God of Tricksters

"Are you sure you'll go to this place? This mission is very dangerous. You should task me for this type of mission," said Felix, concerned with Theo's recklessness.

"I fought against the Death Reaper before. So is this place really dangerous?" Theo asked nonchalantly.

"That's… But this is on their turf. We have no control over their territory, so we can't do much." Felix shook his head helplessly. "Besides, you shouldn't be too complacent just because you managed to kill her."

"Don't worry, Felix. I might have lost myself a bit back then, but I never once underestimated my opponent." Theo assured Felix with a serious tone.

"Still, there's no telling about what will happen there. It's best if we mobilize all our people there. At least, we should gain enough people to handle the situation well."

"No. The only people who will go there are… me, you, Ryo and… Rea."

"What? This is very risky." Felix refused his plan due to the severity of this matter.

"Of course, I have one more arrangement. This reinforcement will be far stronger than any of you." Theo sighed. "For now, I'm going to prepare myself to go there."

"Still, why do you even bring Rea there? She is too weak to even handle anything. She might become a burden."

"That's true, but the fact that she's training with Ergene right now means she has some room for more brutal training. It seems that I haven't seen her limit." Theo smirked.

"You seriously think about that right now? In a place where we can't even guarantee your life, you're trying to bring someone else there?" Felix pinched the bridge of his nose.

"That's it. Sorry, Felix. I'm going to be adamant about this plan, so I will begin my preparation right now." Theo thought for a moment and said, "I'll tell you about the details later. You surely won't have a problem after that, so just trust me."

"That's fine, but…" Felix sighed, finding no way to convince him.

"Anyway, just wait here." Theo smiled and patted his shoulder before leaving the room.

Felix stared at the door and scratched the back of his head. "Ugh, I can't really figure out his plan even after following him this whole time. When everything doesn't seem to be bright, he always prepares an extra torch… No, if we're talking about him, he always prepares an extra lighthouse in the darkness.

"Following him means going into danger but with all the tools that can protect us. It will be scary, but the moment everything is revealed, you will get a sense of relief." Felix didn't know what to do with Theo.

"What should I do now?" Felix contemplated, wondering if there was another preparation that he could do. At least to lessen Theo's burden. "I have promised him to become his sword. I won't let him bear the burden alone."

Because he wanted to bring Rea, he, of course, needed to give some explanation to her father, the Sword Saint.

As expected, he was furious.

"What? You freaking bastard. What did you say? How dare you bring my daughter to that kind of place? Are you going to kill her?!" The Sword Saint had let go of all his dignity and simply threw a tantrum.

He couldn't believe Theo to endanger his daughter's life like this.

"I can't afford to implicate you here, so I'm going to use another cover for your daughter. So, this way, your reputation won't be affected." Theo smirked.

"That's precisely the problem! You're making this hard for me. If you didn't use another identity, people would lose their trust in me, and I was forced to declare that she had been corrupted by you after what she had done in Argelia. And if I allowed her to go there with another identity, she might die!"

"Don't worry. I'm not planning to die there, so your daughter will be safe too as long as she's with me." Theo assured him, but the Sword Saint still didn't buy it. He already hated the fact that his daughter would be targeted by many organizations.

"Are you forcing me to go there personally?" The Sword Saint gritted his teeth.

"No, this time, I don't want you to intervene." Theo shook his head.

"It is extremely dangerous."

"I know, but if everything goes according to my plan, you might see your daughter evolve to a phoenix in one go."

"What?" The Sword Saint was stunned, but looking at Theo's serious eyes told him that he wasn't joking. Theo truly planned to create a breakthrough for his daughter.

"How do you plan to do that?"

"It's simple. While the stone may be my priority, I'm going to go back to the US through the other side. According to my knowledge, their location is only one month away by foot. So, yeah, I'm going to increase my level with her. Don't you think this is a perfect opportunity?"

He had heard about Theo's limitation and the fact that his daughter was improving due to that limitation. And Theo seemed to be planning to use this occasion to let her surpass her past self.

It might be extremely dangerous, but the reward was indeed tempting.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'm not going to let you do this alone. Even if it's my decision to allow her to follow you, I'm still responsible for her life. I won't agree if you don't accept my condition."

Theo smiled and nodded. "Certainly. How can I stop a father from worrying about his daughter?"

"Tsk. As expected, this is your plan. You're going to use me as a reinforcement."

"Your people, to be precise." Theo smirked.

"If you were my son, I would have beaten you up."

"It's family abuse."

"With my sword of love."

"It's still abuse."

The two stared at each other for a while before the Sword Saint clicked his tongue. "Anyway, there will be three Mythical Rank Experts who will assist you later. I'm going to give their details later. But you must promise me that my daughter won't be hurt."

"I can promise you she won't die, but don't worry, if she loses a limb or two, I can fix her up." Theo let out a joke. Even though he had Aisha, he would never make a plan that would require such a sacrifice after all.

"You freaking devil. It's not funny even for a joke."

"I'm just using your sword of love."

The Sword Saint clicked his tongue and finally gave his consent.