Aiden had originally planned to leave too, but suddenly remembered that Mature and Vice still wanted to see him. He could only send the women away first, then go alone to the top floor of the hotel.
When Shermie was getting ready to bring Helena to her place, she had already told him that Mature and Vice were waiting for him in the café on the top floor.
But before leaving, Shermie had specially reminded him.
"Be extremely careful with Mature and Vice. Don't get fooled by their looks and figures just because they're pretty. Their personalities are very strange."
Aiden didn't really take Shermie's warning seriously. He'd met quite a few strange women before…
Not long after, when Aiden stepped out of the elevator and arrived at the café on the top floor, he immediately saw two tall women sitting by the window drinking coffee.
These two women were Mature and Vice.
But to his surprise, besides Mature and Vice, there were actually two more people on the top floor.
Goenitz the Storm, and his adopted daughter Goenica.
And as the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, Goenitz was smiling warmly at Goenica, who was eating a sundae across from him.
Seeing this scene, Aiden froze for a moment, then complained inwardly, 'Don't tell me this guy is a daughter-con?'
Thinking that, Aiden walked toward them.
In fact, when the elevator doors opened, aside from Goenica who was fully focused on eating her sundae, the three members of the Hakkesshu had already noticed him. When they saw him walk over, Mature and Vice even greeted him.
Except…
Their greeting was a bit unusual.
"Yo, the young guy's pretty handsome. No wonder Shermie followed you." This was said by Mature.
Wearing a black long dress, her long golden hair was tied up high, giving her a somewhat intellectual beauty. But in reality, she was a cold-blooded and heartless woman.
And sitting across from her was dark-skinned Vice. Her short red hair seemed to match her brutal personality. Her outfit was also entirely red, but she looked much more capable than Mature.
She licked her lips, revealing a smile that looked more like a sneer, and said, "His figure isn't bad either. I just don't know if he's one of those men who look strong outside but are actually weak. But since he can get praise from a woman with Shermie's figure, I guess he should be decent."
'Alright then.'
Listening to these two women, Aiden began to understand Shermie's earlier warning.
These two women really did have somewhat strange personalities.
Although they seemed a bit flirtatious like Shermie, judging from their relatively conservative clothing, that was clearly just an act.
Cruel and murderous was their true nature.
Of course, that wasn't certain either. After all, that was just the game setting. Maybe they'd be a bit different here, just like Goenitz.
"Mature, Vice, Goenica is still here. Watch your mouths."
Before Aiden had figured out how to respond to the two tall, mature women, the previously gentle Goenitz, who had been watching Goenica eat, spoke up. He turned sideways to look at Mature and Vice, his blue eyes holding a stern warning.
As the leader of the Hakkesshu, Goenitz had authority. With just that one look, Mature and Vice immediately restrained the flirtatious expressions on their faces and became a bit more proper.
But even so, Mature still muttered under her breath, "Tch, daughter-con."
At that moment, Aiden happened to walk up to them. Hearing that, he thought, 'See? Even Mature says so…'
Perhaps he had been alone for too long, or maybe he had done too many bad things. Even someone like a member of the Hakkesshu needed something to comfort their heart.
Thinking that, Aiden stopped in front of Mature and Vice and introduced himself. Although Shermie had probably already told them about him, this was still their first meeting.
"Shermie already told us about you…" Hearing Aiden's introduction, the golden-haired Mature casually nodded, then pointed at herself, then at Vice. "I'm Mature, she's Vice. Just call us Mature and Vice from now on. Don't add things like Miss or Lady after it."
That was good. The Hakkesshu weren't good people by nature, but they were pretty easygoing.
So Aiden nodded.
Then he looked at the two mature women and asked the question in his heart, "So what did you two want to see me for?"
"Actually, the one who wants to see you is our boss, Goenitz." Mature brushed away the golden hair covering her left eye, revealing deep blue eyes.
She smiled and continued, "But Vice and I are also very curious about you. After all, Shermie isn't an easy woman to get along with. I imagine any man who could make Shermie submit wouldn't be simple."
"Then you must be disappointed. I'm just an ordinary guy." Aiden pulled a chair over and sat down. Since Goenitz was the one looking for him, but currently seemed busy, he decided to talk with Mature and Vice first.
Mature nodded, "Even though you shouldn't judge people just by appearances, I really am a bit disappointed. You look decent, but your strength is a bit lacking. So I don't really understand why Shermie chose you, and I also don't understand why our boss chose you."
At that point, Mature paused, then asked, "Want something to drink? Order whatever you like, it's on us."
"Black tea, but don't add too much sugar." Aiden had been drinking green tea at the shrine for some time now, and he kind of missed Robert's black tea.
"Black tea, don't add too much sugar." Sitting on the other side, Vice immediately repeated him loudly.
