Ery turn anxious when he saw that a restriction had been placed on him, and soon he started to struggle only to discover that he couldn't get up from the chair
His attention quickly was diverted when he noticed one of the six people in the room walking towards his direction.
The person who showed himself in the dim visibility of the room was a very thin male magus, wearing a similar enforcer uniform just like the ones that escorted him to this eerie room.
"Ery Ambrose," the thin man said, "Elite class 7, planet 1002 Earth, lower realm."
The man started to recite his profile and every bit of information that had relation to him, as if trying to explain to the other five people in the room what they were dealing with. Rather, this narrative seed to be aid at the one standing further as Ery could clearly see how the thin man kept throwing glances at the person, the grand magus level figure.
"4 elent affinities with a very low aptitude, dark core cultivation, and a savage wolf bloodline."
The last information was spoken with a different tone, one that Ery could distinguish clearly: disgust. Thanks to that, Ery quickly assud that it was the pri reason as to why he was taken here.
"A young boy hailing from a lower realm, with a low aptitude and no future prospects to be a magus.. Still, despite all these shortcomings you have, you managed to display an impressive result at last year's Magus Ga as well as this year's."
Ery tried hard to maintain his calm and continued to assess the situation he was in at the mont when he was suddenly slamd with a question.
"Ery Ambrose, answer this… how much are you involved with the betrayal of the wolf bloodline?!" said the thin man in a loud voice, much to Ery's surprise.
However, upon hearing this question, the tension that Ery felt dissipated a bit as he felt relieved. This was because he knew he didn't have anything to do with the matter whatsoever. He didn't know anything about the issue until when he was notified that the Wolf Bloodline had defected to the enemy side.
Still, he was a bit worried if this situation would have sothing to do with Grand Magus Zenoia, as it could possibly reveal a few issues such as the existence of Khaos space on Earth or the fact that his master was in the middle of it.
The thin man seed to have realized Ery's change of emotion as he glared at him and said, "You're definitely hiding sothing… you must know by now we are the enforcer, lying to us will only lead to unfortunate consequences… expulsion from the academy or worst"
Ery was irritated with the threat, but he still quickly schooled his expression and took a deep breath before opening his mouth, answering the question posed to him.
"I sincerely apologize for my earlier behavior, senior; I was thinking about sothing else. As for the answer to your question, I have to say that I have, in any way, no involvent at all. I don't know why they are betraying the magus alliance."
When Ery finished saying those things, he noticed that the symbols visible on the ground gave off a faint green glow. He didn't know what it was, but the thin man quickly wore an interesting expression on his face when he saw that green glow as well.
The thin man nodded his head and proceeded to open his mouth again. "Now tell Ery, how often do you go to the Ho of the Bloodline, Zodiac City?"
Ery then proceeded to explain, once when he was called to analyze and verify his bloodline, the second one when he was invited for the Wolf Bloodline's Rave Party.
After he finished saying that, the symbol marks on the ground started to glow red which naturally startled Ery. He wondered what had gone wrong when he suddenly recalled other instances where he visited Zodiac City.
"And, two more tis to buy ingredients for my apothecary recipes."
The glow changed its color from red to green again; this made Ery realize what these symbols were for. They weren't just for sealing his power, but also able to act as a lie detector which would tell everyone whether he was telling the truth or not.
The thin man seed to be amused by this.
"Why are you so nervous, Ery..? Just answer the question truthfully or else…"
Ery could no longer stop himself from rolling his eyes when he heard that. The magus in front of him had put him in such a situation and even threatened him, but was still asking why he was nervous.
Probably, it was supposed to be this thin magus who needed to be questioned whether he was still right in the head or not.
Nevertheless, Ery felt relief as he knew he had nothing to hide about this. However, the next question that the thin magus threw at him caught him off guard.
"Is it true that during the so-called Rave Party, you t the White Clan Chief, Beowlf and a dozen of the wolf bloodline's pack leaders?"
"Yes." Ery answered calmly. He had no reason to hide such matters, so he answered truthfully.
"Is it true that you t Patriarch Lucius privately in that said Rave?"
Ery showed a look of worry before he answered, this ti hesitantly. "Yes.."
The thin man nodded his head at his answer. Then suddenly, his gaze turned sharp as he said,
"Now, Ery, answer this question honestly: Did Patriarch Lucius give you a note that you later gave to the infamous bloodline shop in Zodiac City known to be the front for the traitorous Serpent Bloodline?"
Ery was taken aback when he realized what the thin man was suggesting with his words. The note given by the patriarch was the Blood Moon Ritual that he used to create a pact with the Fey Sisters; it wasn't for Bob the Frog.
Thanks to this, Ery subconsciously said no which made the symbols glow red. Noticing this, he quickly said, "Yes."
Alas, the fleeting sight of red didn't manage to escape from the thin magus' eyes.
