Clad in black formal armor, Sephiroth held the Faux Pure Gold in his hands, using radiation energy to amplify its signal and lure the Lanternfish over.
His face was concealed behind an I-shaped mask, its vertical, crystal-like structure giving off a faint purple glow.
His Mantra blanketed the surrounding waters, and he had indeed detected the Lanternfish rising toward the surface.
But it was a deep-sea creature, after all, and sure enough, it failed to reach the surface before the Marines arrived. The surrounding Marine warships drew ever closer.
Although he had discovered its existence last month, one thing after another had left him no time to deal with it.
By the time he picked up its erratic signal again, the Marines had used their overwhelming numerical advantage to cast an inescapable net over these waters.
Sure enough, adopting another identity was the right call.
After all, when you're out in the world, your identity is whatever you make it.
Babbage existed so he could build bases at key locations around the globe without interference from the World Government.
Satellite Shining would later enter the World Government through the Cipher Pol system, allowing him to make contact with Vegapunk.
As for his own identity as the Great Angel, that went without saying. He still hoped to enjoy some peace and quiet for a while.
With his fear of insufficient firepower, he had no desire to provoke the World Government without being absolutely certain of success.
He had no choice. For the sake of pure gold, he could only come up with another identity.
When he thought of a "masked man," plenty of ideas had come to mind.
But in the end, he decided that since this new identity would already be getting involved with something as troublesome as pure gold,