Chapter 158: Four Successors (5)
“Mr. Clear? He’s like our leader. Even after hundreds of thousands of years, he’s still obsessively carrying out his duty...”
When Eight showed interest in Mr. Clear, Mr. Powerful immediately began spilling details.
He explained how Clear was the leader of the four guardians, not just because of his abilities but also due to his personality—and how he continued to uphold his responsibilities with unwavering determination.
Having just learned what their “duty” entailed, Eight could now roughly guess why Regalia’s parents had been killed.
Apparently, the rulers of other cities, fearing the rise of a new conglomerate, had reached out to Mr. Clear.
Even if their role was to protect humanity from the shadows, it seemed unrealistic to think they could keep their identities completely hidden in modern times.
“So you’re saying... he has no desire to step down?”
“Correct. We even mentioned you to him, but he didn’t seem particularly interested. If anything, he was suspicious of you.”
“Suspicious?”
Despite the length of their conversation, Eight still didn’t fully understand why these two men had sought him out—or what they mistook him for.
But one thing was certain—these two didn’t seem to be enemies, either to him or to Evilus Corporation.
In fact, it was the opposite.