"What are you trying to hide, Ery?!"
At the mont, Ery was confused as to why the symbols glow red. He was about to explain his part of the story when the thin magus asked him a question once more.
"Did you or did you not know about the bloodline shop from the patriarch?!"
He actually did, but it was not because of the note. Instead, it was purely because Bob was the only one who knew how to make the Fey bloodline Serum.
"Yes, I did know about the shop's existence from the patriarch, but it was not for that reason! Stop, let explain!!" shouted Ery when he saw the thin magus was about to throw another question that could possibly push him deeper to this quagmire of misunderstanding.
Fortunately, the other party was willing to listen. Without further ado, afraid that the thin magus would bombard him with another volley of questions, Ery narrated his part of the story from the beginning to the end; the whole ti, the symbol marks on the group kept giving off green glow.
The thin man, however, said sothing that truly made Ery think the forr had sothing wrong in his head. "The mark only tells others what you feel as the truth, thus not necessarily the real truth."
Without giving Ery a chance to ask what his earlier words ant, the man continued his monologue which further confused him.
"Lucius Cornivus, the Patriarch of the White Clan, your clan, was recently added as the number one wanted man for the magus alliance. Your brief interaction with him made you one of the witnesses that connected him with the Snake Bloodline."
This was definitely a preposterous allegation on his part, so Ery was quick to voice a disagreent.
"Ery Ambrose, then tell ; how can you prove that the item given was such a scroll and not a secret note directed to the Snake Bloodline. You have to give us a sound argunt to convince us that you hadn't been involved in the middle of this.!"
Ery thought hard, trying to think of a way to prove his innocence. However, he noticed that everyone in the room seed to be showing so faint movents, which he concluded that they were basically convinced that he was at fault.
At the mont, Ery only had the note to be his proof of innocence; the Fey Bloodline recipe he got from Bob the Frog, so he quickly showed it to them, to be precise, the thin man. Unexpectedly, the thin man showed a look of extre surprise when he saw the contents of the note.
"This is a recipe of values! How can a lower realm acolyte like you can afford such expensive and rare ingredients? ..Tell how much and how you were able to pay for such a recipe!"
Ery was stunned as he was reminded of a certain soft and warm touch on his lips, before a certain girl shoved the recipe into his hand for free and completely disappeared from him.
How could he possibly explain all that?
Explain that he got the recipe for free?
In the end, Ery decided to stay quiet for a while as he thought about what he should say.
Seeing how Ery reacted to the question, the thin magus turned visibly more excited as he blurted out more and more accusations.
"Admit it! Admit it now!!"
"It is a fact that you have secret conversation with Lucius Corvinus"
"It is a fact that he secretly gave you a note"
"It is a fact that you know about the bloodline shop from the patriarch"
"It is also a fact that you went to the bloodline shop and received this said note a day before the attack at the headquarters of the magus alliance, which you 'coincidentally' also attended!"
"This matter just beca more and more suspicious!"
"What is your defense, Ery Ambrose!?"
Hearing the series of accusations leveled against him, Ery could only say, "It's all not true."
And once again, the floor glowed red; which led to the magus didn't seem to take Ery's answer seriously.
"Hahaha! How can a fact be not true!"
The thin magus turned his body around toward the others in the room.
"My colleagues, it's my belief that this new Savage Acolyte, Champion of Magus Ga, is really a hidden talent… He is, in fact, a talented spy of the enemy! It was well docunted that he was found in contact with the elves on his first year in Magus Academy, and since then, he has been having a remarkable improvent in his cultivation! I can't help but believe all his achievents were only possible because of the help he received from the enemy!"
"That's not true!!" Ery said, "Not true!!"
He could only utter such words, as he really couldn't think of anything else. Unexpectedly, the grand magus figure who was hidden in the shadow suddenly made a move and walked into the light.
It was apparently a female grand magus with short black hair, wearing a uniform Ery could not recognize its origin.
Casting her gaze at the thin magus, she said, "Don't be over-excited. This matter needed to be thoroughly investigated.? We don't have ti for aningless? goose chase."
The thin magus turned visibly pale and nodded in panic when he heard the female grand magus' words.
Ignoring the forr, she turned her eyes at Ery and said,
"I however have a question… tell acolyte…? how can a new wolf blood from a lower realm like you get an audience with the patriarch in the first place?"
Hearing the question, Ery quickly scoured inside his mory trying to find the answer. Monts later, he finally found it.
"It was the previous headmaster, Altus Dresden who told about the patriarch."
The female grand magus had a slight smile on her face when she heard that.
"You will stay here until we make so confirmation."
Ery was not given a chance to say anything, as she imdiately turned around and walked into the shadows again. The thin magus gave him one last look before following her.
Not long after, everyone in the room left one by one, leaving Ery alone in the chair still unable to get up.
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