Neither Stheno nor Anna could hear the name "Ruslan." That had been obvious from their reactions just now.
Lemoni enunciated clearly, repeating "Ruslan" several times, yet Merlin was the only one who could hear the name. Stheno and Anna still looked utterly bewildered.
Merlin ran over to Lemoni and asked directly, "You know Ruslan?"
".What do you mean, I 'know Ruslan'?" Lemoni crossed his arms, a thoughtful look on his face. "You know Ruslan too?"
"Mm." Merlin nodded. "But the Ruslan I know is probably not the same one you know."
"What kind of person is the Ruslan you know?" Merlin looked up at Lemoni, curiosity in his eyes.
"He was an indispensable member of our ship's crew." Lemoni neither confirmed nor denied anything further.
"So what you mean is, the legend of Hero Elma should have involved five people rather than four? There was another hero named Ruslan who was never recorded?"
Lemoni fell silent for several seconds. He opened his mouth as if to say something, carefully considering his words.
But apparently unable to decide how to ask, he sat down on the ground over ten seconds later.
".What kind of person was the Ruslan you knew?"
Meeting Merlin's gaze, he asked the question.
"A very ordinary man." Merlin wore a polite smile. "He was my dear friend's butler. He had originally been a slave and spent his entire life at my friend's side. There were barely any ripples in his life, nor was there any value in recording him."
The two looked into each other's eyes, neither able to discern the other's meaning.
"Ruslan was a warm and forthright man," Lemoni said, looking at Merlin.
"Ruslan was a quiet and distant man," Merlin said, looking at Lemoni.
"Ruslan was robust and powerful."
"Ruslan had no martial ability