[Eldion Empire Capital, Inn]
"Inside job!!!"
For certainly Jack was surprised by the sudden declaration of Kaido, nevertheless this kind of job was best suited for Melfina who is adept in gathering information from the shadows than him
Instead of entrusting this job to his loyal elf Melfina, Kaido instead decided to let Jack take on the job because of its one unique trait it had that not even Melfina currently possess
Cunningness
That one particular trait was the reason why Kaido chose Jack over Melfina for this particular job
"Wait! Why me? I'm not that good in gathering information... . . Heck I would be even surprised myself if I got to hold on not being recognized... . . Let me remind you, I'm a fugitive of this country!!! So the moment I got near the King, my head would certainly fly" complained Jack
Contrary to his expectation Kaido simply returned a reply as if he saw this coming
"Of course I know that... . ."
"Then why?" Asks Jack for further clarification
"Your cunningness... . . With your trait, I can feel rest assured that you can gather info about them for me... . . As for your appearance, I personally told Anna to create that soft mask from the plant I have picked up during our travel" replied Kaido
"..."
"That plant has a trait of masking the user by alternating it's facial traits, making him/her looking like a new person completely... . . With that in mind I can assure you that you can do the inside job properly" added Kaido
After hearing the person's reason for choosing him, Jack silently gave up on his notion and nodded as if he already accepted his fate
"So... . . Who do you want me to become? Soldier? Knight? Butler?"
When Jack silently accepted his task, he also asked about what kind of role he would take to get information
"If information is what you need then I suggest merchant... . . A high class one" suggested Jack
But contrary to that Kaido replied with
"None of those"
"!!!"
"I want you to become the sole secretary plus attendant of the Duke who seemed to be close to the King, by staying beside him you can easily deduct what the the other party plans"
Hearing that Jack almost tripped by the unexpected role he would take
"Are you crazy!?! If I'm that close I would get caught immediately"
This time the one who replied to his rant was Anna
"That's why we have the mask... . . Are you even listening?" Asked Anna with an annoyed expression
Seeing that Jack proceeded by coughing first
"*Cough* alright if that's the case then why not be just an attendant to the king? Wouldn't that be more feasible?" Asks Jack
"It's too dangerous" replied Kaido with a serious expression
"!!!"
"The Hero... . . He's not the former one, he's changed, something must have happened during our travel... . . For that fact being close to the king also means being close to the Hero which would be much more dangerous than being close to a black company boss" answered Kaido
"Is that so... . ."
After seeing Kaido's expression of being serious whenever he mentions the Empire's Hero, he himself deducted that the hero has become a threatening existence for the former itself
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I'll become a villain in my next life
Fantasy"Why? I tried to help people but they just abandoned me! betrayed me! they don't want me to play hero!? then fine I'll be the villain" Those are the last words of 'Riruko Kaido' codename: Ragnarok, a level 5 Esper with the power to control matter an...
