Even though Motan's tone sounded so relaxed just now, it still couldn't change the enormous pressure Cole felt in this moment.
The reason was simple. Even though he had been following Motan's instructions all along, and most of the time he did well, Cole was well aware that, apart from a very few exceptional cases, like 'delaying time by privately meeting with the Cavos Family's housekeeper,' most of what he did was merely 'icing on the cake' or 'a backup plan.' Even without knowing the specifics, Cole knew that his master was always in control of the overall situation.
But now...
Cole swallowed hard, discovering that the pressure brought by the four characters he had longed for years, 'taking charge alone,' was unexpectedly immense.
Without the master's help, what could someone like him, who couldn't even make a decent infiltration plan, achieve?