As soon as I stepped out of the Poison Kingâs room, I put some distance between us and exhaled deeply.
âPhew.â
Relief washed over me. Thankfully, my plan had worked.
âManaged to slip out cleanly.â
The Poison King had wanted to ask me how I could extract energy from the demon stone.
But by taking advantage of his emotional state, I had successfully avoided answering his question and made my escape.
The problem was, by now, the Poison King had likely caught on.
âThat old man⦠he wonât sulk over this again, will he?â
He was old enough to know better, but given his track record, I couldnât completely rule out the possibility.
âUgh.â
Still, I figured it would be fine. Or at least, it had to be.
âHonestly, considering Iâm even helping with the trading company matter, he should let this slide.â
Thatâs just how the world works, doesnât it?
Even though heâs âformerâ nobility, as the head of one of the Four Great Families, he ought to have some flexibility.
Otherwiseâ
ââ¦Iâll just tattle on him.â
I could always report him to the person he cared about most.
And that person just so happened to beâ
âCome out.â
Right here, nearby.
At my command, I heard movement from the bushes. Sure enough, a sheepish-looking woman emerged quietly.
Of course, it was Tang So-yeol.
With a slightly lowered gaze, she asked,
â...Did you know?â
She was asking if I had known sheâd been hiding there. I answered calmly.
âNo.â
I hadnât.
Surprisingly, Tang So-yeol was exceptionally skilled at concealing her presence.
If Iâd heightened my sensory awareness to its absolute peak, I might have detected her, butâ
âI wouldâve had to push it to the limit.â
Given that my Nine Flames Firewheel Technique was malfunctioning, Iâd need to strain myself more than usual to achieve that.