Chapter 170 - 165. His Own Knight
As Zein walked out in fast strides, the rest of them was too stunned to react. And when they finally stirred, more precisely as Bassena and the middle-aged man stood up to chase the guide, a voice stopped them.
[No, stay put. Leave him alone for now] It came from the commlink in Bassena’s wrist. The esper himself had almost forgotten that there was someone else listening to this whole conversation from the start. [He just heard a lot of new things that probably contradict the ones existing inside his head, so give him time to process it]
"But..." Bassena looked to the door, the stiff back of the guide still stamped in his mind. But he knew Radia was right, so he decided to stay put, however much he wanted to go out and be with Zein right now.
That wasn’t the case with the Elder and Senan, however, who looked in Bassena’s direction--or rather, at the commlink--with deep frowns and suspicion. "Who are you?"
[Ah, pardon me]
A buzzing sound could be heard from the commlink, and the next thing they knew, a holographic screen hovered in front of Bassena, giving them a view of a man with dark red hair and crimson eyes sitting behind a desk filled with old books, giving them a smile that only present in the lips.
[The name’s Radia Mallarc. As of now, I am acting as Luzein’s guardian]
He didn’t introduce himself further, but of course, everyone there knew who Radia Mallarc was. Even then, what startled them the most wasn’t the fact that Mortix Group Chairman and Trinity’s guildmaster had been present in the conversation all this while, but the last thing he said instead.
"What is that nonsense?! Young Master Luzein belonged to House Ishtera! We are his guardians!" the old man shouted angrily.
[Is that so?] the smile did not change, as well the calm tone. [But as far as we know, Luzein had never registered any last name]
"That’s--"