Everlasting; The Promised Neverland [Reader Insert]

15 | The Pain

"You managed to go this far, I praise you for it."

Norman and Vincent take a step in front of you. "Where's Smee?" asked Vincent.

"I'm Smee, it's my alias."

"But you're Peter Ratri's right hand."

"I am. I was on Ratri's side before but I turned back on them from long time ago."

Something doesn't settle right with the situation. The pen you has doesn't provide any clue on who is William Minerva and how he was involved with Lambda. It also doesn't tell a thing about his followers.

What Norman is knows only that William Minerva's followers are in disguise. Even so, the possibility one of them is the head researchers and Peter Ratri's right hand? Yes there's a possibility but the risk if this is a scheme also high.

With how the Lambda is turned out compared to the original plan, Norman assumes that William Minerva is somehow failed and defeated by Peter Ratri. His followers were probably disposed or turning to the Peter's side.

Unlike Norman and Vincent who are building their guard higher, you are walking closer to the man as you realize something notable from his talks.

"Y/N!" Norman warned you but you keep moving forward.

Antony is a powerful man in this institute but somehow you're not afraid anymore, you're curious. You asked, "Sir ... Are you the one who turned off my cameras every Saturday's night?"

"You're correct." He pulls out a silver pen from his pocket. "The cameras, message, and arranging Norman schedule so he did it in the same room as Vincent, all is my group doings."

Antony fixes his glasses' position. "It doesn't matter who I've been known in this place. I'm completely on William Minerva's side."

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From the date of the oldest book by William Minerva in Grace Field's library, you and Noman guess that the demons have been invading the world since 30 years ago.

Both of you are wrong.

With the limited time you had with Antony—or Smee, the adult tells you everything about the history you need to know about the world and about The Promise.

Thousands years ago demons and humans were fighting each other and battled to survive. A great loss is unavoidable from every clash. The demons were hunting human and humans prepared armies to beat the demons. Until one day, someone from Ratri's ancestors made a promise with a figure like a demon god who can't be named in a mysterious area called Seven Walls.

The promise was to divide demon and human into two separate worlds so both sides can find peace. He, The God, was agree and thus he split the world.

However, for the payment, Ratri and his heir should be the gatekeeper for both worlds. Going forth and back from human world and demon world.

What's horrible is that actually there were some people who were left during the separation. They were Ratri's comrades. Those people left then were used to build the first generation of farming system. They were the ancestors of cattle children.

Thousands of years then went by with Ratri clan have been building up their position in both worlds, they were respected and acknowledged even by the demon royals.

That's until William Minerva comes into the view.

"William Minerva is actually Ratri's heir before Peter. His actual name is James Ratri."

James Ratri realized how strayed the farm system was to The Promise and that all glories his clan have collected were because they sacrificed the life of those cattle children. James was not like the other Ratri heir, he started a revolution and secretively helped the cattle children to escape.