Huang Huo thought for a moment. "Or perhaps I should say that when he agreed to take you to Madara, he wasn't telling the truth." She slightly furrowed her willow-shaped brows. "He has another motive."
"Thank you, Miss Huang Huo, but I actually know."
"Mr. Brando, you know?" Huang Huo raised her head to look at him, a trace of doubt in her star-like eyes.
"I know his intentions, just as he knows mine. Instaron is a clever man. The two of us are merely wagering against each other. He likes to take unconventional risks. As for his deputy, Gusta, he is precisely the opposite."
"Wagering?"
Brando stared at the door and continued, "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor knows him quite well, which is why he arranged such a deputy for him. They are natural partners. Still, this time, I believe he can persuade Gusta."
"I don't quite understand..."
"Simply put, they want the things on me. More precisely, the person behind them wants those things. He knows that I have several of them, and he wants to take me to the Realm of Eternal Death, betting that Madara can deal with me."
"If that's the case, why did you say that, Mr. Brando? If you were so confident, that person wouldn't have agreed so easily, would he?"
"Because neither of us is completely certain. I simply believe that someone who can obtain Loki's Mercury Staff's recognition won't retreat even on his own home ground. Instaron knows this, and so does Gusta. That's why he will definitely persuade that One-Eyed Dragon."
Huang Huo shook her head in disagreement. "The ruler of a nation shouldn't be so rash. Especially according to what you said, Mr. Brando, he is the bond maintaining the stability and unity of this vast empire.