He could also see the corners of her eyes curl up.

�She said she wanted to see me go crazy.�

Her family was in the palace. The brainwashed people were in Elisneh�s hands, pretty much being held hostage in Jopis�s eyes.
Furthermore, nobody even tried to believe her.

�Elisneh said that death was too easy of a price to pay for hindering her. She told me to live in sorrow without being able to do anything until I go crazy.�

There was a sad smile on Jopis�s face.

�So I decided to go crazy.�

The smile slowly disappeared before the elegant woman looked toward Cale and continued to speak.

�To be honest with you, who you are is not important to me. I�ll gladly sell my soul to the devil if I can get what I want. I�ve been waiting for someone to give me such a chance.�
�Am I that person?�

Jopis leaned forward and whispered to Cale.

�You just need to give me my freedom.�
�Your eyes look quite greedy for someone who just wants her freedom. Am I wrong?�

She was silent for a moment before she responded.

�You�re good at reading people.�

Cale raised his hand. He started to speak once Choi Han walked up.

�Get rid of Bud�s gag.�

�Of course.�

Jopis remained quietly.

�Aigoo, that�s so much better!�

Bud�s gag was removed. He could finally explain the reason he came to this place.

�I was investigating the Molden palace when I got some information that there might be a maze in the basement. That maze is something only the royal family knows how to get across.�

That was the reason he had come looking for Jopis.

The entire Molden royal family other than Princess Jopis was known for being close and loving. That was why Princess Jopis was the only person they could ask about the maze.

�A maze.�

Cale had not heard about the maze from Elf priestess Adite. He had only heard about the dead mana on the way to the fake World Tree. JrNovels.com