HBWnovel Book: 2: Chapter 70
Book: 2: Chapter 70
Book 2: Chapter 70 Joffrey couldn’t help but stare at the man in front of him.
“What did you just say?”
“I said I want to move on my own.”
Was this man crazy? No, maybe he meant something else.
Joffrey couldn’t help but massage his temples as he asked.
“Do you mean you want to move around Zinga on your own?”
“Yes.”
“You can’t.”
He didn’t even have to think too deeply about it.
Joffrey’s expression became cold as he said this. Then, he continued before Lukas could argue.
“You know the location of this hideout. What if the enemy captures you and the information is leaked? Can you bear the burden and responsibility for that?”
“This is just a temporary hideout that can be discarded at any moment. Is it necessary to take it so far?”
“…”
Joffrey’s pupils shook slightly.
“…what are you talking about?”
“You don’t have to pretend.”
There wasn’t even the slightest quiver in the voice that rang in his ear. This wasn’t just the sound of confidence. It was one of absolute certainty.
Joffrey sighed.
“…how did you know?”
“It was Lee Jong-hak, not a member of the Gray Sun, who brought us here. In the end, an outsider is still an outsider. There is no way that Lee Jong-hak would be introduced to the group’s main hideout, one that probably contains many secrets.”
Kaisa had not shown any disapproval at Lee Jong-hak’s act of bringing strangers into their hideout unannounced. This proved that this hideout wasn’t very important.
There was also another reason.
Since the very first day, they had not seen Elijah again. And Lukas had sensed him leave the hideout before the first day had even ended.
Zinga was a relatively large city. So it was almost guaranteed that the Gray Sun had numerous hideouts hidden throughout the city. And Elijah was likely wandering from hideout to hideout while relaying his commands.
“…you’re right. This hideout is temporary at best, so it wouldn’t be much of a loss if it was discovered or destroyed. However, it still isn’t a good idea for a Wizard to go out alone. I can’t allow you to. Even if you were an Archmage, it would be dangerous to move around this city on your own.”
Lukas looked at Joffrey for a moment before opening his mouth.
“Did Elijah Kipatosh say anything about me?”
“…!”
Joffrey couldn’t hide his shock.
Things about him.
…He did.
Elijah had said that whatever Lukas said, he should respect his opinion and listen to him as much as possible.
“…hoo.”
Joffrey sighed heavily.
His boss had given him orders that he hadn’t been able to understand at the time. Of course, regardless of whether he could understand or not, there had never been a time when Joffrey had disobeyed his orders.
And this time was no exception.
* * *
Lukas had earned the right to move on his own.
But he couldn’t leave immediately. This was because there was the condition that he should match the time when Lee Jong-hak and the others left to carry out their operation.
They had already finished
But soon, she fell completely silent.
“…ah.”
Joanna muttered dumbly.
She looked up at Lukas for a moment before burying her nose in the notebook once again. Her expression was strange.
Joanna started reading the notebook with a much more serious attitude than before. Her expression also changed constantly.
At first, she had an expression of doubt and suspicion, which then switched to one of denial before finally settling on disbelief.
“This, this, this…”
“…this?”
“This isn’t possible!!”
Joanna let out a scream. She leaped up from out of her seat and pointed a trembling finger at Lukas.
“Wh-, wha-, what the hell are you?! Who the hell are you?!”
“Why are you asking that so suddenly?”
He’d never seen Joanna so shocked.
She usually tried to maintain a dignified image with everything she did. But now, it seemed like she’d forgotten all about that.
“What the hell do you mean so suddenly?! You, do you know what the magical formulas written in this book are?!”
“No. What are they?”
Joanna swayed slightly and stumbled, looking as if her soul had been sucked out. It took her a few moments before she could regain her balance.
Then she walked over to Lukas and tapped him on the chest with the notebook.
“The biggest conundrums in Magical Science…!”
“Huh?”
Joanna shouted with a voice filled with frustration.
“All of the spells and formulas in this book are the biggest conundrums of modern magical science that no Wizard has been able to decipher!!”
“…ah.”
No wonder she was so shocked…