Doubt

"Commander, are you sure that you already have the map of the Free World?"

A bespectacled man wearing a suit, Ethan, asked Ren as they walked towards the conference room.

Behind them, Margareth, Veronica, Olivia, and Hassan all had curious expressions on their faces.

Rina could also see the slight doubt in their expressions and smirked, "Are you doubting our son, huh?"

"If there's anyone I'd doubt, then it'd be you, bitch." Margareth replied instantly in spite.

"Oh, you wanna go?" Rina raised her brow.

Margareth clenched her fists and squinted her eyes, "Anytime, anywhere."

As soon as she saw Rina taking a stance, she hurriedly shouted to the others, "Formation!"

In an instant, Hassan was in the front while Olivia and Veronica were on her side.

"Ho? I must say, you're still not rusty…"

Rina's eyes became lively, "...but do you think that will be enough?"

However, just as she was about to rush with full speed, a strong arm immediately caught her stomach.

The arm then pulled her back, landing in Ren's embrace.

Seeing her husband's face from below, Rina's heart began to thump wildly, almost deafening her ears.

Ren, who was still conversing with Ethan, looked down on his wife and lightly clicked his tongue, "Hon, you've already fought five times on the way. We're near the conference room so can you please calm down?"

He then looked towards Margareth and the others with strict eyes, "I don't want any fighting in front of my children, alright?"

Without missing a beat, Margareth, Hassan, Veronica and Olivia stood straight and saluted, """"Yes, Commander!""""

Nodding in satisfaction, Ren helped Rina stand back up.

"So, where were we?" 

Ren looked at Ethan, who had a wry smile on his face upon witnessing what happened.

"We're talking about the map, Commander."

"Oh, right!" Ren's face lit up and continued, "Although I don't know how, I believe that my son has truly obtained it. He even showed us a sketch earlier."

Fixing his glasses, Ethan spoke, "It's not that I doubt you or your son, Commander. But it has only been a day. Even if the time in the game passes twice as fast, isn't this a little… too fast?"

"Besides, I don't believe that acquiring a map would be something that could be done so easily. After all, even if I haven't played the game myself, I've gathered information on how it was different from other games…"

"...there's also the fact that there is currently no way of processing information from the Free World to the real world. So how could he have possibly taken the map here?"

Looking at Ethan, Ren smiled. At this moment, he realized something, 'They still don't know about my son's capabilities…'

Although he was the leader and strategist of the Twilight Task Force, Ethan had always been their analyst.

He was the one who had always been knowledgeable about certain things and helped greatly during their missions back in the day.

His specialty wasn't focused only on the analysis of data, but also on navigating various types of technology as well.

Therefore, he knew that there weren't any ill intentions behind the doubt that he was showing in the present.

Shaking his head, Ren only said, "I don't know how he could do that too. My son… is amazing. I guess he'll just show us."

Ethan seemed to be in deep thought, 'I don't have much information about the Commander's children. The only thing I know about him is the basics, except the fact that he defeated Hassan in arm wrestling.'

Remembering the scene where Zen defeated Hassan without the latter putting up even a little bit of a fight, his frown became deeper.

'But that's all there is to it. The Boss is inhumanely talented in strength as well. As for his intelligence… I guess I'll just have to wait and see…'

Ethan fixed his glasses as he became excited of what his Commander's son had to offer, 'He's the Commander's son, after all. Still, he's just a kid…'

Behind them, Rina and Margareth were making faces towards each other like children.

Hassan, Olivia, and Veronica walked to the side, afraid of getting caught up in the aftermath of their childishness.

After a few minutes of walking, they soon reached a large door that reached about 2.5 meters.

Looking at it, Ren chuckled, "I still don't know why you made this door so big…"

"Well, Commander…"

Ren heard Hassan's voice behind him and saw his large stature that reached more than 2 meters.

"Oh…" He then understood the purpose of the unreasonably large door instantly.

His reaction caused the others to giggle.

Hassan immediately went forward and opened the door for them.

The door wasn't really heavy at all since it was made of special material. It was just that it had become a habit for him since their times as Twilight Task Force.

As they entered the conference room, they saw two people waiting for them.

One boy and one girl.

The boy had the features of their boss, shiny black hair and enchanting red pupils.

On the other hand, the girl inherited the features of their commander, snow white hair and resplendent golden irises.

"Good morning, Uncles and Aunties! I have already prepared the map for you!!"

Seeing them enter the conference room, Zen immediately stood up and greeted them with a relaxed smile on his face.

Meanwhile, Sera also stood up and remained behind him with a slight smile on her face.

Margareth, Veronica, Olivia, Hassan, and Ethan seemed to see their commander and boss's face overlapping with the two young people for a moment.