บท 269: The Aftermath [Why am I so lonely]

**Celestial Arcane Academy**

**Mission Hall (1st Year)**

Adrian and the others stood facing Professor Lucina Ardent. They had parted ways with the herbalists at the city gate, while Rhea followed them to give a testimony.

They had already reported everything: how they discovered the location of the hideout, Adrian acting as bait, the two groups meeting, taking care of the dark mercenaries with the black hand tattoos, the arrival of the two monsters, their fight, and so on.

Rhea also provided additional information about how they were kidnapped and what happened until the rescue.

They also presented the bodies of the monsters as proof and handed over the last member of the dark mercenaries—the middle-aged man known as Scout-X.