Chapter 786 - Help

"Theo." The moment that name was mentioned, the atmosphere became heavy.

"And do you think I will help you?" Leonardo narrowed his eyes. "No matter what you do, you'll always be the evil parents in his mind."

Valerie bit her lips but didn't refute him a single time. She was perfectly aware of the situation she had created.

Leonardo pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling troubled. There were many things he wanted to say to this daughter of his, but he didn't feel like asking them.

Only one question that actually came out of his mouth. "Is your revenge worth it?"

"You know?"

"No." Leonardo shook his head. "I don't know why you seek to fight the Griffith Family. But I still know there's no explanation other than revenge. Is it worth it for you to abandon your kid like that?

"It's for the kid… Don't give me that. I know that phrase is nothing but a tool to lie to yourself, to your kid, and to me, your father." Leonardo sighed.

Valerie didn't say a single thing.

Leonardo waved his hand as if telling her to go. "I know what to do. Just go do whatever you need to do."

"Thank you, Father." Valerie bowed her head and disappeared.

Davi paused for a moment and asked, "Is Eric Griffith really going to come?"

"Most likely. The Barbe Group will certainly take advantage of this." He sighed.

"But Father, I know you can defeat him," said Davi with a frown.

"I can, but the damage he can do is far worse than the majority of Mythical Rank Experts. You should have known about the Crysist Night, right?"

"Yes." Davi nodded with a serious expression. "Eric Savant, for the first time, brainwashed a hundred people and wiped the memories of a thousand people to cause huge chaos in a city. That's when the Griffith Family took him under their care and married one of their daughters to him."

"That's a terrible night." Leonardo closed his eyes. "Can you ever imagine the pain of killing your own family member?"

"I…" Davi looked down, couldn't answer his question. It was obvious that the family Leonardo was talking about was not a distant relative. It was a close one that they met every day and loved very much.

Leonardo sighed. "Exactly. That's why we need to prevent whatever he's going to do… As for where he will come from…"

"I believe it's from the other side."

"Yeah." Leonardo scratched the back of his head. "Now, I'm thinking on how to deal with him and the Barbe Group. The latter has been preparing to kill Theo with everything they got. However, they have no chance this whole time.

"So, I believe they're going to restrain our forces, allowing Eric to cause a rampage. We can't even split our force like this."

"Do you think we can get other influences to participate?"

"I am not very sure. Looking at the circumstances, I don't think Theo's future will matter that much. Although they want to be his friend, if there's a chance to kill him, they won't hesitate to take it.

"After all, a future threat will be gone this way. And they can simply put the blame on the Barbe Group or the Griffith Family. Either way, they win, we lose." Leonardo shook his head. "Even if our War God Family stops them all, there will be no one taking care of Theo."

"Then, what should we do?" Davi asked.

"We only need one more ally, and Valerie will take care of it."

"She?"

"Yeah." Leonardo rose from his chair and stretched his hands. "Hmm… It's been a while since we're in a situation like this. I guess I will play a bit."

"Though, I want to confirm one thing. The care you have for Theo will end when he comes back, right?"

"I know what you're thinking. I'm still putting on my equal love." Leonardo smiled. "At the end of the day, I didn't do anything for a few months when that brat went to another side. We can think of this as a form of compensation."

"I understand."

"It's been a few decades since I'm like this…" He started walking while saying, "Accompany me to the headquarters. Gonna do it myself this time."

"Yes, Father." Davi followed him, wondering what the old man had in mind.

Meanwhile, Valerie had begun pulling her string. She was standing in front of the man who was recognized by the whole world as the pope.

"For what purpose do you visit me, child?" The pope still smiled while asking Enrica to stay close to him.

Enrica was staring at her, thinking, 'She is Theo's mother…'

Valerie took off her necklace and said, "I want you to protect Theo."

"Are you sure? I still don't understand why you're doing all this right now even though your child needed it the most in the past."

Valerie refused to say anything. But the pope seemed to be able to see everything despite closing his eyes.

"Child. Hatred has clouded your heart and judgment." The pope shook his head before sighing.

Valerie didn't say a single thing, so the pope could only take the necklace from her and say, "Alright. My student also owes him, so I'll protect him. I guess my friend, Leonardo, knows everything?"

Valerie nodded.

"Alright. I'll talk to him about the plan later. Though, it's not my forte to be scheming like this."

"Thank you very much." Valerie bowed her head again and walked away.

"I just want to ask this one question. Have you ever thought about mending your relationship with your kid and asking for his forgiveness?" The pope's tone was calm and soothing. He always believed that forgiveness was always a necessary thing to have in one's heart.

However, Valerie only said while walking away, "Thank you. Please take care of Theo."

"…" The pope looked at her back with a heavy heart before giving the necklace to Enrica. "This is yours now."

"What is this necklace?" Enrica tilted her head in confusion, took the necklace, and observed it closely.

"That was the previous saintess' most precious necklace."

Enrica became silent, staring at the green-colored pendant on the necklace.