Chapter 6: Emergency Directive [1]
"So, what—are you saying that you want to go outside of here? And not only that, but you want to go west?"
The man scoffed, arms folded across his chest. His voice carried just loud enough for anyone to tremble. "Are you sure you’re not just running away toward your home? You know the rules."
He was Hans Taylor—the head butler of the Duke’s household.
In the game, he showed up more than a few times, always lingering around the key Chapters involving Alice Draken. A sharp man, with sharper instincts. Definitely not someone easy to fool.
And right now, he was standing directly in front of me.
I tried to keep a straight face, even as his presence made the back of my neck tense. He wasn’t someone you could lie to easily. Worse, he had a voice that naturally made people shut up and listen.
’I know the upcoming evaluation, I won’t pass it.’
That wasn’t self-deprecation. It was a plain fact.
Why? Because of this:
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[Name: Julies Evans]