The night has already descended, but this decayed, ancient, immutable world hasn't become silent under the dark night; instead, it operates at full speed.
In front of the largest hospital in the Upper City Area, a group of reporters surrounded the hospital entrance tightly; countless lights shone at the entrance, and the flashing from the cameras was continuous, as if it never stopped.
A middle-aged man with an elegant appearance and a smile on his face stood with his hands behind his back, facing everyone.
Due to the sheer number of reporters, the police here had to form a human wall to prevent them from thrusting microphones into the man's face.
"Officer Goodwin, what do you think of the recent failure of Sector Security in pursuing the duel yet again? It is said that the opponent was an Other Dimension People; is it true they are invading our world!?"
"Officer Goodwin, it's been half a month since King Jack Atlas lost to Fudou Yusei in the Fortune Cup, and we haven't seen Jack himself appear again; there's a rumor that you secretly disposed of Jack, please explain!"
"Officer Goodwin, reliable sources say you've conspired to harm a group of elderly nobles, forcing a half-year-long conflict of interests with them; can you tell us what stage it's at now?"
Goodwin displayed no sign of tension; he just smiled and answered each question from the inquirers without the slightest hesitation, appearing very calm.
However, at that moment, a reporter from an unknown newspaper desperately crawled out from the crowded group of reporters, thrusting a microphone towards Goodwin.
The reporter was a woman wearing thick round-framed glasses, her hair styled in a straight, long, black cut.
Goodwin saw her sudden appearance and didn't feel even a hint of surprise.
He immediately recognized who she was.
Carly Nagisa, a reporter from a small publication, hailing from a normal family in the Upper Area, simply a reporter trying to make a name for herself, just like countless others in this world.
"Officer Goodwin, can I ask you about something? During the Fortune Cup finals, both Fudou Yusei and Jack Atlas had red lights appearing in their hands, what was that?" Carly Nagisa asked with all her might.
Goodwin's pupils suddenly shrank, feeling surprise for the first time, even a bit nervous, as he shifted his hands' position behind his back slightly.
This female reporter was the only one who realized and posed this question during such a long time.
She could actually be aware of the Dragon Sign...
Goodwin roughly observed Carly Nagisa.
She seemed like a completely ordinary girl, yet unexpectedly possessed that kind of "talent"?
"What's the big fuss? It must be the resonance from a duel between two powerful Duelists, producing something like Spirit Power—aren't those people from the Other Dimension saying the same thing?"
"Right, which newspaper is she from? Get out of the way!"
Upper-class People have different levels, someone like Carly Nagisa, a completely ordinary reporter could occupy so much time from Goodwin, the new "Chief Officer of Sector Security," do they not have questions to ask?
It's hard to come by an opportunity where Goodwin is willing to answer reporters' questions; who has time to waste on such questions?
"Regarding this question, perhaps in the future, you'll understand it yourself, so there's no need for an explanation," Goodwin still gave a slight acknowledgment, responding to Carly Nagisa.
As for the others, he had no interest in answering.
Especially rumors like "he killed the Elder Council's nobles," he wasn't interested in answering at all.
Although he indeed got rid of some boring flies, these matters were completely "nonexistent" to ordinary people.
The reason is simple; though the Upper Area indeed has an "Elder Council," the nobles control the City and conceal their existence to avoid becoming the primary target for the rebels, so the externally promoted highest governing body is just one, which is "Sector Security," and he, as the Sector Security Chief Officer, is nominally the leader of the City.
To ordinary people, the Elder Council doesn't even exist; even for him, someone who climbed all the way to the top, he only suddenly realized there was another deep government upon becoming Sector Security Chief Officer.
Last time, taking advantage of the Friendship Cup held jointly by the F Dimension and their S Dimension, he seized the opportunity to kill all members of the Elder Council, although the aftermath was handled flawlessly, the nobles could still discover clues and trace him as the mastermind.
However, it's not that he looks down on those nobles.
It's just that they acted exactly as he anticipated.
Originally, a new faction daring enough to kill the "representative" chosen by their nobles should have directly launched a heavy attack, displaying power, and taken him out in one go, yet those nobles hadn't encountered someone like him, this "ruthless person," for a long time, momentarily unsure of what to do, some wanted to kill him, some wanted to win him over, and some even wanted to replace the deceased nobles and join them.
After all, even though the Elder Council members were killed by him, the nobles still held close to 99% of the assets and capital of the entire City.
...Ha.
Such laughable and superficial things.
Long-standing peace and luxury have rendered these beings utterly unaware of the impending great changes in the world.
However, he's uninterested in them, he just wants to proceed according to his own plan, step by step.