Chapter 606

"……"

After hearing the answer Leon gave, although no one around spoke, the tense atmosphere from just a moment ago suddenly relaxed.

As for the middle-aged man who had already begun to suspect Leon's identity, even though the suspicion in his eyes had not faded, his expression softened slightly, and he said with a smile:

"The answer is correct... Little Bagins, I hope you won't blame me for being suspicious. After all, I am the leader and must be responsible for the safety of so many people.

And you were just an ordinary person yesterday. You suddenly awakened an anomalous ability just because you blew in the night breeze for a while. This change is really too fast, so just in case, the necessary tests are still indispensable."

"You are right."

Knowing that there was no way to be serious with the middle-aged man about this kind of thing, Leon nodded calmly and gave a perfunctory reply. Then, as if nothing had happened just now, he asked directly:

"Leader, just as you said, until yesterday I was just an ordinary member and was not familiar with everyone. Could you please introduce them?"

"Of course."

The middle-aged man nodded, then looked at the burned man beside Leon, and said at a steady pace:

"The one sitting next to you is Tiger, you already know each other. Next are Luke, Oliver, Phoebe, and Lucy..."

After simply reporting everyone's names and completing a round of introductions that couldn't be more rudimentary, the middle-aged man smiled and said:

"As for everyone's abilities and other situations, it's too troublesome to introduce them one by one. Besides, there are very important matters to discuss later, so let's skip it for now. You can find them yourself later to learn more."

"……"

Learn more by myself later...

It seems that most of these people are not in the valley and have other hidden identities. Where am I supposed to go to learn more? So after all your introductions, all I got in the end were some names that I don't know if they are true or false?

In Leon's rather speechless eyes, the middle-aged man changed his target and introduced to everyone:

"Everyone, this is Little Bagins. He was originally responsible for material procurement in the organization, but he awakened an anomalous ability yesterday, so he became one of us...

By the way, Little Bagins, what is your ability like? Is it convenient to talk about it?"

……

So I went to great lengths to mix in, not only did I not get any intelligence, but I have to be set up for intelligence first?

Looking at the middle-aged man who was obviously already guarding against him, Leon couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and then, under the curious eyes of a group of rebels, he nodded and exposed himself:

"Of course, my ability is actually very simple to say. As long as the conditions are met, I can make anyone bow to me."

Make anyone bow to you? What kind of hellish ability is this?

After hearing Leon's words, everyone, including the middle-aged man who intended to probe, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After waiting for a while without seeing the following, the middle-aged man couldn't help but ask:

"And then?"

"Nothing else."

Leon shook his head slightly and said frankly:

"Just this... or at least that's all I've discovered so far."

"……"

This...

Looking at the frank "Little Bagins", confirming that he was not joking with everyone, the group of rebels in the room couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Your ability... is actually quite special..."

After looking at "Little Bagins" with suspicion, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then continued to ask:

"So how long can your ability last? How far away can it take effect? How long is the interval each time?"

Ah right! There's also this!

After hearing the middle-aged man's words, the group of rebels in the room who were greatly disappointed suddenly regained their interest.

Forcing others to bow sounds like garbage, but if you can force others to bow for a whole day from several kilometers away, or force others to bow continuously, then it is not completely useless.

As long as the conditions are suitable and used properly, this seemingly useless anomalous object might have miraculous effects at critical moments!

"As for the duration..."

Under the expectant eyes of the group of rebels, Leon pondered for a while and replied:

"It's probably just one bow, and it ends after the bow."

"……"

"In terms of distance, it must be face-to-face, about a little bigger than this room, and it's useless if it's further away."

"……"

"There is no interval, but the ability requires language to convince the other party. As long as you don't let me finish speaking, you don't have to bow to me."

"……"

Then you... are really useless...

Although they were mentally prepared, after hearing this ability that couldn't be said to be useless, but could only be said to be waste-level, the faces of the group of rebels still couldn't help but show an extremely speechless expression.

