As Zaun began mobilization again, Rhodes was busy again - and having lost his tavern and had to put his office in the sewers.

Good thing there is Jana.

With the help of the Cana man-shaped air conditioner, the office conditions of the sewer...... Not bad.

The key witness to the claims of the High Council of Picheng, Mr. Jace, the future guardian, was given the task to Victor by Rhodes, who believed that the power of the great oil would make the future guardian a little more normal and put himself in his place.

As long as Jace can stand on his side, he will definitely not lose this war!

During the preparations, Rhodes also met with Catherine a few times - because the Supreme Council of Leather City said everything with a nose and eyes, Catherine even suspected that Rhodes was hiding something from her.

However, when Jace appeared tied up by Rod, Catherine gritted her teeth.

For this wonderful misunderstanding, Rod did not go to correct it.

Then, just when everything was going well and everything was going according to Rod's plan, a small accident arose.

Svein left.

The reason is said to be that the barbarians of Freljord have started to do things - winter has arrived, and it is time for the barbarians to come down the mountain to rob, and Svein has to return to the front line in the north, so the Zaun side can only be put on hold for the time being.

Of course, if it was just Svein gone, it wouldn't be a problem.

The problem is that he took Tucci with him......

In other words, Rod's younger brother was fooled away—though the least important one.

……………………

It all started a long time ago.

Remember the contract that represented the intention to cooperate?

Previously, Rod used Svein to give Piltover a wave of pressure, which can be said to have used Svein once.

It's just that Svein didn't dismantle Rhodes's platform for the sake of possible supernatural power.

And now, seeing that he had to leave Zaun for the front line in the north, Svein felt that he had to get something on Rhodes' side!

Otherwise, wouldn't this trip come in vain?

When I left Noxus, I was under a lot of pressure.

So, where to start?

Based on Svein's careful observation, he identified his target – Tucci.

The big rat has a different painting style than everyone else, and it has no feelings for Zu An.

When Svein turned his attention to Tucci, he found something more interesting.

For example...... This rat is suffering from some kind of spell from Rhodes.

At that time, when Rod left a mark on Tucci's body, he didn't cover it up too much, so Svein immediately discovered the mark on Tucci's body.

At first, Svein thought it was left by Rhodes for Tucci, but when she took a closer look at Ike's condition, he finally realized that the mark seemed to be more of a surveillance.

That's interesting—it seems that Zaun isn't what it seems, monolithic!

So, Svein tentatively approached Tucci.

At first, Svein didn't have the intention of digging into the wall, he just wanted to learn as much as he could about Rod through this mouse - in the process of negotiating with Rode, Svein had already realized that he had suffered too much loss from the lack of information.

Now that he had finally had an opportunity, Svein felt that he needed to seize this opportunity to learn more about this mysterious mage from other perspectives.

And then...... Svein was embarrassed to find that Tucci didn't seem to know anything.

That's right, don't know anything!

Until the last moment of the plan, Rod would not have told Tucci - in all of Rhodes' actions, Tucci was a pure thug, gone!

In order to "buy" Tucci, Svein, who paid a lot of small cookies, was embarrassed.

Although those little cookies were not a precious thing, he always felt that he was being trapped.

I always feel inexplicably unhappy!

Seeing that Tucci was not a core player, Svein had a new idea.

Cut the ground from under somebody's feet!

Well, this mouse doesn't matter anyway, how about bringing it back to Noxus yourself?

What's the best thing about Noxus?

Tolerance!

As long as you have the ability, Noxus welcomes you!

It doesn't matter if you're a human or a ghost, a dog or a rat!

So, in communication with Tucci, Svein succeeded in convincing the mouse.

When Rhodes breaks the seal and forcibly interferes with the Hexvalrie battle mech, Svein takes the opportunity to erase Rod's mark on Tucci.

The process was a bit cumbersome and a bit painful for Tucci, but the result was perfect.

Svein didn't trigger the sigil, so Rhodes didn't even realize that his rat had been cornered.

By the time Rod learned of this, Svein had already set sail with the men and left Zaun - leaving Rhodes looking at the empty Tucci lab with a bewildered expression.

Alas.

Sure enough, Svein didn't know how high he was compared to the other heroes, and he accidentally lost a very useful chess piece.

Although for Rod, the significance of Tucci is just one more firepower point in the battle, and now with Victor and Jace, this loss is not a problem at all, but this feeling of being put together is really a little unpleasant.

Shaking his head, Rhodes no longer thought about his spare ADC retreating to the enemy in seconds, and once again devoted himself to preparing for war.

Make the most of those exploding Hex Crystals that he infiltrated into Piltover before, and this war, Zaun is a sure winner!

After all, Rod still has Jinx as an ADC, doesn't he?