After Tsuchimikado Motoharu left, Su Xiao drew the curtains and locked the door.
Based on the clues he had, the Book of the End was in the hands of the Kihara clan. The Kihara clan was a major conglomerate in Academy City, directly subordinate to the Board of Directors, with more than four thousand members.
Most of those four thousand people were researchers with no combat ability. Only a few hundred were capable fighters, most of them members of the Hound Dogs.
If he moved against the Kihara clan, Aleister would probably intervene. But Su Xiao no longer cared. If he could not get the Book of the End, he would almost certainly die. At a life-or-death juncture like this, would he really care about that upside-down man, Aleister?
Besides, Aleister would not leave the Windowless Building easily. Even if Su Xiao wiped out the Kihara clan, at worst he would fall out with Aleister. The other side would only send his subordinates to deal with Su Xiao, and the chances of him acting personally were slim—unless Aleister intended to abandon the massive plan he had spent so long preparing.
Compared with that plan, the Kihara clan was nothing.
Sisi~
The Walkie-Talkie Su Xiao carried with him rang.
"Looks like the Kihara clan is in your way."
Aleister's voice came through the Walkie-Talkie. He had learned of Su Xiao's conversation with Tsuchimikado Motoharu through the AIM Stalker.
"That's right. Are you going to interfere?"
"This will affect my plan. Steps 2034 through 2265 will be disrupted. Stop."
Aleister's voice was not cold, but it held no emotional fluctuations.
"Aleister, I said before that I could work for you. Time, location, and target—you only need to provide those, and I won't ask about the details. I did your job for you.