Outside the study, Velin waved the guards around him away, then placed his hand on the handle and slowly opened the door.
That kid Hebrew had set up a magical barrier inside the room. Who knew what he was doing in there.
But since Velin had come across it, he naturally had to investigate properly.
At the desk, Hebrew sensed the door opening. He glanced around from the corner of his eye and discovered that his Lord had somehow appeared outside the door.
"I'm finished!"
The thought surfaced in his mind. Hebrew suppressed the panic in his heart, pretended to put down the storybook in his hand, and muttered to himself, "This idea is quite good. I'll read through it carefully later."
After saying that, Hebrew calmly stowed the Adventure Storybook in his Space Equipment, then took out an actual document and opened it.
Watching this unfold, Velin wore a faint smile. The kid was putting on quite a convincing act, but unfortunately, he could not fool Velin. After all, Velin had played these tricks years ago.
Having caught evidence of the fellow slacking off, Velin did not hold back and kicked the study door open.
Hearing the commotion, Hebrew's body trembled slightly on instinct. He raised his head with feigned confusion, and when he saw his Lord, joy appeared on his face. He waved away the magical barrier, rose to his feet, and bowed. "Lord."
Velin crossed his arms and looked at Hebrew with an amused smile. "Very diligent, aren't you?"
"I'm merely handling government affairs as usual."
Hearing that, Hebrew scratched the back of his head and put on an honest, simple-minded appearance, hoping to dispel his Lord's suspicions.
After entering the room, Velin touched this and inspected that. From time to time, he asked Hebrew why certain