God of Tricksters

"That's all. Do you have any more questions?" Theo finished his explanation.

"No. I think I've understood it a bit. I can see why you are asking me to stay for two years. And I can't see any flaw in the argument even though there are many questions that I want to ask. If you can come up with any lie during this time, I'll be surprised." Ruth sighed.

"Well, that depends whether you want to believe it or not."

"Even so…" Ruth politely bowed her head. "I'm looking forward to working with you… for at least two years."

"Sure." Theo smiled.

"Now that I'm working under you, do I need to move my base of operation?"

"That's what I'd like to ask you." Theo nodded without hesitation. Everyone other than Akbar and Walker stayed around him, so it would be better if she could do the same.

However, the relationship between them wasn't as close as the others. Ruth would be uncomfortable staying in the country just for two years because of this. And their current relationship was only a business relationship.

After contemplating for a while, Ruth said, "Well, I don't mind staying there. Though, I heard that it's expensive to stay there."

"Don't worry. I'll prepare a mansion for you."

"If that's the case, then I don't mind." Ruth agreed to this condition. "Besides, it's better to stay close since I might have a question for you. Asking this question through the call will be extremely dangerous, so…yeah."

"Ahaha, I think I've told you everything I can." Theo chuckled awkwardly.

"Anyway, this topic is done. Then, as your employee, I'm going to give you important information." Ruth paused for a moment as her expression turned grim. "The Slaughter has died."

"…" Theo remained silent, but his expression changed. Even he didn't expect that someone would kill the Slaughter, considering he was one of the strongest experts in the world.

"Because of my position, I retreated a bit later than you, so I managed to witness it. There's a man with a masquerade coming to him, killing him."

Theo furrowed his eyebrows as Ruth recounted everything that happened in that place.

She told him how the Slaughter died, the masked man that killed him, and the black power used to kill the Slaughter. Unfortunately, she was too far to listen to the man calling Theo's name. So, Theo wasn't aware of the enemy's identity, let alone his intention.

"I see." Theo pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I think he's targeting the Slaughter," Ruth added.

"Well, that's one of the possibilities, but I can't brush aside that he's using his men to surround me. Maybe both of us are the targets, but I can't be sure."

"Do you want me to look it up?"

"No. I will just tell Akbar about it. He should be able to do it better."

"Akbar?"

"Akbaraly Ibraev."

"!!!" Ruth widened her eyes. "He's become your subordinate?"

Akbar was one of the best information brokers in the world. After all, due to his strategic location as well as his management, he set up an information network in Asia, Europe, and Africa.

That was also why Theo wanted him to stay there. He would be able to gather enough information for him.

"Just like her…" Theo glanced at the wall as if looking at Rea, who was in the next room.

"The Sword Saint's daughter." Ruth closed her eyes. Now that she thought about it, she didn't know the great extent of Theo's power. It seemed that she had severely underestimated him.

And moving to America would provide her the chance to understand it further. Her choice to move wasn't a mistake.

"For now, you should focus on trying to achieve that power. It'll take a while after all. If I need your help, I'll call you… I don't think we'll move too much, considering I only move around together like two times a year? And it wasn't with everyone."

"I understand." Ruth nodded politely. "If that's the case, I'll immediately go back to handle this process."

"Sure."

Without wasting a single second, Ruth rose from her seat and left the room. Before opening the door, she glanced at the Shadow King because this was the first time she saw a King Class Monster cooperating with a human.

But knowing that the monsters taught Orders to humans, this relationship shouldn't be weird. She was simply unaware this whole time.

After she left, the Shadow King looked at Theo and asked, "Are you sure about this? You've tricked her into joining."

"Well, I didn't lie. She just misunderstood my meaning." Theo shrugged.

"I guess that's the reason why the Mountain King was so angry at you. Was that how you tricked him?"

"Ahaha." Theo chuckled while looking away.

"Anyway, I'm going to leave tonight. Tell me about your plan. I might be able to give you some suggestions."

"Nothing much. I'm just going to hunt some Mythical Rank Monsters. The enemies this time are going to be far stronger than now, so I want to reach Mythical Rank as soon as possible. When that happens, I should be able to contend with the people in the top 100 experts.

"Now that I think about it, that's really a huge leap, eh? Without even rising through the ranks, I just skipped everything and entered the top one hundred experts rank." Theo chuckled.

"You've learned the Order since you're early Supreme Rank. That's understandable. Normally, you'll only be aware of Order after you become a Mythical Rank. I think I've told you the reason."

"True." Theo nodded.

"In any case, if you want to hunt some monsters like that, you should go to the northeast instead of the north. You'll take a bit of detour, but that's a piece of land without an owner. If you kill all the monsters in that region, no one will come to you."

"Really? I'll visit that place then." Theo smiled. The Shadow King felt like a Skypedia where she knew everything. Unfortunately, he wouldn't be able to exploit her knowledge the whole time.

"Anyway, it's time for me to go." The Shadow King looked at the stone for a moment and said, "On behalf of the saint as well as myself, thank you, Theodore Griffith."

Theo's smile became bigger as he watched the Shadow King gradually slip into the shadow. "You're welcome."