"Oh... I didn't expect Fiose to be so cautious. It's really surprising. Although I have heard you mention that boy is extraordinary, hearing you say it in person still surprises me," the man in black said mockingly.
Despite the slight mockery in the man's words, Fiose Elena paid it no mind.
"As I said, though the boy may be the most inconspicuous among them, he is also the most formidable presence among them."
Since the other party put it that way, the man in black also took it seriously.
"Are you suggesting we should watch out for that boy?"
"Yes, if not for him, my mission would have failed, the plane would have landed safely; none of this is a coincidence. In fact, it's precisely because of the boy that things turned out this way."
"But I remember you saying that the boy doesn't seem to have any special abilities."
"Well, in fact, when I was fighting those two little girls, the boy was just watching from the side. That shouldn't have been an act. After all... if it were a boy, wouldn't he generally try his best to impress girls?"
The burly man, no, the muscle man Ricky couldn't sit still.
"What kind of logic is that? You're simply making excuses for your own failure."
"Well, Fiose has a point."
The man in black nodded in agreement, and then he asked the woman,
"So, does this mean that the boy really has no special abilities? Isn't that strange then? How did an ordinary boy without any special abilities manage to foil your plans and ensure the safe landing of the plane?"
"That's the terrifying thing about the boy. Clearly, he doesn't possess any special abilities, but he has a strategic acumen that can change almost everything, a level of strategy that can rival strategic weapons, or perhaps even surpass them. After all, what I've seen is just the tip of the iceberg," the woman said meaningfully.
"Hmph, boasting about the enemy, you're definitely just finding excuses for your failure," Ricky scoffed.
"No, you wouldn't understand. If it were me, I probably wouldn't believe it either. Only those who have truly witnessed it will understand that unparalleled strategy," replied the woman, her words filled with fear.
At that moment, even the man in black understood the gravity of the situation.
"Anyway, since even Fiose has said so, I will have to think about this carefully."
"Yes, indeed. After all, I have never seen him show this expression before."
Ricky, who had been opposing all along, unexpectedly compromised.
"By the way, I remember you mentioning that the boy is quite ordinary."
"Oh, the boy looks like someone you can find anywhere."
"Wait a minute, the person you're describing, I may have seen him too."
At that moment, the little girl who had been silent suddenly spoke up.
"Huh? Ling, you've seen the boy?"
"No, I'm not sure, actually. The reason I failed was because someone hindered me, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
The man in black also nodded cautiously.
"And among those who stopped me, I did see a boy who seemed unremarkable, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and, coincidentally, there was a blonde woman beside him, probably the one Elena mentioned, the person who can control others with words."
"Well, then you've got it right, because having no standout traits can also be seen as a distinctive feature," the woman replied firmly.
