619 Taking Control (1/2)

”That is great. If someone doesn't want to participate in the competition, please tell it now. Although I will send everyone to relatively safe spots, in an enemy territory, there is no way I can say there is an absolutely safe spot.”

Everyone was in silence again. What Shiba said had socked them, but it was what Yale said what made them realize that it wasn't impossible that their disciples would die just after arriving at the Sealed Universe.

The Sealed Universe was the territory of their enemies, so anywhere could be considered dangerous to the lives of their disciples.

”Wait. Given your relationship with the disciples on your group, I can't believe you don't have some safety measure.”

The moderator knew very well that Yale wasn't a person that would sacrifice family and friends for power. Although he didn't doubt that Yale was heartless when facing his enemies, his personality was completely opposite when he was dealing with his friends.

”I can bring them out at the moment I consider they are in danger, but if I need to wait for someone else telling me to bring them out, I can't be sure of making it in time, and I don't want to be blamed if they die.”

Yale understood the meaning of the previous question. The moderator wanted him to bring everyone out if they were in danger, but that would make him responsible for their lives, and he didn't want such a burden.

”Then, take then out whenever you consider, don't wait for instructions. No responsibility if you fail. Has anyone any complain about this?”

Although the moderator spoke about it as if it was a minor matter, he knew it wasn't.

Basically, Yale wanted the authority to decide when to bring the disciples out at any moment. He would just need to say that he felt danger, and no one would be able to complain even if they lost the chance to continue participating in the competition.

The moderator didn't believe that yale wouldn't bring out those near to steal the first place from him at the slightest danger.

Yale's group was far ahead of others from the start due to the information about the permanent deaths, but with that rule, the moderator felt that it was like if Yale was saying that no one was allowed to surpass him or it would be the end for them in the competition.

However, Yale's cooperation was crucial for the safety of the disciples, so the moderator needed to agree. It wasn't easy to groom a disciple, so no one wanted them to die pointlessly.

If it was about resurrecting them, they could ask about that latter if they needed, but the situation with permanent death made that saving them was a top priority.

The others didn't complain about what the moderator said. Most of them understood perfectly what it implied, but Yale had the full control of the situation, and fighting back was simply stupid given the situation.

The moderator felt that he had gifted everything he planned to Yale and that surpassing Yale's group would be almost impossible, but he still felt that his group might have luck if they were sent to a better spot than Yale's group, but after a second he noticed he was too naive.

Since Yale mentioned relatively safe spots, it meant that he knew the terrain well-enough, so he didn't believe that Yale didn't know the best places and send the disciples of his group there.

There was no way Yale could send the disciples at random since he would send them to the safest spots possible, and he would never swear that he wouldn't be biased when doing it since it was too easy to unconsciously favor your own group.

Moreover, Yale was the only one that could bring the disciples in and out without problems, so the others couldn't prevent that he moved the disciples as he wished.

The moderator had planned the competition with others to have an advantage, and even the matter about making groups was still inside his expectations, but Yale managed to steal all the advantages of the competition.

He felt that all of his hard work just served to benefit Yale and his group, and he regretted not telling the Time Faction everything after the meeting. If he had spoken with them from the start instead of having them discover everything by their own means, he didn't feel that the situation would be the same.

He sighed as he decided that it was wiser to aim for second place than competing directly with Yale's group. His plotting had backfired completely despite the safety measures to not offend the Time Faction completely. In fact, it was thanks to the safety measures that Yale hadn't acted against him personally.

Yale didn't speak again as he opened the passageway to the Sealed Universe. As the moderator imagined, he planned to send his group the best place.