Cale turned his head toward the kitchen entrance.
Lock, Maes, and the other Blue Wolf children were walking toward him. On and Hong were in front of them.
Cale could see the dirty Lock and the Blue Wolf children coming in with Choi Han and the Dragon half-blood behind them.

�How long will you be here for?�
�Long time no see, young master-nim!�
�Have you been well?�

Cale started to frown as the Wolf children loudly asked their questions all at once. They didn�t care and surrounded him.
It was because Cale patted all of them on the head once even though he was frowning.

Cale then made eye contact with Lock who was one step behind the rest of the Blue Wolf children.

Smile.

The smiling Lock still looked slightly timid, but he looked more confident than before.
Cale smiled toward Lock.
It was at that moment.

�Everybody.�

Cale flinched.
He heard Beacrox�s vicious voice and saw the dirty Wolf children.

�Everybody out.�

Cale quickly followed On, Hong, and the Wolf children who rapidly moved away and ran out of the kitchen.
He then looked toward Lock who walked up next to him and started to speak.

�I guess your skills have improved a lot?�

Lock scratched his disheveled gray hair with an awkward expression.
Cale, who quietly looked at him for a moment, casually commented.

�Sorry I�m late.�

Lock flinched.
Cale had said that he would finish his conversation with Lock after returning from destroying the four Alchemists� Towers in Mogoru.
However, multiple things had delayed his return.

�That�s okay, young master-nim. I was able to train hard during that time.�

Cale quietly looked at the responding Lock before almost whispering in a quiet voice.

�Do you remember what I told you?�

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