Thud! Thud! Thud!Frank poked various acupoints around Mobius' body, paralyzing him."You shouldn't have threatened my family," he said impassively and kicked Mobius out of the window."Family…"Mobius' eyes were wide, staring at the face that was soon far away, as he felt the agony tearing through his back.His vision soon faded, and he was dead.-"Hmm?!"Far beyond Draconia, an elderly white-haired man sleeping in a grand canopy bed within a mountain castle suddenly opened his eyes.The candles around him lit up as he did.After all, Yohan Bozad had just sensed a thread of godforce connected to himself fading away."Mobius…" he murmured, quickly identifying the thread, and he closed his eyes as he sighed. "He's served me for so long, and he died in Draconia."As Mobius had said, he could see what Mobius saw before his death, even feeling the free fall leading to it."Wait, he fell to his death? No, someone must have thrown him out of a building… But who? He's young, but
Frank was not aware that Yohan had just placed him on his wanted list or that two godforce-wielding assassins were coming to Draconia to investigate Mobius' death.He was in Silverbell's room, explaining what he had found out about Mobius."That's all I can say."Frank shrugged, frowning. "I suspect that the heretical geomancer you're looking for is Mobius. You said that the victims were devoured from the inside by colonies of insects? It's exactly how his poison gas works.""I see."Silverbell nodded but exclaimed in surprise, "You're saying everyone in the room was infected with brocade mites, including Titus Lionheart…?""He's probably fine."Frank waved her off, shaking his head. "He was only watching the whole time and did not fight, let alone use his pure vigor. And with his resources as a Lionheart, clearing them out isn't difficult, but…""But, what?" Silverbell asked curiously."Nothing… It's just a hunch, but I think Ms. Quill is in danger."Frank frowned slightly.
Silverbell was left sitting on her bed, watching as Frank left grumpily."Honestly, do you have to leave? It's already so late…" she muttered under her breath, her cheeks burning just as she finished.Nonetheless, she left with Mobius' body the next day as evidence as she returned to Morhen. On the other hand, Frank stayed at the hotel and waited for the Quills to contact him.Meanwhile, the entire hotel was quarantined, as Clear Winds Pavilion suffered huge casualties.Only Mickus Salor, the playboy scion, was left, waking up to see that everything was gone.After all, Clear Winds Pavilion did not just lose their elites, but their chief Azar Salor was dead too. All he left was an incompetent in Mickus and a Clear Winds Pavilion that was barely a shade of its former glory.It certainly caught Mickus completely off guard, and he barged through the security barrier around Mobius' room just to scream and curse at his father's corpse and the Lionhearts.The hotel was certainly a l
Frank then said, "Just wait for me. I'll be right there."With that, he hung up."Eh?"Winter, who was still holding her phone, was naturally left confused.She did not even mention an address, but Frank seemed to have understood everything and said that he would be right there…Nonetheless, the people around Winter clearly heard the static beeping of her phone.Their leader, a fat woman with a mole on her lips who looked exceedingly haughty, smirked. "Tut, tut—and you call yourself the chief of Zamri Hospital? Slept with many men to get the job, didn't you, girlie?"The undisguised insult left Jean Zims at once furious.Still, this was the woman's turf—and on top of that, it was the home of Governor Quill, who held the highest military authority in Draconia's east coast.As such, Winter could only seethe, since she could not express her rage despite how furious she was.On the other hand, Jean snapped at the woman right then, "Watch your mouth!"As Winter's best friend and
"Parasite?" Isla clasped a hand over her mouth in horror."Bleurgh!"Cara spat on the floor in turn, pointing at Winter as she snapped, "Don't you give us that bullshit! Our dear Megan has always been a good girl! She wouldn't go anywhere dangerous, let alone get infected by some parasite! The way I see it, you're just finding excuses to hide your incompetence!"With Cara taking the lead, the other women became vocally disapproving of Winter too. Like Cara, they were clearly questioning her qualification as a doctor and dismissing her parasite diagnosis as an excuse."Winter!"Jean finally had enough and started pulling Winter by the arm while glowering. "Forget it. Let's just leave—we really can't help patients like these. Let them find whoever else they prefer!"Still, it was clear that Jean was not saying that they were not qualified to help. She just could not stand the Quills' high-and-mighty attitude, as if they were superior in every department."But…"Winter remained ev
Frank was naturally unaware about what was happening in Quill Manor.He more or less sensed that things were getting hairy for Winter, but he had no idea about the harassment Winter and Jean were subjected to.And after hanging up on Winter, he called the personal number that his grandfather had left him a few days ago."Hello, Governor… I mean, Grandfather.""Haha!" Governor Quill laughed from the other end. "Frank, my boy… What can this old man do for you?"Frank flinched just from hearing the man's voice, but he soon caught himself and smiled. "Would you mind telling me where your manor is? I'd like to visit.""Oh? Great! That sounds fantastic!"Governor Quill was taken aback that Frank was asking to visit and soon laughing brightly because it had been a while since anyone asked. "Very well, you should visit… but I'm not at Quill Manor at the moment… But maybe it'd be more appropriate to say that I haven't been there for a long time!"Frank was really surprised. "What? You'r
"Ahem."Governor Quill cleared his throat, seemingly noticing Frank's confusion. "I was once just disciplining one of my children, only to drive my youngest son out of his mind. That was why I left Quill Manor to live on a yacht by myself."He sighed, his exasperated recounting of the past leaving even Frank feeling sorry for him."After I left a trail of bodies in the north, I must have invoked some curse. Since then, I carried a death aura that would petrify anyone, even my family, to the point of driving my youngest son insane."And so I left the manor to live by myself, only returning once a year just for show. Still, your mother was the only one who could stand me. I remember how she loved to fish with me out at sea, and we spent all the seasons on my yacht."Hahaha… even now, I can still hear her calling me daddy. But before I knew it, the little airhead was a big girl, and she's still the only one who never feared me… It's such a shame."Governor Quill's voice turned nasal
Frank had finally and earnestly accepted Governor Quill as his maternal grandfather and could not help chuckling as he remembered how Governor Quill referred to his father as 'little shit'.He shook his head, not expecting that his father was the one who married into the Quill family instead.In fact, the Lord of the Southern Woods had only reached where he currently was because of Frank's mother, who had most probably asked Governor Quill for a few favors! It was certainly shocking to think that such an illustrious character was just another sugar baby…"Eh?"Frank frowned as he suddenly saw Helen Lane's face in his mind and muttered to himself, "Another? Wait, did I just lump myself with him?"Still, it made sense now that he thought about it, since everyone else considered Frank to be living off Helen."The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, huh?" he muttered under his breath but soon dispelled the thoughts.Governor Quill's text then arrived, giving him the address of Q