The Author's POV

A day prior to my meeting with Ryan...

Sitting inside of a cafe', frowning, I looked through the files that Smallsnake had sent me.

Honestly, although I teased and abused Smallsnake quite a bit, I couldn't deny how capable of an individual he was.

Within a day I had every little detail regarding Luxious I could ever hope to have. From the top members to the lowest members. I had information on basically everyone.

If that wasn't all, Smallsnake also sent me a long list of information regarding the guilds that they were currently not on good terms with.

...and as I looked through their enemy guild, one of them caught my attention

[Sword of light]

Another gold-graded guild that was located not far off from Luxious.

However, compared to the other guilds that Luxious had conflicts with, their enmity against Luxious wasn't actually between the guild masters. In fact, they didn't really have any significant problems with each other...

However, one piece of info caught my attention

—Conflict between the sons of both guilds guild masters. Jacob Reid and Nolan Valdev.

This was a very interesting piece of news...

A very interesting one.

The conflict wasn't between the two guild masters but in fact between their sons...or more like the guild heirs...

Moreover, as I looked through the information regarding their conflicts, a smile appeared on my face.

A plan had already started formulating inside of my mind.

Without pause, I discarded every other file other than that of Luxious and Sword of light.

I had decided that they were now going to be my main focus...

Taking out a piece of paper, I drew two circles. One signaling Luxious and the other signaling Sword of light.

Like a mindmap, I drew little branches coming out from each circle. With each branch, I would write small notes.

Like that, for the next two hours, I continuously drew different branches coming out from each circle.

...Soon the paper was filled to the brim with branches, and a massive web of information was detailed on it.

"fuuuu..."

Putting my pen down, I took a deep breath.

I was done.

I had written everything important regarding both guilds and branched out the information in hopes to find as many links as possible between the two...and midway through, I found what I wanted.

The one link that would allow me to flawlessly execute my plan.

"hehe..."

bit the tip of

everything went as I predicted, Luxious will completely forget everything regarding Ryan and his potential, allowing me to recruit him

the mind map, a smile appeared

starting to

wasn't to destroy

that would bring too

was to change their current focus. Redirected it away from

a few things. I then proceeded to send him four photos with

-Send

to Smallsnake, I took Ryan's profile out and checked his current situation. Soon, my

appointment to meet with Luxious at target house on

25? Isn't

I realized that tomorrow Ryan would

"Hmmm, that works"

was the perfect time for

through my phone, I quickly booked an air train

stood

guess I won't be

...

Back to the present...

recruit me instead? I am

around the two individuals wearing black suits, I

"Who are you-khh"

to turn their heads to get a better look at me, however...Smiling, I increased the grip on their

gonna let them see my face filled with

"khhh..."

breathe. Desperate, using both arms, they tried to pull my arm

of their foreheads. Yet, despite how much

give up, one of the two individuals caught sight of something hidden beneath one of

emblem of a

air around him intensified and he fully released his ranked pressure. Almost as if

"Futile effort."

I shook

ranked, such low pressure

my head, I looked at the two men in

in a good word to your boss. I really can't afford to be unemployed at

speak, one of the two individuals looked at me and

kn-o w-ho sen-

"...hm? what?"

to better understand what they were saying, I innocently looked at the two individuals in between

"..st-khh"

my frown deepened, I lowered my head even

I can't

glancing at them, I soon notice that

They passed out.

on the two individuals, their bodies fell on

-Thud!

-Thud!