"No matter which time it is, once I pick a mansion where I plan to start working, Uzo kills the owner just like this, without leaving a trace..." As Torimaru Naoko thought it over, she could not help frowning. "What exactly is his purpose in doing this?"
"Is he showing me what he can do?... But as much as I hate to admit it, I realized long ago just how terrifying he is. Someone as skilled at controlling people's hearts as him should know that too."
"Wait. In a sense, whichever house I choose, its owner dies... Is Uzo trying to make me feel that I killed these people, to taint me or make it impossible for me to cooperate with Jiang Xia?"
"Heh, unfortunately, I've long since been black to the core. And Jiang Xia knows what kind of person I am. It's only because bringing you down is a loftier goal that he doesn't mind a little darkness on the road to the light. That's righteousness."
"But..."
After all, she was trying to guess "that person's" mindset. No matter how Torimaru Naoko turned it over in her mind, she could not reach a conclusion. "Any of the reasons I just considered seem to revolve around me... Uzo shouldn't be putting this much effort into an expendable subordinate."
"Perhaps I should think more deeply about it. For example, maybe this actually has something to do with the organization behind Uzo?"
At that thought, Torimaru Naoko's expression gradually turned grave.
—Whether it was firearms, plastic surgery, or any of their other methods, even a glimpse was enough to show how extraordinary this organization was.
Uzo was not alone; there was another equally mysterious organization behind him. And the two people Uzo had killed could, upon reflection, both be considered celebrities