Unfortunately, the knight whom he had placed his hopes in was pretending to gaze out the window, wearing a clear expression of "I see nothing." The guilt was practically carved into his face.
Illiya gave up all hope.
A sudden realization dawned upon him: the king and the knight were actually in cahoots!
Indeed, Darius and Seoryun were working together.
While the elf had been speaking, the two of them had exchanged subtle gestures and quickly reached a mutual understanding.
Thankfully, Darius still had some sense of conscience.
He spoke up, a bit reserved, "Actually… I was thinking, could I come along too?"
Illiya: ...
Were all the people of Areuseon Kingdom this unreliable?
The king wanted to escape, the knight wanted to escape—how had this country not collapsed yet? It was nothing short of a miracle.
In the end, the elf was forced to agree to take this large group of companions on a journey toward the Demon Realm.
