Chapter 13: Negotiation?

"I know your already awake!"

"A long time ago..."

"..."

Vale take out the life support put on him and sit on the bed facing Seraphina.

"How did you know?"

Finally after hesitating for a long time he responded.

"Your too obvious..."

Seraphina was speechless hearing an obvious thing.

"... Like how? I'm sure I expertly hide it very much"

"Your eyes is moving from time to time"

"..."

"..."

After that Seraphina and Vale talk from how he become like this, his experience, motto in life and other things.

They talk about personal and general information but mostly personal and all of it was Vale information making him feel uncomfortable.

Seraphina also notice this but she didn't care.

She needs to gather all information from this guy.

He was too important and also dangerous.

Important as he has power and ability that surpass human understanding.

It can benefit the world if they get more information from him and how to get this kind of ability.

They were in the middle of an apocalypse and every single information about how to fight back is very precious and almost none existing.

Right now they were just passively defending against this seemingly immortal enemies.

What they currently need is the ability to fight back.

"So what are your plans after this?"

Seraphina continued scribbling in her notes.

"Uhh... To live a peaceful life and save my mom"

Now Vale was very uncomfortable in this comfy room because of this continuous questions.

He felt like a suspected criminal who killed countless people and the investigator wanting him to admit it.

Damn! This woman is soooo annoying can she just stop? She's giving me the worst impression a human can give.

Vale cried out inside but showing a friendly smile on the surface.

Seraphina gazed at him as she fix her eye glass.

"To make things direct to you... Actually "

She stop writing and look intently in his eye's.

"We need your help"

"To be more precise we need your powers and ability"

Seraphina finally said what her true motive in talking to him.

Vale already expected this so he said his pre planned speech.

"Why would I help you guys?"

"And what would I get in doing so?"

Vale rise his eyebrows and said nonchalantly.

Hearing Vale reply Seraphina felt her blood boil as blood vessels appeared in her head.

"Well... We will give you resources you and information that you need as long as we have it"

Seraphina said with a crooked smile.

"How's that supposed to help me?"

Vale lay down in the bed again as if losing interest in this 'little' talk.

Seeing this bastard with no regards for patriotism talking, she cannot help but want to beat the shit out of him and forcing him to obey but she cannot do that as this bastard is so strong as well as important spark for their survival even their entire country.

"I mean if there was anything you need either food or rare resources that we have will give it to you"

"As well as information about the happening in the outside world or any information that may benefit you and your ability to improve further"

She said with a smile.

Listening to her words again, he understood just how valuable the offer they were presenting truly was.

And how much it could benefit him.

Yet, he maintained an air of indifference, feigning disinterest.

Deep down, he was well aware of the opportunities this alliance could bring.

However, he had no intention of being exploited, used like a lab rat without any compensation for his efforts.

He would never work for free, not now, not ever.

Still, he knew that collaborating with them was far better than navigating this path alone.

At the very least, it would give him the means to improve, to uncover the true extent of his powers, and perhaps even learn the truth about how he had gained them in the first place.

Patriotism? What a joke.

Where were they when he was in danger, when he needed their help the most? Where were they when his family was struggling to survive in the harshest of times? What had this so-called 'country' ever done for him, or for anyone else struggling to get by?

Other than collecting taxes, raising inflation, and allowing corruption to fester unchecked, what good had they done? Positions in the government could be bought with money, while the innocent were branded as criminals. Promises made by politicians were nothing more than empty words.

What kind of help was this nation providing? Offering aid to one out of a hundred people and calling it generosity—using the very money they took from the people in the first place?

"Give me a time to think "

Vale gave a smile at Seraphina.

Hearing this Seraphina mouth cannot belo but twitch.

"Please think about it carefully!"

Seraphina remind him before going out of the room.

"I will!"

Vale said with the smile still on his face.

"Now then..."

Vale lay on the ground comfortable position as he begins to contemplate about his decision and his future goals.

"And also this!"

Vale look at his left hand shimmering with white light.

His problems and worries seems gone exchange into tranquility and peace.

He wanted to let go of his worries and be like this for eternity when he finally snap back to reality when the door to his room was opened and an old man in a military uniform walk in followed by a serious face officer.