"Mr. Clovis. You're under arrest for bribing the Exploration Association to get your explorer identification. Please to the station."
The people were dumbfounded when they heard what the police said. They simply couldn't believe it.
Even Melody and Kanaria didn't expect this. They knew that Clovis had a low evolution rate, but once he got the identification, people wouldn't usually bother him anymore.
In addition, he was already Tier 1, showing his talent. There were some examples of people with low evolution rates who became successful because they were desperate enough to get it.
When it was found, the people actually helped them, demanding the police release them. After all, this also showed the potential of humanity.
The same should apply to Clovis. Both of them believed that once he became Tier 1 within a year of his awakening, even the police couldn't arrest them. It wasn't that they couldn't, it was that they wouldn't. Arresting him would bring a bad reputation to the police after all.
That was why it was too shocking that the police would make a move now.
"Is there something wrong? Do you even have the warrant to arrest him?" Kanaria tried to stop them.
However, the police stopped her and even took out the scanner.
"In that case, we'd like for Mr. Clovis to show his evolution rate. According to the database, Mr. Clovis only has a 15% evolution rate and has bribed an official to get his license. We'd like to bring you to the station for some questioning."
"What do you mean, 15%?" Kanaria acted as if she didn't know any of this. She even added, "He has become a Tier 1 within a month of his awakening. How could he have 15% evolution rate?"
When the people saw this exchange, they began to whisper to each other once again. As expected, the happiest one was Ivan as he could see Clovis suffer.
Clovis maintained his poker face, making people think that he was silently admitting his deed.
"Is that true? Did he bribe the staff in the exploration association?"
"But when you think about it, isn't it fine? I mean, he has become Tier 1, which is enough to show his talent. There are a lot of people out there who can do something like that."
"No, no. If you look closely, he is more amazing than those people. 15% evolution rate. Can you imagine how hard it is to reach Tier 1 with that evolution rate? Yet he achieves it within a month, according to that girl."
"If you put it that way, then yes, he is amazing. But it doesn't change the fact that he broke the law, right?"
"Still, I don't think the police will arrest him. From all the examples in the Skynet, talented people like him will only be brought to the station and released after that. In fact, the police should give some official statement or letter so that this won't happen again."
"If that's the case, doesn't it mean it will be good for him to follow the police?"
"Do you forget where we are right now?"
The bystanders soon noticed what was going on.
Clovis, who was silent this whole time, was actually trying to figure out their true aim. The police came here not to arrest him. Instead, they were planning to bring him away so that he couldn't participate in this raid.
Without him, his party would become even more vulnerable. In other words, if Kanaria and Jay were to be killed in this mission, even his grandfather couldn't do anything. Melody also didn't go because of her age.
Hana was most likely unable to help him out of this situation because it would put her company's image in danger. In addition, it would simply give away his identity as Clovis Hacfield.
'Do I have another choice?' Clovis tried to think of a solution. Just like them, he never expected the enemy would exploit this at such a time.
When he thought everything was over, a new problem came.
"What's going on?!" Hana's voice echoed in everyone's ears. They all turned around, trying to see who dared to stop the arrest.
However, they were all stunned when they realized the big boss was the one stopping it.
The police looked panicked, especially when they saw Hana's angry face. Even a normal citizen would have heard the news about her since everyone was talking about.
"What is going on here?" Hana was startled to find Clovis was in trouble, especially since they were about to set off. She glared at them, demanding an explanation.
"Mr. Clovis is suspected to have bribed the official from the Explorer Association for forging his explorer identification because his evolution rate is below the minimum stated in the law. We'd like to bring him back to the station so that we can ask a couple of questions."
The police explained it carefully and politely, trying to calm Hana down.
Hana, on the other hand, looked dumbfounded. She didn't expect that Clovis's evolution rate was that low. Then again, his achievement was so outstanding that she believed Clovis's evolution rate should be similar to that of his parents or grandfather.
This made Clovis even more amazing in her eyes.
At the same time, Hana pinched the bridge of her nose. She could see the aim of the police and someone was definitely instigating this.
Instead of feeling troubled, Hana was actually annoyed. She muttered in her own language, "(These fools…)"
"Pardon?" The police didn't understand what Hana was saying.
Seeing the gadget on their hand, Hana glanced at Clovis and nonchalantly said, "How about showing me your evolution rate? I won't allow them to bring you away if they're lying. I might have to sue them as well."
Clovis thought this was just an attempt to buy time as it was useless. Still, he was willing to do it and placed his finger on the gadget so that they could scan his fingerprints and show his information.
At that time, Clovis wasn't aware of the full extent of what a Tier 9 human could do in this world and he was about to learn it.
There was a call in the other part of the world. The man looked at his screen and saw the caller.
International Explorer Association.
The man picked up the call, saying, "This is Michael speaking."