The moment the wolf-headed magical beast spoke.
An Kai fell silent.
Did he have any leads?
He certainly did.
The vanished inhabitants of [Nameless Town] were living quite well, pursuing their dreams in the [Desire Abyss]...
This time, to conceal himself.
An Kai had declined the Southern Continent Magical Beasts' request to meet, claiming he was recovering from his injuries.
Instead, they communicated through this "video" call.
His aim was to keep his true identity and the special function of the [Lord of Desire Token] from being exposed...
After two brief seconds of silence.
An Kai changed his voice and said in a low, hoarse tone:
"Did something unexpected happen to [Nameless Town]? I know nothing about it."
"But..."
"If you're asking about the [Desire Abyss], you've come to the right person!"
As he delivered that last line, An Kai abruptly raised his voice, his face twisting with resentment.
"Oh?"
On the other end of the "video" call, the wolf-headed magical beast grew interested. He had never expected a casual question to yield an unexpected discovery...
"Ahem..."
After coughing twice to clear his throat, An Kai spoke resentfully, opening with a bombshell...
"The position of [Lord of Desire] was supposed to be mine!!!"
"What?!"
The wolf-headed magical beast abruptly stood up. An Kai clearly saw a scar on the beast's neck.
Perhaps realizing that his scar was exposed, the wolf-headed magical beast quickly sat back down. His gaze turned deep as he urged, "Go on!"
Seeing his reaction, An Kai laughed inwardly.
Then, wearing a sorrowful expression, he slowly recounted the cover story he, Wayne, and the others had worked out...
"Alas! What a disgrace to my household!"
"One of my subordinates betrayed me!"
Over the next two hours, An Kai earnestly recounted a tragic tale of betrayal: because