78 Surprised, are we? (1/2)

On the street, Irene led the trio towards the place where her grandfather stayed.

When they reached the place, Ozul noticed that they had arrived at the place where once the Count's estate stood.

He internally praised the efficiency of these Silver Knights since they were able to create small structures in just a day.

Using Mages as a part of the construction team was not something anyone could afford. This performance of theirs showcased how much power they held.

Looking in the vicinity, Ozul saw that there were still many Mercenary squads with varying expressions on their faces. Some were annoyed at their situation while others didn't care much.

Irene had regained her composure as she approached the large structure in the centermost area, followed by the trio. The two lean men had already left to do their work when they had arrived at the location.

When they entered the room, Ozul saw that Rufus sat behind a pile of files holding onto his head with one hand while the other held a pen. The data and reports on the table almost towered to hide his figure.

It appeared that Rufus was in quite a predicament. However, Ozul was quite indifferent to this and went forward to take the only other seat in the room.

Only now, Rufus looked up from his documents and frowned while observing Ozul's behavior. He had already confirmed that the trio were only some Silver Rank Mercenaries, but the powers of the other two didn't match their Rank.

Even those two were acceptable since they had only recently joined the Mercenary Guild. But no matter how much he probed, the man in front of him remained a mystery.

Rufus had been questioning every Mercenary personally since only they were the people that had survived the Incident last night.

However, all that he obtained from those Mercenaries was that they were on a mission from Duke Edwin. Everyone had heard the ear-splitting screams from the forest and began to rush towards it to find out the cause.

But no one was even able to reach the location due to the interference from all those Beasts.

It was the extent of information that Rufus could collect from the Mercenaries. The only remaining clue was the man that nonchalantly sat in front of him.

This time Rufus carefully examined Ozul from head to toe. The more he looked, the more astonished he was.

Rufus was the Chief Leader of Silver Knights. They not only trained as Mages but also cultivated their bodies as a Fighter. So, he was experienced in examining other's bodies.

'How could something be so... so perfect!?'- Rufus thought as he could not make head or tail of the situation.

He was a Rank-8 Mage, and yet he could not even feel a speck of Mana on him.

'But if he does not even have Mana, how is his body so perfect!?'-

Rufus himself was a Rank-9 Fighter, and when he compared his body to the kid before him, he did not even come close!

”What? Surprised, are we?”

This voice woke him up from his thoughts and made him realize that he had been staring at the kid all this time.

Ozul's tone made him think as if he was naked under his gaze. It seemed as though the kid before him could easily read his thoughts.

*Cough.*

”Tell me, young man, what are your secrets!?...”

The whole room turned silent as even Irene looked dumbfounded at her grandfather. Feeling all the gazes directed at him, Rufus realized his blunder as he corrected himself;

”*Cough.* I mean, tell me what happened yesterday night at the scene!”