"I've got a way to delay his return from Germia. By then, it'll be useless even if he manages to develop the antidote."

"Really?" exclaimed Emily with her eyes lit.

"But we can only delay him for a while at most, so we must execute the plan before he develops the antidote," replied Ryker.

Emily clenched the armrest of her chair, grinding her teeth until her lip was nearly torn.

"What other plans do you have? Brendan won't let me get close, and hypnosis only works when the other party is not