The Legendary Pseudo-villain

"Are you talking about the one that killed the Hecathe of this world...?" Hecathe questioned in disbelief.??

Marvin gulped as he nodded his head, "He's the only one who had such an ability."

"And you're saying he had a daughter?"

This time, Marvin shook his head as he spoke, "He was not young but he was still not married and there was no news of him having a child. The three willows of spring are not supposed to have romantic relationships with people nor are they allowed to have children. If anything like that happens, the willow would be forced to step down from his or her position."??

When Hecathe heard this, he was even more sure about it.

The willow that Alphius had killed was an ambitious one and he would surely not let his kid affect his path to become a tyrant.??

"It's him..." Hecathe spoke with closed eyes after thinking about it for a few minutes.??

"But then... Should you really be trusting her...?" Marvin asked with a small frown and Hecathe gulped.??

At first, Hecathe had no idea that LeiLei would have such a background. He took her in and decided to let her join his plan because he thought she was just an unfortunate girl who had been stuck in that gambling den.??

If he had known that she was the daughter of that man, Hecathe would have certainly thought twice before doing something so hasty.??

Marvin looked as if he didn't know if he was supposed to laugh or cry as he pointed out, "You're trusting the daughter of the man you killed. To be more exact, the man who was killed by the body that you are currently in and also the man who killed the Hecathe of this world..."??

"..."??

Even Hecathe found this situation to be ridiculous. It was so ridiculous that he couldn't even bring himself to laugh at it.??

Why was it that fate always had something like this kept in store for him...?!

She was the daughter of the man who had killed the him of this world and he was in the body of the man who had killed her father...??

Their ill fate was already decided for them.??

"Hecathe... I think you need to rethink your plan," Marvin sighed as he suggested.??

Hecathe was silent for a few minutes before he shook his head and responded, "She doesn't know anything yet. She doesn't even know what Alphius looks like and she doesn't know the cause of her parent's deaths. If we don't tell her, everything is going to be alright."??

Marvin, "You were the one who said it... The truth is bitter and it can never be hidden. She is bound to find out the truth one day."??

"..."??

"Think it over. Do you really need her help?"??

Hecathe gulped as he heard this question and this time, instead of evaluating the situation with the help of his brain, he decided to depend on his gut feeling as he replied, "I've thought it through. As I have said before, she's the perfect one for the job and if we keep her close, we can monitor her and make sure that she doesn't find out the truth."??

Marvin was a little surprised to hear this. Till now, the impression Hecathe gave off was that of a calculative man who used his brain more than his heart and would analyze each and every situation carefully before coming up with a plan, however, this sudden decision was clearly not analyzed that thoroughly.??

"Once we catch the whale, we can tell her the truth," Hecathe added with a sigh, "She deserved to know the truth but not now."

Marvin didn't share the same thoughts, but at the end of the day, it was Hecathe's call to make so the boy could do nothing about it.??

"Then I'll leave that up to you to decide," Marvin sighed as he spoke, "If she really does find out the truth and pose a threat to our plan, we'll have to eliminate her."??

Hecathe gulped as he heard this and nodded his head, agreeing with the boy. What Marvin had said was logical. If she does pose a threat to their plan, they would need to eliminate her, however, for some odd reason, Hecathe didn't like the idea of killing the poor girl who couldn't even stay in her own room alone because she was afraid to.??

For her to actually become a threat to them in the future... It was not impossible but it was certainly something that Hecathe could not imagine.??

"And the powerful witnesses you have in mind... Who are they?" Marvin asked as he raised his eyebrows.??

Hecathe pointed at himself as he spoke, "One would be me."??

"...."??

"The next witness would be you," Hecathe pointed at the boy as he continued, "And of course, since we'll be revealing a great crime, the remaining two willows of spring also need to be invited."??

Marvin frowned as he heard all this and opened his mouth to say something but before his words could roll out of his tongue, Hecathe continued the list and didn't let him speak just yet.??

"But the main witnesses would naturally not be any of them," Hecathe smirked as he spoke, "Our main guests would be the mecha-suits that Alphius has been raising."??

Marvin's eyebrows drew together as he heard this and he looked to be both shocked and confused as if he had heard something outrageous.??

"You're involving them as well...?!" The boy asked in disbelief and Hecathe nodded his head without any sense of hesitation as he confirmed it.??

"How can I not when they are the main guests?" Hecathe tilted his head as he questioned but didn't bother waiting for a response as he continued, "They'll be the ones handling the rest of the mess. The mecha-suits are strong and can't be easily killed by this Asgarian. They work for Alphius and not the three willows of spring so they are already biased against Asgarian. When they find out that their precious leader was falsely accused of the crimes committed by one of the three willows of spring, what do you think their reaction is going to be like?"

Marvin gulped as he heard this question and when he thought about the answer, he managed to somehow catch a hint of what Hecathe was planning.??

"You're going to bring a war..." Marvin muttered in disbelief and Hecathe curled his lips up in a small smile.??

"A war is sometimes needed," Hecathe shrugged his shoulder as he spoke, "There was a war once and the old government was broken down to pave way for the new three willows of spring, however, now that they have also failed at their jobs, it is only natural that their rule would also come to an end to make way for another ruler. It's the way of life. Everything that goes up must come down. If you can't rule the land, you would no longer be the ruler."??

"And you plan on becoming the new ruler?" Marvin asked with a complicated expression and Hecathe couldn't help but chuckle as he heard this.

"Do I look like an idiot to you? Why would I want to tie myself to this world with such a burdensome title?" Hecathe clicked his tongue as he questioned, sounding a bit offended.??

"Then why are you doing this? If Alphius really asked for a favor then the favor ends the moment you avenge Orgon and clear his name. Why would you bother going through the trouble of setting up a war?"??

"Hmm... Why...?" Hecathe thought about the answer for a minute and this in itself was a bit worrying for Marvin who felt as if Hecathe was a lunatic who was really just doing all this for fun.??

"It bothers me," Even after thinking for a minute, this was the answer that Hecathe had come up with, "Three people acting as if they are Gods... As if their words mean everything and the rest must obey them... Doesn't it sicken you?"??

"It's wrong but we can never be sure whether the next ruler is any better than them," Marvin responded as he shook his head.??

"I don't care whether the next one is better or worse," Hecathe pursed his lips into a thin line as he muttered, "I'm just someone who is very thorough when it comes to revenge."??

Marvin thought Hecathe wanted to avenge Alphius and Orgon but in reality, all Hecathe wanted was revenge for Alphius.??

Hecathe had thought about it a lot. About the favor that Alphius wanted from him.??

Was it simply to clear his name? To find the real killer of Orgon...???

Would it really be something like that.??

Marvin was the one who had killed Alphius. That was for sure but the final wish that Alphius had made was certainly the final blow that took away his life.??

If he had not contacted Hecathe then he would have had a chance of surviving, but even after knowing that he would be dying for it, he still went ahead and asked Hecathe for help.??

Would Alphius really do something like that because he cared what people said about him? Would he really just want Hecathe to avenge his death?