Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

"Ultimately, all of this is just my speculation, which is why I haven't decided to make it public, because I know that it doesn't constitute the necessary grounds for accusing you."

"I have no evidence whatsoever. All of this is just my personal conjecture and not evidence. I didn't even have any means of verification before this."

"That's why I want to get an answer from you. I want to know if the plan I've guessed is the real final piece."

Pantalone's eyes were filled with uncertainty as he looked at the reply given by the man named Ilya.

Unlike men who merely speculate based on what they know, Pantalone felt a strange sense of doubt; he didn't believe it was all just wishful thinking.

Ever since his encounter with the Empress in his last dream, he has been pondering how many tricks he had up his sleeve before he lost his memory.

In particular, before he lost his memory, he had found the "Doctor" to discuss plans and ideas related to mind and consciousness, which he initially thought were about the "Void System".

But now he suspects that the so-called 'thought imprint' program might actually exist.

He never doubted the plans and arrangements devised by the Pantalone in his memory; the more impossible something seemed, the more likely it was to be true, and that it was part of his real plan.

He looked at the man in front of him, took a deep breath, and then stood up from his chair.

Looking down at the man restrained in the chair, he asked him a question.

"What is the purpose of all this you've said? Who sent you here, Arecino? What does she want you to do?"

"It wasn't Lady Arecino who sent me; everything I did was based on my own will."

Pantalone did not believe this answer.

Because that was the same answer the other person gave him last time.

The man paused for a moment before continuing.

"To be honest, I initially just wanted an answer, but from your reply, I feel like I've already found the answer."

"Now that you think you have the answer, what do you plan to do? Tell Arecino everything?"

Pantalone looked at the man in front of her and said calmly.

Just when Pantalone thought the other party would give a similar answer, he saw the other party gently shake his head and give an unexpected reply.

"No, I don't intend to tell Lady Arecino all of this."

"Oh? So what do you plan to do?"

As soon as Pantalone asked the question, he saw an even more fervent look appear in the other man's eyes.

That gaze seemed familiar to him, as if he had seen it before by someone under his command.

Just as he was pondering what kind of trouble the other party was up to, the other party took a light breath and spoke.

“In my search for a worthy lord, I once missed someone who was truly worthy of my loyalty, but at the time I did not regret the choice I made.”

"It wasn't until I glimpsed a corner of your grand plan that I truly understood how insignificant my existence was to you. To your real plan, I was probably just a stumbling block on the way forward."

"But now I finally understand everything you have done for me. Only now do I truly understand how great you are."

"Please allow me to repent for my wrong decision back then, Your Excellency Pantalone."

Pantalone was completely bewildered after hearing what the other person said.

Why did he feel like he couldn't understand what the other person was saying at all?

Can you speak in a way that people can understand?

But he couldn't appear dull at this moment, so he could only pretend to be inscrutable, turning his body to look at the man named Ilya out of the corner of his eye and smiling softly.

"It seems you've made your decision, so what's your answer?"

"If that's the case, then there's only one answer—"

The man chuckled softly after saying this, then stood up from the restraint chair.

And under Pantalone's questioning gaze, he then forcefully broke the shackles with his knee, and expressed his attitude to him with an extremely fanatical posture and appearance.

"That is, I will swear allegiance to you!"

This unexpected answer stunned Pantalone for a moment; he hadn't expected this after his previous failed attempt to recruit him.

After discovering that he intended to create a 'thought imprint' to implant mind control in everyone, the other party actually changed his mind and wanted to pledge allegiance to him?

He felt inexplicably unable to keep up with the other person's thought process for a while.

After a moment of contemplation, Pantalone glanced at the other person and spoke.

"Was this your own decision, or did Arecino make you make it?"

"Reporting to Lord Pantalone, this was all a decision made based on my own will, and had nothing to do with the executor 'servant,' Arecino."

The man, bowing his head in a gesture of loyalty, respectfully answered his question.

After hearing this answer, which was exactly the same as before, Pantalone thought for a while.

He didn't consider whether Arecino was really behind all of this, since he had already planned to recruit her last time, and now that she wanted to join his ranks, he had no reason to refuse her again.

Although this might seem a bit like scavenging, Pantalone didn't think too much about it, as long as it worked.

After all, the other party was once Arecino's subordinate, and might know some information about Arecino's side. That alone is enough to make him accept all of this.

Besides, wouldn't it be quite amusing to flaunt someone Alegino doesn't want in front of the other person?