"It was a delegation from the Elven Empire. As for the reason they even went to earth, I couldn't find out. Most of the details about that trip were completely erased."

The person in the shadows raised their hands. "I was worried that if I dug deeper into the actions of a Higher Planet, one of the seven high seats, it might get you in trouble. So I stopped digging further..."

"No, you did good." Fiona nodded. "If it's the Elven Empire, then it could get troublesome to dig into their affairs. After all, even amongst the few high seats, their wealth sits at the top."

"In any case, there's no need to dig anymore. He must have already received my message. If he is wise, he would stop there. If not, maybe we can drag the Elven Empire into this mess. That way, we won't even have to get our hands dirty."

"Hmm? My Lady, forgive me but I don't understand it. How can we use the Elven Empire when they are beyond our reach. Why would they listen to us?"

"Do they need to listen to us? It will be something they would want to do on their own. Didn't their daughter go missing recently? Just leak a vague rumor about the Elven Delegation killing the parents of Leo Vanderlen."

"You mean...?"

"Exactly. The blame for the kidnapping will go to Leo, who did it for revenge for his parents. No one cares if it's true or not. He would disappear for good." Fiona glanced at the rain through the cracked glass.

"However, we don't need to do that right now. I will give him one more opportunity. If he doesn't stop, then I'll drag him to his personal hell."

....

Unaware of the schemes that were being planned for him, Leo was sitting in the Necropolis Ship.

He was wondering what he could do next. At the moment, he just wanted to rush to Fiona's Planet and use the Necropolis Ship to blow it to smithereens.

The problem was that the aftermath of using the Necropolis Ship would definitely spiral out of control. The Galactic Union would get involved, and even Necropolis and other Ancient Planets would interfere.

For his revenge, was it wise to place the entire universe at risk. More importantly, it would eventually give away his true identity.

Death... That was the only thing Leo didn't want to embrace yet.

"I don't have enough money. I don't have enough power of my own. I don't even have enough abilities of my own. Of the three crucial things that matter in this world, I don't have enough of either."

He looked at the screen, watching Yelina's ship arrive. She met with the Heroes, and with tears in her eyes, she followed the Heroes, escorting unconscious Picollo.

"How can I do it in such a way that I would lose money, while also having a little revenge? The hand of Misfortune is good, but it takes too long. The multiplier effect that works fast is also random, so it can't be a short term solution."

Leo closed his eyes, and started stressing his brain. Just how... How could he mess with Fiona so that it didn't go against his initial goal while also protecting himself.

"What is Fiona's backing...? The Lionel Family. And what is the source of Lionel Family's power...?"

One after another, Leo started putting the pieces together, like he was solving a puzzle.

"Their power comes from their significant banking business, and their hands in the financial industry. Almost every major businessman in our space sector and even beyond, have taken a loan from them."

"To give Lionel Family death by thousand cuts, I need to hurt them where it hurts the most. And that is..."

Leo's eyes lit up, as he stood up. He walked over to the side and looked out the window at various meteorites flying past his invisible ship, like they were being repelled by an invisible field.

"Yes... I will do it. I'll make them feel the pain where it hurts the most. Alpha Corp will take the next step into the Banking Industry!"

"Doesn't it achieve both my goals? If I give out bad loans that are never returned, it can be written off as losses once they become unrecoverable. Alpha Corp will steal Lionel Family's clients! We will provide zero interest loans, with barely any paper work!"

"Alpha Corp will shake the market, even if we have to suffer a loss. Even if we have to... No, especially if we have to! I will take from the Lionel Family their most precious thing... Their power, their wealth, their influence, and in the end... their..."

Leo didn't finish his sentence but a cold light shone in his eyes.

Until now, he was only thinking about achieving losses through foolish inventions that no one should have bought. They were supposed to be foolproof plans, yet things went wrong.

However, what about the banking industry? Wasn't that a sure shot disaster if he made a rule of zero interest loans, especially without collaterals?

It was like an infinite money glitch! Finally he had found a solution that killed two beasts with one arrow.

"Fiona, oh Fiona... Until now you were targeting my people. Was that a warning from you? In that case, I'll accept that warning and I'll do you one better."

"I'll make you see how a bank is brought to its ruins... Mine! And how in the process it brings another financial giant to its ruins... Your family!"

....

"Did you say something?" Fiona asked the shadow, looking back.

"I didn't say anything." The shadow shook its head.

"Strange... Why do I feel like I heard something... Was I just imagining things?"

She shook her head lightly, wondering if she was still on the edge for some reason.

Fiona pulled her hand back off the glass and returned to her seat, and picked up a glass of wine to relish in the night and her success.

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