I will strive beyond this cursed bloodline!

Chapter 85: Zoe is a good teacher

She had settled some doubts, but in the end, the more pressing issues hadn't been resolved. And that was a problem in itself.

Alexanders had confirmed that their minds were being tampered with, and while it should be a relief to find out that she didn't need to deal with Alexanders as an enemy...

The fact that he also had his memories being tampered with was a problem, he was the [Manager] of her powered side, and he was allegedly responsible for how her [Skills] worked, or at least the ones responsible for how her body acclimated with the mana.

She had gotten a boost into her level and her body was stronger, but somehow hadn't had trouble acclimating to it, as shown by her fight against the berserker.

"Is everyone rested enough?" Asked Zoe from the door of the room they had settled in.

It was a rec room if all the games and sofas were something to go by. They even had a [Skill] proof vending machine, not like that had stopped a few of them from trying to cheat it anyways.

"...Like talking to a wall." Said the girl while making a motion to follow her.

They quickly filled after the girl, she paraded them while masked people walked by, giving them a wide berth. Some of those in the procession seemed to shy further into the middle while others took this chance to try and watch the masked people more closely.

Alice for her part didn't seem to mind either and just settled in trying to spread her [Shadows] around, without much success. The [Shadows] around here seemed to wrestle her control away from her and return to a neutral state.

And while that was an interesting phenomenon to see, if annoying for her intentions. She didn't want to send one of her scouts to a place that would probably wipe them out either...

So she grumbled and quietly carried on.

"Seat wherever you want...But please...Do not make small islands isolated from the rest, we don't have enough spots for that." Said Zoe while pointing to a school classroom.

It had...just enough seats so everyone that had made it to this point would be able to find a spot...And maybe a few extra options, but not nearly enough to create the effect she warned against.

So she went ahead while everyone warily looked at each other...And sat right in the front and in the middle, was this a power move?

Perhaps.

But almost instantly they all started to fight for spots in the corners and sides, and slowly but surely they all started to trickle down and sit themselves... A few decided to stand in the back and just stand there with their backs against the wall...Trying to look cool and edgy.

She of course didn't turn her head to look at them, she could [Sense] them with her [Shadows], she ought to be close enough to awaken a subset skill for this with all her use of that facet of her [Skill].

...No?

Oh well, it would come with time, she didn't really need more bloat in her [Status] anyway...

"Now this is the part of the induction where I explain the rules...And I do this because any other lieutenant would say you to either kill them, eat them, torture them, or dispose of them..." Said the girl with exasperation.

Yikes...Talk about [Villains].

"First... We don't go after civilians unless they make an effort to obstruct our work and have the power to do so." She said while writing in the whiteboard behind her.

"What about metahuman civilians?" Said one of those standing against the wall.

Because three had decided that standing against the wall was cool or something, uuugh...Men.