I was bored so I made a secret organization

In the base, Melaine could be seen walking alone in the hallway. There was no one in the hallway as many researchers and the other members of Moon of Akasha were resting due to exhaustion.

They had worked until the morning to prepare for the war, and their energy had been depleted. Fortunately, the preparation went smoothly, and there was only the matter of the nuke and the hostage left.

This time, Melaine had volunteered herself to see the hostage, while Rekka and Chi were on the stand-by in the control room that was filled with monitors to see what happened through the security cameras.

There were some people in black suits, three women and four men, sitting in front of a computer in the control room. They were all Melaine’s subordinates and were helping to watch over the security cameras through the shift with the others.

Their duty was to inform Rekka or Melaine if they noticed something wrong.

Rekka and Chi stood on the highest platform in the control room while looking at the big hologram screen that was projected into the wall.

“Is she going to be okay? She’s about to meet her former colleagues, who are the Executives of the Esper Association.” Chi asked as she watched Melaine stop in front of the stairs that led to the underground.

The underground area where they usually kept the food and other supplies had been renovated as a makeshift prison. The Esper, with the ability to control Earth, helped the renovation, and now it had become a temporary jail for the two Executives.

“Don’t worry, Melaine can take care of herself.” Assured Rekka. He looked at the screen that had changed its perspective.

It was now shown the image from the camera installed at the ceiling of the stairs hallway. Melaine went downstairs with a steady step.

“Besides, the two of them have their ability restricted with the Ability Limiter.”

“That’s true. Fortunately, the German military gave us two SS-Rank Ability Limiters and a bunch of lower rank ones.” Chi nodded.

He could only hope that Melaine would do a good job, and he hoped that Melaine would tell them the secret that she had been hiding so far from them.

It was not like he didn’t trust Melaine, but he felt like she kept too many secrets to herself. He didn’t know whether Naomi knew Melaine’s secret or not. But, he felt a bit sad because his comrade was hiding so many secrets from him, one of the founding members of Moon of Akasha that Naomi invited directly.

‘I don’t like being so oblivious.’ He thought.

“She has arrived,” Chi muttered, gaining Rekka’s attention.

He looked at the screen again, and Melaine had indeed arrived in front of a steel door right in front of the stairs. She reached out to the door’s handle and twisted it before pulling it open.

The door made a creaked sound that was caught by the camera. Due to technological advancement, the quality of the sound was clear, so Rekka and Chi could hear even the slightest sound if the microphone’s sensitivity was set to the highest.

After the door was opened, the screen changed again. This time, it showed the inside of the underground room. A 5x5 meters room was divided into two in the middle and was separated by a concrete bar. The cell was further divided into two, separating two people inside.

On the other side of the room, those two people were sitting on the ground with their hands being handcuffed by something that let out a red glow. The handcuff was big, white in color; it was an Ability Limiter.

When the two people heard the door being opened, they raised their heads, and Andrew scoffed.

[Hah! Who do we have here? You finally felt like visiting us, Melaine?]

The sound was projected wonderfully once again. Rekka had a serious face as he listened quietly. The others

[Shut your trap, Andrew. I am not here for you.] Melaine approached them and stood right in front of the bar, looking at Angella, who looked roughed, losing the luster that he had when he faced Naomi yesterday.

[It’s been a long time, Angella. How are you?] She asked, to which Angella replied with a wry smile.

[Not good, as you can see. I am chained with this shiny thing, which I usually like, but somehow I hate it now.] Angella chuckled a little as if he was talking with a friend, not a betrayer of his organization. [Anyway, it’s good to see you again, Melaine. How long has it been?]

[Hey, what’s with you?! How can you talk with that betrayer casually, Angella!] Andrew shouted, but he was ignored.

Melaine put her hands on her hips and acted haughtily like usual. However, her words next surprised even Rekka and Chi.

[I don’t know, around two and half years, maybe? We met when Lady Naomi first made her appearance, so around that time.]

“What?!” He raised his voice in surprise. “They met two and half years ago?!” He was about to fly into a rage after hearing Melaine.

His mind had created a lot of deductions. Melaine had always kept a secret, a lot of it. So honestly, Rekka couldn’t truly trust her. But Chi thought otherwise.

“Wait, Rekka. Let’s hear what they said next. Remember, Princess trusts her, so let us trust her too.”

“But…”

“Just wait for now. Please.” Chi pleads with a serious face.

After a while, Rekka looked at the screen and nodded, “… Alright.”

Melaine's conversation continued, with Andrew left alone, confused, much more like Rekka. That was the only reason Chi stopped Rekka. It seemed like both sides didn’t know that Angella and Melaine met two and half years ago.

[Ah, right. That time, you told me about your plan. How is it, I have done what you asked me for, though I don’t think that’s necessary. Seeing her can withstand her power without me needing to interfere. However, I did what I promised, Melaine. I had used my ability to change Akasa Naomi’s body, so she could withstand her ability, like what I did to you 80 years ago. Well, I experienced a hard time because of that though. Because the side-effect that I couldn't control made Akasa Naomi mad at me.]

“What?!” Rekka and Chi shouted at the same time.