For an instant, Arthur thought the Arena Doctor before him had come to sound him out on behalf of the Countess of South Los.
He had once staged a performance of "guiding restless souls to their eternal resting place and releasing an evil spirit," which the Countess had interpreted as his desire to resurrect his parents.
She had even sent the female Chief Swordsman to probe him indirectly before.
So when the Arena Doctor spoke, Arthur instinctively assumed he had come for the same reason.
After all, the man was the doctor for this Swordsmanship Tournament and firmly in the Countess's employ.
Naturally, his reason for doing so would have been to deliver a warning from the Countess.
It might have been because of what happened in South Town.
Or it might have concerned something else in South Los.
But Arthur quickly caught on.
The man was probably acting on his own, with nothing to do with the Countess.
First, given the Countess's status and her relationship with him, she would not be so "lenient" as to warn him repeatedly like this-although the reclusive noblewoman who seldom ventured out was not harsh, she was not merciful either.
Rather than repeat her warnings, the Countess preferred to make her position clear through action.
For example: a bolt of lightning.
Second, and most importantly.
The Arena Doctor removed his mask, revealing pale yellow hair, heavy dark circles, and... grief-the sorrow buried deep in his eyes and face was unmistakable to Arthur's [Reading People] and [Keen Eyes].
Had someone in his family died?
At his age, if his parents had died, he would have been sad, but he should have been able to accept it.
So...
It was his wife or child.
As Arthur considered this, he continued in a gentle voice-
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