‘They have to be crazy!’ Joachim Wolff stopped himself from cursing out aloud.

Did they know what they were talking about right now?

“This is tyranny,” Joachim gritted his teeth.

Sergei Zolotov was the one holding a hanger sword against Joachim’s neck, but Ben Eddy, who was just leisurely sitting and watching Joachim, looked more dangerous.

“Tyranny… Yes, you might be right, but we’re living in a world where someone can bite your head off if you lay yourself open to attack for even just a second. If becoming a tyrant is the only way to survive in this world, then I’ll gladly become one.” Ben smiled. “Besides, the Immortal Overlord has already set up a sparring—no, a combat event between the Tyrant and the apostles. We’re simply participating in that inevitable event, so we have a justifiable cause.”

Every European high ranker knew about the quest Celestials’ Curiosity, which pitted the Tyrant against the apostles and had Jacque Valentine as the mediator. Although the quest had been postponed due to the [World Net] of the <Purple Star Astrology>, it was still technically ongoing. Ben, Sergei, and the other Clan leaders planned to participate in that sparring match.

‘If he dies during the battle by an accident, no one will be able to hold us accountable,’ Ben thought.

The White Tiger Clan was rising so high that they seemed so close to reaching the sun. However, if the other Clan leaders could kill the Tyrant, they would be able to keep them...