"Clang..."
The lights in the war room suddenly dimmed without warning, plunging the place into darkness.
"What is this...?"
Shana could not help but look surprised.
Jeanne and Wilhelmina merely swept their gazes across the surroundings before falling silent.
Fang Li, meanwhile, looked toward Vlad and Rebecca.
The two Flame Haze Warriors stationed at the Tokyo Outermost Dwelling headquarters had each moved to a seat and sat down.
"Hey, don't just stand there. Take a seat."
Rebecca beckoned to them.
"The meeting is about to begin."
Hearing that, everyone exchanged glances before finding seats of their own and sitting down.
Seeing this, Frieda smiled in satisfaction.
"Then, let us begin the meeting."
With that, Frieda took out a Treasure Tool.
It was an unremarkable clip.
Frieda placed the unremarkable clip on the conference table.
"Now, we will establish communications with Outermost Dwelling headquarters around the world."
As she spoke, Frieda pressed a switch on the clip.
"Bzzzz—!"
The next instant, the clip suddenly trembled and began to shine.
Within the light, projection screens resembling video windows drifted toward the various seats, formed through combinations of Inherent Formulas made up of text-like totems.
Then, images began to appear within the Inherent Formula windows floating above each seat.
Every one of those images was a portrait.
Watching this scene, Fang Li finally understood, leaving Shana and Wilhelmina aside.
"So this is what they call a meeting?"
Muttering that, Fang Li's gaze swept across the people displayed in the windows.
There were men in formal suits, slovenly old men, young children with immature features, and women in their prime—people of every sort.
At the head of the table appeared a clergyman in nun's attire, seemingly in her forties or fifties.
"It has been a long time, Crimson-Eyed Flame-Haired Killer and Ten Thousand Threaded