It's been a few days since Jake became a part of the Fulchiva clan. He doesn't feel bad. On the contrary, he had never felt better, not when.
"I didn't do anything wrong. So what's the problem? Why is the Fulchiva clan considered a 'dark empire'"
Jake was lying on the floor, his mark on his arm disappearing and reappearing whenever it pleases.
Felix and Kyle burst into the room.
Felix: "YOU! YOU! YOU'RE A SECTARIAN!"
Kyle stood between Felix and Jake. He does this to avoid a fight between friends.
Jake: "yeah... I'm"
Silence fell in the room, Felix was shocked, and Kyle was too. Jake sat down.
Kyle: "That was a joke, wasn't it?"
Jake: "No... All these people who are going against the circle are surprisingly strong. I also want. And yes, I'm willing to do a lot for the sake of the goal."
Carmen: [conflict detected: 78% chance of a fight]
Jake: "Felix, do you want to fight me?"
Felix: "Do you even understand what you've done to yourself and everyone you know? Do you even understand what you're dragging all your friends into?"
Felix ruffles his red hair to calm down and continue in a calm tone.
Felix: "Alex. He also got involved in this just for fun and to earn money. Where is he now?"
Kyle looked out the window, and Jake scratched his eyebrow. It was painful for all of them to talk about an old friend. They've been beating this topic for a very long time.
Felix took a deep breath.
Felix: "understand me. Before it's too late. It's not just a sect. It's a dark empire. This is the reason why the circle and dome were created. We lost two friends because of this stuff. Alex and Kim. Kim is not our friend. He's one of the enemies. I don't want to lose another friend."
Jake: "You're a coward! Do you think hiding behind a circle will help you live normally?"
Felix: "You saw him, Kim Woo. I've made inquiries about him. He was also drawn into this sect just like you. You've seen the result. But there is one big but. He has been in prison since he was 15 years old. In an ordinary real prison. 10 years old. What do you think he does after his release? The same thing. It's not curable."
Jake: "I have a plan, well, almost."
Kyle: "It's not funny, buddy."
Jake: "You can't find anything without leaving your comfort zone."
Felix: "It's about a sect..."
Jake: "say the word sect a hundred times, otherwise I didn't understand!"
Felix: "You didn't understand!"
Jake: "I'm going to hit you."
Felix: "Hit me, and we're done."
Kyle: "Whoa! Are you seriously about to fight?!"
Jake: "No"
...
A few days later
Jake was walking through the woods and felt a strange burning sensation in his head.
It was lunchtime. After a while, he felt that someone was chasing him, but there was no one around. And the sensors don't show anyone within a kilometer radius.
It wasn't a dream, it was the reality that someone was there.
???:"Whoo~ Did I scare you?"
Jake turned around at the familiar voice and saw Kiwooin.
Jake: "you?"
???:"no. I'm just a form of him. Let me introduce myself as a Facilitator of Ultimate Learning and Cultivation for Human Integration into the Fulchiva Archetype."
Jake: "no"
???: "I can take the form of an old friend to make it easier. Alex? Or Felix?"
It brightened Alex's appearance. The voice and appearance howled as if it were real.
Jake: "you really?"
Alex: "Not really. But basically I'm in your head, but there are those who can see me. Fulchiva or the Ootsoro clan or..."
Jake: "Is it because of that guy that I have a burning sensation in my head?"
The sensor showed one point on the map.
Alex: "no and yes... He's the K. L"
A chill went down Jake's spine.
And what should I do?! I feel bad! He's K.L.!!!
Not realizing how he was, Jake was at home. The realization that someone was not far from him made him uneasy.
...
A few more days passed after this incident. People started disappearing inside the domes. I can't find them. Their bodies or something that could hint at a kidnapping.
Nothing.
Jake was at another missing person class. Felix stopped talking to him about anything other than swinging work.
Kyle: "I heard something."
To be continued