Chapter 202: Interrogation room (a) (1/2)

”W-what did you say?! Killing a pack of beasts by himself, fending off a beast as powerful as a magic grandmaster, grouping with thousands of beasts and waging war against the cruel and vicious serpentine devils—how can a boy who is still wet behind the ears pull off stunts like that! We refuse to believe it!”

The young master of the Regis family shouted, refusing to believe what they had just told him. His sharp gaze never left the four members of the Regis family. Finley, Harvey, Sean, and Jay could see that their eldest cousin, who was far talented and stronger than themselves, was as if struck by lightning and turning as dark as charcoal but refusing to believe the reality of the situation. They internally sighed, knowing full well that he was making a fool out of himself. They knew that the truth couldn't be hidden for long and that he would be fuming with rage when it gets presented before him.

”…B-but it's the truth.” Although extremely nervous and sweating from head to toe, Tia still managed to gather enough courage to stutter four words out of her mouth. Her father and her Uncle felt bad for her and wanted to take their family's little rabbit away from here, but they couldn't do so as they were inside of a temporary interrogation hall. They couldn't be willful here. This place had some rules and regulations that they needed to follow. Not to mention, people as strong as they were also here, and breaking the rules would also mean disrespecting them and souring their relationship with many people.

Tia's words would've changed some people's minds, only if some of them were willing to believe it even a little. However, none except for the members of the academy were willing to believe in Elliot's prowess.

At the same time, it wasn't just the young master of the Regis family who was in disbelief at their clams. The mistress of the Charlotte Family also had her eyes opened wide like saucers. She, too, refused to believe them. She knew that the chances of their words being the truth were high. Maybe the boy had some kind of fortuitous encounter that caused him to ascend to heaven with one breath, and that was indeed possible. But the chance of that happening was 0.001%.

Furthermore, even if that was the truth, she didn't want to believe it nor let others believe it! After all, she would lose tens of artifacts if Elliot is truly as strong as the six youngsters in their twenties are mentioning.

”I would like to believe all of you, but what you had said is a bit too far-fetched. It's too hard to believe the words of you six. The boy when we last met was not even in the channel opening stage. So, the things you mentioned are impossible for him to pull off.” The mistress of the Charlotte family said elegantly while looking at the six people who stood in the center of a room where many magicians in the magic grandmaster and above realm were sitting.

Her powerful eyes were as bright as the sun, and her gaze caused Tia to step back and lower her head. Tia felt helpless at the moment, and her heart swelled up in sadness. She raised her head slightly to look at her father with teary eyes, but even he shook his head, signaling her to remain silent and not care about the truth. She lowered her head, disappointed to her core.

”I believe the same.” An elder of the Charlotte family added, trying to support his lady. ”You guys must have eaten something unfamiliar, causing you to hallucinate! That's the most probable and reasonable conclusion that I can come to after hearing your foolish words that put a 16-year-old boy far above common sense and all the prodigies and legend people of our two worlds.”

”Did the six of you do drugs?”

”Were you guys smoking pots in the settlement which you were supposed to explore? Haha!”

Around them, the head and vice head of the Smith family, members of several magicians families, and the officials as well as the representative of the magician association, Magic Lord Marvin shared the same expression as the others. A sense of absurdity filled all of them, and they thought these six youngsters were pulling off ridiculous pranks to prove their absurd kind of humor.

All of them started berating the six youngsters, who felt desolate, betrayed, humiliated, and abandoned by the people they thought they could rely on. Their heads couldn't help but lower even more, not only in guilt but also in disappointment. They felt guilty because they weren't even able to do one thing right and had failed Elliot. They considered him a bastard, but he was also their master and better than the fools around them. They felt disappointed in the elders because instead of hearing them out, they were shooting them down. They were hesitant fools who couldn't even come to a decision while many people were dying.

Truly disgusting!

Are they the people who they have been believing in since childhood to keep them safe?!

Did dogs eat their eyes?!

Or

Were they born blind?