Manipulating

He was not supposed to take action himself and he could not afford to be found out by anyone.

There was a risk of someone telling Ash about everything if anyone in the surroundings caught on to what he was doing and the current situation made it quite difficult for him to continue what he was doing.

The person was seen as an obstacle right away as his thoughts took him toward a darker place.

His thoughts were broken in an instant as the male voice of the person opposite him did not change and still seemed amused. "I can see your head working out how to deal with this situation. How fun... Anyway before you go doing anything stupid, I would advise against it.'

There was no opportunity for him to speak up before there was a slightly more warning tone in the voice of the person opposite him. "Do you think that you could get to me before I shout for help? Think about where you are first."