The Villain's RE:Life

Chapter 248: Questions (1)

For a moment, Fredrick sat there, lost in thought, as he tried to come up with a polite way of asking the very question I had heard bouncing around his mind, using my telepathy skill.

Finally, after what seemed like an hour, he cleared his throat, took another sip of particle water, and asked.

"What has brought you here, Lord Xipher? I understand you are a busy man and always have multiple plans in place, but it’s a bit strange for you to make an appearance here after having been in London not long ago."

’Tsk, fucking Stillwater and their stupid information channels, it seems the Inspector has a leak in his group, and they handed over the info to the highest bidder.’

"Quite interesting of you to ask, considering how I have left but a single person alive who has seen me, a young returner by the name of Calvin." Tilting my head to the side, I exerted a slight amount of pressure on Fredrick, causing him to sweat more fiercely for a second before drawing my power back.

"Cultural Hubs, I will not give you my full plans, but I shall give you a taste. I am in

Funny enough, Erik Colt was the only one to make it to all five before making me bored and causing me to cut off the conversation and go on my way.

’Tell me something interesting, little pony,’ I thought while smiling under my mask, which showed in my eyes.

"I see…that makes a lot of sense; my father had a similar idea, but since we lack manpower at present, we can’t post people at every big gathering point to look for other Returners."

’Noted. I also noted that this pony didn’t have any aversion to me using the phrase Returner or Origin Timeline; then again, Arkadia calls us returners, so that’s valid, I guess.’

"Lord Xipher, I noticed you said that you were collecting the cards to garner future funds; if there is anything you need, I’m sure Stillwater would be more than happy to help you out, be it financially or logistically." Hiding the excitement, I could read through his thoughts, Fredrick asked.

’What a roundabout way of asking what I need money for, what a crafty little pony I have here before me.’