To be honest, the effect of Little Bagins' broken ability feels less useful than a nail gun.

Not only can it only be activated face-to-face, but the effect is only one bow. If you have this spare time, wouldn't it be faster to take out a gun and shoot him directly?

And... what does it mean to convince the other party with language?

……

"It's exactly what it literally means."

After the middle-aged man, representing the group of rebels in the room, asked this question, Leon "honestly" talked nonsense:

"For example, if I want everyone to bow to me, I must first find a way to convince you, let you identify with my point of view from the bottom of your heart, and then you will enter the range of my ability and bow to me according to my requirements."

"……"

Ah this... this... are you serious?

After hearing this outrageous activation condition, even the burned man next to him who had always believed that Leon was "not simple" couldn't hold it anymore.

To be honest, only being able to bow to people face-to-face is already wasteful enough, and you actually have to convince the other party first before you can make the other party bow to you? You... are you sure this thing can be called an anomalous ability?

"Are you talking nonsense?"

After reaching out and rubbing his bald head, the straightforward bald woman stood up first and questioned with disbelief:

"It's one thing that the effect is weak, but the restrictions are so big? You have to convince the other party first? Can this also be called an anomalous ability? It's faster for me to hold a nail gun to someone's head and force him to bow to me!"

"Maybe... the effect is a little useless, but I can guarantee that the performance of this ability is indeed not achievable by normal means. It must be an anomalous ability. If you don't believe it..."

After blinking his eyes in a dilemma, Leon suggested:

"Shall we try it a little bit?"

"Try it and..."

"Wait!"

After stopping the bald woman who wanted to experience it personally, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and looked at Leon, slowing down his speech and asking: "Little Bagins, don't blame me for thinking too much, but the situation about your bowing ability all comes from your own statement, and we don't know what it is specifically.

So can I assume that the true face of your ability may not be bowing, but after cooperating with you, you will be controlled, your inner secrets will be peeped, and even you will be obedient to you in the future?"

?!!!

After hearing the middle-aged man's words, the group of rebels in the room couldn't help but look stern, and their expressions toward Leon suddenly became dangerous.

That's it! How could there be such a boring ability to make people bow? The reason he said so might be to make us lose our vigilance and actively cooperate out of curiosity, entering the range of his ability!

If the situation is really as Nathan guessed, then everyone will probably be this kid's puppet in the future!

"Leader, you misunderstood."

Feeling the unkind eyes cast by the group of rebels, Leon tactfully raised his hands, made a surrender posture, and tried to explain:

"The situation is not what you imagined. My ability is really just to make people bow. As for the test just proposed, you don't need to cooperate with anything. Just listen to me say a word.

If you are controlled just by listening to me say a word, then you have already listened to me say so many words, wouldn't you have been controlled long ago?"

……

That's true...

After hearing "Little Bagins"'s defense, the group of rebels pondered privately, and then felt that what he said was not unreasonable. The burned man beside Leon stood up impatiently and waved his hand to drive people away:

"Those who are willing to try, stay and listen. Those who are afraid to listen, cover your ears, or just get out and wait! Why are you dawdling about such a simple thing?"

After firing "cannons" at the group of rebels, the burned man sniffed again, then turned to look at Leon and said:

"Come! Try me first! I want to see how you can make me bow to you with just one sentence!"

"Okay."

After hearing the burned man's words, Leon didn't speak immediately, but looked around and reminded seriously:

"Everyone, one last reminder, my ability is activated by language, so if you are still worried about being controlled, please be sure to cover your ears tightly, and it is best to leave temporarily."

"……"

After hearing "Little Bagins"'s reminder, although the group of rebels in the room fell into silence again, no one chose to leave, and even the middle-aged man in the main seat did not move after hesitating for a while.

After all, if it could be activated just by listening to a sentence, then "Little Bagins" had countless opportunities to activate the anomalous object before telling his ability, and there was no need to wait until the rules were finished before activating the ability...

"Since everyone is ready to try, then I will start."

