A Failed Operation

Under the pitch-black night sky, Benjamin flew toward the Hori Kingdom.

Ever since learning what the Fool Family's trump card was, he had been haunted by a bad feeling. To be honest, he did not know whether this tactic would work on Grant, but... if anything went wrong, it could lead to a very ugly outcome.

Besides, using an old lover as a stand-in was truly a rather low blow.

However, no matter what he thought, he had no standing to stop the Fool Family. Thus, he could only stand by helplessly and wait for the plan's final outcome.

Yet a few days later, the Fool Family sent him another secret letter.

"Everything in the plan is proceeding smoothly, except for a small accident. The priest originally responsible for adding poison to Grant's food was exposed, and had no choice but to commit suicide to protect the others. We have therefore made some adjustments to the plan. At present, our trump card's deployment has been highly effective. In five days, Grant will be lured into the mountains north of the Royal Capital, where we intend to directly execute the Child of Sin."

"To ensure the plan is foolproof, we require Your Excellency's assistance. If possible, please hurry to the appointed location marked in this letter. We need Your Excellency's formidable strength as a safeguard."

After reading that letter, Benjamin's feelings were rather complicated.

Even their undercover priest had been exposed, yet the Fool Family still intended to carry on with the plan. And in the end, they had chosen such a hard-handed, brutal method, wanting to crush Grant to death outright—wasn't that a little too thick-headed?

Benjamin was not optimistic at all. He felt that if they kept forcing their way forward like this, something would probably go wrong.

But