Chapter 380: Abandoned (2/2)

Jerach boisterously strolled in, his face filled with awe.

”The third phase is probably going to be wild. I didn't participate last time, but I'm definitely going to make a name for myself this time around.”

”Jerach.” Leonel cut the young Heir off before he could continue his spiel.

Seemingly sensing Leonel's seriousness, Jerach frowned and turned back.

”What is it?”

Leonel looked toward Jerach deeply, causing the latter to feel no small amount of discomfort.

”What do you think of Earth?” Leonel suddenly spoke.

”Ah…”

Jerach froze, clearly not expecting this line of questioning. His eyes darted around as though trying to find a crutch to lean on, maybe a joke to ease the mood, but all he found was bland, neatly ordered black and white furniture.

Leonel's eyes narrowed. It seemed he was right. There was definitely more to this.

”Tell me.” Leonel pressed.

”I…”

Leonel frowned. After a while he shook his head.

”If you don't want to answer, that's fine.”

Leonel turned and walked away. But, he never made a move to close the door to the Abode he had just let Jerach through. His meaning was quite clear.

Someone who signed their life away should act as such. If Jerach was unwilling to act as he should, then that only mean he didn't take this matter as seriously as Leonel once thought. And, since he didn't, that meant his character wasn't as Leonel previously deduced either.

Leonel could tell that whatever Jerach knew was quite important. In fact, it should be to the point that he valued this information even more than his own life.

That was fine. Leonel never planned to kill him in the first place, but he had already had one person who placed certain things above their friendship with him before. And, in such a dangerous place, within an unknown world, Leonel didn't feel like putting his life in the hands of another such person again.

Jerach stood stunned, not quite knowing what to do. He, quite frankly, felt like a bride that had been abandoned at the alter.

Such a joke would be enough to make him laugh at any other time, but he didn't find it funny in the least right now.

As Jerach was hesitating, he suddenly felt his mind growing hazy. He immediately realized that this was the Dream Force beginning to encroach on his consciousness. Whatever protections Leonel had left for him were beginning to vanish.

In a slight panic, Jerach quickly left through the door, a slight discomfort in his chest.

This time, he had two reasons he didn't dare to look back toward that Abode.