"Shut up, Ren," Makoto said. "What kind of emperor would I be if I don"t punish those who threaten my family and betray my country? If I don"t do that myself, I don"t deserve to be the emperor; I don"t deserve to be a father."

Leon frowned when he heard that, it was only obvious why, but Makoto was way too nervous. He wanted to partic.i.p.ate in the mission to rescue his daughter, and he also wanted to kill with his own hands, those who betrayed j.a.pan. Ren looked at Leon, hoping that he could persuade Makoto; by the look of things, the other advisors didn"t dare to argue with emperor when he was so decided to do something. Although Ren was new in that position, he was the only one who said clearly that it was a stupid idea.

"Your Majesty, I also think that is a bad idea," Leon said.

Leon didn"t know how strong Makoto was, but considering that he trained at the earth dragons" dungeon, he wasn"t a weakling. However, he wasn"t just strong; Makoto was also a very important figure for the country. The imperial family was that influential at the moment.

"I"m sorry Leon, I"m thankful for the fact that you are willing to help," Makoto said. "However, not even an ally like you will change my mind."

"Your Majesty! Do you have any idea what will happen to j.a.pan if you die?!" Ren got up and shouted. "If something happens to you and Lady Yuki, then our nation will certainly will…"

"Shut up! I"m going to make sure that nothing will happen to her!" Makoto raised his tone. "If you say such a foolish thing again, you will pay the price."

It looked like Leon misjudged Makoto"s personality. Although he wasn"t young, he was very hot-blooded. Anyway, he sure knew how to put Leon in a bad spot; if something happens to him, the chances of the Allied Forces losing j.a.pan was an ally were quite high. By the look of things, Makoto only had two kids and if Leon fails in the mission… then they surely would lose j.a.pan was an ally.

Still, Leon could understand Makoto"s anger; if something similar happens to Amanda or Maya, he will destroy half of the world to rescue them. Leon could barely keep his head cool when his friends were injured or threatened by his enemies; if something happens to his family, it wouldn"t be strange if he decides to destroy a few cities or even countries. He had the resources to create an army of skeletons, and he had the patience to train alone on an island for four years, after all.

"I never liked baldie all that much, but I thought he was quite loyal," Leon said. "Did something happen for him to change his mind?"

"Yes…" Makoto sighed. "After you dealt with those three, we observed Sarah and Tom for a while. Eventually, we concluded they wouldn"t cause any problems for the time being, so I decided to move the majority of my spies that were working in America to other locations. Seiji didn"t approve of my actions. Then a few days later, it happened."

"Is that all?" Leon frowned.

"No, it looked like he was waiting for an opportunity," Makoto explained. "We investigated his residence, and we found clues that showed that he has been maintaining contact with those who help the power in China, India, and Russia"s territories. He waited until he concluded that Russia would win the battle for Europe and Asia. To show his loyalty, he kidnapped my daughter."

"I see… well, I guess in the end, his reasons don"t matter all that much." Leon said. "When will we depart?"

"Leon!" Ren frowned.

"What? I tried, and I can"t imagine him giving up on the idea." Leon said. "I don"t have the influence or persuasive power to convince him of staying here. The only for him to stay behind is by locking him a steel cage or by beating the c.r.a.p out of him. Do you want me to do that to Your Majesty?"

In the end, Ren could only show an exasperated expression. Makoto was the emperor of j.a.pan; there wasn"t a single person on earth that could convince him of staying at home. Ren was also aware that Leon was in a bad position. In the worst-case scenario, all his work of the previous months will be for naught.

"We will decide that soon, for the time being, you should rest and wait," Makoto said. "The room you used before is available, we will call you eventually."

Leon nodded; it looked like Makoto was being careful. He probably already had decided everything, but also decided to hid that information in case Seiji left a spy behind. Leon doubted that he would be able to rest before such a critical mission, he had to rescue Yuki and make sure that Makoto won"t die. Considering the dangers of the situation, he decided to train as much as possible; there was a chance that the healing spell would come in handy.

Health: 75/75 +

Mana: 1814 +

Stamina: 70 +

Strength: 66 +

Dexterity: 10 +

Speed: 42 +

Intelligence: 281 +

Endurance: 84 +

Control: 117 +

Mentality: 97 +

Luck: 01 +

Recovery: 600 +

Willpower: 75 +

Coins: 775471

Status: 00

Skill List

Active Skills: Earth Manipulation Lv 62, Water Manipulation Lv 37, Wind Manipulation Lv 34, Fire Manipulation Lv 36, Earth Transformation Lv 39, Water Transformation Lv 29, Wind Transformation Lv 34, Fire Transformation Lv 33, Earth Creation Lv 42, Water Creation Lv 37, Wind Creation Lv 31, Fire Creation Lv 36, Mana Armor Lv 02, Mana s.h.i.+eld Lv 02, Mana Dominion Lv 13,

Pa.s.sive Skills: Pain Resistance Lv 21, Spearmans.h.i.+p Lv 54, Sleep Resistance Lv 13,