“… What the?”
A boy who they never saw before made an entrance. Kabal and other mercenaries were surprised as if they just saw a ghost.
“W… Who are you?”
The mercenaries had vacant looks on their faces for a moment. They took a few steps back from the boy and brought their hands toward their weapons. The boy started to look around them.
“…”
Of the mercenaries, he found one who was holding Nara on the waist. The boy stopped moving his gaze. He confirmed Nara in shambles and muttered inside,
‘Is he alive at least?’
He was a mess from the tip of the head to the end of the feet. Only his fingers, which were twisted out of shape, occasionally twitched lightly.
‘… Looks like he is still breathing.’
Basilisks could see the color of people’s aura. To find the rest of the ‘purple people,’ the boy still needed Nara.
“I asked who you are!”
It seemed the mercenaries could not stand the boy keeping silence for so long. They started to yell.
“Commander, what should we do?”
The mercenaries were asking their commander what to do about the boy who suddenly appeared.
“Should we kill him or capture him alive?”
They were talking about violent things loudly so the boy could hear. However, instead of cringing his face, he still had calm look. He was exuding violent mood.
“Commander?”
While the strange atmosphere was continuing, Kabal handed the Priestess to a subordinate and raised his right hand.
“… Haha.”
Having noticed Kabal’s gesture, the mercenaries put away their hands from the weapons and started to glance around.
“Oh my… Who is this?”
Kabal suddenly walked toward the boy and leaned his face right on the boy’s face.
“Aren’t you a Young Master of Iphalleta Family in Solia?”
“…”
“It’s been a while? Right? Last time we met, it was during summer, right?”
Having heard the family name, the mercenaries started to mutter.
“Iphall…eta?”
“If you are talking about Iphalleta, isn’t that the name of the Count who fought with our commander during the border skirmish last time?”
The mercenaries remembered the battle from the border skirmish. Having noticed the mood becoming even heavier, they even forgot to gulp. They just glanced at the boy and their commander.
“Well, about your father… I am sorry about that.”
“…”
“Uh huh. There is no need to make such a face! That place was a battle field… He should feel fortunate that it was an arm that got thrown off instead of his life! Well, you are still young, so you probably don’t understand this well.”
Kabal tilted the tip of his lips up and looked at his subordinates. The mercenaries had been quietly glancing around to figure out what Kabal and the boy were thinking. The mercenaries started to smile awkwardly after feeling Kabal’s gaze.
“So, what brings you here?”
Riley was crumpling his face as if he was displeased about something. Toward the boy, Kabal asked as he peeked a smile.
Still, he was not letting his guard down.
A moment ago, although Kabal didn’t feel anything, the boy suddenly appeared in middle of the mercenaries and talked to them. This move made Kabal weary.
“Young Master? Why don’t you say something?”
“Commander, could it be that he is choking in fear because he is still just a kid?”
“Ah ah. Indeed! After seeing the state that Nara bastard is in, anyone would be scared!”
The mercenaries were laughing. Standing in the middle, Riley was staring only at Kabal. Annoyed by the ruckus, Riley started to exude deadly aura.
“… Uk?”
It was as if the time stopped.
All Riley did was exuding his aura. However, the mercenaries were petrified as if they were frozen solid. They could only move their eyeballs.
It looked like they were wondering why they could not move and why they could not voice anything through their mouths.
“…”
Kabal was experiencing the same condition.
Of the Six Powers of otherworldly nature that should not exist, this was one of them…
Even Kabal, the one who possessed the Right Leg, could not help but be petrified. He was unable to continue his words.
‘Deadly aura?’