The following month proceeded like usual. Those who aimed for Theoâs life had finished all their preparations and moved toward Russia.
The Wind Emperor had come to the public again, showing himself. He just wanted to warn whoever aimed at Theoâs life would need to face him first.
Obviously, not many people dared to fight this old monster, considering his power had been recorded in many peopleâs minds.
Some of them actually backed down, especially after Russia had reinforced their border, supporting the Wind Emperor.
Russia.
Inside a building, there was a group of people facing each other. They had come to this place for one thing.
âWe need to kill Theodore Griffith regardless of the cost.â One of them started while slamming the table.
âWe know that already. However, itâs not that easy to assassinate him. The Wind Emperor has been inside his mansion all the time, but I believe heâs plotting something.â Another one added in agreement.
âThatâs right. The Wind Emperor actually visited the Empress before he went to Italy. There must be something going on here.â
âIs the Empress actually the one who has been plotting this?â
âWe canât afford to fight those two monsters head-on.â
âBut why does the Empressâ¦â
âObviously, itâs for her students. According to my information, Alea Eilric is one of Theodoreâs former teammates who have hots on him. I believe sheâs trying to set both of them up.â
âWe have confirmed that this is a collaboration between the Wind Emperor and the Empress. And we have agreed that we will divide our people into three groups.â
âThatâs right. Iâm in the first group. I will try to redirect the Wind Emperorâs attention, making sure he wouldnât help Theodore Griffith escape. After that, we will simply pull back.â
âThen, the second group will grab the Empressâ attention. Make sure she doesnât have the time to help Theodore Griffith as well. According to our information, Theodore Griffith wonât be coming with helpers, so as long as we can divert these two monsters, we will be able to take his life.â
âThe third group will kill him, but be careful because this might be one of his deceptions. So, watch out for more Mythical Rank Experts hiding behind him.â
âHow about other peopleâs lives? Alea Eilric might be involved in this matter. We certainly donât want a direct clash with the Empress and add more enemies.â
âTrue. I am afraid the Czar will also bring out their younger generations.â
âIf both of them get angry, even if we manage to assassinate Theodore Griffith, our situation wouldnât improve.â
âWe wonât kill them. The limit of what we can do is⦠knock them unconscious and send them back. We canât harm them for now to avoid making the Wind Emperor and the Empress our enemies.â
âThatâs right. My company has been in a mess, so their statement alone is enough to destroy my company.â
âThatâs all. We have three missions in this place. First, weâre going to assassinate Theodore Griffith. Second, kidnap whoever comes with him, including his assistant. So, if the first mission is hard to do, we have someone that can make him come out.
âThird, weâll avoid any direct confrontation with the Czar and the Palace. Weâll just kill Theodore Griffith and immediately flee this place, okay?â
âBut where do we attack him?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThatâs right. There are three main gates where he can go to the other side. Each of them is heavily guarded.â
âWe have stationed a few people on the other side already. So, thereâs no need for you to make a fuss about them. If Theodore Griffith appears there, they will notify us and attack him. If itâs not enough, we will make our move and deal with him ourselves.
âThatâs the main plan. However, we have no guarantee that Theodore Griffith will go there. So, we have three main targets this time.
âFirst, itâs the Wind Emperorâs mansion. We know that it will be hard to deal with the Wind Emperor, but at the same time, they wonât realize we will attack him there. First, weâre going to have Theodore move to a random place in the mansion.
âBecause Supreme Rank Experts and Mythical Rank Experts are so easy to differentiate, we will use fifteen elite assassins. They will certainly do their job even if they need to die. At the same time, their strength is only Hero Rank, close to the Supreme Rank.
âThey need to end the entire thing within one to two minutes before the Wind Emperor notices something is going on.
âThe second location will be the road between the Empress Palace and the Wind Emperorâs Mansion. We will set up an ambush there and create chaos as much as possible before ultimately killing him. Of course, if itâs possible, we prefer to do it silently. We canât afford to piss the country off after all.
âThe third location will be any random place he visits. We will have several agents to keep monitoring his situation and location. As soon as we find a perfect spot to kill him, we will send him there.â
âThatâs a good idea. However, itâs going to be hard because we need to rely on those assassins in the first place.â
âEither way, these are our only options in the current situation. We canât let Theodore Griffith grow anymore because he will be a threat to us.â
âThatâs right.â
They finally agreed on something as they nodded their heads.
â¦
Meanwhile, in Theoâs mansion, Agata had finally confronted him again.
Their departure was in two days, so this was the perfect time to test the answer she had gotten from him.
âSo, do you have an answer?â Theo smirked.
âYes. Although I donât want to believe it, I think I have the answer.â
âHow do you feel about the answer?â
âIâ¦â Agata looked down. âI just want to be sure. Are you sure about this?â
âYeah.â Theo smiled, confirming her worry without hesitation.
âI donât know what to say anymore. To think you would ask the Wind Emperor for all thisâ¦â Agata let out a long sigh.
âHahaâ¦â Theo chuckled. âAre you ready to go there then?â