Angry Illumi (Third Update)

Nighttime.

It was still the same restaurant, cleared out and reserved by Tolan.

Just like before, nearly a hundred underlings in black suits stood guard around the restaurant, while four tall, burly bodyguards in black stood behind Tolan.

Of course, there were still differences from before.

For instance, the table was filled with lavish dishes that looked, smelled, and tasted exquisite—so abundant that it was hard to look away.

Yet to Moyu, it all tasted as bland as wax.

He wondered whether the chef this time was still that Gourmet Hunter.

Moyu felt rather annoyed. His main motivation for accompanying Liz tonight had been to taste that Gourmet Hunter's cooking again.

But who could have expected...

The Marshfolk Phenomenon had spread here too.

Moyu lowered his head and ate his meat while listening to Liz and Tolan's conversation.

They seemed to be discussing the court hearing the day after tomorrow, as well as the final commission Liz had accepted from Tolan.

But the details of their conversation were unimportant.

His attention was focused more on Tolan.

Tolan, seated across from Moyu and Liz, still wore a smile and carried himself with impeccable manners, giving off a pleasant and welcoming air.

However—

Moyu could clearly sense the aura of a Marshfolk from Tolan.

Moreover, the four inseparable bodyguards behind Tolan also exuded the aura of Marshfolk. Among the nearly hundred black-suited underlings outside, eight of them were Marshfolk as well.

In truth, so long as the conditions for "transforming others" had not been triggered, neither Tolan nor those gang underlings looked any different from how they normally did.

Even a mob boss who takes security this seriously has been replaced by a Marshfolk...

Moyu swallowed his meat and silently thought:

*Did someone close to him become a Marshfolk, then find an