Looking around and seeing no one leaving, and no one covering their ears, Leon couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and then raised two fingers.

"I think one plus one equals two. Those who agree with me, please stand up and bow to me now."

"Swish swish swish swish!"

Just as Leon's voice fell, a large number of chairs were dragged on the ground at the same time. The group of rebels in the room were terrified to find that they had actually lost control of their bodies.

Everyone in this room stood up from their chairs at the same time and performed a fairly standard bowing ceremony toward "Little Bagins". Two people who were relatively short even knocked on the table with a bang.

"Damn! It's actually true!"

After reaching out and picking up the hood that had been knocked off on the table, the bald woman touched her forehead that had been bumped red and said with surprise:

"I just thought about it just now and thought what you said was right, and I actually couldn't control my body and bowed to you directly!

Good guy! You really didn't lie! There is actually such a useless anomalous ability, as long as you agree with what you said... uh... Leader?"

Looking at the middle-aged man who was the only one still sitting in the chair and did not stand up to bow to "Little Bagins", the bald woman said with some confusion:

"Isn't this one plus one? Why are you..."

"I didn't activate the ability on him."

Just as the bald woman looked puzzled and began to question the middle-aged man's mathematical ability, Leon interrupted her and said:

"After all, Lord Nathan is the leader recognized by everyone. I feel it is not good to ask him to bow to me. When I was using the ability just now, I didn't choose him as the target."

"Oh oh, so that's it!"

After confirming that "Little Bagins" did not lie, and even told the truth from beginning to end, the bald woman's attitude suddenly seemed much closer, and she even complained with a smile:

"Really... you should have said something about this kind of thing. I thought the leader couldn't even calculate one plus one!"

Hehe, I don't know if he can calculate one plus one, but I already know who he is!

After returning a gentle smile to the bald woman, Leon looked at the 【Prince of the Traveling Thrush】 with flowing golden light on the slot, then turned to look at the middle-aged man frowning in the main seat, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly unconsciously.

So it was you!

……

Not using the ability on the leader, of course, was purely nonsense. According to the ability of 【Prince of the Traveling Thrush】, everyone whose "status" was lower than his own prince should immediately stand up and bow under the restraint of the badge.

And the only person who might be an exception is the "prince" whose status is equal to his own "prince", that is, Prince Joshua who returned to the present from the future using unknown means!

I really didn't expect that the leader of the rebels who was making trouble everywhere would be the prince of the kingdom... This guy is really as annoying as ever, no matter how old he is!

After completing a meaningful look at the middle-aged man, discovering the foundation used for concealer on his cheeks, and vaguely identifying some facial features, Leon finally understood where the sense of familiarity came from when he first saw him.

Don't ask, asking means I've slapped him, and more than once, he's a standard old acquaintance!

"Everyone!"

After moving his right wrist that was suddenly eager to move, Leon, who proved that he did not lie, sat back in his chair and reminded with a smile:

"I remember, there seems to be a very important meeting today? Can we continue now?"

Right! Today is for a meeting!

After hearing Leon's reminder, the crowd who were still studying the bow just now suddenly came back to their senses and echoed one after another:

"Right! There is something very important!"

"It is indeed time to continue!"

"Indeed, a lot of time has been wasted!"

"……"

Why do I feel... the situation is a bit wrong?

Looking at "Little Bagins" at the end of the long table with his hands crossed on the table, staring at him with deep meaning, the middle-aged man in the main seat only felt a sense of awkwardness in his heart, and the chair under him was uncomfortable no matter how he sat.

Whether it was the echo of the rebel members around, or the meeting reminder that should have been issued by himself, it seemed to be vaguely indicating something. It seemed that with that strange bow just now, something that should have been firmly controlled in his own hands suddenly began to "flow".

This strange thing, which does not really exist but is extremely important, is constantly flowing away from himself sitting in the main seat along this old conference long table, slowly and unstoppably flowing toward the other end of the long table...

(End of chapter)