This woman talked far less than Mature. Aside from the first line she said earlier, she had just been listening quietly and continuously eating plums, her favorite snack.
The tea would take a while to arrive, so Aiden asked, "What do you mean by saying Goenitz chose me?"
As he said this, he turned back to glance at Goenitz. But Goenitz, who was facing away, didn't seem to notice. Instead, Goenica, still eating her sundae, looked up and gave him a sweet smile.
Aiden returned a smile, then looked back at Mature and Vice, waiting for their answer.
But Mature and Vice didn't speak. They just watched him quietly. Aiden, however, noticed a flash of suspicion in their eyes.
At that moment, he heard the sound of a chair moving behind him, followed by Goenitz's voice, "Goenica, wait here for a bit."
"Okay." The girl replied with an innocent voice.
Then Goenitz walked over to Aiden's table. Vice immediately got up to give him a seat and went to sit beside Mature.
After Goenitz sat down, he silently observed Aiden for a moment before finally speaking, "Only now do I understand why, when we first met, you showed killing intent toward me. I think you already know the legends about the Hakkesshu and the Three Sacred Families, yes? And maybe you even know about the existence of my lord?"
Hearing this, Aiden narrowed his eyes and immediately activated his profession.
He now believed that Goenitz had brought Mature and Vice to trouble him.
Back then, Rugal had somehow learned about Orochi and wanted its power. As a result, Goenitz gouged out his eye and used him as an experiment to see what would happen when ordinary humans obtained Orochi power. His gentleness and elegance only applied to his adopted daughter, Goenica.
Right now, after activating the Sanda Fighter profession, Aiden's aura exploded. Although he held back most of it to avoid destroying the café, the pressure still made the staff feel overwhelmed, even the air itself slowed under the oppression. They were having trouble even breathing normally.
And for Goenitz and the others sitting near Aiden, the effect was even more direct. The strongest among them, Goenitz, was physically fine, but his expression grew a bit serious. As for Mature and Vice, they simply found it shocking that a person truly couldn't be judged by appearance, they didn't sense the deeper phenomenon.
But in Goenitz's eyes, it was different. When Aiden's aura suddenly surged, he saw a faintly outlined female silhouette behind him.
'A Valkyrie!'
The intense fighting will and pressure made him think he was staring directly at the supreme will of the planet… Orochi.
But it was only a faint silhouette.
However… instead of fear, the shocked Goenitz actually felt a faint excitement.
With such power, could he use it… to change the destiny of the Hakkesshu?
Letting out a slow breath, Goenitz said softly, "Aiden, I'm not telling you these things to cause trouble. Also, could you suppress your aura a bit more? Goenica, she…"
But before he finished speaking, Goenica's pained voice came.
"Dad, I suddenly feel a little sick…"
Although she had Orochi blood, Goenica was still just a child, and she had not awakened the power Goenitz gave her.
Hearing her pain, Aiden immediately suppressed all of his aura, and the café's air finally returned to normal.
"Sorry…"
Aiden rubbed his head awkwardly. Hearing Goenitz's words had startled him, and he'd forgotten that Goenica was a child whose endurance was weaker than adults.
And this was after he had already held back most of his aura. If he had gone all out, the hotel's top floor would probably need rebuilding.
The Sanda profession was not like the Wandering Swordsman, it was overwhelmingly aggressive.
After he retracted all of his aura, Goenitz immediately went to comfort Goenica. The girl had been seriously frightened.
At that moment, Mature lifted her coffee and took a sip, still shaken. "I remember your country has a saying, you can't judge a book by its cover. Looks like it's absolutely true. What you just did was really terrifying."
Vice nodded beside her.
Although the two of them did not see the Valkyrie's afterimage like Goenitz did, they definitely felt the overwhelming power inside Aiden, power so strong they couldn't hope to match it.
They were certain that if Aiden had attacked a moment ago, out of the three of them present, probably only Goenitz would survive. They and Vice would likely have to return to the cycle of reincarnation and wait for the next awakening.
"Speaking of which, with strength like yours entering the KOF tournament… tch, it's a bit unfair to the other fighters." Vice was extremely sensitive to power, her specialty was overpowering others physically.
Even though she hadn't awakened yet, she was confident she could easily beat a portion of the competitors. But facing Aiden, she couldn't muster even the slightest will to resist.
And as soon as she said that, Vice suddenly looked at Mature, and Mature looked back at her. The two exchanged a knowing glance.
Because they suddenly remembered something, if Rugal had been here just now, he probably would've canceled the entire tournament on the spot, right?
Right now, Aiden was sipping the black tea the waiter delivered. He had to admit, whoever brewed tea here was good at it, the amount of sugar was perfect. He was very satisfied.
After enjoying a few sips, he finally responded to Vice.
"Actually, I'm already holding back a lot. If I really used my full power… honestly, even if all of you Hakkesshu joined together, you still might not be able to beat me."
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