Qin Ran watched Joffini bow to him. He knew exactly why the man was putting on this display.
Joffini wanted to give everyone the false impression that Qin Ran had close ties to the Elders Council!
He even hoped that, by mentioning Qin Ran had survived three hunts, he could make everyone mistakenly believe Qin Ran had already joined the Elders Council.
Would they go this far just for a Knight?
Impossible!
Even a Knight who could stand against Aitland City's strongest martial artist wouldn't warrant this much effort from the Elders Council!
The Elders Council's target had been... the Sacred Heritage Society all along!
As thoughts raced through his mind, Qin Ran grasped the crux of the matter.
Qin Ran would not belittle himself.
Nor would he become arrogant.
A Knight was an extremely valuable asset, but to the Elders Council, which had the Twenty Hounds and who knew how many other powerful fighters hidden away, he was by no means indispensable.
But things were different for the Church of Danton, which had lost its Knight.
Qin Ran knew perfectly well how badly the Church of Danton needed a Knight.
The Elders Council knew it just as well.
That was why the Elders Council did not mind sabotaging this affair, letting the Church of Danton vanish into the river of history like the other churches under the Sacred Heritage Society.
And thereby weakening the Sacred Heritage Society!
Joffini had probably considered precisely this before he revealed himself and asked to accompany them.
Then...
Could an observer from the Elders Council make a decision like this on his own authority?
Qin Ran speculated inwardly.
But with so many people watching, he could not spend too long thinking.
After only a moment, Qin Ran turned his gaze to the three members