Minxet immediately nodded as he heard Cain's command. Everything aligned in his mind with a clarity that surprised even him, and he began devising his plan with precision and purpose.
"I will begin immediately," he declared with conviction.
With a deep, respectful nod, the Chief Counselor returned to the ground and began mobilizing the troops. Cain smiled at the movements of the people below—coordinated, focused, and full of intent—when suddenly his attention snapped to a figure moving swiftly in the distance.
The figure was identical to himself. Of course, it was none other than the Ego Clone he had dispatched to Divine Calamity Heaven to demand the ransom for Andrew, Zoro, and Maria.
