Gacha Sovereign

The party lasted for a few hours before everyone returned to a serious mode. At the very least, the atmosphere wasn't that gloomy anymore. Letizia and Rose could also fit in the group completely.

After that, Alex finally held the meeting concerning the next matter.

"Anya, you can start."

Anya nodded and listed their problems. "First. We need to know which ones are enemies and our allies."

Alex thought for a moment and glanced at the spirits. "Who do you think will be our enemies, allies, and neutral parties?"

"I don't think anyone is foolish enough to be our enemies. But I have a strange feeling against the Drunken Pavilion. It's better to watch out against that Manness and have one of the N Squad supervise Evelyn. I am afraid if he indeed becomes our enemy, he will try to grasp Evelyn first." Anna answered with an unsure tone.

"Fair enough. I am sure that if my Master is here, he will feel there is something different from Manness. We will classify him as a neutral party first but under supervision." Alex agreed with Anna. "Anyone else?"

"I don't think Phantasm Sect will bother us for the time being, so we don't need to worry about them. In addition, Song Yu is there. Although I doubt Astennu will do something bad to her, let's just have one of the spies there for safety reasons," Anya added.

"Alright. The Blackwade Clan is our ally in this world because they are expecting us to fulfill the agreement." Nelson was the one who answered this time. However, he suddenly thought something was wrong with one particular influence. "I want to watch the Freedom Sect myself."

"Ho?!"

"With two people on your side there, I doubt they are doing anything soon. But I need to confirm their intention, especially when you are leaving this world. I am sure that Letizia and Rose will be troubled if they are doing something big. Besides, our job is to follow you as soon as you leave this world, so we can't watch over the two ladies after that…" Nelson sighed.

"Alright. Do you need help there?"

"No. I alone will be enough." Nelson shook his head. "I have been resting for too long due to the agreement with the three races, so I am going to work harder now."

"You are always like this. If I don't have the system that can connect me to you, I bet I won't be able to contact you at all, and suddenly you will come with a huge army to help me." Alex smiled and closed his eyes. "Still, thank you Nelson, for doing all of this for me."

Nelson lifted his lips a little. "No. It's my pleasure, Master."

Alex nodded and continued. "Anyway, this leaves the Ancient Blue Family and the Divine Kingdom…"

"Ancient Blue Family… I doubt they will do something for now, so I guess we can just let them for the time being. As for the Divine Kingdom, that Elizabeth seems to be plotting something. It's not the one that harms us, but it will surely benefit the Divine Kingdom. Well, I hope my intuition is wrong, but let's investigate it first." Firia looked down and played with her hair as if she was thinking hard.

After collecting their opinions, Alex closed his eyes for a minute before opening his mouth. "Nelson will be in charge of Freedom Sect. Natalie will supervise the Blackwade Clan while Noel checks the Phantasm Sect. Noah will keep the Ancient Blue Family in check.

"Nano, Ngina, and Nicky will investigate the Divine Kingdom. And lastly, Njomo will stay within Evelyn's shadow while Nicole and Neon focus on Manness and the Drunken Pavilion. If anyone thinks you have the ability that suits one influence, you can comment now, and I will change it for you."

Not a single N squad said anything. They had been trained to do everything by themselves, and with them working in a group, they would surely not leave anything. Even Nicole, who had been dealing with the Blackwade Clan, didn't say anything. After all, she didn't really need to contact them anymore, so it was pointless to stay there. Instead, she was better to put her ability to use in the new post.

"Then, it's decided." Alex nodded before continuing to the next matter. "After this, I will be leaving the base for two weeks. So, the rest of you are free to do whatever you want.

"I will be using my Gacha Tickets after this, but won't touch a single EXP Card. Letizia can immediately return to the base after settling your business with your home, while Rose can do anything she wants. Whether you want cultivating or training, just ask the others to help… Make sure you think about their schedule as well."

"Understood." Letizia and Rose nodded with a serious expression.

"As for you guys… Do you need anything? Or do you want me to do something?" Alex asked with a smile.

Anna and Anya smiled and gave a thumb up. "We are good."

"Anya said you are going to focus on your Alchemy and Array Mastery again, is that right?" Firia asked.

"Yes."

"In that case, how about some practices with me? I don't want to brag, but I think I can give you some help regarding Alchemy."

"Sure. I will be relying on you." Alex nodded before reminiscing. "I still remember where you want to learn Alchemy from me, and now you are going to teach me… How time flies… I bet Alicia's little nephew has become a young girl right now."

"Haha… We plan to visit there after meeting with Alicia… Well, it won't take that long to the point that she will look older than us." Firia chuckled.

"Can Sherry follow too?" Sherry asked.

"Of course. You are originally from there, so if you don't tag along, who will? Besides, I think I have some leads for me to seal your cultivation… With some training, I am sure I can do it, but let's leave it after I reach God Stage. Is that alright with you?" Alex nodded.

