Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

At the summit of the snow-capped peak, two figures, one in black and one in white, dressed as executive officers of the Fools, faced each other from afar.

The girl reached up and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, speaking softly in a gentle tone.

“You know what? I’ve been watching you for a long time. I’ve seen all your unusual actions, whether it’s your plans with Dotole or your conversations with Sandone.”

Columbia's words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, creating a storm in Pantalone's heart.

This caused him to stare at Columbia with a look of astonishment on his face.

Those words struck a chord with him, leaving him unable to remain calm.

This forced him to consider what Columbia's words to him truly meant.

Could it be that...?

He revealed from the very beginning that he wasn't the original at all.

Pantalone didn't know exactly when he was exposed.

However, judging from what the "girl" said to him and the way they interacted, it is possible that he was indeed very familiar with Columbia in the past. If we consider this, it is not impossible.

After all, he did not obtain all of Pantalone's memories; the memories he did obtain were undoubtedly incomplete.

At first, he didn't think it would be a big problem, but when the problem actually appeared before his eyes, he realized that it was so fatal.

If others discover that he is not the original, it will be extremely dangerous for him.

As he nervously pondered how to respond, "the girl" Columbia continued to recount her story.

"Your every move seems so abnormal compared to your past self, as if that banker who manipulated wealth and controlled the blood, tears and cries of the Northern Bank has suddenly disappeared."

"You start to come up with plans that seem outlandish to others, plans that are as whimsical as those that were impeached at the executive meeting, plans that are both crazy and fantastical."

"Just as everyone knows that the ninth executive officer of the Fools, 'The Rich' Pantarone, is an ambitious man with wild fantasies, your behavior aligns with most people's perception."

Columbia gently stroked the violin in her hands and spoke softly.

The voice was so beautiful, but to Pantalone it sounded like a death knell.

This startled him, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

I felt my whole body tense up, and I didn't dare to make any other unnecessary movements.

“But I know that you are no longer the same person as the former Ninth Executive Officer of the Fools, ‘The Rich Man’.”

Columbia's words left him speechless, and he remained silent.

For Columbia, who was ranked third among the Fools' executives, there was no way he could win with his mere ninth seat.

His only hope was that Columbia wasn't trying to kill him when she said these things.

However, if Colombia were to actually attack him, he would not stand idly by and wait to die.

Even if there is a huge gap in strength, if it is for the sake of one's own life, one should at least try to struggle in the face of death.

So, should we make the first move?

Just as this thought crossed Pantalone's mind, he also unconsciously grasped the Evil Eye in his arms, and a hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.

Columbia's words brought that same look of astonishment to his face for the second time.

Just as he thought that what Columbia said was an attempt to challenge him, like Arecino and Scaramucci impeaching him, and that he was about to reveal his identity in this place.

Colombia's answer was completely beyond Pantalone's expectations.

"So, all of this is part of the plan you promised the Queen? Have you already begun to act, Pantalone?"

Colombia's words struck him like a hammer blow, leaving Pantalone, who had been prepared for a life-or-death struggle, completely blank in his mind.

The blankness in his mind caused everything Pantalone was frantically thinking to completely freeze up, as if his brain had crashed.

What did Columbia mean by telling him these things?

The plan that was promised to the Queen?

What the hell?

There's absolutely no such thing in his memory or in his mind!

Upon hearing Colombian words, Pantalone felt her initial tension and apprehension instantly transform into utter bewilderment.

He originally thought that the "girl" said these things to him because she saw through the fact that he wasn't the original.

But now it seems that what Columbia said was not to reveal his true identity, but to ask him if he had already begun to secretly carry out a certain plan that 'she' had promised to the Ice Queen.

Therefore, everything he had done before was regarded by the "girl" as a necessary action to carry out the plan that "she" had promised to the Queen?

When Pantalone finally understood what the "girl's" words meant, she felt no relief.

On the contrary, the tension that was already taut in his heart was pushed to its limit once again.

Because he searched through all the relevant memories in his mind, but found no recollection of a mysterious plan that he had promised to the Ice Queen, he couldn't help but feel a thousand curses running through his mind.

By this point, he was basically certain that the original 'himself' had promised the Ice Queen a certain plan, but he had, incredibly, failed to obtain that memory.

This made him feel a bit of a headache.