The person who triggered the commotion approached Gens directly and said he… did it… because he wanted to join Gens Sheyan! while bowing his head.
"Hmmm... interesting… actually… you didn't need to do that, you're quite unique!" said Gens to the person, and the person gave a reason for his actions. He said he was only building a portfolio to gain Gens' trust and approval. But instead, it only made Gens more suspicious, since this proved that the person wasn't ordinary—while even Gens, who trained martial arts regularly (even if self-taught), couldn't even destroy a single AI robot.
"You... want to join me because you want to destroy AI? Or… did you destroy AI because you want to join me?" Gens asked with a cynical look.
"Both... I am Yananaig Sug, and I intend to follow you wholeheartedly… even… until you die!" said Yananaig seriously, bowing before Gens.
"Ugh… you're insane. Fine… I've told the other candidates that tonight there's a special gathering in Karunia Forest. But… it's different for you… I want to meet with you privately, just the two of us! The place is… shshshsh (Gens whispering to Yananaig)," and they agreed on that. Gens then planned to end the recruitment session, as he felt it was enough. He didn't want to involve too many people, especially since the AI hadn't ordered him to recruit any specific number of members.
As they walked back, Gens began to wonder why he was doing all this. He was originally reluctant to use AI—except for martial arts training—but now… it felt like he was being enslaved by it. Gens couldn't understand his own actions anymore.
"Fesly… why did you reject Barga?" Gens asked while staring at the sky during their walk home.
"Hey… are you seriously asking something so pointless? Of course it's because I don't like him… he plays with women's hearts… Come on, if you want to talk, just get to the point! From your face I can already tell—you're just using that question as an excuse to talk about something else..." Fesly replied firmly.
"Ah… you really do know everything about me… I just wanted to apologize, because honestly… I asked you to join me only because I needed information about the Geniuses from you… and only if I needed it. So… once the business with the Geniuses is over… you should leave me… and live a peaceful life as a regular civilian..." Gens said, filled with hope.
"No... I won't do that," Fesly replied.
"FES…! Why not? This is for your own good. You're the child of one of those Geniuses! I don't want to see you suffer!" Gens said with a worried sigh.
"You call that suffering? Ah… thank you for caring about me... but I don't feel like I'm suffering at all... I want to stay by your side... together until we reach your goal," said Fesly with confidence.
"You! In that case… please come with me tonight… during the meeting with our candidate members," said Gens.
"Of course!" Fesly answered enthusiastically.
When they arrived home, they took a short rest to calm themselves and prepare a plan for the meeting so they could stay focused.
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The night of the meeting arrived...
Gens began speaking to those who wished to join him, explaining some of his plans and his reasons.
"I... asked you all to gather here... because there are some things I want to talk about," said Gens to them.
One of the people asked if Gens planned to reject anyone from becoming a member.
"Hmm... let me explain, dear brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts… and so on, hehehe… I… created this group… and sought out people to join… because it's a requirement to reach my goal. Once that goal is achieved… you are free to leav—"
Gens' sentence was cut off by someone who strongly disagreed.
"You! I truly don't understand what you're saying! You're explaining things in a complicated and unclear way! No—even if you repeat it—we still won't accept it… We!… who are gathered here now… are genuinely interested in your goal! We're not just following blindly! We want to make it happen! Even if it costs us our lives! Right, everyone?!" shouted one of the candidates. After that statement, all of them responded in unison, "Yes, that's absolutely right, Gens Sheyan."
"Sigh… and if you die? Are you sure you won't regret it? Won't you end up blaming me?" Gens asked. But they confidently replied that if they died, it would be by their own will, and they would never blame Gens. In fact, it was Gens who inspired them.
"Alright, if that's truly your own will, I ask for your cooperation! Work together properly! But… why are you two here? Woman-chaser! Crazy glasses!" said Gens, pointing at Barga and Syamseong.
"Hey hey hey… why are you calling us such mean names! Mr. Gengengengensss, my reason is the same as theirs. Actually, I don't care what you say… what I care about is the organizational structure… You founded this organization, so you're obviously the leader… but who's going to be vice-leader?" asked Syamseong with a playful tone, almost teasing Gens.
"Ahhh... (I never even thought of that), uhh... her! Fesly will be the vice leader of this organization," said Gens, tightly grabbing Fesly's hand.
"HEII! Gens…," Fesly said with one word, but the rest quickly agreed with Gens' decision. Perhaps this organization didn't need such formalities... After that, the meeting ended, and Gens ordered everyone to return to their own homes, fearing any unexpected incidents.
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"You? Where are you going again, Gens?" Fesly asked as Gens looked ready to head out.
"I... still have something I need to take care of. You go back to our house. That's an order!" Gens said firmly.
"Ugh, fine... take care of yourself!" Fesly replied.
"Of course! (Wow, she obeyed easily this time… maybe she's sleepy?)," Gens thought to himself.
Gens then arrived at a location—a large building deeper inside Karunia Forest. The building was dark and damp.
"Yo! Yananaig! … no wait! You idiot Genius trying to disguise yourself!" Gens shouted to Yananaig while sliding his hands into his pants pocket.
"Huh? What are you talki—"
BRUAKKKKK (sound effect of Gens' kick hitting Yananaig into the wall)
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To be continued
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