Although Oaks somewhat understood what Nick Fury meant, he did not care much about this sort of thing.
Peace of mind? Push me too far and I'll take everyone straight to Russia, believe it or not!
"Your files, as well as Banner and Hulk's files, are now Level Nine classified."
Fury glanced at the bewildered Banner, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"But even I, with the highest Level Ten clearance, cannot access content assigned a higher clearance by the Council. In other words, the Council has the ability to force me to alter my decisions to a certain extent—
"Such as this time."
"..."
Oaks frowned. What Nick Fury meant was that Oaks's identity was no secret before the World Security Council. Quite a few people were qualified to access Level Nine clearance.
But until then, aside from a limited number of Fury's trusted confidants within S.H.I.E.L.D., no one else—especially Hydra members—had ever appeared before him in his capacity as a consultant.
Without a doubt, although Oaks's matter was classified at Level Nine, Fury had not publicized his existence within S.H.I.E.L.D. at all.
Who would pay attention every day to whether there was one more Level Nine secret? Since it was classified, the less people knew, the better—
It was best if they did not even know it existed.
So, there was classified information on Oaks in the database, but not everyone with clearance would know who Oaks was.
But once he appeared alongside Hulk, his identity as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "environmental consultant" could no longer be hidden. Still, people inside S.H.I.E.L.D. would only know that such a person existed; his files would remain Level Nine classified.
However, inevitably, quite a few people with Level Nine clearance would learn about him.
And the World Security Committee was among them.
"If