After their conversation, Ilaya and Ivana didn't speak to each other and just looked at the things inside the room. Ivana was just in her usually impassive mood. She's closely studied the artifacts inside the glasses
But Ilaya was suspiciously far from her. In fact, they're both in the opposite direction of the room. Of course, the problem lay in Ilaya and not Ivana. Ilaya was looking at a strange jar, but her mind was not thinking about the beauty of a relic. She was thinking about their conversation a while ago
'Why did I hug her and say that?'
After Ilaya finished her words earlier, she processed what just happened and she immediately became embarrassed. However, Ivana just looked at her and didn't say anything. That causes her to feel more embarrassed and she decided to looked around
Ilaya sighed as she glanced at Ivana. She was looking around the place, but there's something different about her. She didn't even speak and just kept quiet. Ilaya then asked her
"Kyora. Are you not going to call your guards? To update them about your plan?"
Ivana nodded
"You call them. I might give a bad order in my state, so you will be the one to coordinate with their movements"
Ivana seemed to dozed off as she nearly stumbled. Ilaya rushed to her and asked her worriedly
"Are we still going to go with the plan? I think it's better if we cancel the attack right now"
Ilaya really wanted to leave this place, but she couldn't let Ivana do this all by herself. Especially when she's acting strange. Then, Ivana replied
"No. We can't stop. If we let go of this chance, we will suffer in the future. Lots of my men will die, because I didn't strike when I had the chance. And… I'm tired watching my back all the time"
Ilaya saw her expression and she became aware of her heavy burden that she's carrying. Ilaya didn't know what to say, so she just kept quiet as she sighed. She walked towards the corner of the room and pressed her earpiece
Then, she said
"Hello? Can you hear me?"
Then, she was startled as she heard a synchronized voices answering her
[Yes]
As Ilaya was confused, Nicole explained to her
[We have set up your earpiece to be able to connect with all of us. That way, all of us can stay connected and would know what's happening in real time]
Ilaya nodded and said
"So, what do we do now? The boss seemed lethargic for some reason. She said that I would cooperate with you guys. What is our plan?"
Kazuki's voice then sounded
[Since we got some information about the tunnel and inside the mansion. We need to make use of it. Nicole and I will enter through the tunnel. Partner A and B will enter through the backdoor of the mansion since the guards there left their post. Partner C and D will move according to the previous plan]
Then, Kazuki asked Ilaya
[Where is your location in the mansion?]
Ilaya replied
"I think we're in the middle of the mansion on the first floor. I'm not sure exactly as to where. I was busy acting and didn't pay attention to where I'm going"
Kazuki immediately retorted
[What a spy you are]
Ilaya became annoyed
"Well I'm sorry. I'm not exactly trained in infiltration!"
Nicole ended their banter as she said
[That's enough. Ilaya, are you sure that the back of the mansion is going to be open?]
"I think so. The boss said that the guards there are going to leave their post. And we are going to distract them…"
Ilaya said and she immediately grumbled as she continued
"...In unpleasant way. Gods! I hate her plan!"
Nicole agreed with her sentiment
[I also don't like her plan. But you know her. She strive for maximum efficiency. Still, thank you for accompanying her. Even as far as disobeying her plan and putting yourself in extreme danger]
Ilaya nodded even as they couldn't see her
"It's alright. How much time do you need to bypass the back of the mansion"
Ilaya expected Nicole to answer her, but one of the guards who will enter the back answered her instead
[Maybe about a minute. We need to explore and clean the place, so we're going to be delayed for a bit. But the moment we entered and clear the area. I will update you]
Ilaya thought
'A minute. That's doable. I can struggle for that long. And I'm sure Kyora can double that time'
Then Ilaya said
"Alright. Don't take too long though, Kyora said that about ten guards are going to leave their post. And I'm sure that they're the ones are we going to distract. I can handle one or two, but not ten"
Nicole laughed to her and said
[Come on. Boss was there, she can kill them all with her bare hands. So don't worry too much]
Ilaya glanced at Ivana and thought
'Is that so?'
Somehow, Ilaya had a hunch that Ivana was going to be triggered if something happens. That's her main reason that she decided to accompany her in the first place. To prevent her from killing, she would take hard path. In the end, Ilaya shared her concerns
"That's exactly the problem. We need to prevent her from killing anyone today. I get the feeling that she's going to be triggered if she was reminded of her rampage"
The conversation died down as they realized the severity of their situation. Then, Kazuki asked Ilaya
[Ilaya. How sure are you that the thing that you said will happen?]
Ilaya thought for a bit before saying
"I'm not really hundred percent sure, but there's about a seventy percent chance that it will happen. I can't really explain it myself, but that's what my instinct are telling me"
Then, Ilaya knew that he's going to mock her again, so she said
"Remember, Kyora and I are the same. So, if our situation reverse, she will tell you the same thing"
Then, Kazuki grumbled
[I haven't said anything]
Nicole ignored Kazuki and said to Ilaya worriedly
[So, are you going to be okay Ilaya? If you prevent the boss from fighting, then, how are you going to escape from those guys?]
Ilaya felt a headache coming as she said
"That's why I told you all to be quick. I don't know what to do"
As she said that, one of the guards hesitantly asked
[...Is there a point in this operation?]
The communication turned silent for a moment, before Nicole said
[Be that may be, we still need to eliminate the leaders. Or maybe reduce them. If some of them is taken out, the others will definitely usurp the vacuum left by their deaths]
Then, Kazuki continued
[And that way, we can buy ourselves some time for their intense retaliation. Of course, if we take them all out today, then there's going to be no fighting tomorrow]
Ilaya heard their conversation and said
"So, since Kyora and I will not partake in killings. Who will… kill them?"
Despite being part of the Yakuza, Ilaya was still uncomfortable about planning to kill someone. It feels so wrong to her to take a person's life
'Well, did I have a choice at this point?'
Ilaya thought to herself and waited for their response. Then, she heard the doorknob turned as she hurriedly looked at the door. She saw Chelly entered the room and said smilingly to them
"Pardon me for the delay. I hope you don't mind"