Hyeonu returned to Phinis’ inner room and felt troubled. He had to choose.

‘Who should I go to first?’

The emperor or Lebron—it was clear that one of the two men had the ring. Based on what Hyeonu remembered of Earl Carpe’s tone when he spoke, the earl wasn’t the type to entrust the ring to others or hide it elsewhere.

‘I’m sure someone has it...’

He just had no idea of who was holding it. However, his troubles were only temporary and ended quickly.

‘I unconditionally have to go to Lebron first.’

This was certainly the better option for Hyeonu even if the ring was with the emperor. The reason was simple—there was no harm in going to Lebron. Meeting Lebron wasn’t hard for Hyeonu. He just needed to stop by and exchange a few words, and it would be done. It would be even better if there were rewards or quests he didn’t know about.

‘The emperor...’

On the other hand, meeting the emperor was very tiring. Hyeonu had to be careful with every word, glance, and action. He didn’t know what would happen there, so he absolutely didn’t want to go find...