Just as Nil have expected, Justin instantly agree to Nil term after he confirmed the authentication of the skill.
Nil gave the Constellation grade skill book to Justin to read for a couple of seconds before collecting it back from him, just letting him the bare minimum to authenticate the book.
Nil have prepared for a way to lure Justin over to his side long before he started heading in their direction. In fact, he have prepare what he will use to lure him long before he enter Genesis.
And that is not only in Justin case, but also for all the other players he is going to gather together as his own personal force.
He is not a fool to think that only him will be able to conquer the whole of the 8th demonic realm, that is why he is gathering players now.
Though he could be very well able to take on the demonic realm after him by himself if given just some time to breakthrough and prepare.
"Alas, life is not a place where you set your pace. That bitch "Fate" makes sure it thrust you inside of a high speed train instead of letting you move at your pace." Nil mumbled.
Of course, one might say he was the one that intentionally make the demonic realm come after him, he still blame fate for it.
One has the right to blame, right?
Leaving those aside, after Justin accept his proposal, Alina also followed after him saying she have to be with Justin to protect him which make Nil smirk internally.
He knew already that as long as Justin agree to follow him she would too. He did not just come there to recruit only Justin, he there there to recruit both of them.
She might not be as pivotal to his plan like Justin, but her power are not undeniable either.
"Welcome aboard, then. Though I will advice that you strap yourself onto a seat, journeying with me is not going to be a pleasant one."
He offered her a skill book too which is to help her control and refine her talent abilities more, but her own is a Celestial grade skill.
"Why are you giving her a much more higher grade skill than me who is the one that is your.. teammate."
Justin grumbled annoyingly as the last word stuck his tongue.
He does not want to say he is Nil subordinate and rather used the word teammate.
"Firstly, ladies in my team gets more reward than men, men have to work twice as hard as ladies before they can get the same reward as them." Nil raised a finger as he watched Justin twitch for the thousandth time.
Then he raise another finger, "Secondly, a Celestial grade skill is the bare minimum to use her talent ability more proficient and efficiently for a Constellation rank talent like hers."
Nil smile watching the gobsmacked expression of the duo.
It is one thing to know the grade of Justin talent, it is another to know Alina's too.
And Nil is intentionally saying those words to show the duo that the information he have about them is quite deep.
And they have realize it too, they know that he knows them, much more than surface level information about them.
"Alright, let's head to Aurbloom, we've got to recruit one more person there into the team." Nil stated.
"Say, can you tell me how the rank goes after SSS?" Justin ask a they were heading back.
"Transcendent, Constellation, Celestial, and the last being God in terms of talent ranking."
"What about skill books ranking?" He asked, noticing that Nil is not at the least annoyed or anything at his earlier question.
"The highest grade Genes would have told you is Mythical, right?" Nil ask back not looking back.
"Yes, but I've found out that Transcendent should be the next grade after Mythical." Justin answered still slightly unsure of his theory.
"Yes, Transcendent is the nest after Mythical followed by the ranks I've said earlier, likewise for equipments too."
Justin briefly gaze at Alina, wondering how Nil have given her a skill book just a rank below the highest grade just for becoming his subordinate.
"What is your real name?"
Alina asked, breaking the silence that has been growing around her.
"YourFather, just call me YourFather.". Nil said turning back briefly at her to flash her a smile.
And the smile annoyed her, yet it is not the smile that actually annoyed her the most but rather the way she hasn't found Nil words unsettling.
She expected herself to find Nil calling himself her father unsettling, yet her subconsciousness seems to accept it. Like Nil is actually her father.
"What a terrifying hypnotic ability."
She considered it to be an hypnotic ability as that is the only think that came to her mind.
"Alright Father, how were you able to hide your name from even Genes itself?" Curiously, Justin asked.
"It's simple actually. I just did not let him read my memory."
'What an arrogant way of saying it.' Justin click his tongue. 'If it were that easy for normal human to be able to block a being that could literally summon your soul from reading your mind.'
Justin thought, recalling how frightened he had been when he was summoned into that white empty space after being chosen to participate in Genesis.
At that time he have been entirely scared shitless thinking he has been caught by the government to use him as some kind of test subject on an unholy experiment.
At that time how would he have thought of even resisting, not to talk fighting back the memory reading Genes did on him.
"We are here and it seems we are right on time." Nil said pulling Justin from his thought.
Standing before them is an entrance to a fighting arena, and the front of the entrance is a giant holographic screen which is showing two men in a ring fighting while being cheered by thousands of viewers both inside the arena and by those watching from the screen outside.
"Stay put, I've got someone else to recruit." He said to the both of them as he approach the entrance.