Gamer System in Campione - Chapter 26

"It looks like the situation is more complicated than it seemed, Ozymandias" Alice whispered back as they walked down the sidewalk.

"I feel like someone is watching us from afar" the Sun King informed her as he casually followed her.

"It's probably a spell. I don't think they are sending a person to watch us so quickly in person, so they will probably use a spell called [Witch Eyes] to keep track of us and see if we go all the way to the hotel"

"Do you want me to break it? I can point out where the spell is taking effect and take it down"

"That will only cause undue suspicion. So for now, don't do that. I'll try to tell you the reason I think this has gotten more complicated, Ozymandias"

Alice paused for a few seconds, probably trying to find the right words to describe what she discovered, then Ozymandias fell silent and followed her as a Knight would. It was very early in the morning, so there were few pedestrians on the street. The fact that there was even one pedestrian so early in the morning was surprising.

As they had a few miles before we reached the hotel, Alice began to speak slowly, "I believe you already know the power structure and territory of the Campiones around the world?"

"Yes" Ozymandias replied simply.

"Most Campiones settled in one country and established their power base in that specific country, like John Pluto Smith in America, Luo Hao in China and Alexander in Britain" She elaborated further, sending messages on her phone to her butler with the luggage to meet them at the hotel.

"And the marquis Sasha Voban was supposed to rule the Balkans with the title Devil of the Balkans. However, there is a back story to all this" Alice paused for breath before continuing.

"Most Campiones who establish their rule in their territory have the organization they are commanding to back up the rules, report to violators and enforce the rule if necessary, such as the Royal Arsenal of Alexander and the Sacred Cult of Luo Hao's Five Mountains. However, Marquis Voban does not have an organization over which he is specifically in control."

"What about the organization in the back? United Magi Associations of the Balkans?"

"They are just a collective group of mages and witches who have no real power to get together four times a year so as not to get in each other's way. Voban has them under his control, but if he really became the leader of the organization, the organization would have been bigger, stronger and more confident with themselves than they were when they talked to me, who is from Witenagemot, which was already a big organization before it was supported by a Campione as well."

"So? What does that have to do with the situation?"

"I find it curious that Sasha Voban, is willing to visit the organization just when the Heretical God was predicted to come according to my [Divine Vision]. He doesn't usually care about the outside world except fighting Heretic Gods for mortal combat, so if he doesn't know about the predictions I made in England, then ... "

"So you believe that he will be the cause of the Heretic God appearing in Macedonia the day after tomorrow, and that the organization is included in the reason for the Heretic God's descent" Ozymandias concluded.

"There is something else that is worrying me." Alice added.

"What?"

Alice cracked a bubbling smile, "The reaction of the previous group to my arrival, even before my false information that you were coming tomorrow was very extreme. Even if they were nervous, they shouldn't have had that kind of defensive and nervous posture the moment we walked through the airport gate. It seems that they want to hide something from me as well... It could be that they are the reason why the Heretic God will appear, not because of Marquis Voban. For what reason, I have no idea."

A silent atmosphere descended upon them as we walked.

"Still, we need more information" Alice continued as they approached the hotel, "Because they will probably clear up everything they are hiding from me by tomorrow, we should start investigating today. I have my [clairvoyance] to look anywhere I want in this country, but I can't look everywhere. You should probably investigate too and share the research."

"What if they turn hostile?" asked Ozymandias casually.

"You don't have to worry about that, Ozymandias" Alice smiled reassuringly as she and he entered the hotel they would be staying in. The guards that Anton asked us to take were already in front of the hotel.

As they entered the six-story building, a necklace given to Ozymandias by Alice and Alice's ring glowed for a few seconds before dissipating. Apparently Witenagemot had similar buildings in every country in Europe, and some in Asia as well.

Alice continued speaking more clearly and loudly now that they were entering a small territory: "You should probably leave in your normal clothes when noon comes. Fortunately, it's a holiday, so the people in the crowd will let you blend in if you go unnoticed by people. The [Witch Eyes] stays at only one person, and they tagged me, so they'll probably assume I'm staying at my hotel, like I said."

"But I thought this hotel had only one entrance?" Ozymandias asked, nodding to the gray-haired butler who was waiting for them at the hotel, and handed each of them their respective room keys, where he had already placed their luggage.

"That is only in the official report given to those who are only allies of Witenagemot and the organization that populates the country" Alice corrected, and Ozymandias vaguely remembered how each building had a secret entrance in the basement that could lead to a random alley or room in a building, and that information was given only to those who promised their service and was important enough to often require the knowledge in their activities.

Despite the excellent facilities provided by Witenagemot, which would serve well in both emergencies and espionage for intelligence gathering, intelligence gathering was still not sufficient due to a lack of manpower. If Witenagemot really had enough agents to use these facilities effectively, their intelligence network would be the best without rival in the world.

"Course of action we should take?" Ozymandias asked heavily, "Weren't we simply going to divide the search for the city between us?"

"Of course not. That's a waste of action, Ozymandias" Alice bluntly stifled the speculation, crossing her fingers on the table and emitting a diplomatic air.

"So how should we do that?"

"I put a tracking spell on Mr. Anton called [Sky Sight], a variation of [Witch Sight] that allows me to see everything going on around Mr. Anton within 100 meters of the sky. Seeing that the group of people seen earlier hasn't left the airport, we can assume that His Majesty Voban is not yet here" Alice explained what she had done.

Ozymandias can't help but feel impressed, he hadn't even noticed Alice casting a spell of that proportion, it showed a lot of her magical abilities.