First Encounter

Chapter 808: First Encounter

"Exactly the same routine.

When I first came to this ancient city, he said he would show me around and let me experience the local customs.

But once we climbed to the mountaintop, he immediately changed his tune and asked me to visit the Lord's palace.

He said a banquet had been prepared and that he sincerely wished to host me, the Blood Lord who had come from afar... Unable to refuse, I fell right into his trap.

The palace was his 'nest.'"

"There was no helping it~ Since the local lord had extended an invitation, refusing him outright would only make him target us."

"Damn it! You shouldn't have gotten involved from the beginning.

During the two days I stayed in that palace, it felt as though I had fallen into a monster's cooking pot. Aside from the mental abnormalities, I constantly felt like I might be eaten at any moment."

"Eaten? Why did you have that feeling?"

"When I was young, I often ate 'raw meat' too... To some extent, I could smell a similar scent within the palace.

But I couldn't be certain~ My Mental State was a complete mess during those days. I even suspected that my memories had been altered."

"Mm, I'll be careful."

Han Dong then instructed Vino, who was disguised as his 'wife.'

"Please keep your head down the entire time. Don't look at any Art Piece in the palace... During the meal, stay close to me at all times. You absolutely must not look directly at the lord here.

Among the four of us, Knight Charlie is the only one who can truly contend with the lord."

"Mm."

As for Demps and Knight Charlie, there was naturally no need to remind them.

"Umbria Art Museum—Lord's Palace"

It stood