Become a powerful shadow master in the new world

"Let's cooperate."

"cooperate?"

"Yes, cooperation."

"...How can we cooperate?"

……

The cell door was opened and Jadexiu walked in with a gloomy face.

"Ms. Magician, I wanted to cooperate with you sincerely, but you actually held back on the things we traded. It really hurts me."

In response to these shameless words, Aoi Asagi simply responded with a fake smile.

"Of course, I am still willing to believe in you, Miss Magician, so I will give you another chance. As long as you can fix this, my previous promise will still stand."

Aiba Asagi maintained the same expression as at the beginning and said nothing.

After a moment's silence, Jia Dexiu sighed, took out a photo and placed it in front of Lan Yu Asagi.

"It seems that you are unwilling, Miss Magician. It's okay. We won't force you. It's just that we can't guarantee that this building in this photo will not become our next attack site."

Lan Yu Asagi, who had been calm and composed until now, suddenly changed her expression after seeing the photo. Her eyes flashed with ferocity and she slammed her arm against the railing, making a noise.

"If you dare to hurt her, I will definitely kill all of you."

Facing the furious Lan Yu Asagi, Jia Dexiu just kept smiling.

After calming down, Aiyu Asagi sighed, knowing that she was being manipulated, and stretched out her hands.

"I need to change places. There are no props here, and I can't write the spell."

"can."

"The handcuffs have been taken off. I still can't write without spiritual power."

"……Can."

Hearing this request, Jade hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. The men behind him stepped forward to take off the anti-magic handcuffs and let Lanyu Asagi follow them away.

After Aoi Asagi left, Himeragi Setsuna, who was ignored, moved one of her feet away with a strange look on her face. When she saw a key really appeared under her feet, her eyes widened in surprise.

Chapter 151 Yes, yes, I am the mastermind behind this

In the deserted and silent corridor, Sid stopped moving forward and frowned slightly.

He could feel that the magic power in his body was constantly transferred along the magic threads he had separated out, but the transferred magic power was not completely transferred to the outside. He was stuck at a critical point, neither absorbing nor letting go.

If it weren't for what happened later, he would know what this meant. It meant that Gamma and the others were in danger, so they were receiving his magic power remotely to deal with the crisis. But with what happened later, he didn't quite understand. It was the first time he encountered this, so what did it mean?

...stop!

Before Sid could figure it out, the point that was constantly absorbing his magic power stopped.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. I’ll call Zeta later.

After feeling the message conveyed by his magic power in Zeta's body and making sure that Zeta was fine, Sid turned his attention back to himself.

"Hey, which way should we go next?"

Looking at the fork in the road in front of her, Kirasaka Sayaka touched Sid's arm, wanting to get an answer from Sid.

During the time that Sid was in a daze, Kirasaka Sayaka, who had recovered her strength, had caught up with the progress and was walking side by side with Sid.

"Well... let me take a look."

Coming back to her senses from the perception, Sid took out her mobile phone and switched to the architectural design interface sent to her by Beta. After comparing their crawling route from the entrance and confirming their current location, Sid gave a reply.

"right."

"So sure?"

"Because this direction is where the only prison cell in this building is located."

Kirasaka Sayaka suddenly stopped moving and looked at Sid in silence.

"In fact, I've always wanted to ask, how did you get the design drawings of this building that belongs to Mitsukoshi Chamber of Commerce? For such a remote building, even if I mobilized the intelligence agencies belonging to the Lion King Agency, it would take a while to get the design drawings, but you got them just by sending a message."

"A friend of mine gave it to me. She happened to have the design drawings of this building."

"What kind of friend can find you the architectural design drawings of this building that has been concealed from the authorities and has undergone several renovations in less than 20 seconds and is obviously a secret of the Mitsukoshi Corporation?"

"Maybe she was looking at this design when I looked for her. What? Do you think there's something wrong?"

Sid turned his head to look at Kirasaka Sayaka with a gentle smile on his face, put one hand on her shoulder, narrowed his eyes, and asked gently.

"I just want to know, who are you? With such powerful strength and influence, you are willing to pretend to be an ordinary person. This is really scary."

