When Atter saw the young man who had arrived ahead of schedule at the shelter's location, in this cellar known only to him and named with a term from Heavenly Divinity,
a flicker of surprise crossed his face, but he quickly deduced why the other man had been able to find this place.
Tsk, tsk, tsk~
"William, William! I knew you weren't honest at all... Did you secretly steal my memories by using the shared cells inside our child?"
William, sitting in the corner, pinched out the match and vanished completely into the darkness.
"No~ That would be too troublesome and too dangerous~ Reading memories requires delving into the brain cells, and your brain, Atter, has already been covered by divinity. If I tried to invade it, I'd alert you.
"While working with you, I merely arranged for a member of the Smiling Face Club to become my student as well, then had him secretly go to the Fake Moon and fully cooperate with us in researching your unique 'Clown Virus.'
"We must thank Regan here. Thanks to the Nether Technology he provided, we decoded the virus within two months, allowing us to quickly locate the infected people throughout the Old World.
"Then, by comparing them with the club's base that you told me about, Atter, we quickly found this most hidden location.
"Besides, there is only one virus carrier with concealment abilities staying underground here, along with enough water-containing food to last for decades. There was no need to think too hard to realize that this had to be the special area you, Atter, prepared as a shelter.
"Once you obtained the qualification, unless you became a Plague Lord on the spot, there was a high chance you would come here for your final ascension.
"After all~ You never