Chapter 214: Verkoli Grey (1/2)

'Didn't you just say that you didn't call me here to grill me?' Lawrend retorted inside his mind.

”I didn't.” Lawrend shook his head.

He didn't know what Joseph said to them, but he had to lie to keep the lie hidden.

”Hmmm…”

The man stared at Lawrend for a bit before turning his head to one corner of the room.

”Are you satisfied now?” the man asked out of nowhere.

Suddenly, a man walked out of the pillar. He stared at Lawrend with a displeased expression.

”I still don't believe him,” the man said.

”I don't care about what you think. You heard his words. Now, get out,” the man in the embroidered cloak said calmly.

Lawrend stared at this new man. He didn't need to think that much to know who this person is. He looked somewhat similar to Logan, and the hateful expression on his face could only be explained if he was Logan's brother.

”Tsk. I will go ask the other one,” the man said before he left the room.

And so, Lawrend and the stern man in the embroidered cloak were left in the room.

”Are you the Purple Thunder Grand Mage?” Lawrend asked.

He was still unsure whether the man in front of him really is a Grand Mage. There was a powerful aura surrounding him from the way he speaks, but that wasn't concrete evidence. He could be wrong.

”I am. You lied, didn't you?” The Purple Thunder Grand Mage said to Lawrend with smirk.

”H-How did you know?” Lawrend asked him in shock. He doesn't think that he did something that could have revealed him.

”It's easy. I can feel from the electrical pulses inside your body that you were lying,” he said to him with a grin.

”You can do that!?” Lawrend exclaimed in disbelief.

He never thought that lightning magic could be used that way.

”What do you think? Neat, right? Once you are at my level, you will realize how powerful magic is, and how little we know about it,” he said.

”Are you gonna punish me?” Lawrend asked fearfully.

This was a Grand Mage in front of him. He could do whatever he wanted in the kingdom, and he would only need to explain it to the king and everything would be good.

”Why would I? You're very talented. That sin of yours can be easily forgiven as long as you serve the kingdom. Besides, you did it because you really think it was correct, right?” he asked.

”I did. He was hindering me and he was always acting high and mighty. He even betrayed us at the last second. If I still had to endure that, I don't think I still deserve my dignity,” Lawrend replied honestly.

He doesn't have any choice but to reveal it to him. He could only hope that the Purple Thunder Grand Mage would sympathize with him.

”Good. Betrayal among a team is taboo. You did the right thing,” he praised Lawrend with a smile.

”Thank you for understanding my plight.”

Lawrend bowed respectfully.

”Mm. What is your full name?” he asked.

”Lawrend Horiel,” Lawrend replied.

”My name is Verkoli Grey,” Verkoli introduced himself to Lawrend with a smile.