Chapter 34: Asylum

Inside the Confluence Corp headquarters, Kenshiro is swept into a rapid sequence of evaluations, healing, and formal debriefings. The environment is sharply different from the open wilds he just left, replacing physical danger with bureaucracy and veiled intentions. Despite the impersonal process, he quickly adapts, using his past experiences to assert control and negotiate on his own terms. Kenshiro sets boundaries while leveraging what little bargaining power he has—insisting on fair compensation for information and showing awareness of the political game he’s now part of.

It becomes clear that Kenshiro’s presence in Nowhere is not only rare but politically sensitive. With conflicting interests from the Embassy of Shinsekai and the Confluence Corp,  With Fel’Tal’s quiet support and a new alliance formed under watchful eyes, Kenshiro agrees to cooperate, but on his own terms. The stage is now set for deeper entanglements and a confrontation with the system behind this strange world.