Todd didn't move or speak, he just smiled at Sinclair.

Leoric glanced at Sinclair beside him, his voice booming like a broken bellows: "Fool! You've been played the whole time!"

Sinclair opened his eyes wide, thought for a few seconds on the bed, and suddenly shouted at Todd, "No! Who are you?!"

Todd laughed and rubbed his face, instantly restoring his original appearance.

The sudden scene before him caused Sinclair to scream in surprise.

Todd brought a chair from the cabin and sat down opposite the two men. He first addressed Leoric, saying, "King of Saint Guard, I must say, your plan has astonished me. First, you used the election of heir to exacerbate domestic conflicts and attract everyone's attention, allowing you to carry out a series of preparations. Then, you used the council of elders to control the election venue and, through a frenzied massacre, eliminated all the nobles who opposed you, transferring all the sins to Leoric's body. Finally, you used a supernatural ritual to allow your soul to possess Sinclair's body and return to the throne of Saint Guard..."

Leoric stared at the roof of the cabin, remaining silent.

Todd then turned his gaze to Sinclair: "As for you, Your Highness Sinclair, you possess all the qualities of your father—deceit, hypocrisy, ruthlessness, cruelty—except for one thing: patience. When you joined forces with the Church to control the situation, you became complacent with the impending victory, forgetting to act cautiously and observe carefully, and ultimately fell into the trap."

Leoric looked at Todd and asked in a low voice, "I don't understand, where did you see the flaw in this plan?"

Todd took out a small object from his pocket; it was the badge made of a magic crystal.

"Someone who happens to know the origin of this thing that you gave Mary and me..."

Leoric looked at the badge in Todd's hand and sighed deeply.

Sinclair's eyes darted around, and he hurriedly said to Todd, "My friend, let's make a deal. If you put me on the throne, I can give you anything you want! Wealth? An army? I know! You want Mary! Right? Believe me, I have a hundred ways to get her for you!"

Seeing Todd staring at him in astonishment, Sinclair, having torn off his mask of pretense, assumed the other was already smitten. He dropped all pretense and quickly said, "I got a formula from the church that can turn the most chaste woman into the most wanton, resentful one! Back then, I used this potion to win over my aunt Tania..."

"You beast!" Leoric's eyes widened in fury upon hearing this, and he suddenly unleashed boundless power as he struggled to get out of bed and lunge at Sinclair.

Seeing his father's futile efforts, Sinclair burst into laughter: "Stop pretending! My father! Do you think I don't know what kind of shameful things you and your sister Tania have done? Who is Mary's real mother? Do you think you've fooled everyone?!"

Sinclair's words were like a dagger, slowly cutting into Leoric's will.

The old man's face was ashen; his life, which had been sustained by his supernatural abilities, had finally come to an end.

His body arched upwards, his pupils slowly dilated, his chest stopped rising and falling, and the 'Lion of the Father' breathed his last, and all returned to peace.

Sinclair glanced at his dead father, then smiled at Todd: "The troublesome guy's finally dead. Let's talk..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sinclair felt a chill run down his spine.

Todd used his "Shaping" ability to transform his hand into a sharp blade, which pierced Sinclair's heart.

"Why?"

Blood trickled from the corner of Sinclair's mouth as he asked, unwilling to accept his fate.

Todd sheathed his 'blade', coldly looked at this despicable and filthy bastard, and slowly said, "To be with someone whose heart is filled with darkness will eventually lead to being swallowed by darkness yourself."