Behind the Conspiracy

I said a few words and left. Actually, I didn't expect Stivan to help me; I just wanted to see if he was alright. 🐳✋ Claws 🎈👮

The result seemed fine at first glance, but that was precisely the problem, because he was too relaxed.

He seemed completely unconcerned about the chaotic state of Piltover; it was clearly an act to impress me.

Since he was wary of me, Camille's matter must be related to him. After leaving, I returned to the police station, preparing to sneak into Camille's mansion that night.

By this time, Poppy and Zam had arrived at the police station. They were the most honest of the Yordle and never wandered off.

Tristana, Teemo, and Rumble were out playing every day, while Heimerdinger, Jiggs, Corki, and Mangi plunged into Zaun and never showed their faces again.

I was worried that Jax wouldn't be able to persuade them on his own, so I decided to go to Zaun with them.

Jiggs was the easiest to find; I just followed the smell of explosives. Judging from how excited he was, I figured it wouldn't be easy to get him to come to Shurima with me.

At this point, he complained, "Sigh, everything here is great, except they won't let me do experiments!"

"Of course! If you keep doing experiments, you'll blow this place up!"

"But how can I verify my results without conducting an experiment? Here's what we'll do, Yasuo, don't you know Wind Element Strength? You cover it up for me, and I'll try detonating it!"

"Uh... Wind Element Strength can't stop the explosion. How about this, I have an idea. I'll take you to a place where there are lots of tough creatures, so you can blow them up to your heart's content!"

"Let's fry it to our hearts' content? That's great, let's go right now!"

"I can go, but you have to take everyone with you. What if the two of us get into danger?"

"That's right, let's go find them!"

Now that's great, Jiggs has become my helper. With the help of the senses among the Yordle, he quickly found the others.

Heimerdinger has been to Zaun before and has his own laboratory there. He's working on a "great invention," so he won't be coming to Shurima with us.

Corki has now acquired the Hextech aircraft, and he shares similar ideas with Jiggs, planning to find a spacious place to test-fly it, which would be perfect for our trip to Shurima.

Mangi, a budding inventor, was equally obsessed with this place. It took a lot of persuasion from Jiggs and me before he agreed to leave, on the condition that we acknowledge he was better than Heimerdinger.

After finding the group, we returned to the police station. Jax had already brought Tristana and the others over; a group of Yordle were eager to head to Shurima.

Watching them make such a racket, my head suddenly felt incredibly heavy. If I weren't completely alone, I really wouldn't want to take these little guys with me.

I definitely can't command them; when problems arise, I can only try to coax and deceive them. Luckily, it's already late, so I'll use being too sleepy as an excuse and decide to set off tomorrow.

It started to drizzle that evening, so I asked Jax to come with me to Camille's mansion, just in case anything happened.

The guards here are extremely skilled at concealment, and even we had to be careful. However, thanks to the rainy night, we managed to sneak in successfully.

Once I closed the distance, I could use my Spiritual Power to investigate more accurately, but I searched the entire building and still couldn't find any trace of Camille.

Could she not be here? Just as I was wondering, I suddenly noticed someone coming in. Jax and I hid in a corner, holding our breath and observing quietly.

There were two people who arrived. Camille was walking in front, and her brother Stivan was following behind!

That old fox was lying to me after all. He said he knew nothing, yet he's with Camille now!

After the two entered the house, I secretly eavesdropped on their conversation. Stivan spoke first:

"Yasuo came today. He's here to see you; I doubt it's anything good."

"I already know, but he won't give up if I don't see him. Let him come see me tomorrow, and I'll try to persuade him to leave."

"I understand, dear sister. You mustn't leave with him; this place can't be without you."

"Okay, thank you for helping me rebuild my body, Stivan. You should go back now and don't let anyone find out."

"Okay, I'll be counting on you tomorrow!"

Stivan left after exchanging a few words. I wonder what the siblings were plotting; they didn't seem very friendly towards me.

But why would Camille do this? She even participated in the Vastaya War; there's no reason for her to back down now.

I quietly crept into the room to ask her what was going on, but she had already gone to bed to rest. Just as I was wondering how to greet her, she suddenly spoke, her voice very soft:

Is that you, Yasuo?

"It's rather impolite to visit in this way, please don't mind, the Gray Lady."

"It's okay, come here, I have something to tell you."

I slowly approached her, fully focused and wary; at that moment, I didn't trust her.

The moment I lifted the bed curtains, my hand gripped the Gale Sword tightly, but Camille did not attack.

"Listen to me, Yasuo, I've been controlled by Stivan, and I need your help."

"Oh, I see! What should I do then?"

"Just open my body and remove the interference program inside, but be careful, or you'll damage my brain."

"This... I'm not good at..."

"You can do it. Just do as I say. I won't find another expert like you anytime soon."

"Okay, I'll do my best!"

Camille lifted the covers, revealing her smooth, jade-like body. If one didn't know for certain that this body was fake, they really wouldn't be able to tell.

She lay face down on the bed and asked me to use a sword to cut open her back, then carefully adjust the internal structure bit by bit.

She said she would do it step by step, and everything went smoothly until a small ball was removed, which was the program implanted by Stivan.

But that's not all. The most important part is yet to come, because I have to put the disassembled parts back together. Camille is unconscious during this process, so I have to do it all by myself.

No matter how skilled I am in swordsmanship, it's a different story when it comes to surgery.

I was very careful and didn't dare to be careless at all. I finally finished it just before dawn!

Camille slowly regained consciousness. She moved her limbs to make sure I hadn't made a mistake.

"Thank you for your help, Yasuo. We'll discuss the details later. It's almost dawn, so be careful when you leave. Go find Stivan later and have him bring you to me. Remember, don't get into any trouble."

"Good!"

After agreeing to Camille, I quietly slipped out, called Jax, and we left without a sound.

It turns out there were quite a few twists and turns behind this incident; it's unbelievable that such a kind old man like Stivan would do something like this.

Moreover, given Camille's iron-fisted nature, the fact that she would compromise suggests she's not so easy to deal with.

Soon it was dawn, and I went to find Stivan as planned.