"To think that even Mara Leverstirke would be entangled in this matter…" A middle-aged man furrowed his eyebrows.
"Yes, sir." Khain nodded helplessly. "We have done our best, but Mara Leverstrike appeared at the last moment, claiming that she was his teacher. So, we couldn't act beyond that."
"The Wandering Calamity, Mara Leverstrike." The middle-aged man pinched the bridge of his nose. "How is her strength?"
"Terrifying." Khain gulped down. Recalling that hallucination alone made his body tremble. Khain explained, "Her killing intent is unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. It's to the point where she can make us think the landscape changes.
"The phrase 'When you stare at the abyss, the abyss stares back at you,' which is already popular to describe Mara Leverstrike… is something I can agree on. That's the most accurate description.
"In addition, her strength is indeed the strongest. Her offensive power, despite not being fully serious, can destroy a city in just a couple of swings."
The middle-aged man scratched the back of his head. "I have promised the president to bring him back, but I guess we have failed to do so."
"Sir… Even though it was a promise, we simply didn't know Mara Leverstrike would be in this. If we knew…" This соntеnt wаs first rеlеаsеd оn МVLЕМРYR.
"I know!" The man waved his hand. "It looks like they have deliberately hidden this fact. I see… It looks like Michael Hacfield orchestrated the whole charade.
"But no one would have ever imagined he would be insane enough to bring in another Tier 9 human."
"Yes. The alliance between two Tier 9 humans is already a big matter. In this scenario, the alliance is formed through marriage between Clovis Hacfield and Christina Elseingarde.
"In this scenario, people will turn a blind eye to a certain degree. After all, even though Michael Hacfield is a madman, he's not really aggressive. Unless you provoke him, you will probably be fine.
"On the other hand, Ezekiel Elseingarde is known as a guardian for a reason. Unless you harm his daughter, he will most likely not do anything.
"However, the moment Mara Leverstrike appears, the scenario has changed completely. Mara Leverstrike goes around the world without any plans. She can go to one country in one day and suddenly change to another country the day after.
"While she's passive, she can become aggressive at any moment. Besides, Mara Leverstrike is the youngest, so a lot of people want her.
"With just a slight invitation or even provocation, Mara Leverstrike might destroy one family or one organization in the blink of an eye. If that matter becomes bigger, she might level a city or two.
"Just like… that Bloody Sunday… A certain idiot wanted her to marry him to the point where he dared to use everything at their disposal to get her. But because that person had a lot of connections, including to the government, Mara Leverstrike ended up destroying a single city, killing tens of thousands of people.
"From that point on, she is known as the Wandering Calamity. So, if I didn't dare to continue my action after that," explained Khain.
Since Mara gave him the chance to retreat back then, he didn't hesitate to take it, unlike the Berserker, who was also a Tier 9 human.
It would have been a problem if Mara had focused on them.
The middle-aged man sighed. "Well, what are they up to now?"
"According to our information network, they have ceased their operations. It doesn't look like they're planning to go out of that city. At the same time, as long as they stay in that city, observing them won't be much of a problem.
"However, it looks like the Martial Genius, Gerald Hacfield, will stay there for some time.
"Although I'm not very sure about it, it looks like they know the Swift Blade from the Dark Moon Mercenary."
"Swift Blade? The left-hand man of the Dark Supreme of the Dark Moon Mercenary?" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.
"Yes, sir. I'm assuming he was the one spreading the misinformation, which made us unable to pinpoint Clovis' location for the past few months."
"Hacfield, Elseingarde, Mara Leverstrike, and even Dark Moon Mercenary… How in the world do they have this kind of connection?"
Khain shook his head helplessly. "I don't know. The Hacfield family is a kind of hidden family. Unlike others who establish their family or expand it, the Hacfield family might look like an ordinary small family on the surface.
"They never actively searched for allies, except for Elseingarde's case, since Michael Hacfield and Ezekiel Elseingarde were comrades in the past."
"Are you saying Clovis is the one expanding their connection?"
"I can't say for certain. Even if it's not him, Gerald and Aisha have a lot of personal connections due to their line of work."
The middle-aged man crossed his arms. "So… It looks like we don't have any choice…"
"Yes, sir. It's a shame we can't make a move on Clovis Hacfield anymore… at least for now.
"For the time being, I'm assuming they will take this opportunity to get stronger… much stronger than their current ability. I don't know when they will resurface, but at that time, they must be sure they can shock the whole world. That's how the Libation Fiesta has done it until now.
"We should step back right now and prepare for what kind of thing they will show next. Either we eliminate them at that time or change our approach to befriend them."
"Making amends, huh?" The middle-aged man's expression darkened. It would be quite hard since they tried to kidnap and threaten them before, but there was indeed a way to solve it.
Although Lutvia was one of the top 5 countries in the world, they wouldn't like to provoke a Tier 9 easily. The biggest miscalculation they had was Mara Leverstrike, which made them consider the possibility of reconciliation.
"All right. You've done a great job. For now, keep both possibilities open. Once we witness what kind of surprise they bring us at that time, we'll choose how to react. For now, monitor them and observe movements around them.
"If there are other fools trying to get them, stop those fools. We can use this as leverage for reconciliation later."
"Understood." Khain nodded politely.