Being stared at by Sid, Kirasaka Sayaka lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Sid's eyes. Her heart was beating wildly, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and the atmosphere around her began to become depressing.

"Oh, I am just an ordinary person who wants to live an ordinary life."

"Why? I believe that as long as you are willing to show your strength, a lot of forces will come to invite you to join them, and you can easily obtain the wealth and glory that ordinary people dream of."

"You don't believe what I say?"

"..."

There was no answer, but at this moment Kirasaka Sayaka's tacit consent was undoubtedly a confirmation of Sid's question.

"What you said makes sense. Indeed, as long as I show my strength, a bunch of forces will come to recruit me. They will treat me as their guest of honor and give me the power to decide the lives of the lower classes and wealth that rivals that of a country. These sound better than the so-called life of ordinary people, don't they?..."

Sid started moving, advancing along the route just pointed out, and continued speaking in a calm voice that seemed to be able to bewitch people.

"Because it's dirty. The higher you stand, the more you can see the filth hidden deep inside, which is caused by the desires of the human heart.

You cannot eliminate filth, because as long as the position you occupy still exists, the filth will never disappear.

You cannot close your eyes because the filth is created by the power that you hold.

So, it’s good to be an ordinary person. Life up there is pretty good, but I can’t stand it, so it’s better to turn a blind eye.”

"..."

As if he didn't notice Kirasaka Sayaka's silence, or perhaps he didn't care, Sid raised the corners of his mouth and revealed an evil smile.

"This is good for me and for them. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that one day I won't become evil because I'm disgusted by them and kill them all right now, hahahaha..."

Whenever she saw Sid's evil smile, Kirasaka Sayaka felt her thoughts freeze, and her body kept shaking as if struck by lightning.

"You are indeed a dangerous person."

After a long time, Kirasaka Sayaka finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"On the surface, you are an ordinary person, but in fact, you hide your strength and secretly develop a huge force. After a conversation that makes me feel enlightened and want to destroy you, the smell of the big boss behind the scenes is really getting stronger and stronger."

"Ha, a villain boss? Maybe. If there really is a protagonist in this world, then I'd like to see what kind of protagonist the world is going to create to save the world."

Thank you for being able to speak, I like to hear this.

Hearing the low and wary voice of Kirasaka Sayaka, Sid turned his head forward, and after making sure that Kirasaka Sayaka couldn't see his expression, he showed an excited and sly smile.

"Actually, I'm more curious about why you are questioning my true identity here. I help you rescue Himeragi Yukina, and you help me keep the secret. This is a very good deal, isn't it? Isn't it better to pretend that you don't know? Anyway, this has nothing to do with you."

"How can it be that it has nothing to do with me? What on earth do you want to do with Setsuna?!"

???

What's the meaning!

Sid's forward movement paused because of what Kirasaka Sayaka said, which had nothing to do with the cattle and horses in front of him. He looked up and thought quietly whether he had said something unintentionally.

A terrifying and heavy pressure weighed down on Kirasaka Sayaka.

In Kirasaka Sayaka's perception, the moment Sid stopped, invisible pressure filled this small space.

Just breathing took all her strength, as if someone was choking her neck and breathing became difficult.

"Why do you say that?"

When the cold voice was heard, the suffocating atmosphere eased a lot, but Kirasaka Sayaka only felt that the pressure on her was even greater.

Unlike the previous words which always carried some emotion no matter what, this time, there was no emotion in Sid's voice.

Cold? I can't say, this is just a simple question, a person in a higher position doesn't need to show emotion to a person in a lower position, that's all.

But it was precisely because of this that Kirasaka Sayaka confirmed her guess. She knew that the current Sid was the real Sid, and all the previous ones were disguises.

"Because this is... just a coincidence."

Qiang raised his head under pressure, and his eyes met Sid's. From this angle, Kirasaka Sayaka could see a hint of doubt flashed in Sid's eyes.

"Xue Cai once told me about our encounter, don't you think it's all too coincidental?

If Xue Cai's first encounter and help from you was accidental, then what about the second time? Why did I meet you by such a coincidence when I was being chased by that group of orcs?