"Yes." Firia and Sherry answered at the same time.

Alex then glanced at Stina and Kyle. "And I probably can't distance myself while controlling this technique, so I will probably go together with you."

"We don't really mind, Master. We just wish to visit her. If she is well, we are good." Stina answered on behalf of them.

Alex nodded and glanced at the spirits. "Then how about you?"

"Since Master is going to learn more about Array Master, especially with those combat arrays, I am ready if you want to have a spar." Leoz smiled and pumped his chest.

"Thank you. At that time, I will call you."

"We also want a honeymoon. It's been a while since we last enjoyed ourselves." Fabio and Vera requested Alex's permission.

"Alright. I don't want you to work yourself to the bone, so if any of you want to have some relaxed time, just let me or Anya know, so we don't suddenly feel amiss."

Jeanne and Jean exchanged looks and nodded. "We don't need anything. It's fine to stay here for a couple of days for us."

Even without them saying their real intent, Alex knew that these two would probably have their role play again. Not that he wanted to see it though.

Alex agreed to their request as well.

"Master…" Greg suddenly raised his hands before putting them on his helmet. He then slowly put off his helmet, revealing his true appearance.

Alex widened his eyes as this was the first time for him to see Greg's real appearance.

However, what he saw was truly a surprise to the point he dropped his jaw to the ground.

"You… You…" Alex's body and voice were shaking.

A womanly and innocent face, long green hair, big round glasses, and small nose and lips. These were the features of Greg's face. Greg then climbed his armor up as it was actually too big for him because his body looked like Jeanne's.

He seemed to be a ten years old kid. However, what shocked him the most was his clothes. A blue shirt with a neat white vest, but the bottom that paired up with this top was actually a white miniskirt.

Alex became speechless and facepalmed as if he just got a shock of his life. "Ah… I think I won't have a shock even if a meteor falls down tomorrow…"

"I… I am sorry! I will hide this appearance again." Greg immediately tried to go inside his armor again before Alex stopped him. "Wait. I never said that."

"Well, Greg is a Metal Spirit from Metal Clan. Due to the lack of women there, they actually dress someone like a girl to fulfill their longing. And Greg is one of them. Well, I can say that he quite enjoyed it… But too shy to admit it or show it to other people, thus resulting in his armor." Anya added while looking at Greg.

Alex scratched his head and looked at Greg, who was shivering. "Listen to me… You are free to follow what you prefer. If you don't want others to see this appearance, you can hide yourself inside your armor, but if you don't really mind, then you don't need to change your way. Instead, keep sticking to it and let them change the way they see you."

Greg widened his eyes and remembered a scene of a few thousand years ago. Although he didn't use the same words, Alex was still Alex. They both said the same thing. He couldn't help but smile after recalling the scene.

"Still… I don't mean to be rude, but I am still surprised by how diverse you all are." Alex pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Diverse? Do you mean our ability?" Anna tilted her head.

"No. A secretary type, a perverted genius, a muscle brain, S&M twins, Tsun-Tsun Couple, a reliable guy, a righteous guy, and a trap." Alex was wondering whether his previous self actually had a weird fetish or it was just that those who followed him were the ones unique.

"What?" The spirits opened their mouth in surprise while calling themselves with Alex's naming out of reflex. Even they knew which titles they had.

They looked at each other for a few seconds before bursting. "Pfft!"

"Haha…" The previous Alex actually helped them without thought. So, when everyone gathered, Alex would surely comment something like this. And yet, not a single of them thought it was weird because Alex was the weirdest of all.

"…" Alex stayed silent for a while before he continued. "Anyway… How about you? Greg, Nelson, Artur? Do you need anything?"

"No. I just want to show you my appearance, and I am relieved that Master didn't think much about it." Greg shook his head with a smile.

"Well, I only know you are Greg. As for your appearance… Do you think your appearance will change your name?"

"No."

"Then, why would I overthink it?" Alex shrugged before moving to Artur. "How about you?"

"I don't really have a request, and I am pretty content with what I have now. So, I will remain on the base for a few days before hunting monsters again."

Alex nodded and glanced at Nelson.

"Well, there is one, and I wish for Master's well being. And if possible, I want Master to be prepared."

"Prepare?" Alex narrowed his eyes.

"Yes. I am still not sure, but I think we will have a problem soon. Not from the inside, but the outside."

"Outside? Do you think there will be an invasion?"

"I don't know yet, and the possibility is low, but it's better to be prepared. If there is nothing within a year, I guess this is just me overthinking the matter." Nelson shook his head.

"Well, I can see if the three races might come again to have their revenge, so I will prepare myself for the worse. That's why I am adding a few more things to my repertoire." Alex nodded.

Nelson replied. "Then I don't have anything to add."

"I will go to open my Gacha then." Alex rose from his seat and added. "We will set off tomorrow, so it's time to end today's meeting. See you later."