69 Everyones attention. (1/2)

-Sometime Earlier-

-In Count Oliver's estate-

Count Oliver had a troubled expression on his face because he had been up to date with everything that was happening around those two Cities.

Albert was informing him of the situation when Ozul and the duo had just arrived in those Cities. Since he was a Count, owning long-distance communication devices was not a problem for him.

He was looking at all the reports about the investigation when Albert came running in, this time while sweating.

Oliver would rarely see Albert as someone who would lose his cool. He had been taking care of him since Oliver was just a kid, so he knew how professional Albert was.

If even Albert were sweating, the news surely wouldn't be something that he would like. Oliver may not admit it, but he had come to care for Ozul and Raven.

He wouldn't go out of his way just to help them, but he also didn't want them to die. They had been a big help to him in these past years.

Losing them would deal a massive blow to his authority as even his superiors had come to know of Ozul through him.

”I H-have a piece of bad news!”

”What is it? Don't leave me hanging!”

Oliver was impatient and demanded Albert to hurry up. The more he delayed, the anxious Oliver got, so he could not take it anymore.

”The last report said that Ozul and the duo had reached Sester City. But this one said that sometime later, there was an explosion in the middle of the Count's estate!”

Oliver felt his headache increase. Were Ozul and the duo caught in the explosion!? But more than ever, he had cold sweat drenching his back.

'If the Eclipse's Order could explode that estate, they could do it to mine too...'

The feeling of being at the mercy of someone else wasn't something that Count Oliver like even one bit.

”Contact the person again. Tell him that I want him to give live reports right now!”

Oliver quickly made a decision as Albert brought the communication artifact. The call connected and the person on the other end began to describe the details.

*Cruchhh...*

But just as he was talking, both Oliver and Albert heard the inhumane scream before the connection was cut.

It alerted both of them because they could not figure out what it was. From the call, Oliver and Albert could not tell if the scream was close to the other person, or it had reached him from kilometers away.

It left Oliver with even more worry. Just then, he remembered his conversation with Ozul when he was drunk. Ozul wouldn't usually reply to him, but that was a rare moment.

”Hey, Kiddo, tell me~ What do you do in your free time?”

”... I watch the night sky.”

”Oh~ So poetic. *Hic*... Never thought you to be such a type.”

Oliver usually doesn't even remember anything when he was drunk, but he couldn't forget this conversation for some reason.

”You are so smart, huh. Tell me, what should one do... when one can't do anything?”

”Easy, You watch the night sky.”- Ozul gave a slight pause while looking at the sky, and then continued;

”You look at the void between those lights... and ask yourself... Does it all even matter?”

Oliver still remembered those words as he repeated them while also looking at the void—Just as Ozul had said.

”You never told me what to do if I think that it matters...”- Oliver muttered to himself, not paying any attention to the confused Albert looking weirdly at him.