"Who?" Zhao Si immediately asked.
Godwyn curled his lip. "Rykard."
"What?" Zhao Si's eyes went wide. "Why him?"
"He has the ambition to become king, but not the ability," Godwyn said as though it were obvious. "He has no chance of beating me head-on. Removing obstacles through assassination is more his style."
Once the trickiest problem was solved through scheming, the rest would be much easier to deal with.
At least in Rykard's mind, Radahn was no problem. Their brotherly bond was there.
Miquella and Malenia were even less of a threat.
Whether Rykard wanted to become king or destroy the foundations of the Golden Dynasty, killing Godwyn would benefit him most.
All the Demigods put together might not carry as much weight as Godwyn.
Godwyn's death would herald chaos throughout the realm and symbolize the collapse of the Golden Dynasty.
Want to break free of the Greater Will? Killing Godwyn might be the most direct way.
The idea that Rykard wanted Godwyn dead most did make logical sense.
Zhao Si said then, "Have you considered that Marika might want to kill you? Because as far as I know, the Black Knife Assassins are all Numen."
"My mother wants to kill me?" Godwyn was unconcerned. "What's her reason?"
Zhao Si thought for a moment. "Well, rebelling against the Greater Will? Wanting to change the Law? Wanting to destroy the Elden Ring? Do those count as reasons?"
Godwyn held his milk tea. "Haha, what kind of reasons are those? Do you think I don't know all that?"
As the saying went, mother and son were connected at heart. Just as no one knew a son better than his mother, a son ought to understand his mother too.
"Mother sometimes acts like a little girl, but she's terrifying when she gets serious."