Thanks to Cronker, the message was delivered to all of those that were there supporting Raze and his group, including members of the Bonum Society.
They were to look for anyone acting strange or investigating strange areas. They were then to report back while keeping an eye on those individuals as well.
After the message was sent out, Raze decided to return to where Himmy was, and he had done so along with Anna.
Since the two of them were part of the original squad along with Himmy, he thought it was best for them both to come.
On top of that, he knew that Anna also had the skill to detect if a person was lying.
There was one thing that Raze was sure of, having spent quite a bit of time with Anna. She had next to no care about Alter at all.
She was only here to stay close to Zon, who was sticking with Raze and his group for the time being.
She had found the person she was looking for, the person she served, so she had long ago cut her ties with Alter.
"This is a reunion that I didn't expect," Himmy said as he sat up on the bed he was lying on.
"You can continue lying down, although I'm pretty sure you're all nicely healed up," Raze commented.
"It's okay. I think the matters we will be talking about deserve to happen face-to-face," Himmy said as he got off the bedside and headed to a table in the room.
Shortly after, both Anna and Raze sat down as well.
"I told you a lot about Alter already, so I think in the world of fairness, I'd like to know more about you, Raze," Himmy said. "I want to know, what is it, or why is it, that Alter seems to be after you?"
"I've met a lot of mages during my time, a lot of Otherworlders, but this is the first time there's been such a drastic reaction."
"I've told the others a bit, but I guess I should explain from a point of view that maybe a detective would understand."
"I'm sure you have wanted criminals in your world. I heard that the one in charge of Alter is a mage, so he's most likely from Alterian as well."
"The name I use, the Dark Magus, is the most wanted person in Alterian."
Himmy, hearing the news, had some reaction as his eyes widened and he leaned back in his seat, but it was clear what Raze was saying—that he was this person in question.
Of course, Anna, who was by Raze's side, could tell everything he was saying was true as well.
"You don't seem too surprised?" Raze asked.
"What, you wanted a different reaction?" Himmy said, raising an eyebrow. "You want me to pull out some handcuffs and take you to Alter, the people who just tried to kill me?"
"Trust me, during my time as a detective, I had some pretty wild cases. Even the force itself was often corrupt. Just to finish cases, or to pass numbers to the higher-ups, they would pin it on the most obvious person rather than the real culprit."
"Maybe kids see things as black and white, but the world really isn't like that. Things can be seen as simple: no matter what, killing is bad."
"Even if the person has done a terrible thing, taking a life is bad, and there are those goody two-shoes that could never ever take a life, no matter what circumstances they were in."
"They see even a life for a life as wrong and believe there are other ways, but sometimes there just isn't another way. The need to kill one person to save many has come up in history throughout the world many times."
Himmy then went on to do his normal gesture, pulling his fingers close to his lips and letting out a big huff of air.
"So, you're a badass mage that went against the system. I can see why they're scared of you… so are you going after them—going after Alter?" Himmy asked.
Raze nodded in response.
"Alter isn't the one going after me, but now that I'm sure there's a link between them and the Grand Magus, I will be going after them as well."
"No wonder they want to get to you first. I mean, you already took over the Dark Faction, something Alter has failed to do for a long time," Himmy said.
"I'm no fool. I need to look into who my employers are, and I could see the goals of those Programmers from a mile away."
"I'll give you the details you want. I'll tell you where Alter's base is, what items they have, their numbers, their power, and everything, but I don't know what they're really after in the end."
"What I do know is that, with Alter and the movement of the squads, for a long time they've been trying to spread their power so they could control one of the three factions."
"They were unable to infiltrate the Demonic Faction—it was a lost cause from the beginning. They seem to have some type of instinct to those that aren't one of their own."
"Although they have some power in the Dark Faction, they were unable to progress extremely far."
Raze could guess why. Bofan was here originally, perhaps slowing them down, and the Bonum Society base was in the Dark Faction as well.
Lastly, there was Murkel and the fact that he was a Red Hybrid. From the outside, maybe the Dark Faction looked like the easiest to control, but it was quite difficult.
Raze was only able to do so by working together with others and using a bit of help to get rid of Murkel. If he hadn't had the chalice back then, even Raze would have failed in taking over the Dark Faction.
"Right now, the faction that Alter has the most control over is the Light Faction. Fighting against Alter means you will be going up against them as well."
"And just with the Dark Faction, I don't think it will be enough."