"Gone mad?"
Vernon let out a startled cry.
Aaron's expression remained unchanged. He added fried eggs, grilled bacon, and vegetables between two slices of bread, making a simple sandwich.
"Yes. A very ingenious method... They had Lillion read a disguised dangerous document... turning the attack into an accident. It wouldn't even draw much attention from the local Investigation Bureau." Lilliat took a deep breath and slowly explained.
"How is that guy now?" Vernon looked at his daughter anxiously.
The hunters of the Blood of Decay had arrived. What came next might be a bloody battle!
"He's already been transferred to the hospital, but I don't think those doctors can do anything about it. After a while, they'll declare the treatment ineffective, and then he'll be sent to an asylum!" Lilliat's expression was grave. "That way... our council's greatest source of income will be cut off."
Having said that, she looked at Aaron again, wanting to hear his opinion.
"More than that, those hunters are probably monitoring the hospital right now..." Aaron took a sip of hot cocoa and smiled. "Lillion was attacked, so the Beyonder secretly protecting him may reveal themselves as well... Their true target is to hunt you!"
Lilliat's expression did not change; perhaps she had long suspected as much. Vernon merely muttered, "This place is too dangerous. Let's run!"
But compared to before, he was no longer quite so anxious.
After witnessing Aaron's methods, he knew full well that Aaron could take him and his daughter and flee to any corner of the world at any time.
It had to be said that the inhuman-level Shadowless One was truly the profession most adept at escape.
Even Vernon himself had begun to yearn to speed up his advancement.
"So our mission has just failed?" Lilliat puffed out her