"What did you say?!" The General roared to the cowering subordinate.

"S-sir….Head Guard Flints Rank 8 and Rank 9 has been…annihilated…" he said kneeling, his eyes refusing to look up. The General stared at him in disbelief for a moment, then shook his head and turned around.

"Impossible. It cannot be," he said, deep in thought. "Retrieve for me the Smash Records. Immediately," he suddenly barked. The subordinate jumped, then immediately scurried out of the room.

"At the most crucial moment where we need them, they appear after 5 years in hiding? It is not even plausible…" he thought, clasping his hands behind his back and glaring out the window. "How can this happen now?"

"Sir. The records you requested."

He turned around to face the subordinate who had a bunch of old, ragged looking pages in his hand. Upon sighting the pages, he snatched it out of his hand.

"You are dismissed. Continue the search for the intruders. Upon encountering them, you must capture them."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as the soldier had gone, he shuffled through the papers, then, slammed it down on the desk, his eyes narrowing.

"Ness…PSI powers superior to Ninten, however, he was too great a threat to be captured. It was a pity he was lost along with Ninten, whom we could've used, but then this castle intrusion, is it really overwhelmingly obvious…?"

He furrowed his brow and kneaded his forehead, mind working furiously. His eyes darted back and forth as he ground his teeth and paced. There was a strangling silence except for the scuffle of his boots, but suddenly, he stopped.

"Where is Ness' death records…?"