Seating himself beside Kusanagi-san, Misaki glared at the silver and blue King. HOMRA had filled the upper two rows of the lecture room while SCEPTER 4 sat in the front. There was an obvious divide between the two groups with two rows of empty seats between them. The Black Dog was standing slightly behind and to the left of his king, while the girl busied herself with trying to glare a hole into the blue king. While Misaki wasn't comfortable around her, he found he couldn't have a problem with someone who was equally suspicious of the blue king like himself. His own king and the blue king were also gathered at the front of the room with the silver king. Misaki watched as they theorized what the reforming of the Dresden Slate meant.
"We can only conclude that the slates cannot be completely destroyed as we thought". Misaki hated the way the blue king spoke, as if only he could have all the answer. "I don't know." chimed in the silver "call me Shiro" king. "Kusanagi-sans research and my own strongly implied that it was possible. Although I guess it technically did get destroyed. Perhaps it can only be done temporarily." "Damn right!" Misaki thought. "Kusanagi-san always knows what he's doing." Misaki didn't really trust the silver king either. The guy seemed childish when he was in a teenagers body, as if he didn't know what to do with any sort of authority over others. Now in the body of an adult, it only made him seem more unreliable. The fanciness of his clothes and the mature softness of his voice couldn't mask the hesitance in his eyes. Misaki isn't the smartest guy in the room, but even he can tell the man is inexperienced.
"Regardless we should focus in the most pressing issue at hand" Misaki watched as the blue king brought up pictures on the computer monitor in the center of the room. Images of the Dresden slate both in pieces and whole filled the screen. "Of course the blue king has a slide show" Misaki thought sourly. "Our biggest concern is how this may affect our powers and the public." the dark haired man stated. "I agree." Anna said softly.
Misaki would always be amazed at how his king could speak so quietly but be heard and listened to by everyone. There was a silently powerful aura within her that reminded him of Mikoto-san. "We do not want a repeat of the incident the green king caused with random civilians receiving powers they cannot control." "Exactly." replied the blue king. The silver king chimed in with his original theory about kings going extinct with the plate destroyed. "Since I was wrong about that, I'm wondering if this resurrection of the plates has something to do with the fact that there are so few kings around. My original theory was backed by the evidence of no new kings following the deaths of the colorless, green, and gold kings." "It would have made sense until now" Anna replied. She turned to face the blue king. "You have a theory of your own I presume".
The blue king took a moment to adjust his glasses. "Yes, but it is an alarming one. Perhaps the silver king is right about no new kings being created while the slate was destroyed. Now that it is back to its original state, will new kings beginning to appear as well." Misaki's body went cold at the thought and the room became tense and quiet. No one really wanted to deal with whole new kings and clans after finally resolving the previous conflicts.
Misaki's attention broke when he heard a familiar "che" come from the front row. "Typically, were going to have to hunt down all the new kings and clans and gather intelligence on them" Saruhiko complained. Eager to have someone to take his frustrations out on, Misaki jumped at the chance to retort. "Oi! Monkey, you aren't the only ones who have to deal with all this!" Saruhiko turned around in his seat and gave Misaki a disgusted smile. "What would an idiot like you know about gathering intelligence?" his voice took on a teasing tone. "All you do is ride around on a skateboard and hit things." Misaki felt the long familiar rage well up within him, but before he could unleash it Kusanagi-san strongly gripped his shoulder. Meanwhile, the blue king's lieutenant chastised Saruhiko quietly.
The silver king decided that it was time to speak up and end the meeting. "Well it seems we won't get any answers until something happens." The silver king said with a smile. "In the meantime we can only observe and keep a lookout for any strange things happening. Luckily we've all seen how the late king's powers worked, so with the exception of the colorless king we'll know what to look for." "Actually, I had a question about that." Kusanagi-san spoke up. "Yes?" the silver king replied. "We all don't actually know the full extent of the gold kings power." "The gold kings power was indeed an odd one" the blue king spoke up. "You fought him?" Kusanagi-san was alarmed at the thought as was the silver king. "Not extensively" The blue king clarified. "He briefly revealed his power when I went to inspect Weismann's body after the airship crash." Misaki noticed the silver clan looked devastated at the thought of their king being dead. "He tested me slightly, it appears he has the power of cosmic projections." the king described his encounter with the gold kings power.
"I see" Kusanagi-san replied. "Won't all the other kings know if new kings awaken? Anna's sword of Damocles appeared when she first unlocked her power, wouldn't the same happen for the other kings?" "You are correct" the silver king said. Misaki's head was starting to hurt, this all seemed so complicated. "However, there's no telling how long the sword will last. Miss Kushina's awakening happened while she and your clansmen were in danger. While most kings awaken that way some have been known to awaken for a short amount of time. Plus there's the added possibility of a new king losing control like she almost did. We may want to hope that they awaken quietly".
The blue king spoke up with a pensive look on his face. "There is also the problem of the new kings clansmen. We have confirmed that clansmen can continue to keep their power until a new king is made and that their powers are typically weaker during this time period. We also have confirmed that it is possible for a clansman to become a new king as well. SCEPTOR 4 will closely monitor the remaining JUNGLE clansmen. Luckily we only have to worry about those who received a significant amount of the green kings power and not all the members who joined the game and didn't get a high enough level. Weismann can stay in contact with the Usagi clan. It is my understanding that a new gold king is significant to the late gold kings will."
"Ah, you are correct" the silver king responded. "The lieutenant left his company and wealth in temporary hands until a new gold king came along. In case the new gold king isn't as honorable as he was or worthy both the Usagi clan and myself can withhold everything." Misaki thought that the gold king was still a little crazy. "Who the hell leaves everything to a stranger? Shouldn't he have left that stuff to the silver king?" "We won't have much to go on in the case of a colorless or gray king. We'll all keep in touch in the case of any new developments." The blue king said as his clansmen stood up. Misaki stretched his arms and stood as well. The meeting was over.