The torrential rain in Ikelite grew heavier and heavier.
Even Cat Boss Restaurant had gone quite a while without a single customer coming through the door.
The wooden building was exceptionally quiet. The hanging lamps cast a gentle glow, their warm yellow light reflected on the vintage wooden staircase, completely shutting out the storm beyond.
Most of the customers in the restaurant were leisurely enjoying their meals, occasionally glancing at the rain outside.
"..."
Phoenix glanced at the clock between sips of coffee.
If the target still did not appear after another hour, he would hypnotize himself again, temporarily abandon the mission, and look for another opportunity.
After Lanchi brought Duke Miss Hughberlian here last night, he made two more trips back and forth before the two of them separated.
Lanchi was currently engaged in a Shadow World duel with Adams at Iketerite Academy and could not extricate himself anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Frei and the student council president were entertaining the Academic Visiting Group heading toward the Knight Institute.
The two greatest variables were both absent, and Duke Miss Hughberlian had not sensed in the slightest that danger had already come to her side.
It was a perfect opportunity to kill Duke Miss Hughberlian without fail.
Although the three of them together were difficult to deal with, after returning to the Real World, they had grown far too lax in their lives at Iketerite and had let down their guard.
The only one with any real vigilance was Lanchi. He had given his trump-card summon, the Poet of Great Love, to Hughberlian to accompany her.
According to the intelligence, this summon possessed an extremely high level of self-awareness and intelligence. It could also communicate telepathically with Lanchi. If the summon encountered any danger, Lanchi would sense it immediately.
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