Illaria Point of View

I'm sitting on the position of a chairperson of one of the biggest business empires of the world, this means I have some special insights and observation skills.

And my instincts, which had mostly been right in several cases, is telling me that something is different in the air.

I can tell that something stealthy and covetous is going around me but I'm unable to find what and who it is.

But one thing is for sure, somehow and for some odd reason, disco ball is surely linked to it. Directly or indirectly, he is.

Since the afternoon, when he suddenly told me about how he sinned by spoiling his own beauty, I could tell he was using a cover up.

Not to mention, the remnants of a fierce aura was still around him and could be seen in his eyes although he tried to brush it away with his silly words and actions.

"I checked everything, Ms. Allard. I did not find anything suspicious or odd." Lyra reported. I nodded slightly and excused her to join in the fun going on around.

Lyra may not be very experienced like Asmund but she is more meticulous than him when performing tasks. Since she said everything looks find, I can only keep an eye around just in case.

It still couldn't let this strange feeling go. In that case, I should be vigilant.

I looked everyone who is sitting around the bonfire and playing some fun games and among them is person who, for the first time, aroused a sense of suspicion on him since the day we met.

Uno Disco Ball Mayhem.

I studied him silently and noticed that he is having a great time, enjoying himself to the fullest and appearing as normal as he always has been.

Was I being paranoid?

Not putting my doubts away completely away, I decided to observe everyone silently without making it too obvious.

"Has the treasure hunt game come to an end?" I asked, sitting casually with everyone around the bonfire.

"The game is postponed to tomorrow morning, Ms. Allard." Lyra informed be on behalf of everyone.

Postponed?

I've been thinking too deeply about the abnormalities around me that I didn't even realize the scheduled activities has been postponed.

"Why so?"

"The weather forecast in the app notified that there might be possibilities of rain from evening to early hours of tomorrow morning." Rain forecast?

I pulled my phone out, opened the weather app and scrolled to the hourly forecast page. It showed that the weather is slightly cloudy and sometimes the sky is clear but there is nothing about rain or any signs of any extreme weather change.

To be sure of it, I refreshed the app for a couple of times and saw the same result displayed.

"There's no sign of rain for the next six days in this region. Which app are you all following?" I asked with a slight frown.

Everyone looked at each other and then opened their own phones to check their weather apps again.

"But there is rain forecast for the whole night showing on the app, ma'am." The planning manager spoke as he checked others phones as well.

He confirmed that everyone's app is showing the same forecast as well.

Um? What is going on here?

Either my app is wrong or theirs. But everyone is using the same app which is developed by Allard company.

If the app is same then why are the results different.

"Aiya, who is so daring to hack Allard's app!" The moment those words were heard, my eyes widened and I turned to the speaker so fast that I'm sure if not for the very strong bones, my neck would've flown away to the city nearby.

I let out a small gasp and looked at the speaker with questioning scowl. "Mr. Mayhem, do you think the app is hacked?"

Disco ball pouted thoughtfully and answered after thinking for a minute. "I don't think so. I'm sure there was some hacking done. However, I'm not sure if the app in your phone is hacked of everyone else's is."

Right, my forecast results are different from everyone else's. If the app is indeed hacked, then who's results are hacked?

Mine or others?

If it was really hacked, who did it and why?

I asked for the planning manager's and Lyra's mobile and gave it to Disco ball to check them; with their permission, of course.

He took both the mobiles with a silly grin as usual and five minutes later, he grinned wider and said, "Only the weather app in both of these phones is hacked. Clearly, the results are manipulated."

What?

Lyra was shocked as well, "Mr. Mayhem, what about other stuff, were they hacked as well?" She asked with a tensed expression.

"Nay, only the weather app was hacked and manipulated." He confirmed and checked other's phones as well with the help of Buzz and a bunch of tech people from the company.

The result is, only the weather app is hacked and it was also hacked in such a way that even the most genius of the tech guy would not find a miss. They only found out about it because they particularly checked it thoroughly.

Solemn air dawned around everyone and silence fell upon us. This is only the first day of retreat and the situation has already come to this.

I tapped my fingers on my lap for a minute and looked up at the directors and Disco ball, "What do you all think? Do you think this is concerning?"

Although I asked for their insight, I'm sure of one think. Someone related to SkyGod is among us.

Something like this, only SkyGod members can do and they would not do it to prank everyone. This is done clearly with a dangerous intent.

"Ms. Allard, you are thinking too much. Hacking the app is a concerning fact; however, I don't think there is any danger that could jeopardy our lives." Mr. Jenson expressed to which most of the directors seconded.

"I have a different opinion. I do have a feeling that this isn't just done out of pranking. I feel that there might be some sort of danger tagged to it." Mr. Bane said something that I have in mind as well.

"Bane, you are thinking too much. What would happen just because weather forecast is manipulated?" Mr. Bane was drowned with scoffs from other directors and that caused him to go silent.

"Mr. Bane has a point, though." Just as I was thinking about all the possibilities and sort of started to suspect Disco ball for his earlier odd behaviour and linking it to the present situation, he suddenly expressed his support to Mr. Bane.

I'm so divided right now.

I felt something odd about Disco ball but I also don't think he has any evil or ill air to him. For some unknown reason, I'm pretty confident that he could be a serial killer for all I know but he cannot be a part of SkyGod criminals.

"Have you all forgotten that SkyGod has an underdeveloped technology system that can manipulate weather as well? Although they did not get full control over it and it is still underdeveloped, do you think those heartless people care about causalities?" I commented, speaking out my thoughts for everyone to ponder about.

It's not like I'm scared of those cruel people but when you don't know what they are planning and who among us is their spy, it's easy to be mislead and get hurt in the process.

Also, there are so many people here and for everyone's app to get hacked together, something big must be planned.

I can kind of sense it.

"But, Ms. Allard, why is the app on your phone not hacked?" Lyra thought loudly.

"The security around my personal information and phone is pretty tough. It's not easy to hack into my database." One of my brother's friends from the east has some exceptional and strange coding habits.

I got him to set security for my database which is not at all easy to crack down.

"I still think you are thinking too much, Ms. Allard." Mr. Jenson brushed off my concern and this time, even the employees thought there is no danger whatsoever.

Since majority of them are against the idea of taking necessary measures, I could only shrug and give up persuading them.

However, I texted a few of my people, briefly explained them of the situation and asked them to prepare for the disaster, just in case.

Coincidentally, when I walked out of my tent after making some necessary backup arrangements, I bumped into a very happy, jolly and grinning Disco ball who seems to be enjoying the best time of his life.

He was surrounded by nearly fifteen ladies, both married and unmarried, but equally charmed by him.

He used some simple magic trick and conjured a purple flower, which he gave it to one of the ladies in the group.

"When I closed my eyes and was chanting the spell, I imagined your face and see what appeared?" He flirted unabashedly as he gave the flower to one of the ladies.

The one who received the flower blushed so hard that the flower could've turned red from the light on her face.

He then performed another simple trick and conjured a pair of beautiful earrings for some other woman.

As he performed tricks for those women, I suddenly felt a strange green feeling inside me.

It felt so weird as if I'm unable to watch him flirt with others and make a fool out of him.

And the moment that feeling knocked in my heart, the small cocky smile playing on his face reminded me of someone else who is completely opposite to him.

Devon Almond.

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