Chapter 331
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In the end, Alec sent Sekai away for the time being, telling him to go live a bit without causing too much chaos.
He could hardly begrudge him that. Especially when the Sin told him that the only thing he remembered from this world was the company. He'd been snatched up even before he was out of his first year.
It made Alec wonder why he wasn't on the company's radar.
Sekai was, however, free to seek out the Awerk continent side of the company and gather more information about them. Without causing too much chaos.
But knowing his Main Characters, they didn't go looking for trouble, but trouble found them instead.
Alec took One with him, and she took a liking to riding on his shoulders or clinging onto his neck while he carried her in his arms.
There wasn't anything wrong with it. She was even lighter than a sack of rice, after all.
On the very, very bright side, Alec had finally broken into the advancement stage, and he just knew that his gut instinct had been right again.
Until he'd apparently solved his heart demons and completely let go of what happened with Sekai, it had been unconsciously holding him back from advancing.
Now that Alec was in the advanced tier, his already fine control over his magic was further strengthened, and he didn't have to worry about his magic permanently dropping him back to the bottom of the intermediate stage, which was relieving.
Other than that, he had noticed that as the days passed, she started taking on more and more of his features, and the thing that had made her seem to unnatural and inhuman had faded after their interactions together.
Compared to her earlier almost mechanical-like way of interacting with the world, she now appeared much more natural. If rather precocious for what appeared to be a six-year-old.
Right now, her previously pale grey eyes had darkened into something resembling Alec's eye colour, and her hair had faded from its stark white, becoming something vaguely silvery that reminded him of – Alec squashed the thought.
Which brought them to their current situation.
Dominique – his ever so faithful subordinate – gawking at him.
It wasn't so obvious as a dropped jaw, but in Dominique's terms, this was indeed considered gawking for him.
His eyes were wider than usual, and his mouth was parted ever so slightly. Had he been anyone else, he voice might possibly have cracked.
"Boss is that your secret love child?" he asked nervously – though, his nervousness was well hidden.
Alec's placid smile twitched, but Dominique couldn't bring himself to take back the question.
"No," Alec said easily. "I picked her up from somewhere. With Sekai."
Dominique felt faint. Boss' secret love child with Sekai?!
Wait… that didn't make any sense. Boss and Sekai were both male. Boss' secret love child with Elysia?!
She looked like the perfect combination of boss and that damn teenager, and – Dominique made a strangled kind of sound, looking like he was breaking down at the side.
Alec's lips twitched. He had a feeling he knew what was going on in his subordinate's mind, but he had no reason to correct his thinking.
Not when he was still vaguely pissed about how Dominique had gone around killing people even if he'd been provoked.
It wasn't even under a mission's orders!
But then again, he had a feeling that it was Dominique's disposition, and it wasn't like he was going to demand he change when it was an integral part of being a Sin.
He already checked the people that had suffered under Dominique's hand, and he was satisfied that they weren't innocents.
Alec eyed him speculatively. "Mini, do you ever feel the unreasonable urge to protect something? Or someone?"
Dominique snapped out of it. "Unreasonable? No. But I do have urges to protect people. Or things."
Alec nodded. "And, this urge… it comes with the feeling of anger?"
Dominique's head tilted ever so slightly in his confusion, and the way he looked at his boss deepened a little, and Alec was struck with the familiar look of fanaticism that never quite faded from his look.
He'd grown to ignore it, and right now, Alec most definitely couldn't do that.
He'd grown so used to it that he forgot it was there sometimes, and he was suddenly hit with the sudden realization that perhaps he was part of Dominique's 'territory' so to speak.
Alec turned around to hide the sudden flush that overtook his face. How could he have overlooked that!
Now that he was thinking about it properly, he could see it all clearly.
It appeared that Sins had a tendency to obsess. Over things they considered 'theirs', and that made perfect fucking sense!
For Alec, he obsessed over books, his arrays, and his Spectres. As well as his clan, and wasn't that just…
Not for the first time, Alec cursed the lack of information that'd been done into a Sinister's outlook.
