Luo Lin Meets Pallez for the First Time

For Leonard, it was just another ordinary day. Apart from a slight surprise that one of his new colleagues had been promoted to Extraordinary at lightning speed, there wasn't much that was different from usual.

At least, that's what Leonard thought until he returned home.

"Someone's here."

However, as Leonard expertly opened his front door with his key, before he could even step inside, he suddenly heard Pallez, who was usually taciturn, speak up to warn him.

This instantly put Leonard, who had been in a relaxed state, on alert. He looked up into the house and saw a figure sitting on the living room sofa, though he didn't know from when.

It was a man who looked to be in his early twenties, with exceptionally striking features. The man had clearly noticed the movement at the door and looked up slightly at him, his emerald-like eyes meeting his with a hint of a smile.

Who is this?

While Leonard was on guard, he was also deeply confused, as he was certain he didn't recognize the young man before him at all, and had no idea where he had come from.

"Who are you? It's not good to trespass into someone's home without the owner's permission!" Leonard said, while observing the young man inside, ready to act or retreat at any moment.

"I apologize, it was indeed presumptuous of me to visit so suddenly, but I have my reasons for doing so," Roline offered a slightly apologetic smile, looking at the wary Leonard, and paused before adding:

"After all, Mr. Leonard, you wouldn't want me to visit you at Blackthorn Security Company and publicly discuss the matter concerning the old man with you, would you?"

Hearing this, Leonard's pupils suddenly constricted. Pallez's existence was his biggest secret. Although Leonard himself remained wary of Pallez, he had never revealed the old man's existence to anyone else. Now, to have his secret exposed by a stranger, he was utterly shocked.

If Leonard were a small animal, he would surely have bristled at this moment.

Roline gave a faint smile and said, "So, can we talk now? Mr. Leonard."

"You..." Leonard frowned, clearly hesitant. Just then, he heard Pallez's voice in his ear.

"You can talk to him."

"Old man, you know him? What's going on?" Leonard immediately pressed, but this time he received no answer.

This disappointed Leonard, but he didn't dwell on it. After giving Roline a deep look, he walked into the house and sat down on the sofa opposite Roline.

"Don't be so tense, this is your home," Roline said with a hint of amusement, seeing Leonard's body language betraying his tension.

"Thank you for the reminder, sir." Leonard almost gritted out the words, then couldn't help but lower his voice again and press, "Old man, stop playing dead, what exactly is going on?"

"I'm not sure, his aura feels a bit familiar," Pallez finally responded, his tone hesitant, "A bit like... my descendant."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Pallez saw the young man sitting on the opposite sofa leisurely take out a monocle from his pocket and slowly put it on his left eye.

Pallez: ...

Sorry, my apologies.

Pallez, who had initially stayed because he sensed a familiar bloodline and wanted to figure out how the other party found him and what their intentions were, froze entirely at this moment.

If his inner thoughts could be visualized, Pallez's current inner state would be like a picture of a groundhog screaming.

But Pallez's reaction was also extremely quick. After a brief moment of mental short-circuit, he quickly realized one thing: the monocle was being worn on the wrong eye.

Amon's monocle was worn on his right eye, while the young man before him wore it on his left.

The most crucial point was that if Amon had truly discovered his existence, this entire area would be sealed off by now, and danger would undoubtedly have arrived. But in reality, Pallez felt no danger.

So, after thinking for barely a second, Pallez realized one thing – this kid was deliberately trying to scare him.

Pallez: ...

His fists clenched, wanting to punch the brat.

"Old man, old man, what's wrong? Why aren't you talking anymore?" At this moment, Leonard also seemed to sense something was amiss and kept asking.

"Shut up, I'm perfectly fine," Pallez said irritably. Then, Pallez did something, and a blurry shadow materialized next to Leonard. The shadow then spoke, "I assume you didn't come here just to scare me, did you?"

Leonard beside him widened his eyes abruptly, clearly having never seen such a display.

Roline watched the shadowy Pallez with great interest and then asked in a rather provocative tone, "If I said yes, would you hit me?"

The reason Roline decided to be cheeky was quite simple. On one hand, he couldn't control his restless hands. After all, what kind of Troublemaker would travel to the world of Lord of the Mysteries without trying to scare Pallez?

On the other hand, it was to digest the Troublemaker potion.

And as it turned out, Roline's cheeky act was quite successful. Just scaring Pallez had allowed him to digest about a third of the potion. For an ordinary Sequence 9 potion, it would probably have dissolved instantly upon consumption.

However, it wasn't fully digested. Was it because it wasn't "troublesome" enough, or was Pallez's condition truly that poor? Roline pondered this in his heart, maintaining a smiling facade.

"Heh!" Pallez sneered and retorted, "What do you think?"

"I think you would," Roline, realizing that the old man might actually intend to throw a punch, decided not to tease any further and, with lightning speed, pulled out an exquisite iron box.

Roline then pushed the iron box towards Pallez and said, "Ancestor Pallez, I actually came here mainly to acknowledge kinship and to give you a gift. This is my token of introduction."

"Acknowledge kinship?" Before Pallez could even speak, Leonard exclaimed in surprise. He looked at Roline, then at the shadowy Pallez, and then, as if remembering something, realized with a sudden clarity, "Right, the old man said you were his descendant..."

"Are you truly my descendant?" Pallez could indeed feel the aura of the Soroast Family bloodline on Roline, but this only made him more bewildered.

After all, Pallez couldn't fathom how such a person could emerge from the Soroast Family, which had almost completely declined, with its bloodline nearing extinction.

"My name is Roline Soroast. In terms of bloodline, I am indeed of the Soroast Family bloodline, and your descendant, Ancestor Pallez," Roline introduced himself generously, then glanced at the shadowy Pallez and reminded him, "Ancestor, won't you look at my gift?"