Mastermind

I agree with Gangplank; Gasvant and Frod have been driven apart by Jenny.

Seeing that Gasvant was still stubborn, Gangplank told him about what had happened in the Northern Passage, emphasizing Jenny's strangeness, but he still couldn't persuade him.

However, my mind wasn't on their argument, but rather on Jenny's method of murder: a ball, seduction, assassination—wasn't that the same as Evelynn's?

Camille told me that Evelynn liked to frequent aristocratic balls to find targets, and that her aura was similar to that of the person who rescued Jinx.

I didn't pay attention at the time, but now, thinking about all the things that happened in Zaun and here, my thoughts are gradually becoming clear. She is very likely the mastermind behind all of this!

As for why she's causing trouble everywhere and paving the way for the Shadow Isles, I don't know. This is something I need to tell Twisted Fate.

He's searching everywhere for Evelynn; perhaps his Insight Technique will allow him to find her!

As I was pondering this matter, Gangplank and Gasvant started fighting, neither wanting any help, determined to settle the matter one-on-one.

Gasvante is slightly more powerful than Frode; his dagger is incredibly elusive, and like Planck, he possesses water magic, though his mastery is somewhat lacking.

The battle was decided from the very beginning; with Gangplank knocking away Gasvant's dagger, the dust settled.

"I've been good to all of you, especially Frod, but you've always been my heir. Now that you two have betrayed me for a woman, I'm utterly disappointed."

"Kill me, brother, I won't turn back."

"Killing you would be too easy for you. I want you to live with guilt forever!"

Gangplank originally wanted Gasvant and Frod to confront each other, but he didn't expect to get a detailed answer here. He sent ten priests to take Gasvant to the Northern Passage so that the two could meet.

As for himself, he went straight back to the Temple of Bahru in the south with us; there were more important things waiting for us.

On the way back, I asked Gangplank, "Is the situation considered resolved only halfway?"

"It's all taken care of. Once my two brothers meet with her, they will surely repent and return to serve the Daughter of Death."

"You're quite confident. You didn't believe it when they first said they betrayed the Daughter of Death."

"I never expected this woman named Jenny to be so alluring. She's just pretty, isn't she? Sigh, she's still young. They'll be much better when they're my age."

"They spoke harshly, but in the end, they couldn't bring themselves to punish them."

"They have made significant contributions to the fleet, and we cannot negate their contributions because of a single mistake. Of course, if they dare to do it again, I will certainly not let them off the hook!"

As we were talking, we noticed two people ahead of us, also flying in the air without any tools. They were Udyr and Alistar.

If we hadn't run into them here, I would have completely forgotten about this. Why are they so slow?

After asking them, we learned that they had gotten lost and were asking for directions while feeling their way around, which is why they had only gone halfway. Once they learned that the problem had been solved, they returned with us.

That said, Udyr's giant eagle form is really cool. Its wingspan is over ten meters when it unfolds, and it can easily hold Alistar, who is a big guy, with both arms.

I asked him how many animals he could transform into, and he said he couldn't remember. He could transform into almost any animal he had ever seen, except for supernatural creatures like dragons.

Back at the Temple of Bahru, Tam and Illaoi were sitting in the courtyard talking. He didn't ask about the outcome, but only asked if I had made any new discoveries.

I told him my guess that Jenny might be Evelynn, and asked him if he knew any way to contact Darius, who had the cards left by Twisted Fate that could be used for communication. I wanted to call Twisted Fate over.

Tam said Darius had already led a large army to Shurima, and he and Kled had split up to conquer it. I wasn't very familiar with the current situation in Shurima, so I asked:

"Conquer Shurima? What's the situation there now? Are there any powerful forces there?"

"No, since the fall of the Shurima Empire, the central region has become a vast desert. The survivors migrated to the edge of the continent and established small kingdoms."

Upon hearing Tam's reply, Gangplank added, "Although there aren't any great empires, many places have powerful mages, making them difficult to conquer. Luckily, it's winter now, otherwise the heat would kill them."

"Then I'll go find him; maybe I can get some help."

"You guys actually know Darius? Can you get me his autograph? He's my idol!" Gangplank said with a look of admiration.

"Would you like to come with us? We'll give you a chance to meet your idol."

"Never mind, I'll go after the crisis here is resolved. Please give them my regards, and tell them I've long admired the name of the Terror of the Seas."

"Okay, we'll be back as soon as possible!"

The Bilgewater are not far from Shurima, but Darius had just reached the north, and it still took us a whole day to get there.

The soldiers were very welcoming to us, two regular customers, and the motorcycle naturally attracted their attention, so we didn't take it back after we got off, letting them examine it to their heart's content.

Darius was having a meeting with his men; we weren't outsiders, so we went right in.

The meeting was simple, mainly about the preparations needed to adapt to the climate and how to preserve troop strength in the event of an emergency.

After the meeting, we recounted the recent situation as usual, mainly our experiences in Piltover.

Darius sighed upon learning that Jorba had stepped down as sheriff, but was pleasantly surprised to hear that we had befriended Camille.

"I tried everything to please this the Gray Lady, but all my efforts ended in failure. You guys are really something."

"You might be surprised to hear the reason, but the reason we became friends is because she is also a dreamer, just like you and me."

"What? She dreamed about those eyes too?"

"Yes, the scenario is exactly the same."

"I was just about to tell you that besides Camille, we have another companion, someone you're familiar with."

"Who?"

"Ashe."

Perhaps because Darius said we were not strangers, or perhaps because I had thought of it beforehand, this was not surprising.

Darius said that Ashe had this dream after Uncle Wolf's death, and at first she thought it was a disaster for Avarosa, which made her very worried.

Later, Tryndamere told me that I was looking for the person who had this dream, so he wanted to contact me to confirm. As a result, he went to Darius and unexpectedly learned that several people had the same dream.

"Have their relationship been restored?"

"It's wonderful, even sweeter than before."