What good is finding out next month? By then it will be too late! Also... you knew about my wedding? Why didn’t you remind me earlier?
Leon, thoroughly speechless after being hit twice by the Red-haired Director’s words, simply closed his mouth, bypassed the patrolling guards, climbed up the outer wall of the palace, and pushed open the window to the princess’ bedroom.
Watching Leon nimbly slip into the princess’ bedroom, the Red-haired Director inside the Parasitic Oak’s cone couldn’t help but smirk.
"You’re quite familiar with the layout of the palace, huh? Seems like you’ve been here quite often~"
Too lazy to respond to the Red-haired Director’s sarcastic remarks, Leon closed the princess’ bedroom window behind him, then quietly walked to the sofa in the room, pulled out a mattress from the Mirror World, and spread it out.
According to the arrangement by the three Deputy Directors, he would be serving as Veronica’s guard for the next ten days, and it would be a non-stop, 24-hour duty, so the leather sofa here would probably be his bed for the coming days.
Hmm... even though it’s just a sofa and is a bit narrow to lie on, it seems even softer than his bed at home, so it should be quite comfortable to sleep on.
After testing the softness of the sofa, Leon nodded in satisfaction, picked up a pillow from the carpet to use as a cushion, lay down comfortably, and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
After devouring an ordeal in the promotion assessment, my Contamination Value had already surpassed the 20-point mark, swiftly heading towards 30. In theory, even if I don’t sleep for the next ten days, my body could handle it.
But even if the body can endure it, having the mind on constant edge for ten days would definitely leave one in a terrible state, so it’s best to rest whenever possible, take it easy, and slack off a bit.
Anyway, with the Director sitting inside the Parasitic Oak, there’s no need for her to sleep and she’s on night watch next to me. Whether I’m awake or not makes no difference; if anything happens, she can handle it directly.
As for the princess over there... it’s best not to disturb her rest this late at night.
After all, she seems to have a lot to do tomorrow, so it’s better to explain the situation to her in the morning... yeah, that’s it, it’s definitely not because I’m afraid she’d harass me if she wakes up.
With the mindset of letting taller people hold up the sky, Leon, with his eyes closed, soon fell into a peaceful sleep, leaving behind only two faint breathing sounds in the room.
He actually fell asleep...
Listening to Leon’s increasingly deep breaths, the Red-haired Director inside the cone clicked her tongue in disbelief, then pulled out a blanket and spread it out, lying down on her side, flipping through the magazine she brought with a bored expression.
No... so you’re resting, but what about us?
Looking at Leon sound asleep on the sofa, the Aquarius Director and Raven Masked Man hiding behind the Dream-wandering Lantern seemed somewhat at a loss.
Theoretically, in such an unguarded state, even if Leon had an Undying Body, the two of us could easily take him down, but... what then after taking him down?
Residing within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Branch and empowered by the Star Palace, the Scarlet Hair Lady is undoubtedly a Pillar God level powerhouse. As soon as she discovers our existence, we would face relentless extermination by over a billion [Slaughter Blood Hair].
If we encountered the Scarlet Hair Lady elsewhere, even if we were not her match, we could at least have a chance of retreating safely, but if she catches us at such close range...
What’s even more critical is that injecting the King of Nightmares into the dream of Princess Veronica would surely cause a considerable commotion, almost certain to be discovered by the Scarlet Hair Lady, making it impossible for the original plan to proceed.
"So what do we do now?"
Throwing a probing glance at the Aquarius Director, the Raven Masked Man tentatively asked in a low voice:
"Should we... retreat for now?"
With a somewhat grim expression, the Aquarius Director shook his head, refusing:
"Although Olivia isn’t skilled at detection, she’s very sensitive to unusual fluctuations around her. The reason we haven’t been discovered yet is not only due to your and the Dream-wandering Lantern’s dual concealment but also because we arrived first and the Dream-wandering Lantern has stabilized without significant fluctuations.
Now, as my plan has been disclosed by the traitor from your Slaughter King Association, she will likely be guarding this place. If we retreat now, we may never have another chance to get close!"
So... you’re not seriously considering brute force, are you?
After glancing at the Aquarius Director’s indecisive face, the Raven Masked Man immediately tensed up, worried he might recklessly choose a "radical approach", and hastily objected:
"Wait a minute! It might not be that bad! We can totally withdraw first, call in some help through the opening you created, and then forge a dummy of yourself!
Once news of your attack on the Virgin Branch reaches, the Scarlet Hair Lady would definitely rush over to assist, wouldn’t that leave an opportunity to act here?"
After hearing the Raven Masked Man’s "tiger removal from the mountain" plan, the Aquarius Director glanced at him, then coldly retorted:
"Dongya, do you believe in what you just said?"
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"If the Clean-up Bureau has another ambush, what if the Scarlet Hair Lady doesn’t go to assist? What if she takes the princess along during her support? And what if even if she leaves the princess behind, the princess doesn’t dream during that gap?"
"Don’t think about it, the only chance now is to act directly and forcefully push the plan!"
Seeing that the Aquarius Director actually intended to go through with it, the Raven Masked Man started to feel numb, and angrily said:
"The Scarlet Hair Lady isn’t blind! How could she not notice such a huge commotion? Then..."
"Don’t worry, when the time comes, she may not have any energy to spare for us!"
Narrowing his eyes and looking at Leon asleep on the sofa, the Aquarius Director slowly raised the Dream-wandering Lantern in his hand, his voice slightly ethereal as he reminded:
"Look, he’s about to start dreaming too."
Seeing Leon sleeping with a small blanket over his navel and a foolish expression, the Raven Masked Man confusedly asked:
"He’s about to dream, but what can that do?"
"Of course it’s useful, and significantly so!"
After removing the lampshade of the Dream-wandering Lantern and taking out the wick bound with Leon’s nightmare, the Aquarius Director’s eyes burned with enthusiasm as he explained:
"Within the princess’ dream is him. As long as you use the Chaos Authority to do a little manipulation, we can merge the two dreams and, without alerting the Scarlet Hair Lady, send him into the princess’ dream.
And the newly born King of Nightmares is a nightmare born from ’Leon’, essentially his reflection in the Dream Realm. So with a slight push, we can merge the two Leons into one and send the King of Nightmares into the princess’ dream!"