"If possible, I'd like to know that one's current condition, and their relationship with our Invisible Cult..."
After considering it for a long time, Lilliat finally spoke.
Ever since leaving the mausoleum, she had been curious about this question. It was already impressive that she had held back until now.
Which one? The high-ranking Beyonder who appeared in the ruins?
Nicholas felt as though a little cat were scratching at his heart, yet he had no way to speak.
"That one..."
A smile curled at Aaron's lips. "His condition isn't very good, so he needs to sleep for a while... As for his relationship with our Invisible Cult? We can be considered allies... We have already completed our mission and obtained the knowledge and items the Cult wanted."
Just as I thought!
Percy's eyes widened, his emotions surging so violently that Nicholas cast him a surprised glance.
But Percy had no mind for that. All he could do was roar inwardly, Just as I thought... The Count of Green Forest is connected to the Invisible Cult! He has already secretly reached an agreement with the Cult's higher-ups? Having the Sothos Bloodline join the Cult, the bestowal of those mystical items before, even reclaiming Sothos Castle—all of it was part of the agreement?
He felt a profound sense of powerlessness.
Even Jacob, one of the Investigation Bureau's higher-ups, had revealed a decision to gradually withdraw from Green Forest City.
After all, this had once been the territory of an immortal!
The Investigation Bureau could not make an enemy of an immortal still walking the world. A measured retreat was necessary!
"So that's how it is. Thank you for answering my question."
Lilliat rose and gave a bow.
Though she dearly wished to meet that ancestor, she knew she had to restrain