Chapter 460: King-Slaying Meeting

"Well……"

As if he had noticed something unusual, the young man in a light blue robe sitting beside the table lowered his head and glanced at his left hand.

At the base of his left index finger, a gold wire ring embossed with a red tongue pattern quietly developed numerous cracks along the tip of the tongue pattern, and then broke into two halves with a snap.

Nicole...

Looking at the broken ring fragments that fell on the table, Director Aquarius fell silent. Looking at the name engraved on the inside of the ring, a hint of nostalgia flashed across his eyes.

I remember when I found the unconscious Nicole in the privateering ship of the Kingdom of Seo, she was just a little girl who was not as tall as the side of the ship. Because she looked a bit like my daughter when she was a child, I brought her back to the bureau. It has been almost twenty years now.

Well... although I have lived for more than a hundred years, I was sold to a trafficker when I was very young. I either had little contact with other relatives or they died very early. If I really count, the person who has been with me the longest is Nicole, whom I adopted casually. The relationship between them is extremely deep.

Unfortunately, this rare fate may be coming to an end today.

After sighing with deep emotion, Director Aquarius put away the ring fragments on the table, then raised his head to look at the other phantoms beside the table, and said with a smile:
"Sorry, something went wrong just now... Where were you talking about?"

"We are still talking about the previous topic."

Across from the long table that was made of some unknown creature's bones and had a very "evil villain" style, a woman wearing a black cat-faced mask and a pointed hat on her head spoke:

"It was you who said that Blood-Haired Princess would go to the Dream Realm in the next few days, and that the Executioner and the Dice King were also delayed and would not be able to return in a short time. The Virgin Branch was almost in an undefended state, so we agreed to let Number Three act in advance.

But you saw the result. We invested a lot of resources in 'No. 3', but it didn't even last an hour before it was dealt with by the people from the Virgin Branch... What do you want to say about this?"

"I have nothing to say."

After smiling at the woman opposite with a meaningful voice, Director Aquarius, who was wearing a fox mask, looked around and then kindly reminded:
"This operation failed. I understand that everyone is disappointed, but please don't forget that there is nothing wrong with my intelligence. The elites of the entire Virgin Branch have indeed been led away.

Although I created the opportunity for this action, and I also provided the intelligence about the emptiness of the Virgin Branch, when someone suggested taking action in advance and everyone voted on whether to activate No. 3, I was the first to vote against it. "

“One negative vote proves nothing.”

As soon as Director Aquarius finished speaking, another shadowy figure wearing a thrush mask spoke up:

"The intelligence you provided alone is enough for most of us to make an actionable decision. Your vote, whether in favor or against, will not affect the outcome of the vote."

"So...you still doubt me?"

After glancing at the shadow wearing a thrush mask, Director Aquarius said helplessly:
"Although my goal is not exactly the same as yours, and I have no interest in killing the thirteen royal families, I have been working hard since joining our 'King Killing Society'.

Including the Kingdom of Korok, I have created four good opportunities in total over the years, helping you control two of the thirteen royal families, so in terms of "performance", it seems that I am the first?"

"You have done a lot, we admit that."

After hearing what Director Aquarius said, the woman wearing the black cat mask said:

"But in order to avoid alerting the Cleanup Bureau in advance, we did not completely eliminate the corresponding royal family. There is still room for the Cleanup Bureau to turn things around. In addition, the failure of this operation is really unreasonable, so there is still a possibility that you will betray us." "Since you said so, there is nothing I can do."

Director Aquarius spread his hands upon hearing this, and said helplessly:
"What you are about to do is something that the vast majority of people in this world do not want to happen, so it is equivalent to going against the will of the world. Those who go against the will of the world will naturally be rejected by the will of the world. It is normal for you to suffer misfortune for no reason.

If you ask me, the reason why your operation failed this time is because of bad luck. If you can't even accept this situation and must find a traitor inside, then treat me as that traitor!"

"We don't have to find a traitor, but this matter is indeed suspicious."

After Director Aquarius finished speaking, the shadow of the thrush mask spoke again, with a somewhat unfriendly voice:

"You have to know that although 'No. 3' looks inconspicuous, it was made after we hunted a demon. I don't know how many people died in order to catch it. My wounds are still not healed.

According to the ultimate status of 'No. 3', all people below the god level, as long as their status is lower than it, cannot disobey its orders. As a result, when the Virgin Branch was empty, it was actually solved by a mere third-level cleaner alone.

Let me ask you, if it were you, would you be able to accept this outrageous result?"

"Why can't you accept it?"

Director Aquarius smiled when he heard this, then pointed at himself and said calmly:
"I have been preparing for a plan for almost ninety years, but wasn't it also exposed by that Level 3 Cleaner you mentioned? As for how many of you died... Hehe, after he exposed it, I was targeted by the Cleanup Bureau and more than half of my people died!

If I hadn't risked eternal enslavement and opened my soul to the Nightmare King, the damage to my soul would still be unhealed. And all this is because of that "merely" you mentioned. So I have already suffered more outrageous results than this time more than once."

"..."

"You have to know that if you lose, you have to admit it!"

After imitating the tone of the Crow Mask and emphasizing the sentence, Director Aquarius raised his eyebrows and tapped the table with his knuckles:

“When I voted against it before, I already gave the reason. Although the Virgin Branch is empty, that Level 3 cleaner is very strange. If he doesn’t leave the capital, your plan may not succeed. I suggest you deal with him first before taking action.

I tried to warn you, but what did you say? Huh?

At this point, Director Aquarius paused, then raised his voice and repeated it in a somewhat exaggerated tone:

"He's just a level 3 cleaner, don't worry about him!"

"Our resources are very precious, but we have no obligation to avenge such a boring personal vendetta for you."

"You are being too cautious. What's the difference between a Level 3 cleaner and a bug in front of the true god-level 'No. 3'?"

"..."

Looking at the masked figures who had fallen into silence around the long table, Director Aquarius asked with a cheerful look on his face:
"What about now? Hmm? Anyone else think I'm being overly cautious?"

(End of this chapter)

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