Chapter 741 - Missing (1/2)
After talking for a while, the Wind Emperor went back to his car as this event had come to a hold.
In the car, Levina couldn't help but ask, ”Grandfather. There's something bugging me. Is the reason why you never talked about the missions to Sir Theo because…”
She paused for a moment. The Wind Emperor already knew the context and nodded. ”There's no reason to talk about something that's never gonna happen. Though, it would be better if you got this kind of thought before you learned everything. But at least, you realized it, so I will give you a passing mark for this one.”
”I'm sorry. I will do better next time.” Levina apologized immediately.
Meanwhile, a Mythical Rank Expert, who was standing not far from the car, furrowed his eyebrows.
”Hmm? There's no Theodore Griffith…” The guy said to the radio, ”I don't see the sign of Theodore Griffith.”
”What? That's not possible unless he's trying to escape from us. We have surrounded the perimeter, so it's impossible to pass us.”
”Is he staying inside the Empress Palace then?”
”There's a possibility. However, we need to check whether he's using an illusion or not. There's a chance he sneaks into the car with that illusion.”
”What kind of illusion is so powerful that it can escape my eyes?”
”That guy's brain is something else. He might find a way.”
”We will have some people to investigate the Empress Palace then?”
”Yes. We will send a few people there. Theodore Griffith knows Alea Eilric, so there's a chance of him staying inside. Also, he needs to finish his International Mission anyway, which is related to killing monsters on the other side. So, he needs to go out sooner or later.”
”Roger that. I'm going to stay here to maintain the close look of the Empress Palace. Even if he somehow sneaks outside, I should be able to find him. Even if he abandons the International Mission, he still needs to return to Italy.”
”We have checked. It's true that Theodore Griffith has left his mansion. There's only Leonardo inside.”
”How about the airport?”
”Leonardo had set up some surveillance, but we had confirmed that he went to Russia.”
”In that case, we can safely assume that he's in Russia. For now, we will maintain a closer look at the Empress Palace and the Czar.”
”Yes.”
They continued their investigations for a while, unaware that the one they found here was only a clone.
Still, as one would expect from an influence at the same level as the War God Family, they managed to locate Theodore Griffith not long after the Wind Emperor left the Empress Palace.
”Mission failed. Return to France now.”
”Huh?” The man frowned and asked, ”What do you mean?”
”Our spy has seen Maya Hamilton meeting Theodore Griffith in the airport.”
”What did you say? You said Theodore Griffith went to Russia earlier.”