The puppy by Cale�s foot barked once with an, �I have no idea what he�s talking about,� type of expression before looking toward Bud and tilting her head to the side multiple times.

�Aigoo!�

Bud looked as if he didn�t know what to do as he found the puppy to be cute but also could not hide his depressed state.

�Hmm.�

Cale crossed his arms and quietly watched them.

�I was wondering how Bud was captured when Jopis isn�t that strong of a shaman.�

That had been a question on his mind ever since he met Jopis. How did she manage to capture Bud, a sword master and someone with an ancient power, as hostage?

Bud�s ancient power was something that allowed him to get a general idea of other people�s powers.

Furthermore, Jopis was not a strong shaman. In fact, she was on the weaker side.

The fact that Bud ended up as a hostage to such a person made Cale think that Bud had been captured on purpose.
However, he could now tell that the ones to capture Bud were these long-haired dirty dogs and not Jopis.

Cale�s hand started to move as he started to speak.

�That�s totally my style.�
�Ruff, ruff!�

Cale�s hand petted the dirty puppy.
He was looking at the puppy with a gaze that said he liked her.

� Human! I like those puppies too! Those puppies are smart! I don�t think they realized what I am, but they realized that I was here!

Cale continued to pet the puppy with a satisfied smile on his face.

��I should just stop talking. Nobody here is on my side.�

Bud shut up. He heard Raon�s voice in his mind at that moment.

� Hey Mercenary King! The human rushed here right away to save you! He even stopped talking to the crown prince and immediately headed over!

�Really?�

Bud�s shoulders stopped slouching a bit. Of course, Cale had finished his conversation with Alberu, but Raon did not know that.
Thanks to that, Bud smiled as he looked back toward Cale while Cale started to frown wondering what was up with that bastard.

Tap.

Jopis put the document down on the table at that moment.

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