Only I Am A Reader
chapter-380

"I need some time alone."

Everyone had been in a hurry to get this meeting started so that the new Society Leader would be given enough time to digest the unusual situation, but now that Yeon was fully aware of the predicament, they all gladly left the room to allow her some silent contemplation.

Their time wasn't that tight just yet!

'This is slightly confusing…'

Yeon's intentions were something that he would instantly understand most of the time, but due to the gravity of the situation, Leo still had to look into her eyes to confirm that these words were meant for everyone but him.

Once again, he couldn't help stressing a common fault that most novels had when they were close to reaching their conclusion. Not expressive enough!

Although it wasn't easy to capture it since the seclusion felt like it had passed fairly quickly for him, he was slowly starting to realize how big the change that Yeon had undergone was…

The simple mention of a power-up followed by some knowledge inheritance was far from enough to describe it! The confidence, the stability, the unpredictability… The evolution of Yeon's temperament was beyond huge!

'She is fully awake!'

In reality, Yeon was never naive or gullible, but compared to before, Leo couldn't find a better way to express her current mental state.

"So how is the situation? Is it really that bad?"

'Oh?'

Waiting for Yeon to say what she had on her mind as he deeply inspected her expression, Leo was slightly taken aback by the first thing he heard.

Unlike her earlier questioning when she was earnestly collecting all the information that she needed to know, Yeon's words took a different, yet confident tone.

Almost like… She wasn't asking him for his opinion as an advisor, rather she was asking as if she was sure that he had the answer!

'Isn't this too blunt?'

Despite being fully aware of how many times he had exposed himself in a roundabout way to change the flow of certain events, Leo didn't expect Yeon to be so straightforward about his ability to 'see the future'.

It wasn't truly a surprise, but it was definitely a 'Wait, really?' moment for Leo, that being said…

"Yeah, it's bad, probably even more so than they expect it to be."

Rather than being inconsiderate, Yeon's approach had basically skipped the formalities and gave him a chance to directly provide helpful information without having to twist his brain to explain the chain reaction of plot armor in a sensible manner.

At the same time, this was also Yeon's own way of confirming her suspicions, hinting at Leo to explain his ability if he could, if not, her words already pointed out that she didn't necessarily need an explanation but an answer!

'It's not time yet, but I will take you up on this.'

The changes that could occur due to revealing everything before managing to clear the Main Quest weren't something that Leo could gamble on, but being able to comfortably use his novel knowledge to support Yeon was more than welcome!

"It might appear like we aren't necessarily a target even if Kim Geochin's journey is smooth sailing, but we are the ones that conflict with his ideology the most. There is no chance that he will just let the biggest maverick to his plan be, regardless of whether we keep up our seclusion or not."

Heading out to vanquish the protagonist right now wasn't an option with the mix of hyenas and righteous martial artists on standby, but ignoring the storm and waiting for it to end while hoping that it wouldn't pass by the house was definitely much worse.

Instead, the correct way to handle it was to be fully conscious of its threat and dutifully prepare in proportion to that awareness!

"I see. Then what do you advise me to do in regard to this?"

Once again, Yeon's question sounded simple enough for any bystander to think that she was clueless. However, Leo knew that she wasn't inquiring about the obvious stuff. In contrast, she was practically asking what he would do differently in her place aside from the basics.

With a 'seer' onboard, one could finally guarantee that they wouldn't look back to this moment and say if only I did that!

"I think that we… Don't have to handle everything on our own. Rather than isolating ourselves as a target, it might be wiser to instill caution into a few worthy allies."

The first notion that surfaced in Leo's mind was solving the main reason for the Heavenly Strength Society's tragic end. Undoubtedly, no matter how strong a lion is, its death would be confirmed once it was surrounded by a whole pack of hyenas, which is why a lion's pride moved out as one.

Leo simply wanted to assemble their own pride before it was too late!

"Should we get down to writing some letters then?"

Although that didn't conform with the usual style of the Society, Yeon readily accepted Leo's suggestion. This might have been hard if things had initially progressed as they did in the novel where the Heavenly Strength Society ended up being stabbed in the back after a short alliance, but…

Such an alliance didn't come to pass this time around. Additionally, not to mention his recent reputation-improving scheme, Leo's rewriting had even pocketed a friend or two on the way!

Naturally, Yeon could now easily connect the dots. Perhaps, everything that Baekho had done in the past was just to prepare for the upcoming confrontation!

"Sure, we need to send them out as soon as possible."

Traversing distance and communication wasn't as simple in the age of ancient Murim. There would be no time for regret if slacking off made it so the letters arrived too late to Geochin's 'luck'.

"Right, there is still a lot to do…"

Wasting no more time, Yeon and Leo poured all their focus into handling the external matters at hand before quickly calling everyone back to continue the meeting. After all, while the major points have been highlighted, the following process was far from over.