What he had assumed was a straightforward clash between Georgio and the Assassin Guild now seemed to involve discrepancies from the original story.
What had looked like a typical revenge story might actually be the opening act of a larger conspiracy.
With that in mind, the upcoming "meeting" Sylas referred to made perfect sense.
This meeting was a rare exception.
Normally, the two great families—Di Malvento and Del Fiore—would remain strictly uninvolved with one another.
However, the emergence of an unknown and powerful enemy had prompted them to come together to investigate the threat.
In other words, the meeting would bring together all the key figures from both Di Malvento and Del Fiore.
That included the two main protagonist Sylas and Laxus.
Both protagonists, as well as their close advisors, would be present.
Georgio and Vaan, the parties directly involved, were also expected to attend.
Which meant that Rocco—