"What did you say?" The president stood up in shock, staring at Sigurd, Dan, Radric, and Rena in disbelief.
"Everything happened as we said, sir." Dan nodded.
"We witnessed the appearance of Mara Leverstrike with our own eyes. She stopped the Berserker and forced the people from Lutvia to leave." Sigurd nodded with a serious face.
"Although it's hard to believe, that definitely happened," confirmed Radric.
The president fell back to his seat, feeling exhausted. He thought he had seen through Clovis, but it looked like he had only been able to see what Clovis wanted him to see.
If they had never met each other before, Mara Leverstrike wouldn't be willing to teach him. Hence, if Clovis had brought this to the negotiation table, it would have brought him tremendous benefits.
At the same time, this showed Clovis' character. He didn't want to involve anyone else in his matter.
Even though they were negotiating in the past, he just negotiated his own values, not the matter of setting up the Hacfield family.
It was clear that Clovis made a clear distinction between people.
The president fell silent for a moment before asking, "So, is he going to leave?"
"From the looks of it, yes," replied Rena. The president looked like he had lost hope after losing Clovis. So as to avoid the president from misunderstanding everything, Rena continued, "However, please don't worry, sir.
"Although Clovis will be leaving right now, it doesn't mean the group is going to leave. From what I have heard, it looks like they're going to remain here.
"Once the city reconstruction begins, they might be moving their families here. At the very least, they want to make sure their families are alright.
"Although I haven't gotten all the details, it looks like they're going to let them stay there while not destroying the roots. In other words, they will have two places, as the main family will be staying in our country."
"Well, it's hard to forget one root, especially after living so long. They're not like Clovis, after all." The president nodded in understanding. "It's clear that they're going to stay here, so that's good. What else?"
"According to the current situation, it looks like they're going to disappear for the time being and use that time to get stronger.
"I don't know for how long, but once they re-emerge, they will definitely make a big impact. I believe we shouldn't ask them anything for one or two years to let them feel comfortable.
"In addition, if possible, please allow me to serve the Libation Fiesta as an agent like I am to Sir Clovis."
The president contemplated. It wasn't a bad idea. Normally, Clovis had the full right of Rena, but because he wouldn't be available, it would be good if Rena could take care of his group here. This way, the group wouldn't leave the country and Clovis had a reason to go back here.
And with how he treated the people around him, the chance of him getting swayed during his training was extremely low.
After some consideration, the president agreed. "All right. You have my permission. Still, who do you report to if not Clovis? Since he's the vice captain, it's Jay Havenson?"
"No, sir. Jay Havenson might be the vice captain, but he doesn't directly manage the group. If I have to name one person, it will be Kanaria."
"Hmm? Not someone like Christina? Her family background is much higher, and she is probably the strongest in the group."
Rena shook her head. "No, sir. Miss Christina might be strong and her background might be powerful. However, the ones managing the group are Miss Kanaria and Miss Melody.
"Still, Miss Melody is handling the operations of the group while Miss Kanaria is both the supervisor and the manager. So, I'll be reporting to Miss Kanaria."
"All right then." The president nodded. "If you need to report anything else, report it directly to me. After repelling the enemies this time, we should have some peaceful time. So, they have time to grow."
"Understood. I will let them know."
The president turned to Radric and the others. "He might be gone for a while, but it doesn't mean he's not going to return. In that case, we should accommodate him as much as we can.
"Those people from the academies are quite reckless. If not for them hindering this operation, we would have more men to stop those people.
"Radric. Make arrangements to suppress them a bit. This will be enough to give explanations to him."
"There is one more thing, sir." Rena raised her hand. "He wanted me to relay this message to you. He said, 'You can change my name.'"
The people were surprised, but the message was clear. Clovis' name had been hidden, so if he gave him this permission, it meant Clovis had some trust in the president.
This honor meant a happy cooperation, as long as he didn't betray this trust. It might be his way of thanking him for helping with the evacuation even though they didn't succeed.
"All right. I will take care of that personally. If there's nothing else, you are dismissed." The president waved his hand. "Thank you for your hard work."
"You didn't hear me incorrectly. Mara Leverstrike intervened. It looked like she was going to take him as her student."
"There are currently ten Tier 9 humans, but this is because it hasn't been that long since the beast era began. If you look closely, more and more potential Tier 9 humans have appeared with their own unique ability.
"Clovis Hacfield is indeed good, but we seize what we can seize. Since it's going to be hard to seize him, there might be other opportunities in the future. Anyway, there are still several people who have a unique ability.
"It's true that with Clovis Hacfield, Michael Hacfield, Christina Elseingarde, Ezekiel Elseingarde, and Mara Leverstrike, they will have five Tier 9 humans, but the world will soon have 20, 30, or even more Tier 9… in a few years. There are still at least seven people with unique abilities who have reached Tier 8.
"So, we will stop for now. Wait until he re-emerges and finds another way. Or we might be able to create that opportunity ourselves."