Chapter 113 - I Have A Plan (2/2)

”Are you okay, you sound stressed.” Luke asked, descending the snail-shaped staircase that connected the second floor to the second floor.

Nathalia gave a little jump in fright and smiled in relief as she realized it was only the half-wolf. ”Don't worry, I'll be fine...it's just that all of this is a little more stressful than I imagined it would be.”

”Being challenged by your own family? Is that your first time?” Luke Lange joked as he lit a candelabra whose flame had already been extinguished.

Nathalia smiled and mocked as well, ”Nah... my mom used to challenge me a lot when I was a kid. She never even won an arm-wrestling match against me.”

”Now, seriously... I could hear a little bit about what you guys were talking about. You know you can count on me, right? Even more so now that your mother has doubled my salary.” Looking into the girl's eyes, Luke spoke frankly.

Nathalia stopped to analyze and sure enough, if there was one person in the world she trusted to be her partner in a life and death contest, it was the half-wolf. Even more than Alexis, who was a Class-S.

”Wouldn't it be dangerous for you? Or rather... for us? If this so-called First Servant doesn't like you, it would be dangerous for him to know where you are, as you explained to us. You even said you don't want to look for your friends so as not to expose us.”

Luke focused on getting the chandelier up and was quiet for a few seconds.

”Actually... your mother has thought of a plan that might work and that I won't have to keep hiding forever, after all, that would be terrible.”

The Elf arched her eyebrows and almost unconsciously smiled with happiness because if the half-wolf could participate in the Tournament of Legends, that would be perfect.

”I'm listening...” she said seriously.

Ayumi Yamazaki, besides being beautiful, has a lot of experience and wit. More than anyone else, she knows the influence she has in Oukiwa and how the city works. However, now that she had discovered a hitherto unknown variable, she wanted to get rid of the First Servant as quickly as possible.

For this reason, the Matriarch outlined a simple plan with many risks, but with the right people and the right moves on the board, everything could turn out well.

Unfortunately, all that is known about the First Servant is that he is part of the 'Followers of Chaos' religion and that he has a great power of persuasion, especially on the weakest part of the population, who more easily believe in empty promises.

For this reason, just as Luke Lange deduced, Ayumi considered it too risky for Luke to expose himself while he searches for clues from Meredith and the others in the underworld, the territory of this cult.

But what if the reverse was not only possible but also very advantageous?

Once Luke is exposed in the spotlight of the Broteforge Empire and Oukiwa, the demon's rotten fingers will have a harder time reaching him, and, possibly frustrated, the First Servant will shift his attention from the underworld and this will open a huge window of opportunity.

Therefore, a search for the half-wolf's friends will still be possible. Although he cannot do it himself, Luke has accepted the plan to have his identity exposed once and for all, after all, this would be much better than hiding until the dust settles.

However, he demanded two things of Ayumi. First, she must always be protected. Second, the search should be done by people he trusts.

In the end, Matthew Oliveira and Alexis Dmitry were the people chosen for this stealth mission. Luke did not trust anyone but them. Even if Matthew would rather not risk so much, he would still go along with this plan, because there is no other way.

Using the Strogueher information network, the power of an S-Class, and all of Matthew's knowledge of the underworld, it would be impossible not to find at least one clue to the whereabouts of Meredith and the rest of the gang.