"What!? How!?"
Felix stared at Neo, stunned.
"How did you join the Student Council!?"
"They approached me and offered me to take the test—"
"Wait, wait, wait. Explain everything from the beginning."
Neo almost wanted to sigh.
He recounted the events of the day.
"Sigh, Jack was right. Nothing normal happens when we are with you.
"I can't decide if I should be surprised that the student council came to you first, or if I should ask how you passed the test so easily."
Neo rolled his eyes.
The cafeteria was filled with murmurs and fingers pointing at Neo after Felix shouted how he joined the student council.
He ignored the unwanted attention and filled his stomach.
They day ended without more surprises.
Neo lay on his bed.
It was already night.
He closed his eyes and activated the Death skill.
His sense of balance shifted and he appeared inside the building in the Tartale town.
…
Three months ago
After Neo and other went to visit the Sphinx.
Charlotte completed the paperwork.
She put down the pen and removed her glasses.
Rubbing her eyes, she laid back in the chair.
The puppet maids entered the room while she was resting.
"Master, you called?"
"Yes, since the paperwork is done I thought I would complete the task I've been procrastinating until now."
Charlotte stood up and wore her coat.
She whistled.
A beat later, the giant phoenix flew down from the sky and waited outside her window.
The mythical beast suddenly started to become smaller.
It became as small as a fist and sat on Charlotte's shoulder after flying into the room.
"Create a portal to the Zeus Clan's headquarters."
"Master…."
The older puppet maid, who had purple earring, hesitated.
"It will take us time to open a portal inside their headquarters.
"There defensive formation might throw us into an unknown dimension if we are not careful."
Charlotte snorted when she heard the answer.
"There is no need to worry so much. We are not infiltrating the place secretly.
"Knock down their doors with brute force."
The puppet maids nodded.
If they did not have to worry about hiding their portals or their Divine Energy signature, the task became much easier.
The two held their hands and chanted a spell.
The Divine Energy in the air churned.
Silver motes of energy shimmered.
The bodies of Charlotte and the puppet maids flickered and suddenly they were floating in the sky above a grand city.
The phoenix grew in size and caught them on its back before they fell.
"Huff, Huff, master, this is the closest we can create a portal to the Zeus Clan's headquarters."
"It's good enough."
Charlotte focused on the city below her.
Their sudden appearance and attempt to enter the headquarters unauthorized put the city on lockdown.
The peoples were scattering around and stationed guards were preparing their weapons.
"Burn them."
The Phoenix responded to her command.
It released a shrill cry before spewing gigantic flames from its mouth.
The flames were stopped by the invisible barrier covering the city.
The barrier started to crack under the relentless attacks of the phoenix.
High-ranking demigods flew out of the city.
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