To make a plan, one first needed conviction. Therefore, upon returning to our lodging, I gave an order to Thousand Bloods and his members.
"Eat and drink to your heart's content. Soon, you will act like an organization that has just acquired 700,000 World-Sealing Pills."
"?"
"???"
The members, who had been expecting an order like, 'I've killed him. We're escaping, so lay down your lives to open a path,' all wore bewildered expressions. They looked to their leader, Thousand Bloods, hoping for an explanation, but he was looking at me with a similar expression.
"Is there nothing else we need to do?"
"There is. But now is not the time."
"... You know the deadline is only a week, right?"
A week.
I couldn't have asked for more. If I had requested even a little more time, she would have captured me, using force if necessary. I was only able to get this week because I held firm to my radical stance on revenge, and also because she had taken a real liking to me.
To be precise, she was fond of how vast my world was, but...
"Of course."
No one knew that fact better than I. When I answered nonchalantly, it seemed to inspire trust, as Thousand Bloods also nodded.
"Well, you're not the type to gamble with your life. I'll trust you."