Why had Ortoncia, the City Lord, appeared here?
With that suspicion in mind, the few members of Scout Squad stared sharply at Xuan Sheng, nearly seeing straight through his helplessness!
"I'll accompany you for a little while. Is that all right?"
"Of course... Do as you please."
Although she wasn't a member of any prestigious family, Ortoncia's own abilities and authority were already enough to earn her an extremely high reputation in Reapus.
The sunglass-wearing man, who didn't dare say too much, agreed to the City Lord's polite inquiry. At the same time, he widened his eyes and kept glancing back at Mister Sobbing.
When they went looking for followers together yesterday, none of the Scout Squad members had paid much attention.
But now that he thought about it...
This Mister Sobbing, with such an impressive background, couldn't have gone off alone to accept some incredible quest, could he?
How had he even managed to attract the City Lord and Countess over!!!
"Are you really that free? You had enough time to come find me?"
It was said that all of De City's affairs had been piled onto the City Lord's shoulders. Xuan Sheng had naively assumed that even if she had truly descended to the outpost in the Abyss, she had merely come by to take a look and wouldn't have time to wander around.
But clearly, even he had guessed wrong.
"I can always make time for you, can't I?"
Ortoncia had even come fully equipped for battle from the start, carrying herself with the heroic bearing of someone heading out on a hunt.
"Until everything is clear, we need to keep our distance. If you interact with me too much, it probably won't be good for De City's future."
Knowing what this woman cared about most, Xuan