Should I Become a Villain?

Chapter 42 Internal Conflicts

Flint locked his gaze on the main members, who clutched their contracts as if afraid someone would steal them.

"Come on. You guys really don't want to show your contract?" Flint asked, laughing for a moment before changing his expression to a deadpan one as no one else responded.

During the silence, Chester immediately raised his voice. "Flint, please return to your chair. Stop looking for attention because you're not attractive enough."

"I don't mean to make a fuss here." Flint remained standing, not returning to his chair as Chester had asked him to. He continued speaking while pointing at Sean, "If he shows me the contract, then I'll quit."

"The only ones who want to see the contract are you and Muramasa. Therefore, stop this pointless debate."

"What do you mean by pointless? We can stop suspecting each other if Sean and the others show us their contract."

Just as Chester was about to answer, roots suddenly showed up from the floor and spread to his body. He could not speak, since the root also covered his mouth. He cursed inwardly at Eivind, the man who made the roots bind him.

"Aren't you the most suspicious one around here?" Eivind looked at Flint, who immediately clenched his fists. "You have the power to camouflage. You can turn into anything you want. Your powers will be useful when you become a spy."

"Just for your information, my power is limited. I can't always use my power. If you talk about power, then Sion should also be suspected."

The man Flint called Sion looked calmer than everyone else. He sat on the sofa with three other people. Unlike others who wore masks, the man preferred to use black cloth as a blindfold.

"Sion is an awakener with the power to hypnotize. Who knows if we have been hypnotized by him all this time?" Flint continued his words, managing to get all the attention on Sion.

Nonetheless, the man named Sion showed no sign of being offended by Flint's accusation. Instead, he answered in a soft voice. "I don't care if you guys suspect me. After all, you have no credible evidence that I'm a spy from the IRO."

"Stop arguing!" Muramasa finally spoke after noticing the situation. "I think our new leader gave that contract on purpose to make us fight like this."

Everyone fell silent after hearing those rational words. They began to suspect that Radmilo intended to create internal conflict within the organization. The man took advantage of his knowledge about the main members and combined their secrets into the contract.

No one knew how Radmilo got personal information about the main members. Even Muramasa did not know the exact answer. He assumed Radmilo was a head of a criminal organization or an important member of the IRO before returning to the past.

"Listen to me carefully, because I won't repeat it."

Muramasa's serious tone made everyone serious too. The man appeared to be about to say something about their new leader.

"Some of you may have guessed what power our new leader has. He can control time. You understand what that means, right?"

Elena did not know if she should feel relieved or uneasy because her guess about Radmilo turned out to be right. "That means he doesn't play with his words. He really knows all about us because he goes back in time or stops time to find information about us."

"Is it okay to expose his power? I think the IRO's spy is still among us." Chester, who had been freed from the magical roots, immediately joined the conversation.

"There's nothing to worry about. If the spy reports to the IRO, then our leader can handle it."

Sion caught people's attention again for the second time as he spoke. He was the one who spoke the least among the main members.

But still, all members of the organization knew him because he always helped them without asking for anything in return. He could be close to anyone because everyone liked his attitude.

"Our leader can stop time and go back in time, right? No matter how much the IRO tries to catch him, it's useless."

Before anyone could respond, Sion had already stood up. "I won't report to the IRO if I'm the spy because it's worthless. I don't want us to be suspicious of each other. Forgive me for leaving here."

No one dared to force Sion to stay when the man left the room. Flint calmed down after Sion left. He felt that Sion's words had some truth.

"I'm sorry for causing such a fuss," Flint said after returning to his chair. "I just don't like it when there's a spy in our organization. Is there a solution to this problem? I'm sure you guys don't feel safe either."

The room became silent as everyone was busy with their thoughts. They did feel unsafe if there was a spy in the organization. The reason was obvious. It was because Kiss of Death did not have as much power as the IRO.

They still had a chance to win when they fought the IRO together. However, the situation would be reversed if it became a one-to-many battle. If the spy reported on the places they visited frequently, then they would get into a lot of trouble.

The IRO was still looking for a way to deal with Kiss of Death without harming the public. They could not act recklessly since Enrique threatened to release monsters in a crowded place if they touched his organization. However, Enrique died, making the main members even more wary of the spy.

"Let's put it this way. We have to stay away from members who have a chance of becoming a spy," Muramasa told, breaking the silence. "The first one is Sion. As Flint said, we won't know if he hypnotized us all this time."

Geir was the first to object to Muramasa's opinion. "But he has a good reputation. He even helped me make magic bullets. I'm close to him and he never shows strange behavior."

"Maybe you've been hypnotized because you're the one closest to him," Flint immediately replied, glad that someone had finally backed him up.

However, Muramasa had no intention of supporting anyone. He looked at Flint and then said, "You're also on my list. Just like Sion, your power is suspicious, too."

"I agree. We should also keep our distance from Emilien because he has the power to create illusions," Elena shared her opinion.

The man named Emilien laughed softly. He pointed to Lark, who sitting beside him, and spoke out, "I've been friends with Lark since I joined the organization. He knows I won't do that. Besides, you're suspicious too. You've joined the IRO before."

"That's in the past. I haven't spoken to the IRO since I left the organization."

"Well, who knows? You can teleport to report about us to the IRO."

When things got out of control, Muramasa tried to get people to calm down. "I'm just stating my opinion. If you don't agree, then you can reject it. But I'll stay away from people I suspect because I don't know what secrets they are hiding."

Muramasa then exited the room after saying that, followed by Elena and Kai. The remaining main members appeared to be deliberating on what decision to make.

On the other hand, Radmilo returned to the evacuation site after leaving the organization's headquarters. He believed the main members were experiencing internal conflicts.

Radmilo purposefully put them in that situation to make them distrustful of one another. It lowered the probability of attacking him. They could not work together if they suspected each other.

For the foreseeable future, none of the main members would dare to attack Radmilo. Moreover, he killed Enrique as a warning to them.

Now all he had to do was think of a contract with Clem and a way to kill one head of the council, who would present at the IRO's emergency meeting. He immediately called the system to show information about one of the titles he got.

[You have invoked the title <Collector of Awakeners>]

[This title contains information about the awakeners you have killed. The system will automatically detect which awakener information you need]

Radmilo directly remembered the head of the council he had killed. Before he got the skill to return to the past, he thought the title <Collector of Awakeners> was not very useful.

However, the title did not appear without reason. Now he could understand why he got the title. He was able to take advantage of information about the awakeners he had killed once he returned to the past.

[Information about 'Emrick' has been processed!]

[Name: Emrick

Age: 55 years old

Rank: S

Power: Can summon monsters he has killed without limitation on number and time. He can summon the monsters as long as he has mana.

* Please note that this information shows the age, rank, and power development of the awakeners when you kill them. This information may not be relevant when you use <Spool Back>]

Radmilo was quite satisfied with the information, even though the system said it might not be relevant. At least, he could find out what kind of power Emrick had. He sometimes forgot because he killed a lot of people.