I admit that this is a bit far-fetched. If that strong man hadn't been careless, I would never have been able to escape.

So let me put it another way. You were always watching Setsuka, and you only cared about Setsuka. If I hadn't managed to escape, you would have just watched me die there for your own protection. It was only because I was lucky enough to escape that you managed to save my life."

Is there a possibility that this is really just a coincidence? Also, do you think too highly of Himeragi Setsuna?

Looking at Kirasaka Sayaka with a smile, Sid silently complained in his heart.

"That's a good deduction. Although there are still a lot of loopholes in it, you were able to successfully bypass the wrong answers and guess the correct path based on your intuition. I have to admit that I underestimated you a little."

"I have to thank you for your treatment just now. I only thought of these things after I regained my energy."

I understand. I have nothing to do after eating.

It was easy to characterize Kirasaka Sayaka's sudden outburst, and Sid still maintained that nonchalant smile.

"Are you curious about why I deliberately approached Himeragi Setsuna?"

"...Yes, I'm very curious. This is the first time that Setsuna has left the High God Forest to carry out a mission. How did you know Setsuna, and how did you quickly arrange these conspiracies to target Setsuna?"

Looking directly at the anger hidden deep in Kirasaka Sayaka's eyes, Sid smiled contemptuously and shook his head.

"I feel like I need to make it clear to you that I have never arranged any conspiracy. This is all just a coincidence."

"coincide?"

“Yes, I can only say that she is so interesting, so when I first met Himeragi Setsuna, I took the opportunity to investigate her. Before that, she had already been involved in the conspiracy.

All the concealment you have encountered has nothing to do with me. I am just a spectator. If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck.

My only interest in you is to see how far she can go under my guidance, whether she will hit her head against a wall, or find her own way. I am looking forward to it."

The above is pure nonsense. The riddles throughout the article seem to say everything, but in fact, they say nothing. It's just Sid who is fooling people.

And it is obvious, looking at Kirasaka Sayaka's shocked expression, Sid's deception was very successful, and the powerful shadow master played the trick behind the scenes.

The only thing that made Sid feel regretful was that due to scene restrictions and personnel conditions not meeting the requirements, he could not walk behind Kirasaka Sayaka and, while saying "I'm really sorry, but you know too much", stab Kirasaka from behind, which would be in line with the identity of the mastermind.

"Let's go. Don't you still have to go and save Himeragi Yukina? As long as you don't regret your deal with me, I won't regret it either."

Suppressing the regret in his heart, Sid said hello, turned around and continued walking forward.

"Tsk, I feel like I lost a lot."

With a complaint, Kirasaka Sayaka stepped forward and caught up with Sid.

"No, I said before, I want to see how far you can go under my guidance. I am just an observer. I will not take action unless it is necessary."

"How ruthless."

"Guinea pigs are used for experiments. Why should I care about your opinions?"

"...Can you put it another way? Although I know this is the truth, it sounds weird to me, little white mouse."

"monkey?"

"… Let's change it back."

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She used the key that Asagi Aiba had conjured up to open the anti-magic handcuffs, stretched her limbs a little in the cell, and exercised her muscles. After making sure that her injuries were not too serious and would not hinder her subsequent escape plan, Himeragi Setsuna began to act.

He took a deep breath and put his hand on the door lock. After making sure that it would not make too much noise, he used his spiritual power to destroy the lock core, opened the door, and walked out with low footsteps.

Through the spiritual power left on the Snow Wolf, Himeragi Setsuna identified a direction, lowered her body, and moved lightly.

Whether it is to maintain her combat effectiveness or to escape, she now needs a weapon. Although she is not without the ability of close combat, as a spearman, she still needs a gun in her hand to exert her maximum combat effectiveness.

She groped her way to the door of the cell corridor, squatted down and buried her head in the wall. She could feel that the Snow Wolf was very close to her, but from the sound, there were also two orcs chatting outside.

The two orcs were not a problem for Himeragi Yukina. She had gotten within this distance of them, but they hadn't noticed her yet. One could imagine how strong they were. The difficult part was to knock them down without making too much noise.