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"Come closer."

"......yes."

"The name?"

"This is Asher."

The moment he entered the room, Asher realized that he had entered a completely different realm.

The doors began to close quickly, one by one. Asher's whole body stiffened.

"What brings you here?"

"......As you may already know, the Lord did not return with us."

"okay."

"That's why I will be coming in place of Lord Gray from now on."

"hmm."

A low, troubled voice was heard faintly.

Even though it was just that, Asher felt like the hairs on his whole body stood on end.

Even while waiting for Artban's leader, DL's answer, Aser's mind was spinning quickly.

Who on earth is in collusion with the Artban family?

No matter how much I thought about it, no one came to mind.

After a while, DL's voice was heard.

"There's nothing we can do. Since Gray is like that, you should come from now on."

"Thank you for your consideration."

"But what about the child?"

"Because of the Lord's actions, I could no longer demand the return of the child."

"I guess so."

A suffocating silence followed.

Asher's mouth was dry with impatience. Diehl was extremely reserved with his words.

I was currently assessing whether he was acting as someone's puppet or not.

If there was a traitor in the family, they would have definitely been informed that Aser was the only one negotiating.

It was obvious that DL would be suspicious of that.

Asher was burning inside.

The moment he uttered the wrong word, he would be dealt with without anyone knowing.

He closed his eyes tightly. What should he do? He had to make a choice.

Asher made his decision with a heavy heart.

"I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

DL's voice was filled with joy.

Now the shadow seemed to be moving forward, as if it was finally becoming interested in the conversation.

"Actually, a secret proposal came from the Astropel family."

"what is that?"

"that......."

"Please speak comfortably."

Asher almost burst out laughing.

How many people would be able to speak comfortably in this situation?

It was fortunate that he didn't fall.

He forced open his clogged vocal cords. A cracked voice came out.

"The Astropel family has offered me a double agent position."

This was truly a gamble. You couldn't predict what would happen next.