God of Tricksters

"Alright. I'll accept the position."

"Wise choice." Mason smirked.

There was one reason why he ultimately accepted becoming the successor of the Griffith Family. The Mind Elder had died, so no one could affect his state of mind anymore. In other words, he wouldn't be the mindless soldier of the Griffith Family.

No one would be able to tell what he was going to do after Mason died in the future. At that time, he would have achieved everything.

After agreeing to the condition, the Original Theo said, "However, I have another condition."

"And that is?"

"I want you to follow my directions in how I'm planning to play things out!"

"Naturally. This is the best chance to train you as a proper heir. Hence, I'll be following your directions. Of course, I have to be able to explain my reasons to you, and you shall be willing to listen to me. We have to be able to convince each other before making that move. How's that?"

The Original Theo contemplated for a moment. Knowing that a top expert like him was under his control was enough. As long as he could convince him, everything would be easy.

Without hesitation, Theo gave the first instruction. "So, we have to gather all the enemies he has in order to kill him. Contact all the countries that have a feud with him, especially the strong ones."

"That's what I'm planning to do as well. Right now, he doesn't have a good foundation in Italy even though there's the War God Family. No one in Italy has Authority, so we can take advantage of that gap.

"If he is still in the US, the Time God might stop us. But to think he's foolish enough to choose to live in Italy instead of returning to the US. This is his biggest mistake."

Theo replied, ignoring the significance of the mistake. "You have to contact them right now, especially China. The country that I'll approach as soon as possible to neutralize the situation in China because of their strength. Even if we can't get their support, we have to convince them not to take Theo's side. If they go to his side, we have to prepare for the worst because the momentum will disappear."

Mason understood what Theo said. As expected, he was still a child from the War God Family, he thought. Even without proper training, his brain was above the rest.

"I'll personally get to them after this meeting." Mason nodded with a serious expression. "Then, the second person should be the Fist Saint as well as Great Britain, since they have suffered. They'll be useful for revenge."

"That's right. We have to ask for others as well such as funds, resources, and people."

"Still, how do you plan to find him? It's clear that he has the ability to disguise as someone else. His disguise can even fool the Death Reaper."

"I am the only person in the world who can recognize him," Theo stated with confidence. He was himself, so of course, he would be able to recognize himself. However, no one knew whether it was an empty claim or not, considering Theo had the power of Reality that no enemy had known yet. And the Mind Elder who knew about it had died in Theo's hands.

"Well, there is no proof to what you claim. But let's assume that I'm buying it. What are you planning to do then? Go straight to him?"

"No. We'll make him leave Italy. If he stays in the country, even if that country doesn't have a top expert, it'll be impossible to find him. That's why we have to lure him out."

"How?" Mason asked while narrowing his eyes.

"We'll use his friends. According to the information, Phyrill and Ellen, his former teammates, have been brought to his group. We'll take advantage of their families to lure him out.

"There's also Alea. With such news, it's clear that we can take advantage of her. It's impossible to kidnap her as long as she's in Russia, but we can use her family to lure her out."

"Hmm? Phyrill and Ellen?" Mason furrowed his eyebrows.

Theo glanced at the Poison King, who stood behind him. He was present when Theo got Phyrill and Ellen from the World Martial Institute, so they could take advantage of it.

"Is that so?" Mason understood the meaning in his glance. "If that's the case, there are a few things that we can exploit."

"There are also a few things I can do, but that's not possible for the time being. I'll only use it if I truly don't have any way to bring him out."

"Such as?"

"It's not for you to know." Theo snorted. "You just have to start preparing to kidnap these people. If he doesn't come, we'll torture them."

"You're more ruthless than I originally thought. Your conduct is completely different from the Theo I know."

"Don't compare me to him. He has lost his purpose. Humanity is a fucking piece of shit, so I will use everything I can to achieve everything I want. I'm the one who will fix this world by ruining it."

Mason widened his eyes when he saw such determination. This hatred toward the world seemed to be much bigger than he thought. No wonder he dared to use everything like calling his parents, returning to the Griffith Family, or trying to take advantage of Nella's feelings.

He didn't mind using everything in order to achieve his objectives.

"Interesting." Mason smirked. "I don't really mind helping you in this matter. No, I will take care of them right away. However, I want you to attend the ceremony that will crown you as the successor of the Griffith Family next week. If you promise me, I'll do it. Just remember, you won't be able to leave this place until next week. And if you leave after I have done so much for you, I'm going to kill you immediately no matter the cost." Mason glared at him, telling him that he was serious about this.

The original Theo closed his eyes for a moment and said, "Alright. I agree to this condition."