The scene of the Middle-aged Man appeared on the curtain before Hobart once more.
At this point, the Middle-aged Man looked to be only in his thirties, younger than during either of his previous appearances.
He smiled. "'Barbarian' does not mean a savage. You need to think carefully about what 'barbarism' truly is."
The image turned back into Gray Fog. It seemed the Corrupted Baron had understood from those words how he was supposed to act as a Barbarian.
Furthermore, there seemed to be a distinction between elites and non-elites within the Tamara Family. Someone like the Corrupted Baron had learned of the Acting Method very early on.
Yet when Aputon's father fled the family, his son had already been in his teens, and he still did not know about the Acting Method.
Hobart asked again, "The Tamara Family's influence in Backlund."
An image appeared on the curtain again. It showed the entrance to a factory, and the viewpoint glanced at the factory's name: Niccolo Shipyard.
Then the scene shifted. In what looked like a luxurious office, a middle-aged man with shoulder-length, somewhat greasy hair smoked a cigar and smiled. "Yes, I received orders to assist you.
"And according to the instructions, I will provide you with two helpers."
A woman dressed like a secretary stepped forward beside the desk. She was the Astrologer, while the other helper was the Sheriff.
"My assistant will take you to the hotel. For us, it is absolutely safe there," the middle-aged man with shoulder-length hair, a cigar between his lips, said again.
The scene changed again, and the Corrupted Baron arrived at a hotel called Tuma.
The image on the curtain turned into Gray Fog once more.
Hobart, seated on the Iron Throne, rubbed his chin. In other words, Niccolo Shipyard and Tuma