Eva, now the center of attention in the room, took a deep breath and closed her eyes briefly, as if organizing her thoughts. Then, after a mont of careful consideration, she finally said, "I can't say for certain…"
"But didn't you say they asked for the autonomy of the Academy they'll open? So, would they really interfere and search for us because of their request?" she questioned, her tone thoughtful yet skeptical.
"Actually, in the first place, the deal of these people isn't with the Infinitel company but rather with the governnt according to you, right?" she continued. "So, how much could Vincent Quinn even be involved?"
"And even if it's possible," she added with a slight scoff, "do you really think there's anything free in this world? Because even if we assu they're capable, and such abilities or techniques really do exist, they would be incredibly rare. So, they're bound to ask for an astronomical price to use them, right?"
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Smirking, she concluded, "So, would he really pay that? For his useless son?"
Hearing the explanation, Annabelle felt herself on a rollercoaster of emotions, monts of worry quickly replaced by brief relief. anwhile, Christian finally felt like he might be overthinking things. And more than that, even if tracking through sothing like magic did exist, without any leads, it shouldn't be easy to pull off.
So, sighing in relief, he said, "Well, then, I'm confident that we'll be safe."
Retaining his confidence, he even added, "More importantly, I don't think it'll take much ti before the day cos when I can crush the Infinitel company entirely, anyway."
Smiling at what felt like more than just confidence, but more like arrogance. Eva, now fully aware that things had truly co to this point, felt a sense of inevitability settle over her. As it wouldn't be long until she could finally say she was truly free, even if she could still arguably be said to be bound by a certain soone.
A little more relaxed, her thoughts began to wander, settling on her daughter. Olivia's future seed the most uncertain now after all, and Eva couldn't help but worry about what would happen if her daughter chose not to leave with them.
But knowing there was still ti and that they wouldn't be leaving imdiately, Eva pushed aside her worries, trying to focus on the current conversation instead.
"Okay, seeing that neither of you has anything more to add, let's go with this choice."
Pausing slightly, Christian gave them a beaming smile and added, "And… it's finally your turn to handle things from here on. As I've already worked hard enough."
Fearing they might misunderstand, he still quickly clarified, "Though, if needs be, I can still assist you, of course."
Christian, who had been working nonstop from morning till night for more than a month, felt it was finally ti to step away from this matter. It was ti to return to how things should be… where he spent his ti doing nothing.
Where now, even if he needed to do sothing, it shouldn't take more than a few hours daily, with the rest of his ti dedicated to resting and recovering from his accumulated fatigue.
"Anyway, I don't have a general outline of the plan for how to move away yet," Christian said, his tone casual, "but I do have so points you'll need to take note of."
Still trying to process his words, Eva couldn't shake the feeling that sothing was off. She wondered, 'After all that enthusiasm and those intense emotions, is he really leaving everything in our hands? What happened to that "better tomorrow"?'
Annabelle, on the other hand, felt as though it really took a long ti, for this mont.
In the first place, his grand, philosophical musings about the ups and downs of life had seed cool, in a way. But truthfully? That kind of talk had never really been his thing.
So now, seeing him act more like his usual self, Annabelle couldn't help but feel oddly relieved. 'Finally,' she thought, 'my younger brother is back.'
Even though Annabelle had always wanted her lazy younger brother to grow, to shed that lazy attitude and work harder, when he finally started doing just that, it felt... wrong. It was a scene she had never witnessed before, nor had she ever expected to, after all. So, hearing his current statent about stepping back and only assisting when necessary, her only though was, 'It's finally happening.'
Honestly, it was already admirable that he had kept it up for all this ti.
Noticing the beautiful smile now adorning Annabelle's face, Christian, though unaware of its exact reason, felt happy. As at least, it seed his statent hadn't caused any negative effect, so he continued speaking in his usual tone.
"Currently, Iris has access to most of the information you'll probably need. And even if she doesn't, she can likely get it. She's also eavesdropping on a lot of people on my watch list and handling other tasks."
"So, you can consult her about everything."
"Then, regarding the assassination attempts, it's probably going to stop, for real this ti, as from what I've gathered through my eavesdropping, that trash seed to intend for yesterday's attempt to be the last one."
"Well, we can confirm that easily, anyway."
"Then, for the execution timing of the plan, it needs to align with the Academy's opening. It's best to set it a few days before or, at the latest, right around the sa ti."
"As for after? It's preferable that we don't wait or delay until that ti. As I really don't like it when ti is running out, staying until the last minute, and then barely making our leave. That's the last thing I want."
"Most importantly, I think there's a possibility that once the Academy's situation is stabilized and their hands are freed, they will probably turn their attention to us, whether we like it or not."
"So, we need to leave before that."
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