Leaning against the wooden crate, Jason began to recall everything that had happened before.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Jason's mind.
Was this 'mastermind's collaborator' really the 'mastermind's collaborator' all along?
Could they have been just a pawn?
Perhaps a stroke of luck had made them the 'collaborator'?
Instinctively, the black notebook surfaced in Jason's mind.
Transcendent Strength!
The 'mastermind' handed over the black notebook—or rather, used it as a bargaining chip—because the 'collaborator' had suddenly gained Transcendent Strength, even though they were still unfamiliar with it!
Precisely because of this, the 'mastermind' dared to use the obviously bizarre black notebook as leverage.
Meanwhile, the 'collaborator,' who might themselves have been a pawn or an ordinary person, utilized their Transcendent Strength and managed to establish their own small power base in a short time.
