The moment the Five Elders saw Ron, they were utterly dumbfounded too. They had never expected Ron to sneak all the way here.
Especially since this was Pangaea Castle, not far from the Room of Flowers.
Holy shit!
Ron felt like swearing. He clearly hadn't sensed any malice, so why were these five old bastards here?
Unless... something had interfered with his Malice Perception.
Something like that "National Treasure" capable of overturning the world.
Something's wrong here. Something's definitely wrong.
The Five Elders simply watched Ron in silence, neither moving nor speaking.
There was no discernible expression on any of their five faces, but something extremely subtle in their bearing suggested they were waiting for him to close the door and leave on his own.
Ron stared straight at the Five Elders. Once a fight broke out, it would mean he had to start running.
If Imu came after him with that "National Treasure" whose abilities were unknown, things wouldn't look too good.
"I've got something to do... I'll treat you to a meal another day." Ron gave a faint smile and nodded toward the Five Elders.
Then he slowly backed away, closing the door behind him as he went. Its hinges gave a faint creak.
Once the door shut, Ron turned and broke into a mad dash, bursting forward so fast that he left an afterimage in the corridor.
But as he ran, he gradually slowed down, finally stopping outside Pangaea Castle and looking back.
"Seriously? They didn't follow?"
Standing in the empty plaza, Ron turned around. The outline of the towering castle stood before him, and his surroundings were as silent as an abandoned city.
These successive events that defied all reason left him with an involuntary sense of lingering fear... He could no longer make any sense