This is the castle of Academy City's governing director, as strong as a fortress.
It was like the chairman of the board was hanging upside down, floating quietly in the green nutrient solution, with his long hair floating in it.
With his eyes closed, he seemed peaceful.
It was a huge, empty room without any clutter, except for the chairman.
Sizzling——
It seems to be noise coming from the communication system.
Chairman Aleister Crowley slowly opened his eyes, and soon, the electromagnetic sound of the communication device echoed in the empty room.
"How are you doing lately, Crowley?"
It is a slightly old voice, but compared to ordinary old people, this voice has a spirit that ordinary old people do not have.
"I'm living pretty well. It's just a pity that I can't leave this place and go out for a walk."
"Hehehe, you are really optimistic, yes, yes...but the way you look now, you are really embarrassed, hehe."
Aleister smiled slightly, not paying attention to the mocking tone of the voice.
After the smile in the voice faded, Aleister slowly spoke.
"I'm telling you, you worked so hard to connect to my communication device. You're not just here to laugh at me, are you?"
"You really can't wait, Crowley."
The old man's voice revealed a cynical look.
"You are still so disrespectful."
"Okay, okay, I understand. I'm just here to ask, is the technique you established on Mount Everest in China this time... not just as simple as it seems?"
Aleister chuckled.
"What? Are you here to find out the enemy's intelligence?"
"Hahaha, how should I put it? After all, the seven superpowers in Academy City are enough trouble. If we don't figure out your true purpose, we will suffer."
"Don't make it sound like you don't have a trump card. You are also seven combat individuals. If it weren't for Academy City, my fortress would have been breached by those seven guys, right?"
The old man on the other end of the communication device did not deny it, but paused.
"Seriously, what is your purpose? Could it be..."
"this……"
Aleister interrupted the old man's words, and the corners of his mouth rose even more.
"This...who knows~"
"Your attitude is really annoying... Really, this is why I hate dealing with you. You are completely at a disadvantage."
Aleister ignored the old man's complaint.
"Hey, but by the way, why did you come up with the idea of building this Academy City?"
"Is this considered a request for intelligence from the enemy?"
"This is just a personal matter."
"Since it is a personal question, I refuse to answer it out of selfishness."
"Then just think of it as asking for information from the enemy."
"If you are here to ask for information, as we are hostile, do you think I will tell you the information?"
Aleister smiled as if his plot was successful.
For this old acquaintance, Aleister never minded having a little fun with him.
"What you said is wrong."
The old man still talks like an old naughty boy.
"We are not enemies now."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, by the way, you don't know, I've quit."
"What's going on? Doesn't the majestic King of the Underworld just do it if he wants to?"
Aleister would not easily believe this old man who talks about cheating.
"Hey hey hey, family scandals should not be made public."
"Okay, I get it, then I'll reveal something to you for the sake of you, the former Pluto."
"oh?"
There was interest in the old man's voice.
"Indeed, as you said, the purpose is of course not just as simple as the surface. After all, my goal is the entire magic world, whether it is your underworld, the Puritanism in Rome, or the spiritual world of the Celestial Dynasty, they are all mine.
The goal."
Aleister didn't seem to be hiding anything at the moment. However, these seemingly arrogant words were not unfounded in Pluto's opinion.
Pluto is a god! If it were in the real underworld, Pluto wouldn't care about any of Aleister's tricks, but since that incident, the entire underworld has disappeared.
Therefore, the underworld at this moment is not the real underworld, so all the gods, including Pluto, cannot exert their true power.
Moreover, what Aleister used was a method, a "science" that Pluto was not familiar with.
"So, what's the point of doing this?"
If Aleister's goals are really those, then isn't the art currently being held on Mount Everest completely meaningless?
"Does it mean anything? This is highly confidential."
"Hey, it's so boring."
"But having said that, who is your king of the underworld now?"
"Humph, this is also a secret of our underworld!"
This old guy... Just when Aleister really wanted to continue to hurt this old naughty boy, the sound of electromagnetic interference came from the other side of the communication device.
"Ah, it seems that your technical staff finally reacted, so... ba... that's it... ba ba... although... ba... it's somewhat unlikely... ba... I still hope you can do it.
Stay...beep...beep——"
Before the old man could say the last word "love", the signal was cut off.
Wow——
The communication device was turned on again.
"Sir, Chairman, we just received interference from abnormal radio waves, which caused the communication system to be invaded from the outside. Well, um, I hope that Mr. Chairman will forgive my subordinates for their dereliction of duty."
The voice that was not Pluto made Aleister frown slightly in disappointment.
Then, he replied in a calm voice.
"I know, but it doesn't matter. Thanks to this, I had a very interesting time."
Although the technician controlling the communication device did not understand what Aleister said, he was lucky to be forgiven.
After apologizing repeatedly, the communication device was turned off again.
Once again, only the huge nutrient tank and Aleister were left in the huge room.
Gulu gulu——
The nutrient solution in the nutrient tank kept bubbling.
The silence around him seemed to pull Aleister's thoughts back to a long time ago.
Do you want me to show mercy? Aleister slowly closed his eyes.
Back then, if those of you on the magic side had been merciful, then Academy City wouldn't be what it is now!
Everything Aleister is planning now... is all for revenge!
However, Aleister hated the entire magic side, not a specific person, so he could still communicate with Pluto normally... Moreover, Pluto did help Aleister a lot.
It's not far away from the activation of that technique now.