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..."

the tip

Luxious will completely forget everything regarding Ryan and

at the mind map, a smile appeared on

starting to come

to destroy a gold graded

that would bring too much unnecessary

right now was to change their current focus. Redirected it away from Ryan but towards somewhere

mind map away, I texted Smallsnake and asked him to purchase 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 eyes landed on an important piece

has made an appointment to meet with Luxious at target house on

Isn't

date, I realized that tomorrow

"Hmmm, that works"

time for me to start the plan that I had

quickly booked an air train

I stood up and left the

guess I won't

...

Back to the present...

try to recruit me instead?

two individuals wearing black

"Who are you-khh"

individuals' tried to turn their heads to get a better look at

let them

"khhh..."

the two individuals struggled to breathe. Desperate, using both arms, they tried to pull

their foreheads. Yet, despite how much they struggled, my arms wouldn't

weaker their struggle became...just as they were about to give up, one of

emblem of a bull with a

soon as he saw the emblem, the air around him intensified and he fully released his

"Futile effort."

the change, I shook

I was ranked, such low pressure

I looked at the two men in between

put in a good word to

speak, one of the two individuals looked

w-ho sen-

"...hm? what?"

innocently looked at the two individuals in between my arms. Their

"..st-khh"

my frown deepened, I lowered

say something, I

glancing at them, I soon notice

They passed out.

grip on the two individuals, their bodies fell on the

-Thud!

-Thud!