Ex-Machina Traveling Through Dimensions

But compared to Xiu Er, what concerned him most was the two people who seemed to be knights of the Holy City.

"You should have sensed the disturbance just now from inside the village, right?"

"Yes. Though I remained stationed in the village, the phenomenon caused by that Lion King's judgment was so spectacular that there was no way this old man could have failed to notice it."

As he spoke, the tall "Hassan" turned his gaze toward the refugees at the rear of the group.

It seemed he had assumed these refugees were the ones Smoke Drunk Hassan had mentioned, entrusted to Chaldea's group.

"Not them."

Easily understanding what he was thinking, Smoke Drunk immediately corrected him.

"Those people were brought back by me, while they..." She looked toward Chaldea's group.

"They came here first to negotiate with us. They probably planned to send the refugees over only after the negotiations were over and after receiving our approval."

Though this group's entrance had been somewhat bizarre and their display of sincerity somewhat forceful, they at least respected their wishes.

Smoke Drunk Hassan had realized that much after negotiating with Da Vinci.

Of course, that was merely Smoke Drunk's own assumption, but given her train of thought, it was hardly surprising that she had reached that conclusion.

"Ahaha, more or less."

Da Vinci did not deny Smoke Drunk Hassan's words.

After all, her guess was indeed not far from the truth. They had settled those refugees in a certain "safe zone," and they had indeed chosen to communicate with the Mountain People and obtain their consent first.

"Is that so?"

The tall "Hassan" nodded. After roughly estimating the number of refugees, he turned and headed back.

He did not doubt Chaldea's identities.

Since they were people Smoke Drunk had brought