"So, is this what you wanted to show me?" Xavier's eyes squinted slightly.
His sharp eyes glossed over three individuals as he looked at them from top to bottom. Halting his steps, he raised his brow and pointed towards one specific individual. One whose face was riddled with scars.
"…he is?"
"That's 876"
Joseph replied.
"…876?"
Frowning slightly, Xavier licked his teeth underneath his lips.
"Just where have I heard of h—Ah!"
Smacking the palm of his hand with his fist, Xavier finally remembered.
"He's the one that came into our headquarters on fire?" Looking at Joseph, he asked. "That's him? What happened to his face? I thought that the extent of his injuries only amounted to burns, where did the scars come from?"
"That…I'm not too sure myself. I've never asked." Joseph replied with a bit of embarrassment.
He was too busy developing his serum and testing it on the other subjects that he didn't even bother questioning 876 about his past. In all honesty, he didn't particularly care about his past. He only cared about his research.
"I see…so how is he?"
Puffing up his chest, Joseph pridefully said.
"Well, as a matter of fact, he is my most successful subject."
There were also two other successful subjects 091 and 654, but compared to 876, they were still lacking. Even then, Joseph introduced them to Xavier.
"These here are 091, and 654. Although they may be a little lacking compared to 876, they are still very capable."
Alternating his eyes between 091 and 654, Xavier's eyes finally landed on 876. His eyes flashed with interest.
"Oh? So you're saying that out of the thousands of subjects you had, he's the most successful subject?"
"Indeed."
"Okay." Xavier nodded his head.
—Shap!
Dropping his jacket on the ground and unbuttoning the buttons of his sleeves, he calmly walked towards the middle of the training ground. Stretching his neck, he looked at Joseph and said.
"Alright, show me."
"Huh?"
"…what, did you not hear me? I said show me."
"S-show you what?"
Joseph was starting to get flustered. Turning his head and looking in the direction of where Xavier was looking at, he became even more flustered.
"W-wait, are you trying to fight him?"
876 was his treasure. His most successfully subject. There was no way in hell, he would ever let him go near Xavier.
Ignoring Joseph, Xavier continued. "Don't worry, I'll suppress my strength to his level…D rank was it? I'll fight him at that level"
"Bu—"
"It's not a request. It's an order."
Cutting Joseph off, a cold glint flashed Xavier's eyes. A chill ran down Joseph's spine.
"Joseph, I'm here on behalf of the higher-ups. All you did was show me three individuals. That is not nearly enough to convince me that you're worth investing in. I'm not here to play games? I'm here to see what you've actually done. If I'm not satisfied by the end of this, you can say goodbye to your project. Think carefully."
"Ah…"
A defeated sound escaped from Joseph's lips.
Despite his status, he was but a mere researcher. He couldn't really go against the higher-up's order. Especially since he couldn't fight back either. His only option was to give in.
Weakly staring at Xavier, he nodded his head.
"Understood. But please don't kill him."
Pleased, Xavier laughed out loud and reassured. "Hahahah…who do you think I am? There's no need to worry, I'll hold back a lot."
"That would be great."
A forced smile appeared on Joseph's lips.
'It's precisely because I know who you are that I'm saying this.' he cursed inside of his mind.
Xavier was notorious for his sadistic mindset. If his switch was flipped, only God himself would be able to stop him from going on a sadistic rampage.
Thus.
"No weapons."
Joseph said after mustering all of his courage.
As long as Xavier did not use a weapon, 876 may have a chance at surviving.
"…what?"
Stopping himself mid-stretch, Xavier looked at Joseph.
"What did you just say?"
Clenching his fists, Joseph repeated.
"I said no weapons allowed in this spar."
Clank—!
Chapter end
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