Radmilo had made a list of the people he had known in his previous life, and none of them could steal other people's items. He also could not find anyone who might have messed with his system.
The IRO was controlled by the 'elites' and Radmilo was only their 'loyal dog'. He tried hard to approach them to get a big secret, but what he got was death. He had expected it nonetheless.
For this reason, Radmilo did not immediately take revenge on the IRO when he returned to the past. He only attacked them to complete the quest. The end of the attack case proved that the IRO had kept the secret he was looking for.
Emrick's death and the settlement of the kidnapping scandal were confirmations. The IRO had secret people to solve the problem.
"Did the other Prime Movers tell their contractors the same thing as you?" Radmilo finally said something after a moment of silence.
Lefter nodded. "What I'm telling you is the basics. It's not some big secret that can make you win instantly."
"But the explanation regarding special items sounds like a secret."
"It's not. The explanation regarding the special items should be in your system. But your system is under the influence of someone's power, so the explanation didn't appear. I can tell about the item since it's basic, but I can't tell the information about the contractor."
Radmilo could understand why the Prime Mover made such a rule. If he knew detailed information about other contractors, then it was like a cheat in the game. He could devise a plan to defeat them since he had detailed information about their power.
"Look, I came here because we can't communicate through the system. I wanted to monitor your life. You have to come out as a winner!" Lefter spoke and ended with a bang on the table.
"Ah, I forgot to ask about the winner," Radmilo ignored his table, which was split into two. "What makes a human categorized as a winner in this game? Do I have to beat the Instruments?"
"That's something different. I chose you in a contractor vs contractor bet. If you wield more power than all the contractors, then you will win."
"So, it doesn't matter if the Instruments win against the humans?"
Lefter stopped staring at the broken table as he heard a topic he had almost forgotten. He could see the contents of Radmilo's inventory to monitor what the man was doing. Because of that, he could read the contract between Radmilo and Clem.
It seemed the man promised to help Clem and the Instruments kill lots of humans. Lefter was not surprised by that because he knew very well the Instruments were difficult to work with.
"I don't care about that. However, some Prime Movers do. If they find out your intentions, then they will hunt you down," Lefter spoke as he made a motion to slash his throat with his hand.
Nonetheless, Radmilo did not look scared. "Can the Prime Movers pay attention to all the contractors?"
"Of course. We always keep an eye on contractors to see who will be a winner. However, we can't just kill someone else's contractor. If we don't like certain contractors, we will give our contractor a quest to kill them."
"Clem said the system had a problem. The other Prime Movers didn't know I went back in time."
Lefter took a deep breath. "They will find out sooner or later. It depends on your actions. If you attract too much attention, then they will notice right away."
There was no answer from Radmilo as he recalled what he had done. The quest made him have to attack IRO. He ended up leaking data regarding the kidnapping carried out by the secret research team.
"I believe they are aware now," said Radmilo without a doubt.
"That's why I came here." Lefter crossed his arms over his chest. "Not only watching you, but I also want to see what the other contractors are doing. I'm sure some Prime Mover will give you a quest to kill you."
"Judging from what you're saying, it doesn't seem like you're the one who gave me the quest to mess with the IRO."
"That's automatic from the system since the reward is a special item. I think the system makes the quest difficult since the items you get are very valuable. You won't be able to determine what price to set if you sell the item."
Radmilo agreed with Lefter's words. He did not know how much the item cost regarding the human stone. The IRO and the officious guild would pay whatever it took to get the item. They could research the stone and patent the results if they were successful.
When he considered research, he immediately thought of what was going on in the guild building. It was the time when he came to take the test as a condition of becoming a dungeon cleaner.
At that time, Radmilo destroyed Ellery's and someone's stone, but nothing happened to them. He had assumed the two people's stones were different from anyone else's. And everything became clear once he connected it with the <Mystery of the Magic Warding Stone> and the <Item Thief>.
Radmilo rubbed his face and exhaled heavily, causing Lefter to frown in confusion. The boy waved his hand in front of Radmilo, asking, "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Radmilo answered quickly. "I just discovered something that I should have realized earlier. Looks like you should lower my Intelligence to C."
"I already changed it before coming here."
Hearing this, Radmilo immediately checked his stats and he found that his Intelligence had been changed to F. He gritted his teeth in anger but still did not do anything to Lefter.
"Do you still have something you want to tell me?" Radmilo questioned out of curiosity, not intending to push Lefter away.
The boy yawned and glanced at the watch that had suddenly appeared in his left hand. "I just wanted to say that you should train, although I do think you deserve an S for your stats. Now I'm tired of talking. It's time for me to hibernate. I'll see you later."
"Where are you going? To your world?"
"No. I already told you that I want to supervise other contractors. That's why I'll be staying in the dungeon. I know a lot of Instruments who have been cursed to become monsters, hahaha. Good luck, by the way!"
Radmilo did not have time to answer because Lefter immediately disappeared. Since Lefter could live in the dungeon, he decided not to think about the boy.
All he had to do now was find information about Ellery and the person he did not know the name of. He was sure they both had something hidden about the stone.
First of all, Radmilo got the time back to normal and decided to take a shower. He would change his clothes before going to see Carl or Dianella. If they did not have Ellery's home address, then he would find another way.
On the other hand, Dianella had just finished taking a shower when she heard her apartment bell ring. She hurriedly put on her pajamas and walked towards the door thinking about who had come.
Was it Keith or Rolf?
The answer was neither of them. When Dianella opened the door, her eyes met a familiar figure. She raised her eyebrows when she saw Radmilo smiling awkwardly at her.
The man examined her appearance from head to toe before asking, "Am I bothering you?"
"Yeah, you're bothering me."
"I want to talk about something important. But well, we can talk when you have some free time."
Dianella stared at Radmilo for a while before motioning for him to enter. She allowed the man to walk first because she needed to lock the door. As soon as she finished, she immediately took her knuckles from the inventory.
The girl became invisible in an instant. She then dashed at Radmilo, kicked him in the back of the knee, and knuckled his neck as soon as he fell to the floor.
"Who are you? The real Radmilo never looks at my boobs for more than a second. He doesn't smile in a cringe way either."
Radmilo, or rather the fake Radmilo, laughed when he heard Dianella's words. He showed no fear even though the girl had used her invisibility power.
"I have read news about you before coming here. It turns out you are as smart as your fans claim," he said calmly, not trying to free himself.
Dianella realized that the mysterious man did not see her as a formidable opponent. It looked like she would be heavily injured after fighting against him. She had just spent a lot of money to have the wounds removed from her body, and she did not want to get another one anytime soon.
Nevertheless, Dianella had no choice but to fight the man.
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