While he wouldn't have believed everything he read, it would have been nice to have *some* form of reference. Not just the bullshit 'research' that had been done and recorded.
He'd looked high and low, damnit, but it was useless.
It was in part because of how feared Sins were in society, and partly because those in power had shunned Sins, leaving them to the side and not mentioning them as if they were a dirty secret to be hidden.
One day, he'd write his own goddamn manual. Fuck this bullshit!
At least, in the Kaoriht continent, Alistair had helped in that aspect, but here Alec had no say in it.
As Alec was thinking about it, One peered over Alec's shoulder and glared petulantly at Dominique, who blinked, startled. Her glare was more like a pout, and despite himself, Dominique felt his lips twitch.
Was she really not Boss' child?
On the very few rare occasions that Boss dropped his smile, it appeared almost exactly like this. It was pretty much a carbon copy. It was just a lot scarier, and she didn't have it down because of the baby fat that was still on her face.
A mini Boss. Dominique paused. He corrected himself. A small Boss.
Dominique reached forward and prodded One on the nose, causing her to look at him, mildly startled.
Her nose scrunched up, and Dominique couldn't help the further smile that crept on his face, but it disappeared just as quickly.
One squirmed on Alec's shoulder, and he placed her down.
She walked forward and tugged on Dominique's hand.
Dominique looked at her blankly.
Alec's lips twitched. This was the first time he'd seen Dominique so confused, and it was honestly hilarious.
"She wants you to pick her up."
Dominique grabbed her under the stomach and picked her up like a sack of rice, and Alec's lips twitched in mirth.
What was it with the males in his life carrying people like that? Was it a natural thing?
As far as he remembered, both his teacher, his uncle and even his Master did the same thing to him when he was smaller. Was it just an instinctual thing for them?
But One wasn't making any dissatisfied sounds, so he let it be. In fact, she rather looked like she was having fun.
That was another way that One had developed. She seemed to develop a more child-like mentality the longer she was with him.
While she was still more knowledgeable and mature than a lot of people, it was now peppered with bouts of curiosity and innocent wonder.
Mainly whenever she had to interact with another person.
She was no longer so mechanical now.
It was a deeply fascinating thing for Alec to watch her as she changed so much in just a couple of days.
More than that, she was acting as a substitute for Ye Sha and was helping him out in scanning surroundings as well as the information available. She too could determine whether or not someone was a Main Character.
Though, Alec still mis- er, he had to pay Ye Sha back for suddenly disappearing like that.
"One, do you know when I'll be able to meet Ye Sha again?"
One raised her head, and it was comical to see with her still tucked under Dominique's arm. "Ye Sha still has things to do, but it shouldn't be too long now."
Alec nodded; his expression unreadable.
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In the end, Alec sent Sekai away for the time being, telling him to go live a bit without causing too much chaos.
He could hardly begrudge him that. Especially when the Sin told him that the only thing he remembered from this world was the company. He'd been snatched up even before he was out of his first year.
It made Alec wonder why he wasn't on the company's radar.
Sekai was, however, free to seek out the Awerk continent side of the company and gather more information about them. Without causing too much chaos.
But knowing his Main Characters, they didn't go looking for trouble, but trouble found them instead.
Alec took One with him, and she took a liking to riding on his shoulders or clinging onto his neck while he carried her in his arms.
There wasn't anything wrong with it. She was even lighter than a sack of rice, after all.
On the very, very bright side, Alec had finally broken into the advancement stage, and he just knew that his gut instinct had been right again.
Until he'd apparently solved his heart demons and completely let go of what happened with Sekai, it had been unconsciously holding him back from advancing.
Now that Alec was in the advanced tier, his already fine control over his magic was further strengthened, and he didn't have to worry about his magic permanently dropping him back to the bottom of the intermediate stage, which was relieving.
Other than that, he had noticed that as the days passed, she started taking on more and more of his features, and the thing that had made her seem to unnatural and inhuman had faded after their interactions together.
