God of Tricksters

After Maya left the mansion, Felix glanced at Theo and asked, "Is this okay? Isn't your relationship with her good?"

"It's fine." Theo shook his head calmly. "I know that she's desperate, but she's not someone who will take a beating without fighting back."

"Is that so?" Felix nodded while thinking about one particular strategy. 'Still, doesn't the current course look like the same situation as back then?'

This situation reminded Felix of Theo's famous strategy when destroying the Safulli Group.

Back then, Theo made it look like he joined the enemy, suppressing the Mota Family so that the Safulli Group could take over.

But at that time, Theo turned around the situation and even elevated the status of the Mota Family after that.

'Is he trying to lower the evaluation of the Star Group so that he can raise it even higher in the near future? Now that I think about it, those who are ruling in the dark will know the conflict between the Star Group and the Death Reaper.

'If he could kill the Death Reaper, the credit would go to the Star Group, making them think that the Star Group managed to eliminate the Death Reaper. Don't tell me…' Felix thought while glancing at Theo, who had turned back to his study.

When she returned to her office, her heart felt heavy as if all the problems had just dropped on top of her.

"Ugh" While clutching her head, Maya went to her seat and sat down with an exhausted face even though she hadn't done anything tiring.

Her face was pale, and she kept biting her lips.

"The situation will get worse from now on. The Star Group won't lose too many experts for now, but when the situation gets worse, the Mythical Rank Experts will feel fed up with the Star Group and leave the company.

"The same applies to my Starry Group. In the era where the supremacy of Supreme Rank Experts exists, losing one or two Mythical Rank Experts is already a huge loss, let alone ten if not twenty. The moment we lose all of them, we'll be greatly weakened.

"If other companies and organizations join hands with the enemies, they're going to kill all our experts before blocking our business with their overwhelming strength.

"Even my life will be in danger. Having the president as your help is good, but the president will choose the country over us. That's why the president won't help the Star Group that much.

"Then, how about the Time God? No, no one other than the presidents can actually call upon the Time God. So, it's impossible for us to even ask the Time God to handle the Death Reaper.

"In other words, we can only hold out for two to three months with the president's help. The rest will rely on ourselves.

"For now, there are three main targets if the enemies want to weaken our strength. The first will be our Mythical Rank Experts. For now, they can go together to avoid casualty.

"Then, the second target will be our warehouses, factories, and other facilities. It's going to be hard to protect all of them. And if we split our forces, the enemies will just eliminate every single of them. I should start moving the equipment and other items to lower the cost if they're going to be destroyed.

"I'll choose only a few places where we can concentrate our forces. But it's only going to hold for a few months until the Mythical Rank Experts leave the Starry Group. Whatever. I will come up with something within those few months.

"Last but not least, their target shall be me to lower the company's evaluation. It will give them an opportunity to drop the stock prices, so I need to come up with an immediate solution for this one.

"This is going to be harder than I expected." Maya pinched the bridge of her nose, wondering how she should solve this situation.

While she was in the middle of her thoughts, her assistant rushed into the room and said, "Not good. There is a crowd in front of the building."

"Huh? Reporters?"

"Yes. And normal people as well. The one leading them is none other than that Rachel Vikson, the woman who crushed Winston. They're demanding you to accept the challenge because they want to see the battle between Joker and her."

"…" Maya clicked her tongue and waved her hand. "Just ignore them for the time being. I'll come out after making a decision."

"I understand." The assistant reluctantly closed the door while Maya was scratching her head as if she had gone crazy.

"I really want to beat her up. But the fact that she could overwhelm Winston meant she had some strength to spare. It's clear that I'm not her match." Maya gritted her teeth. "If only I had his help…"

When she mentioned Theo, an image appeared in her mind. That image was the destiny that the Queen of Destiny had read for her.

"Your life will be filled with ups and downs."

"There is one calamity in front of you right now. If you don't have anywhere to go, you should head to the east by foot as it will become a pillar of hope in that calamity."

"After seeing the first light in the calamity, you're bound to make a huge decision that will decide your future. However, no matter your decision, your life will continuously face ups and downs."

"What you need to face tomorrow is a belief. That belief can be in the form of anything. Trust that no matter how grim it is."

Maya suddenly fell silent as if she had gained some enlightenment.

"The east… It's exactly where Joker lives… He is the pillar of hope? And I need to make a decision that will decide my future. That's right. If I submit completely to him, he will have to help me. But is that what I actually want? It's true that my father has lost the bet, but…"

She facepalmed before she started chuckling.

"Hahaha. It's clear that no matter what I choose, my life will be filled with ups and downs. In that case, why should I think hard when choosing a path?

"Oh, Maya… Since when have you become so weak that the first thing you think after getting a big problem is to get his help? This is not you.

"I have always envisioned myself as a strong and independent woman. I fight my enemies head-on and swallow them to make my company even bigger… without relying on anyone, even my father. Why did I go to him when this problem just hit me? Shit, I've grown so weak.

"My belief remains the same. I shall become and always be a strong and independent woman! Fuck help! I don't need them."

She rose from her seat and headed to the door.

"Just you wait, Joker! I might have become your subordinate because my father lost the bet, but I will become an even bigger person that you won't dare to say that I'm your subordinate." She opened the door with a smile. "And now, let's solve the first problem…. Those idiots who are standing in front of my company."