No One Believed the Truth

"What did you say!?"

"I said I came here on vacation."

Disbelief was written all over Hermione and Daphne's faces.

"Really, see for yourselves."

Vincent took out the letters Kenny had sent him from his suitcase.

One a day, eleven in total.

The two young witches looked up at him, then lowered their heads and tried to find signs of forgery in the letters.

The man himself was flirting with his girlfriend in the little garden. There was absolutely no need to go to such lengths.

So it was true?

He really had been bothered until he couldn't take it anymore?

"Oh, and this." Vincent took out Sam's letter.

Even with all the evidence laid out before them, they still dared not believe it was true.

Come to think of it, he had invited them here for a vacation in the first place.

Maybe that had been true before, but it might not be anymore.

"Help the Shingu Family stop the ambitions of Abe and the Ashiya family, then negotiate a partnership from a position of strength?"

Daphne's sudden remark left Vincent stunned.

That had been his idea yesterday.

"First Britain, then France, and now Japan?"

Hermione had voiced his idea from this morning.

"Yeah, I was also planning to bring the Americas and Asia into my sphere of influence, then unify the entire Wizarding World."

They both thought he was joking.

Even Grindelwald had failed to accomplish such a thing, let alone Vincent, who was Muggle-born.

"I'm serious. I've even thought of a name for the organization."

"I know, the Justice League, right?"

Vincent's lips trembled slightly. "No. Do you really think I'd pick such a tacky name?"

"Yes." Hermione and Daphne nodded their little heads solemnly.

They did not believe the truth, yet believed lies without question.

"Fine,