Compared to her earlier almost mechanical-like way of interacting with the world, she now appeared much more natural. If rather precocious for what appeared to be a six-year-old.
Right now, her previously pale grey eyes had darkened into something resembling Alec's eye colour, and her hair had faded from its stark white, becoming something vaguely silvery that reminded him of – Alec squashed the thought.
Which brought them to their current situation.
Dominique – his ever so faithful subordinate – gawking at him.
It wasn't so obvious as a dropped jaw, but in Dominique's terms, this was indeed considered gawking for him.
His eyes were wider than usual, and his mouth was parted ever so slightly. Had he been anyone else, he voice might possibly have cracked.
"Boss is that your secret love child?" he asked nervously – though, his nervousness was well hidden.
Alec's placid smile twitched, but Dominique couldn't bring himself to take back the question.
"No," Alec said easily. "I picked her up from somewhere. With Sekai."
Dominique felt faint. Boss' secret love child with Sekai?!
Wait… that didn't make any sense. Boss and Sekai were both male. Boss' secret love child with Elysia?!
She looked like the perfect combination of boss and that damn teenager, and – Dominique made a strangled kind of sound, looking like he was breaking down at the side.
Alec's lips twitched. He had a feeling he knew what was going on in his subordinate's mind, but he had no reason to correct his thinking.
Not when he was still vaguely pissed about how Dominique had gone around killing people even if he'd been provoked.
It wasn't even under a mission's orders!
But then again, he had a feeling that it was Dominique's disposition, and it wasn't like he was going to demand he change when it was an integral part of being a Sin.
He already checked the people that had suffered under Dominique's hand, and he was satisfied that they weren't innocents.
Alec eyed him speculatively. "Mini, do you ever feel the unreasonable urge to protect something? Or someone?"
Dominique snapped out of it. "Unreasonable? No. But I do have urges to protect people. Or things."
Alec nodded. "And, this urge… it comes with the feeling of anger?"
Dominique's head tilted ever so slightly in his confusion, and the way he looked at his boss deepened a little, and Alec was struck with the familiar look of fanaticism that never quite faded from his look.
He'd grown to ignore it, and right now, Alec most definitely couldn't do that.
He'd grown so used to it that he forgot it was there sometimes, and he was suddenly hit with the sudden realization that perhaps he was part of Dominique's 'territory' so to speak.
Alec turned around to hide the sudden flush that overtook his face. How could he have overlooked that!
Now that he was thinking about it properly, he could see it all clearly.
It appeared that Sins had a tendency to obsess. Over things they considered 'theirs', and that made perfect fucking sense!
For Alec, he obsessed over books, his arrays, and his Spectres. As well as his clan, and wasn't that just…
Not for the first time, Alec cursed the lack of information that'd been done into a Sinister's outlook.
While he wouldn't have believed everything he read, it would have been nice to have *some* form of reference. Not just the bullshit 'research' that had been done and recorded.
He'd looked high and low, damnit, but it was useless.
It was in part because of how feared Sins were in society, and partly because those in power had shunned Sins, leaving them to the side and not mentioning them as if they were a dirty secret to be hidden.
One day, he'd write his own goddamn manual. Fuck this bullshit!
At least, in the Kaoriht continent, Alistair had helped in that aspect, but here Alec had no say in it.
As Alec was thinking about it, One peered over Alec's shoulder and glared petulantly at Dominique, who blinked, startled. Her glare was more like a pout, and despite himself, Dominique felt his lips twitch.
Was she really not Boss' child?
On the very few rare occasions that Boss dropped his smile, it appeared almost exactly like this. It was pretty much a carbon copy. It was just a lot scarier, and she didn't have it down because of the baby fat that was still on her face.
A mini Boss. Dominique paused. He corrected himself. A small Boss.
Dominique reached forward and prodded One on the nose, causing her to look at him, mildly startled.
Her nose scrunched up, and Dominique couldn't help the further smile that crept on his face, but it disappeared just as quickly.
One squirmed on Alec's shoulder, and he placed her down.
