God of Tricksters

"Mr. President. I believe you have to see this." A middle-aged man handed a document to the president.

The president furrowed his eyebrows while looking at the document. "What is this all about?"

Despite asking, he was still trying to read it to know about it.

"This is the report about the recent volcanic movement. We've found out about the recent activities, and we're calculating the potential of the eruption and its effect.

"According to what we've found, the volcano will erupt in about a month or two. As for the effect… I'm afraid there will be a mass migration of the monsters near the volcano."

"…" The President frowned and said, "Mass migration, huh… Won't that cause the monsters to come to our base?"

"The possibility of them coming to us is quite high. So, we have to be prepared for the next fight." He nodded with a serious expression.

"So, that means we're going to face another war? Our soldiers are pretty exhausted already due to the previous war. And another one in just a month or two?"

"That's…" The guy couldn't say anything about the soldiers. He wasn't an expert in managing the soldiers as well, so it was better he kept silent.

"This is going to be a hassle. Anyway, we have to prepare for the war no matter what."

"I do have good news." The guy paused for a moment. "Actually, we got a message from Theodore Griffith. He volunteers to be the leader of the defense operation and would lead the soldiers to protect the base."

"Huh? He volunteers?"

"Yes. However, he does have a few conditions."

"What are his conditions?"

"He has to be the commander of this war and given the right to command all troops. Secondly, the base must send a lot of our heavy machinery along with five capable generals that could lead at least fifty thousand people. Last but not least, he needs your permission to do everything necessary to protect the base.

"I don't know if I should say this or not, but according to them, there is a chance that the monsters that will attack us aren't solely coming from the area near the volcano."

"What?" The President frowned. "Are you sure about that? Is this just a bluff from him?"

"We do consider that probability, but we're not sure yet. But if we're talking about the current incident that involves the Vice President, we can't really rule out that possibility."

The President frowned, contemplating. On the one hand, the government didn't have a good relationship with Theo from the start. On the other hand, Theo's help would certainly bolster their defense and morale.

That was why the president had to consider everything thoroughly, making sure they didn't fall into Theo's scheme.

He wanted to ask the Time God to do it, but the Time God would surely refuse him unless Theo completely refused to help them.

So, the fact that Theo offered to help meant he had to take it no matter what. There was a chance that the Mafia Queen would help Theo during this battle, assuring their victory.

'What should I do right now? I can give the command to him, but I don't know what he's planning to do. At the same time, there is a mysterious monster incident related to the Vice President. I can't rule out the possibility of those monsters appearing on the battlefield.

'If I give Theo the command over the army, he should be able to repel those monsters. Looking at how he is asking for our cooperation alone is enough to know those monsters will come. But I still don't understand why he still chooses to fight for us.

'Our relationship is bad and the volcano is in the opposite direction of his territory. Is he helping us because he doesn't want to let us die? No. Knowing how Theodore Griffith worked in the past, I'm sure he's planning something here. But what is he planning?'

The President fell into deep thought, trying to figure out Theo's thoughts.

But no matter how hard he tried to come up with a logical possibility, he shoved it away, thinking Theo wouldn't do something like that.

So, he was clueless about Theo's hidden plan.

"Did he give us any deadline to decide?" The President asked.

"No. However, we have to decide as soon as possible, considering it will solidify our strengths. We can choose a few generals and boost our morale by revealing the commander. So the preparation will go even more smoothly. There is even a chance that many stronger soldiers would come to fight under Theo's command to experience the difference."

"That's understandable." The President nodded before asking, "Do you have any data about the casualties when he was leading it?"

"Let me check." The guy took out his Skylink and opened the data about Theodore Griffith. "The battle against the Mutated Monsters. They lost about two thousand men, three thousand were forced to retire, and twenty thousand injuries. Considering it was against the powerful mutated monsters and the betrayal, this kind of result was too overwhelming.

"The expected casualties reached thirty thousand after all. As for the battle against the sea race…

"The expected casualties are ten thousand, but on the battlefield, there are only about 1,500 deaths. In every battle, he has performed brilliantly to the point there's nothing left to be desired.

"So, I think it'll be better to choose him and bring a few generals." The guy explained the data and showed his support. Even he felt assured when he heard Theo wanted to help.

The President, on the other hand, still had to find out about Theo's hidden plan. So, he waved his hand and said, "The decision will be postponed for now. However, you should prepare five generals and the soldiers in case we agree on it."

"Understood." Although the result wasn't the best, it was good enough since the President would consider using Theo's help. He then stepped back and left the room.