บท 497: Comparison

As the mayor led Gore into the heart of the town, the crowd that had gathered on the sides of the main street gradually started to disperse.

Some followed after the group of Magi out of curiosity, while others continued to go about their day. Meanwhile, a select few hurried toward the town wall to take care of the guards who had passed out earlier.

After most of the people had left, Aiden, Eleiney, and Art suddenly saw Adam standing on the other side of the cobblestone street, glancing at them with an amused smile.

"Professor!" The kids exclaimed and ran toward him.

They were truly surprised to see him come out of his room. In the past week, they hadn't even seen his face because he had been so busy with his herbalism experiments.

"Professor, how come you're outside? Did you finish what you were doing?" Aiden asked curiously.