Beyond the Divorce

I watched nervously as they went down. We could barely see anything below us. The sky was so dark it was nearly black.

As I lay there looking down, Atlas silently embraced me tightly.

"Are you sure my dad is here, Atlas?" I asked, feeling inexplicably tense. "Why can't we find him?"

After all, we had been searching for so long but hadn't been able to find a precise location. Wasn't that strange?

"He must be here. But Navi is cunning. The more elusive he is, the more it shows that things aren't simple. Your father must be hiding some secrets." Atlas's expression was solemn. "He rushed back here overnight, so this place must be important. And think about it: what's the crucial point?"

"...It's my dad!" I answered.

"So he came back here because of him."

Atlas continued his analysis. "And what does it mean that Non-Organization people come here regularly? Someone here must be communicating with them. Navi rushed back overnight, which didn't make sense, and people from the Non-Organization reached Trestlewood as well. All this proves that this place is extremely important!"

"Then why did you say there's not enough time? Are you worried that Navi will hand my dad over to the Non-Organization?" I asked.

"It's not just that..."

in the darkness. We looked at the screen and

light shone on his face, making his angular

on the phone, he muttered something, and I could sense his displeasure from his tone. His furrowed brow was as cold as ice. He was fluent in the Cirencester language, and his tone was unquestionable. It seemed

heard him utter one more terrifying statement

hung up, he was silent for a while. I tentatively

Xavier's call had displeased him. Had they argued with one another? "Looks like we still need to go in

disagreement?" I

putting pressure on the Triple Alliance. The Triple

the external financial consortiums to protect the

Atlas said. "Their purpose in doing

Xavier? Are they trying to get him to disengage from

entirely." Atlas shook

Xavier interacts with the financial consortiums, it will be unstoppable. After all,