She walked forward and tugged on Dominique's hand.
Dominique looked at her blankly.
Alec's lips twitched. This was the first time he'd seen Dominique so confused, and it was honestly hilarious.
"She wants you to pick her up."
Dominique grabbed her under the stomach and picked her up like a sack of rice, and Alec's lips twitched in mirth.
What was it with the males in his life carrying people like that? Was it a natural thing?
As far as he remembered, both his teacher, his uncle and even his Master did the same thing to him when he was smaller. Was it just an instinctual thing for them?
But One wasn't making any dissatisfied sounds, so he let it be. In fact, she rather looked like she was having fun.
That was another way that One had developed. She seemed to develop a more child-like mentality the longer she was with him.
While she was still more knowledgeable and mature than a lot of people, it was now peppered with bouts of curiosity and innocent wonder.
Mainly whenever she had to interact with another person.
She was no longer so mechanical now.
It was a deeply fascinating thing for Alec to watch her as she changed so much in just a couple of days.
More than that, she was acting as a substitute for Ye Sha and was helping him out in scanning surroundings as well as the information available. She too could determine whether or not someone was a Main Character.
Though, Alec still mis- er, he had to pay Ye Sha back for suddenly disappearing like that.
"One, do you know when I'll be able to meet Ye Sha again?"
One raised her head, and it was comical to see with her still tucked under Dominique's arm. "Ye Sha still has things to do, but it shouldn't be too long now."
Alec nodded; his expression unreadable.
In the end, Alec sent Sekai away for the time being, telling him to go live a bit without causing too much chaos.He could hardly begrudge him that. Especially when the Sin told him that the only thing he remembered from this world was the company. He'd been snatched up even before he was out of his first year.It made Alec wonder why he wasn't on the company's radar.Sekai was, however, free to seek out the Awerk continent side of the company and gather more information about them. Without causing too much chaos.But knowing his Main Characters, they didn't go looking for trouble, but trouble found them instead.Alec took One with him, and she took a liking to riding on his shoulders or clinging onto his neck while he carried her in his arms.There wasn't anything wrong with it. She was even lighter than a sack of rice, after all.On the very, very bright side, Alec had finally broken into the advancement stage, and he just knew that his gut instinct had been right again.Until he'd apparently solved his heart demons and completely let go of what happened with Sekai, it had been unconsciously holding him back from advancing.Now that Alec was in the advanced tier, his already fine control over his magic was further strengthened, and he didn't have to worry about his magic permanently dropping him back to the bottom of the intermediate stage, which was relieving.Other than that, he had noticed that as the days passed, she started taking on more and more of his features, and the thing that had made her seem to unnatural and inhuman had faded after their interactions together.Compared to her earlier almost mechanical-like way of interacting with the world, she now appeared much more natural. If rather precocious for what appeared to be a six-year-old.Right now, her previously pale grey eyes had darkened into something resembling Alec's eye colour, and her hair had faded from its stark white, becoming something vaguely silvery that reminded him of Alec squashed the thought.Which brought them to their current situation.Dominique his ever so faithful subordinate gawking at him.It wasn't so obvious as a dropped jaw, but in Dominique's terms, this was indeed considered gawking for him.His eyes were wider than usual, and his mouth was parted ever so slightly. Had he been anyone else, he voice might possibly have cracked."Boss is that your secret love child?" he asked nervously though, his nervousness was well hidden.Alec's placid smile twitched, but Dominique couldn't bring himself to take back the question."No," Alec said easily. "I picked her up from somewhere. With Sekai."Dominique felt faint. Boss' secret love child with Sekai?!Wait that didn't make any sense. Boss and Sekai were both male. Boss' secret love child with Elysia?!She looked like the perfect combination of boss and that damn teenager, and Dominique made a strangled kind of sound, looking like he was breaking down at the side.Alec's lips twitched. He had a feeling he knew what was going on in his subordinate's mind, but he had no reason to correct his thinking.Not when he