Volume 6 Chapter 1 What Can I Say... A Gathering of Evil Executives Is Nice, Isn't It？
Somewhere on the continent...
"In a dim room, 4 shadows are present."
"Sitting 2 by 2 on a sofa with a coffee table between them, they quietly fidget with their hair and bounce their legs."
Their silhouettes are all that's visible; whether they are male or female is unclear.
While they pass the time idly, one who was toying with long hair opened their mouth as if remembering something.
"Hey, Elliot. I heard you got beaten up by [North Wall]?"
In response to the alluring woman's voice, another shadow pouted, saying, 'So noisy.'
If the woman's words are to be believed, this shadow that just replied must be Elliot, but that silhouette is obviously far from what Elliot looks like.
"That body wasn't suited for hand-to-hand combat."
The light tone remained, but the shadow resembling Elliot was a sturdy figure comparable to Randy or Rolf.
"I was infiltrating as a merchant. I won't let my guard down next time."
Elliot sighed dramatically, and the woman responded disinterestedly with a 'Hmm.'
"Well, for me... it doesn't matter if you fail or not. It's just──"
Even in silhouette, you can see the woman's sly smile.
"Saying you'll do better next time... sounds like something a loser would say."
This is different from Catherine's flattering voice.
With a downer vibe, the alluring woman smiled, 'Hehe.'
"Really so noisy."
In response to Elliot's harsh words, the woman shrugged and said, 'Oh my, you little boy.'
"From the perspective of an older woman like Lucy, maybe I'm just a little boy."
In irritation at Elliot's provocation, the woman called Lucy said, 'Do you not know how to treat a lady?'
"You two should stop it."
The voice stopping those 2 belongs to the man who collected Elliot's balls back then.
"It's not the time to be quarreling among ourselves."
At the man's voice, Elliot and Lucy glared at each other and simultaneously turned away with a 'Hmph.'
"...Seriously. There's no sense of cooperation or anything."
In front of the sighing man, another thin shadow remained silent and didn't even move.
They, who have no cooperation at all, are the 4 top executives of [Pilgrim of Truth], the Four Saints.
Despite their lack of cooperation making one want to ask how they will carry out their mission... the moment a man appeared in the room, everyone stood up in silence.
"Sorry. I kept you waiting."
With a voice that was arrogant yet not unpleasant, the 4 bowed their heads in silence.
"Well, sit down. Let's take it easy."
At the man's laughter, everyone quietly took their seats.
"First, Elliot. Was [North Wall] strong?"
Elliot nodded with a "yes" at the man's voice.
The earlier momentum was nowhere to be found.
He was as quiet as a borrowed cat, but no one teased him about it.
"However──"
"It's fine. *It was expected*."
The man raised his hand to silence Elliot.
It was expected.
The man laughed, saying that it was even expected for Elliot to be captured and defeated.
It was treated as if he were a mere pawn, but Elliot did not voice any objections.
He simply bowed his head happily at the man's words of "Well done," saying "Thank you very much."
After praising Elliot for a while, the man turned his gaze to Lucy.
"Lucy, how is the *Duke*?"
"Well, you see..."
Lucy glanced at Elliot and sighed as she spoke.
"The plan is going well... however, the northern craftsman has failed, so the *Duke is somewhat at a standstill*."
With a suggestive way of speaking, Elliot almost stood up with "Old hag──" but turned his face away to suppress it.
"Lucy. Don't bully Elliot. It's impressive that he suffered for so long against [North Wall]."
At the man's encouragement, Elliot again bowed his head quietly, saying "Thank you very much."
"And as I said earlier, it was expected for [North Wall] to find out. I told you, no matter how the situation turns, it's not a problem. It's always in my hands."
With a low laugh, the man made everyone bow their heads quietly.
"Now, everyone. It's time to get to the main topic. The reason I gathered you today is to advance the plan to the second stage."
At the man's voice, everyone exclaimed, "Oh!" in admiration.
"That said, we're still at the preliminary stage of the plan."
The man took a deep breath and exhaled.
"That's why I want to keep relying on underground activities in each region as usual."
Everyone was clearly unsettled by the unchanged instructions.
Despite saying that the plan was moving forward, and that information had reached, like Braubelg, amid the battle with Waldner.
"Your doubts are valid... Truth be told, the second phase of preparations ended when [North Wall] caught on, and information was disseminated. Now we must endure for the coming day. While keeping our eyes on us... we must not let them catch our form."
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