Ranking System

"YOU FUCKER!!! SHOW YOURSELF!!!"

Finding the culprit for all of this mess, Ace shouted for Charles to show himself. Ace's shouting was just a waste of energy as Charles had stopped focusing on ace and had planned for something big.

"All of you must be scared of these monsters, right?"

"Let me tell you something good. I can easily remove these monsters that are ravaging your homes."

"But before I do that, there's a condition you have to fulfill."

Hearing his words, the dwarfs urged Charles to hurry. Every second was a death to their people, and time was of the essence.

"Before I state that condition, you should know why I attacked the people of Astro."

Linsey laughed, knowing that Charles had blue-balled them. Charles didn't do this intentionally, as he was a little exhausted. Even if he wasn't, he would have done this intentionally if he was in good health.

"The reason for this attack was because of the ZTF."

A lot of speculation was going around when Charles said his reason. What had the ZTF done to incur his wrath? It wouldn't be something small if Charles were planning for a mass attack.

"As someone part of the IUC, the ZTF had attacked our land!!! The ZTF is a bunch of hungry bastards that would do whatever it takes to invade a world!!!"

Whatever Charles said was complete bullshit. He didn't want to gather sympathy. He did it to mess with the people of the ZTF. He wanted to drag their name into the mud for the sake of it.

"DON'T LISTEN TO THAT MAN BULLSHIT!!!"

Ace, of course, didn't like it when someone talked severely about their company. Their reputation would go on a downward spiral if he let Charles continue. Those around Ace didn't listen to him as they continued to listen to Charles talk.

"Now for the condition..."

The dwarfs had a clue about what Charles wanted. If he talked badly about the ZTF, it must have something to do with them.

"For me to stop these monsters, I want you to kill off the remaining members of the ZTF."

"SHUT UP!!!"

Going berserk, Ace spread his black ooze around him, which had polluted everything near him. It was ineffective against the monsters, but those near him were killed without exception.

What Ace did was considered taboo. Breaking the system's rules, punishment has been given. Ace knew that he fucked up badly and had to prepare for what was to come.

"FUCK!!! MY SKILL!"

From his words alone, you could tell that something had happened to his skill. The monster that he was fighting now had the upper hand. Distracted by his loss, the monster grabbed his whole body and tried to rip him apart.

As for the dwarfs, they were given an ultimatum. One to die to the monsters Charles summoned or kill off the remaining members of the ZTF.

The choice was rather obvious. Why should they suffer the damage when it was the ZTF's fault? With them being weakened by the attack, killing them was their only option.

[Charles POV]

I had done what I needed and ended the stream. Shit... my head fucking hurts. Linsey was more caring than I gave her credit for. Lending me her small shoulder, she allowed me to lean on her.

"You're more fragile than I thought."

"..."

Linsey said as she looked at me. I also didn't think I could overuse my power. What my skill used was my mental capabilities. As someone who had never used my skill to the fullest, I wouldn't know this would happen.

I would have said something but I knew this wasn't the right time. With my plan, the ZTF of this world should be in trouble.

"Let's leave. We have nothing else to do."

"What about the monsters you summoned?"

"They will leave eventually. I didn't lie did I?"

Linsey laughed gently, hearing what I said. The fate of the ZTF of this world was already over. Linsey assisted me in getting up had teleported us back to Agnus's base.

"A job well done."

Everyone in the room liked my performance, looking for Agnus. He wasn't here. I wouldn't be surprised if he were busy.

"Agnus is busy at the moment. When he finishes his job, he will be back."

May, who was the most acquainted with me, spoke. She noticed my eyes wander around, looking for Agnus.

Well, it was good and bad that Agnus wasn't here. Since everyone who watched me perform in the battle had said good things, they would give a favorable report for me to Agnus.

"We also have good news. Your request has been completed, and your friend has been found. We returned her to her homeworld."

"Thank you for finding my friend."

I was serious in my words. Sleeping with someone for a month straight brings you a lot of emotional attachment. And finding them missing for almost a week was worrying.

May had no reason to lie about whether she was telling the truth. She desires to recruit me, which heightened once she saw my performance. Not only her but the other member as well.

"Tell Agnus I'm heading home. My head hurts... I will be back in a few days."

After this attack, I needed a vacation. The people of the IUC should accept my proposal considering how much work I have done.

"Very well. Three days. I hope you can return then."

Three days was enough for me to spend time with everyone. Finished with Astro, I returned home with Linsey taking me back.

[Third Person POV]

"I will... Rip that man to shreds..."

Ace had survived that disaster. Using all of his power, he managed to escape. Weakened incredibly, he was on the ground, barely awake. The ZTF had been killed off, and as promised, Charles's monsters had disappeared promptly.

"Ace, I told you that you were too hungry for power. You're now stripped of your position."