was still vaguely pissed about how Dominique had gone around killing people even if he'd been provoked.It wasn't even under a mission's orders!But then again, he had a feeling that it was Dominique's disposition, and it wasn't like he was going to demand he change when it was an integral part of being a Sin.He already checked the people that had suffered under Dominique's hand, and he was satisfied that they weren't innocents.Alec eyed him speculatively. "Mini, do you ever feel the unreasonable urge to protect something? Or someone?"Dominique snapped out of it. "Unreasonable? No. But I do have urges to protect people. Or things."Alec nodded. "And, this urge it comes with the feeling of anger?"Dominique's head tilted ever so slightly in his confusion, and the way he looked at his boss deepened a little, and Alec was struck with the familiar look of fanaticism that never quite faded from his look.He'd grown to ignore it, and right now, Alec most definitely couldn't do that.He'd grown so used to it that he forgot it was there sometimes, and he was suddenly hit with the sudden realization that perhaps he was part of Dominique's 'territory' so to speak.Alec turned around to hide the sudden flush that overtook his face. How could he have overlooked that!Now that he was thinking about it properly, he could see it all clearly.It appeared that Sins had a tendency to obsess. Over things they considered 'theirs', and that made perfect fucking sense!For Alec, he obsessed over books, his arrays, and his Spectres. As well as his clan, and wasn't that justNot for the first time, Alec cursed the lack of information that'd been done into a Sinister's outlook.While he wouldn't have believed everything he read, it would have been nice to have *some* form of reference. Not just the bullshit 'research' that had been done and recorded.He'd looked high and low, damnit, but it was useless.It was in part because of how feared Sins were in society, and partly because those in power had shunned Sins, leaving them to the side and not mentioning them as if they were a dirty secret to be hidden.One day, he'd write his own goddamn manual. Fuck this bullshit!At least, in the Kaoriht continent, Alistair had helped in that aspect, but here Alec had no say in it.As Alec was thinking about it, One peered over Alec's shoulder and glared petulantly at Dominique, who blinked, startled. Her glare was more like a pout, and despite himself, Dominique felt his lips twitch.Was she really not Boss' child?On the very few rare occasions that Boss dropped his smile, it appeared almost exactly like this. It was pretty much a carbon copy. It was just a lot scarier, and she didn't have it down because of the baby fat that was still on her face.A mini Boss. Dominique paused. He corrected himself. A small Boss.Dominique reached forward and prodded One on the nose, causing her to look at him, mildly startled.Her nose scrunched up, and Dominique couldn't help the further smile that crept on his face, but it disappeared just as quickly.One squirmed on Alec's shoulder, and he placed her down.She walked forward and tugged on Dominique's hand.Dominique looked at her blankly.Alec's lips twitched. This was the first time he'd seen Dominique so confused, and it was honestly hilarious."She wants you to pick her up."Dominique grabbed her under the stomach and picked her up like a sack of rice, and Alec's lips twitched in mirth.What was it with the males in his life carrying people like that? Was it a natural thing?As far as he remembered, both his teacher, his uncle and even his Master did the same thing to him when he was smaller. Was it just an instinctual thing for them?But One wasn't making any dissatisfied sounds, so he let it be. In fact, she rather looked like she was having fun.That was another way that One had developed. She seemed to develop a more child-like mentality the longer she was with him.While she was still more knowledgeable and mature than a lot of people, it was now peppered with bouts of curiosity and innocent wonder.Mainly whenever she had to interact with another person.She was no longer so mechanical now.It was a deeply fascinating thing for Alec to watch her as she changed so much in just a couple of days.More than that, she was acting as a substitute for Ye Sha and was helping him out in scanning surroundings as well as the information available. She too could determine whether or not someone was a Main Character.Though, Alec still mis- er, he had to pay Ye Sha back for suddenly disappearing like that."One, do you know when I'll be able to meet Ye Sha again?"One raised her head, and it was comical to see with her still tucked under Dominique's arm. "Ye Sha still has things to do, but it shouldn't be too long now."Alec nodded; his expression unreadable.
