The Zetta Sonic
Wide Hall

In another part of the world, Vanessa's doctor ended up reinserting her phone in a blazer pocket. Alex has repeatedly declined his calls. He ignored Nadira's orders, left the Special Force headquarters, and refused to make contact with Special Force members. Doctor Vanessa is hoping someone else in the Special Force will be a little more gentle and look for Alex.

Her motherly side is tickled. He was worried that the boy would do something stupid. Alex is smart. Maybe, too smart. Precisely because of that, Alex can be involved with all of them. The boy manages to find where the Special Force headquarters is, deterring the villain who was about to take Dragon Blood, and instead becomes the Zetta Sonic himself. Smart and brave. Dr. Vanessa is more worried that the child is hurting herself than anyone else.

Sighing softly, the doctor threw his gaze into the twilight sky behind a row of glass walls. The view from the top floor of the skyscraper never fails to amaze him. Plus, they are in the city of Sirthalia which is called the most beautiful city in the world.

The white tower which is one of Sirtahlia's icons is clearly visible from Vanessa's current position. Under the twilight sky, the color became slightly golden. The park nearby looks so small but still beautiful. Same with the fountain nearby. Unfortunately, they did not help ease the burden of his mind.

Doctor Vanessa heard a light clattering of foot sounds behind her. The sound of the steps of men's shoes accompanied by the scent of masculine perfume. Without turning around, he knew who was approaching.

A tall box-faced man crossed the marble floor towards Vanessa. He's wearing a black suit. The color is still less black when compared to the hair. His curly hair was not only jet black but also shiny under the white light rays. Both of his hands went into his pants pocket as he walked.

Doctor Vanessa turned away, giving a fake smile, naming her visitors appropriately. “Doctor English.”

“I'd rather be called professor. But, I prefer that you call me Dominic,”. His eyes stared fixedly at the other person. With a faint smile and a gentle gaze, he continued. “Stay pretty as always, Vanessa. The twilight sun will be ashamed of the beautiful wave of your golden hair.”

Doctor Vanessa persisted in not stepping back. Doctor Dominic English is not the first man to try to seduce him at the Golden Brain Conference. Vanessa is still stunning at her age. No wonder so many researchers are trying to get close to him. No one bothered to figure out her marital status while trying to seduce.

Fortunately Dominic stopped within the acceptable range of Vanessa. The man stood far enough away to be able to see Vanessa's charming face in front of the increasingly dark skies of Sirthalia. His position was also close enough to hear all the words of his interlocutors.

Dominic wet his lips before continuing to speak. “You look riled up. Is there something Zetta Sonic is facing?”

Vanessa. Dominic spoke without mentioning ‘Special Force’ as if he was so close to them. “Only small case,” answer.

Dominic shakes. “Your face shows another.”

Vanessa took a deep breath. He knows exactly who his interlocutor is. Dominic is one of Regis's most trusted researchers. Brain's watered. He made a lot of findings that made Regis managed to beat back the criminals. Constantly single, never managed to keep a woman for more than three months. At first glance, Dominic is more suitable to be a gambler than a researcher. Under his expensive suit, there was a flower shirt that was opened to the chest.

“True.” Vanessa finally spoke again. “Maybe I'm just a little worried about them. It's the first time I've left them in a long time.”

“Aura motherhood makes you much more charming.”

Vanessa nodded once. His feet took steps to get away. Dominic is faster. The man managed to get in front of Vanessa, making him stop abruptly. Vanessa gave a glance. They were outside the open meeting room. The break will be over soon. Behind Dominic, many experts were chatting with tea or coffee in their hands. This man would not dare to mess around.

“Of course.”

“I hope it's not about dinner or anything like that.”

“Of course not. I have to wait in line if I want to have dinner with a prima donna like you. I know some people are trying to get you to talk together. Discuss work and personal matters. I'm pretty sure a lot of people are more interested in the latter.”

“How about you?”

Dominic chuckles. He liked it when the woman in front of him threw such a bold question. “Trust. I'm not one of them. There are many things much more interesting than personal things.”

“Really?”

“Let's just say I'm more interested in things thicker than blood. Not red, green seems a lot more challenging.”

“Listen, if you want to talk about Dragon Blood, you should do that with professor Otto. I have absolutely no idea about the experiments he's doing. And, as the people here guessed, the professor did not come to keep his secret. So, sorry can't give you the answer you want.”

“I haven't even given a question, Vanessa is sweet.”

Vanessa threw a smile again and then stepped up. Dominic lets Vanessa walk through it. Even so, he kept talking because he was sure that his interlocutor would turn to him immediately.

“Do you know what the key is for Zetta Sonic to survive?” Dominic asked softly, as if whispering.

Vanessa finds herself flinching. Dominic's question does tickle his curiosity. The key to the Zetta Sonic is survival. That topic is not something Vanessa knows. Until then, he understood nothing about Alex. No one can explain why Alex stayed on while the others didn't. Alex's often unstable condition also makes him wonder.

Dominic turned. He spoke even though his interlocutor was turning his back on him. He doesn't mind talking to doctor Vanessa's golden hair. “There's still a lot of potential you haven't dug up. Sonic had not even understood ten percent of his own abilities. Very, very unfortunate thing.”

Vanessa turned around and asked. That was when they heard the sound of an announcement echoing. The conference will begin soon. One by one the researchers entered the room. Dominic's replacement is now walking away from him. Vanessa was still unmoved, trying to calm herself down. If the professor who made Dragon Blood couldn't explain Zetta Sonic, Dominic shouldn't either.

Vanessa walked again.

As if knowing that the woman was behind him, Dominic threw a smile at her and said the thing that made the woman frown. “Do you like hot weather, Vanessa? I think you can expect Sonic to melt something somewhere soon. Hopefully, it's not a building. And, not here.”