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“My lord. We've finished sorting out the situation,” said Wiggins as he leisurely stepped inside the office before taking a seat opposite Kang Jin-Ho.
However, Kang Jin-Ho didn't say anything and continued to silently study Wiggins.
“...My lord?” Wiggins tilted his head when he thought Kang Jin-Ho was looking at him weirdly.
Eventually, Kang Jin-Ho broke his silence. “I can smell blood on you.”
“…! Oh.” Wiggins gasped in surprise. “My apologies.”
Wiggins hurriedly got up and sneakily turned away before casting magic on himself. He ‘washed’ himself with water and wind magic spells, then returned to the seat, his expression one of embarrassment.
Kang Jin-Ho tutted quietly. “You’re letting your guard down, Wiggins.”
“...My apologies.”
Kang Jin-Ho’s withdrawn eyes studied Wiggins. With the war over, there could only be one plausible reason for the smell of blood.
Of course, Kang Jin-Ho wasn’t thinking of criticizing Wiggins for it. What displeased Kang Jin-Ho here wasn’t that Wiggins murdered someone, but that the latter was sloppy enough to leave traces behind.
“You should be more cautious, Wiggins.”
“It seems I got too excited, my lord. Please forgive me.”
“Mm…” Kang Jin-Ho slowly nodded away, but his withdrawn eyes remained locked on Wiggins.
Gulp…
Wiggins nervously swallowed his saliva.
‘...And this is exactly why I can’t, Chadwick.’
Chadwick's insight exceeded Wiggins' expectations. The original plan was to keep Chadwick around and exploit him for the foreseeable future,...
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