Vol. 16 Ch. 4: The Battle Between a Pawn and a Queen

...We'd probably lose.

That was Claudia Ashley's assessment after hearing the outline of the plan to hold Lewis Miller at bay.

The first stage of the plan was for Hubert to disguise himself as a retainer, lure Lewis into the forest, and ambush him with Glen's magic.

If that failed, they would lead him to the area where Hubert had set up his magical-tool traps and ambush him with those.

Their final trump card, should that be thwarted as well, was a surprise attack by Roberto, who would be lying in wait.

Claudia summarily dismissed the three-pronged ambush plan against Lewis and slumped back in her chair.

Her attitude seemed to say, I can't deal with this, and Glen pouted.

"But we thought this plan through like crazy! What's wrong with it?"

"...Do you seriously think you can defeat your master with that plan?"

Glen was at a loss for words...