Should I Become a Villain?

Even though Chester's words enraged him, Maido tried to maintain his cool. That crazy man might stab him in the mouth if he did something wrong again. Furthermore, he was not as weak as others assumed.

They often misunderstood him and thought he was weak just because Geovanni frequently beat him. In fact, he had received training from Hector even before and after joining the IRO.

The reason he never showed his strength was because Hector told him to stay calm. The privileged IRO members would despise it if ordinary people like him became more powerful than them.

Today, Maido purposefully let Berto hit him with a chair until he passed out. As a result, he could determine who directed someone to disguise himself as Berto and kidnap him. That person must be related to the man who would kill him in the future.

"Do you have nothing to say?" Chester raised his eyebrows as he took the knife away from Maido's lips.

But still, Maido did not give a response. Instead, he looked around the room, hoping to see someone other than himself and Chester.

"Are you looking for my leader?" Chester asked, bringing Maido's attention back to him. "He's not a jobless person with time to meet someone like you."

"You seem to know the new leader very well," Maido finally decided to speak.

"Well, he's closer to me than the other members. That's why he trusted me to watch over you."

"You're lying. You haven't met anyone new in the last few months."

Chester's pupils constricted. "Are you certain? You could be the victim of misinformation."

"I believe my information is correct," Maido replied, recalling that he had obtained information about Chester from a reliable source.

"Did Cyril from the Joint Committee tell you about me?"

Maido's pupils dilated. He was surprised because Chester guessed correctly. Meanwhile, Chester grinned as he noticed Maido's surprise.

"Do you think Kiss of Death will remain silent while the IRO is spying on us? We are also interested in learning more about the IRO. Our organization is well aware that Emrick and Cyril sent all the spies..."

Chester stopped talking when he saw the necklace hanging around Maido's neck. When he snatched the necklace, Maido's face turned panicked for a moment. The necklace turned out to be contained something.

Maido's reaction indicated that something in the necklace was important. Chester touched the red pendant on the necklace and examined it. He realized right away why Maido was panicked.

The red color of the pendant was blood. When a blacksmith wanted to create a 'tracking item', he needed the blood of the person the item would track. They also created control items that could track the owner's location.

The sales of Position Tracker Items were closely monitored by the IRO. They even guarded blacksmiths with the ability to make those items to prevent them from entering the black market.

"Ah, I'm caught," Maido said, laughing so hard that his shoulders shook.

A few moments later, dozens of people dressed in armor and wielding weapons came up. They appeared to be the IRO security team sent to protect Maido.

"What are you going to do now?" Maido asked Chester, who gripped his necklace tightly.

Chester snorted and threw the necklace in any direction. He scanned the people and searched for anyone who might be perceived as weak among them. When he found his target, he immediately formed his finger as if it were a gun.

"Phew!"

In an instant, the person's head exploded. The security team immediately moved to counterattack. They were confident they could beat Chester because the man was alone. Moreover, Chester had not yet put on armor or taken out a weapon from his inventory.

But something unexpected happened. They were sure there were no other enemies in the room. Their thoughts were immediately changed when another enemy appeared out of nowhere and blocked their attacks.

Maido was also surprised to discover that his enemies did not appear to be using teleportation items. If they use it, there would be a small magical explosion with white. Not only that, but the room also turned into a large courtyard.

He immediately used all of his strength to free himself from the bonds. As soon as he set his feet on the ground, he looked at Chester, who was no longer wearing a chef's uniform or holding a butcher's knife.

Now the man was wearing a cloak of armor with a shield in his hand. Maido could find out what was going on through Chester's appearance.

"Illusion magic...?"

Maido looked around him, certain that he had been under the influence of illusion magic ever since he woke up. The information he obtained from Cyril could prove it. In Kiss of Death, there was a person named Emilien who possessed illusionary power.

The effects of the magic illusion only lasted about fifteen to twenty minutes, according to research by The Awakeners and Hunters Council. Emilien could not kill anyone while using his power.

Even though the illusion effect lasted for a moment, it had a huge impact. Anyone who was affected by the magic would be unaware that everything around them was an illusion. Emilien had created the illusion as if Maido was alone in the room with Chester when, in reality, they were not.

"What are you going to do now? Our leader had already predicted the arrival of your security team."

Maido looked up when he heard the voice coming from above. He frowned when he saw a half-snake woman flying over him. For a moment, he thought Emilien was still using his illusion magic.

However, the cooldown for Emilien's magic was one day. It could only mean one thing. The woman was a monster. Maido recalled the statement given by Tyrone's security team.

They claimed that a female snake monster was also involved in the attack on Tyrone. It appeared that Maido would have to confront the monster mentioned by the security team.

"I can make a better prediction than your leader," Maido spoke while taking out a net from his inventory. It was the magic net given by Hector. Anyone caught in the net could not get out without his authority, affecting both humans and monsters.

He then smiled at Zivile. "Tell your leader not to forget that I can see the future."

***

At the Former Wyndham Harbor.

Radmilo observed the raid team's devastating attack on Riedspar. They worked well together, unlike Team B from the Tasmanian Devil guild.

Neither one of them was moving slowly. They all had fast reflexes. Rolf did not even need to give instructions because his team members were doing their roles well.

Their fight reminded Radmilo of his previous life. He also did not give instructions to his team because they were aware of their roles.

There was no reason to doubt the official guild's quality. Radmilo admitted the IRO could manage official guilds well. When he considered this, the system screen popped out.

[Your partner (Zivile) wants to communicate with you]

[Accept]

[Remind me later]

Radmilo stared at the screen while remembering that he could communicate with the monsters after they signed the contract. However, he had warned Zivile and Clem not to contact him for nothing unimportant. For this reason, Radmilo chose to accept messages sent by Zivile.

[Flint has caught Maido. The security team came to protect Maido, just as you had predicted.]

Even though Zivile only sent short messages, Maido understood what was going on right away. He had made plans with Zivile before the snake monster returned to the headquarters. His prediction about the security team appeared to be correct.

The IRO continued to provide extra security for Maido regardless of their conflict. Radmilo believed key members of his organization could deal with the security team.

Nonetheless, he needed to leave because something unexpected could happen. He took out the gold badge of the organization and pressed it to teleport to the headquarters.

Rolf, on the other hand, noticed a small magical explosion about ten meters away from where he was standing. Because of the distance, the others did not seem to notice.

He was able to detect it because he was more sensitive to magical energy. That thought temporarily distracted his focus, causing his attack to fail and Riedspar's tail to slam into his body.

All the members of the raid team were shocked, as this was the first time Rolf had failed to attack. Unfortunately, they had no choice but to focus on the fight because their leader had fallen. They instantly changed their strategy.

Medwin, the healer, immediately approached Rolf, who had stood up. "What should I heal?" he asked, eager to put his healing power to use.

"No need. I'm not hurt. Return to your position," Rolf replied before darting back to attack Riedspar.

He made the decision not to think about the magical explosion. Former Wyndham Harbor was the dungeon with the greatest number of magical attacks. The earlier magical explosion could have been caused by the magic thunderbolt or fireballs from Riedspar's mouth.