Zengar knew he was not the sort of person skilled at schemes and intrigues. Of course, that did not mean he could not see through other people's plots. It was simply that, given his nature, he disliked doing such things. And in this entire group, Shirakawa Shuu truly was the only one skilled in that area—more so even than Elsam.
After all, Elsam was not someone like Shirakawa Shuu. He was better at seeing the bigger picture and handling matters flexibly, but when it came to schemes and intrigues, he was indeed still somewhat lacking.
Of course, that did not mean Elsam was unintelligent. But if Zengar were to compare Elsam and Shirakawa Shuu alone, he had every reason to believe that Shirakawa Shuu would always stay one step ahead, constantly suppressing Elsam and forcing him to follow in his footsteps. After all, Shirakawa Shuu was a man who dared scheme against even gods.
No one knew that when Shirakawa Shuu agreed to enter Prometheus with Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran had once asked him a question: why had he agreed to join Prometheus and become a member of the Burning Legion?
Shirakawa Shuu's answer had been particularly interesting. Aside from being genuinely curious about and intrigued by an existence like Prometheus, and being able to travel to different worlds to experience their unique customs, Prometheus had also shown Shirakawa Shuu a path to greater heights. As for the other reason, this was what Shirakawa Shuu had said at the time.
"I know that people like us will now become a source of internal instability for you. Putting aside the fact that people like Zengar respect you too much to betray you, as for me personally, although our relationship is good now, no one can guarantee that it will remain this