97 Chapter 97: Ronny (1/2)

Caesar followed the excited Musashi down the long corridors and they soon approached a strange cellar located in the very far back of the mansion.

Musashi squatted down next to the cellar and put his hands on the steel slab covering it, he breathed out a deep breath and a strange violet strand of mana entered into the steel.

*creak*

Suddenly, the cellar door split in half and opened up, revealing a large set of stairs leading downwards… Musashi turned his head around and smiled back at Caesar.

”Come on, we don't have much time until we start our weekly training session!” Musashi said, and without waiting for Caesar's reply, he started hurriedly walking down the stairs.

Caesar shook his head with a wry smile and followed him down, the air was musty and the cellar was slightly dark, the amount of oxygen was also much less resulting in it being harder to breathe.

This uncomfortable atmosphere continued for about 30 seconds until finally, Caesar walked down the entire seemly endless stairs… He could see Musashi standing in front of a jail cell while beckoning him with his hands.

”Sigh, this old man is a weird one” Caesar sighed in exasperation and observed the underground cellar.

Lit torches hung on the side of the wall, perfectly illuminating the four or so jail cells in the room… the air was clearer than it was on the staircase, however, it was still humid and uncomfortable.

As Caesar was inspecting the surrounding area, he soon reached the jail cell.

”Oi, Ronny, wake up… you got a visitor” Musashi called out, interrupting Caesar from his thought and causing him to look inside the cell.

A man with a long and unkempt hair greeted his eyes, he had an unshaved beard, filthy rags, and a half-eaten potato in his hands… After hearing Musashi's words, the unkempt man raised his eyes.

*plop*

The potato in Ronny's hand fell to the ground and his eyes widened in surprise, he visibly shuddered as he crawled backward as if he wanted to escape a rabid beast's grasp.

”Hmm, that's weird, he's never had this reaction before… do you two perhaps, know each other?” Musashi asked curiously while stroking his beard.

Caesar closely examined the man in the cell for a few seconds before shaking his head, ”I don't recall ever meeting him, and besides, most of the people I know are in Rahvin kingdom… how would they get all the way over here” Caesar spoke with traces of doubt reflected in his eyes.

Ronny visibly calmed down once he heard Caesar's words, he reached out for his potato and continued eating it.

”Haha, I've tried letting him out a few times but he just stays inside here… At first, he detested it, but now, he doesn't want to ever leave” Musashi said with a chuckle… he wasn't so cruel as to lock up a man for an extended period of time just for trespassing, alas, he didn't have much choice in his current situation.