’You were….relaxing….and bored, what the hell?’ Renni’s surprise was not only in her voice but also in her face, which twisted as if she smelled something foul.
’I mean, yeah, hold on, aren’t you scared of me? I am kind of known for being unreasonable and the kind of person to kill willy-nilly.’ Squinting, I noted the lack of anything other than curiosity and excitement in the young lady standing not even five feet away from me.
’Uh…why would I be? If you wanted to kill me or manipulate me, you would have already done so; plus, it’s not like I am ACTUALLY a hero. I’m sure through your extensive network of connections, you’ve come across a rumor or two about me.’ Shrugging her shoulders, Renni continued to speak with me as if I were just another normal person you’d meet on the street.
’To my knowledge, the number of Heroes you’ve slaughtered far outnumbers the number of Villains or even innocent people, so saying you kill willy-nilly isn’t quite on point.’ She added before crossing her arms over her chest, causing the poofy pink frills on her dress to make a scraping sound.
’Let me guess, your "danger sense" is telling you that I have no hostile intentions against you….isn’t it.’ Rolling my eyes, I waved toward the stairs and walked past Renni to sit down on the last step.
’Well, that, and I know quite a bit about you from my contacts in the underworld. While the majority of them call you a lunatic or serial murderer, the higher level ones all say you are a fairly reasonable man, albeit a tad eccentric and animated, but so long as we don’t attack you first, you generally keep your hands to yourself.’ Catching up to me, Renni then flattened the back of her poofy dress and sat down beside me.
’So what brings you here? I suspect that you wouldn’t just show up out of the blue to recruit me or something; you must be in the middle of one of your plots.’
Turning my head slightly, I raised my left eyebrow and watched Renni’s body language. It was clear to me that she knew more about me than I had expected, but the depth of her knowledge was far further reaching than I imagined.
From what I could tell, some of the rumors I had heard from the Dark Guild Alliance and the League of Villains were true; Renni was a double agent and a primary source for the big leaks we received pertaining to the USAHA and Guilds.
That didn’t mean I was about to drop my guard; if anything, I raised it slightly as if she were an obvious manipulator and liar.
’Would you believe me if I said I picked this house at random and was planning on killing everyone here before taking over the place and then using my talent to forge the paperwork to make it seem as if my imaginary family had been living here for decades?’ Careful not to leak too much information to the young lady, I still gave her the bulk of my plan.
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’I…you know what, yeah, that seems on brand for you from what I’ve learned in the future.’
’Origin Timeline,’ interrupting Renni, I threw out the phrase I had coined only to receive a strange look from the girl in response.
’…why not just say future? Why do you have to be mysterious and call it the Origin Timeline…’ With a shake of her head, Renni puffed out her cheeks and gave me a hard stare.
’Why do I feel like it has nothing to do with being mysterious, and you’re instead jealous that I coined a more clever name for where we came from instead of just calling it the future.’
’YOU!!! Do you think I won’t beat you up?’ Pushing up one of her sleeves, Renni then flexed her right bicep, which bulged up like a bodybuilder’s and looked totally out of place on her small frame.
’I mean, you could try, but I wouldn’t recommend it, considering a mere 3C Low Leveled Non-Ranker such as yourself wouldn’t even live through a simple flick in the forehead from me.’ Without a shred of remorse, I flared my Particles and glared at Renni, causing the young lady to shrink back away from me in fright.
I could even see sweat beginning to trickle down her brow, thanks to the pressure I was exerting. In that instant, I didn’t doubt she felt like a frightened rabbit standing before a hungry wolf.
’Mind yourself, girl. I may be acting cordial with you for now, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t slaughter you at the drop of a hat.’ Then, with a sniffle, I stopped exerting pressure and particles on Renni and gave her a moment to collect her scattered thoughts.
"Forgive me…Lord Xipher, I forgot who I was speaking to for a moment…’ Gulping down a mouthful of saliva, I could tell that my act had the intended effect, and the casual talk had been cut off at its source.
I didn’t want her to feel as if she were on friendly terms with me, and I had always tried my best to ensure no one in my line of business wouldn’t think twice about taking me seriously.
While I would be a bit more open around Villains or other scourges, that didn’t mean I was friends with any of them…even that annoying group of idiots who used to follow me around everywhere in the Origin Timeline were merely tools to accommodate my plans.
I had an image to uphold, and it was vastly different from the one I showed the Heroes and Light Guilds, whom I would toy with and play around like a jester or joker of some kind.
In the case of the Dark Guilds and League of Villains, I was a ruthless and calculative tyrant who could spill blood without any valid reason. However, if you stayed on my good side, you had a WAY higher chance of walking away from an encounter with me than if you tried throwing around your weight or talking down to me.