snake intentionally projected a trace of their existence and influence to serve as a form of restraint, as well as a kind of advertisement to influential and powerful figures.

A known organization was more likely to attract people, resources, and funds after all. As opposed to one that operated in complete secrecy.

Moreover, various negotiations, both legal and illegal, would likely proceed more smoothly too.

Myuhi has also come across people that have been affected by their actions. They didnt seem to care what organization the person came from, and their purpose also remained a mystery.

Yet Garestos investigative and intelligence agencies have only managed to catch a wind of their Tail, or at most, their Fang, which eliminated those who came too close.

Furthermore, even the names of these departments were known only through the sacrifices of numerous investigators, intelligence agents, and co-opted lower-level members.

The core Head of the organization has remained elusive all these years,, and not even the denizens of the underworld knew more.

Typically, such organizations would have lateral or vertical connections, but the Snake operated independently, with rumors suggesting that they might be secretly manipulating all organizations without anyone knowing.

While such a notion might seem like a tall tale, those familiar with the inner workings of the underworld considered it a plausible scenario.

The Snake possessed something that made such a tall tale believable.

A mysterious secret society, huh. Thats straight out of a manga.

Its no laughing matter. Besides, the real weird part starts from here.

The mysterious secret society, Snake, possessed peculiarities that went even further.

It was an incident that unfolded over the past few decades, during the preparations for the interaction between the two worlds.

While the governments of each world were conducting secret negotiations, the Snake on Earth and the Snake in Garesto, both existing on their respective world, joined hands during that period.

Hah?

It marked the first-ever interworld organization merge in the history of Garesto and Earth.

Of course, this was entirely unofficial and was not something that would ever become public.

However, government officials and individuals from investigative agencies on both sides of Earth and Garesto were reportedly astonished.

Not only because a secret society, akin to the ones they were dealing with in their own worlds, existed in the counterpart world, but also because they couldnt fathom why an organization with the same name, methods, and structure existed across worlds.

Even if both worlds had developed civilizations with life forms possessing identical physical, intellectual, and spiritual attributes, the occurrence of such a coincidence was hard to believe.

Assuming such a happenstance, the perplexity arose from questioning how, even at the stage of highly confidential negotiations, secretive organizations on both sides could easily collaborate. Furthermore, the mystery extended to why information of their merge would be able to leak.