Lin Yu sized up the newcomer, not relaxing his vigilance because of the man's friendliness. Instead, he had already placed a hand on the [Inquisitor's Tactical Belt], ready to unleash [Full Power Strike] or [Quick Teleport] at any moment.
The man wore a black suit uniform. Aside from his face, which had an eerie bluish-white pallor like a corpse that had been frozen in a morgue for over half a year, he was essentially no different from an ordinary human.
His appearance and bearing made him look like some programmer tapping away at code in the development department of any random internet company.
But within the Divine Kingdom, the appearance of an utterly ordinary human with an utterly ordinary bearing... was, instead, even more bizarre.
Lin Yu looked at him and calmly spoke.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me about these 'elves'... However, compared to the length of their sentences, what I want to know more is your identity."
The man looked at the wary Lin Yu, and an even more eager smile appeared on his pale, bluish-gray face.
"Ah, what a cautious fellow. Don't worry... I noticed your existence the moment you began falling from the 'Ring of the Sky Curtain.' I know where you came from—you're a 'Seeker of Truth' who made a deal with my lord, along with other gods, and came to this prison to temper yourself." The man pulled a tag from inside his collar and waved it. "So you needn't be wary of me. I'm not a 'Prisoner' being held here, but a devoted believer who serves my lord, as well as one of the Guardians of this prison. You can call me 'Mans.'"
"In fact... this cell block holding the elves is the district under my charge."
Mans said